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Quick Heads-up: No progress report today, I've unfortunately been busy for most of this week and wasn't able to get much done... But I should be back on my bullshit next week! See you then! 😉

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Okay okay so consider this

How would the ROs react if they went to speak to the MC for smth (in whatever setting that fits) But when they reach them they see that MC has been crying

And perhaps the MC composes themselves to talk to them, putting on a normal expression

How would they react

(I'm a little too into these scenario stuff lol I hope this wasn't confusing I have too many thoughts in my head)

Oooo, bit of an angsty one I see! Nice! Gonna assume ROs are in a relationship/close friends with MC for this scenario.

This also got a little long so under the cut it goes.

V: Walking into the room, V spots you seated by the window staring out into the city below. You jolt as the door closes, but don't turn around.

Shoulders shaking, you try to blink away the tears still slipping down your cheeks and surreptitiously wipe away any lingering wetness. You hope V doesn't notice. Doesn't say anything.

"Is everything all right? ... MC?" V asks softly -- because of course they do -- sitting down next to you on the couch, leaving just enough space that you don't feel closed in. Suffocated.

"Fine. I'm fine." You manage to reply with a weak smile. You doubt it convinces them -- doubt you even could at this point. "Just... had a long day. That's all."

V frowns, tinged with something soft and worried. "... I understand. Just know you can always come to me. No matter what."

"I know." If only it were that simple.

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Amara: "MC! I'm back! You'll never believe what--" Amara voice rings out in the otherwise silent apartment as the door swings open. She cuts herself off when she sees you. Laying on the sofa, face pressed against a throw pillow. Maybe she'll think you're asleep?

"MC? Is everything okay?" Shit. Guess not.

You lift your head from the pillow, offering her a tumultuous smile. Hopefully, she'll mistake any lingering evidence of your tears for the remnants of sleep and pillow creases.

"Thought you weren't coming over for another hour?" You ask quietly, voice just a touch too rough to go unnoticed.

"Got finished earlier than I thought and wanted to surprise you." She says as she crouches down next to you, the sweet cinnamon of her perfume washing over you. Your shoulders relax just the slightest bit. "Is there anything you need me to do?"

"Just... stay? Here, for a little while longer. Please."

"Always." Amara replies, resting her hand softly on your shoulder.

You wish things would stay like this.

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August: Lying with your head pillowed atop your arms on the kitchen table, you try not to jolt as you hear your doorbell ring. Not expecting any visitors, you don't even bother getting up to see who it is. You just want to be left alone.

Alas, it seems life has other plans for you. Your visitor doesn't bother ringing the doorbell again, instead you hear a rattle and a click and then August comes strolling in.

Head snapping up, you try to look casual -- try to hide the tear tracks under a smile and hope he somehow misses the obvious. As if.

"You really need better locks. That one hardly even..." He trails off, having only just looked up from the metal shim in his hand to see you.

You try to summon a smile. Try to pretend he hasn't noticed what a wreck you are. "Yeah, that's... yeah. What brings you over August?"

"... No. We're not doing this." He states firmly after a long moment.

"Not doing what?"

"Pretending you're okay." He sighs, clearly frustrated. "Look, you know I'm no good at this, but... just -- let me get your mind off of whatever's wrong, okay? We could... watch a movie or something?"

"Or something?" You repeat with a small laugh. "Okay. Let's."

"Shut up." He says with no real heat. "Come on, let's move over to the couch, I doubt that chair's that comfortable."

At least for now, maybe things will be okay.

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📰o(*^▽^*)┛ Hi everyone! I'm back again with a weekly progress report!

Next Update (Chapter 5):

A Friendly Chat 😇: 100%

A Typical Workplace Meeting: 90%

Wait, Why Did We Invite You?: 75%

Eavesdropping Made Easy: 2%

The World's Worst Date!: 5%

So... I may have decided to add a new route to the Meeting section... which means the progress for it has now gone down. Whoops. 😅

In my defense, I realized last week that adding some new options just made sense! And then those options may have spiraled slightly...

On the plus side, it means y'all get more content! And I did get some more work done on the 3rd section as well, so, hey, not a total loss! All in all, despite the progress decreasing, I'm really happy with the place things are at! 😊

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just wanted to quickly say that your IF has been stuck in my head for days now, your work is amazing and i cant wait for more 😭😭

This is genuinely one of the nicest things to hear as an author!! Thank you so so much!!! (*/ω＼*) 💖💕

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For those romancing August

MC: Well... I mean... if it's a rule... 😏

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Hello again everyone! Hope you're all doing well! 😊

Next Update (Chapter 5):

A Friendly Chat 😇: 100%

A Typical Workplace Meeting: 100%

Wait, Why Did We Invite You?: 60%

Eavesdropping Made Easy: 2%

The World's Worst Date!: 5%

Got another solid chunk of the 3rd section completed! Woohoo!

Though, I do wish I was able to get more done. It isn't a particularly large section, it's just the choices and resulting variants that make the writing take forever sometimes. That, and me being indecisive about some parts haha. 😅

Ah well, that's just how it goes sometimes. At least it should make replays more interesting lol.

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Breaking News: Local Author Back Again With Another Progress Report!! 📰

Next Update (Chapter 5):

A Friendly Chat 😇: 100%

A Typical Workplace Meeting: 100%

Wait, Why Did We Invite You?: 40%

Eavesdropping Made Easy: 2%

The World's Worst Date!: 5%

Got another solid chunk of the 3rd section complete! I, unfortunately, haven't been able to write as much as I wanted this last week due to being busy with other things. But, hey, another 20% ain't bad!

I also got inspired to write a tiny part of the "Eavesdropping" section. It isn't much but I'm still pretty happy with it! 😊

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Wow, would you look at that! It's a brand new progress report!

Next Update (Chapter 5):

A Friendly Chat 😇: 100%

A Typical Workplace Meeting: 100%

Wait, Why Did We Invite You?: 20%

Eavesdropping Made Easy: 0%

The World's Worst Date!: 5%

One thing you may have already noticed that's different about this week's report is that I've changed the 3rd section's name! Since I decided to alter the original events for that part, I thought a different title to more accurately reflect the change was needed.

I know it's not a huge difference, but I figured I might as well. Beyond that, I did manage to get about 20% of it done. Not quite as much as I'd like but not too bad all things considered. 😊

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itch.io went down for a bit earlier today so that also could be it lol

OOoh, I didn't see that! Thanks for the info anon! It could totally just be from that then lmao.

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Hey! wanted to play ur game! It sounds so good!! unfortunately demo seems to be unavailable :/

I'm sorry to hear that. But I'm not sure why it would be unavailable for you? I went ahead and checked it just now myself and the game seems to be working for me, I was able to play it without issue on both my phone and laptop.

Perhaps the browser you're using is the issue? Both Chrome and Firefox work for me so I'd try one of those if you aren't already.

The game is also rated 18+ on Itch.io, so maybe check your account settings and see if you have mature content blocked/filtered? It should also work just fine even if you don't have an Itch.io account, so, assuming you do have one, try playing it logged out and see if it'll work then.

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Hi! So I just stumbled across this IF (SUPER interesting conceot btw i enjoyed it more than i expected!) and I scrolled through ur blog a bit but couldn't find anything related to this so-

If it wouldn't be too spoilery to answer, may I ask how MC and V's relationship would be perceived by the other staff at the office?

Like, do they keep it under wraps? Does everyone know anyway cause it's just so obvious? Do they know about the shift in the dynamics and does MC get teased about it?

Does MC get a bit of special treatment by chance shshehrh

I must know, dear author, so please deign to answer. For Science.

Not too spoilery at all! I actually love these sorts of asks! 😊

How MC's coworkers perceive their relationship would depend a bit on MC themself. But I think V, at least, would prefer to keep a romantic relationship with MC quiet and would likely try to avoid any special treatment.

As for how successful V actually is in those endeavors... well... honestly I think the whole office would be gossiping about their "office romance" within the week lmao. V is simply not nearly as subtle as they think they are in these matters.

And the whole "no special treatment" thing? Yeah, I give it a month tops. V is too weak to a romanced MC to completely manage the whole work/private life separation thing. 😅

Amara would likely be the first to catch on and would be an absolute menace about it. Especially for MCs she's close to, the teasing will be merciless and involve shitty gag gifts popping up on both their desks. Poor V is in for a time™.

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Hello and welcome back! Got a ~mysterious~ report this time around featuring the rare and elusive ???%.

Next Update (Chapter 5):

A Friendly Chat 😇: 100%

A Typical Workplace Meeting: 100%

Hold On, Who Invited You?!: ???%

Eavesdropping Made Easy: 0%

The World's Worst Date!: 5%

So, I've got some good news and some bad news here. Starting with the good: I've managed to get a solid fourth of the current section done! Which would be great except...

After reading over what I wrote, I realized the pacing felt off and, honestly, I'm just not happy with it. And I've decided that I may need to change the events of the "Who Invited You" section somewhat and possibly some of "Workplace Meeting".

Which is. Not ideal. But I think I can reuse a good chunk of what I already have. Regardless, I should have it all figured out by the end of next week so hopefully I'll have a better progress report for you all then. 😅

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So, uh... about that "friendly" chat with August... 😬

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Quick Reminder: No progress report today, I took a week off from writing to let my brain rest lol. See you next week!! 😉

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Hi everyone! Ready for this week's progress report? (●'◡'●)/

Next Update (Chapter 5):

A Friendly Chat 😇: 100%

A Typical Workplace Meeting: 100%

Hold On, Who Invited You?!: 0%

Eavesdropping Made Easy: 0%

The World's Worst Date!: 5%

Another section complete!! Woohoo!!! And with that out of the way it's onto the next part, which is... honestly essentially "A Typical Workplace Meeting" part 2 electric boogaloo with a side of August. So... fun times!

Oh, and as a heads up, my brain a bit fried at the moment so I think I'll likely take a break from writing next week. Gotta give the ol' noggin some time to recuperate every once in a while, y'know? :p

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Hear me out, everytime we press the back button it shows a screen that fits the discription of time rewinding (the threads, hourglass turning etc). Just randomly thought of that lol

OOooh, having some sort of effect like that would be pretty cool!! Not 100% sure how I'd code it but... I'll look into doing something like that. Thanks for the suggestion anon! 😉

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Hi everyone! Got this week's report here. And happy Mother's Day to all who're celebrating today! 😊

Next Update (Chapter 5):

A Friendly Chat 😇: 100%

A Typical Workplace Meeting: 85%

Hold On, Who Invited You?!: 0%

Eavesdropping Made Easy: 0%

The World's Worst Date!: 5%

I'm not quite done with the Workplace Meeting section unfortunately. I was really hoping I would be by now, but then I remembered two of my family members have birthdays at the beginning of May and with Mother's Day as well... I've been a bit busy this week haha. 😅

Ah well, I still got a decent chunk done. I should (probably) get it finished next week and get to start on the next part! 🤞