#I don't really want to call it kila ilo because i don't expect her to be the central viewpoint main character for the entire story this tim

[cassiesart]

Sorry if you've already gotten an ask like this and I missed it- but I just read Kila Ilo recently and I was wondering if any of the other characters might make appearances too ^^? (i also understand if you'd rather not say for spoilers or something!)

Hey, thanks for asking!

I don't have a really firm outline/script for more than the first 'issue', so I don't know the complete answer to this myself yet! So instead of answering your question in a direct and relevant way, here is a wall of text. if you don't want to read it all the short answer is 'I don't know'

I'm trying to make the newer version of the comic something that can be read and understood without being required to read the old one (the chaotic in media res opening isn't explained by the old comic either <w<) because I suspect the tone/writing/art will end up feeling different enough from the original that not everyone who would enjoy the new comic would enjoy the old comic, and the plot I'm doing isn't a direct continuation.

But I also want to give some closure on all the major characters from the old comic as a basic courtesy to the people who read and supported that story and because every character in a story is a potentially valuable asset and I really need to keep track of where my toys are just in case, so that will happen in some fashion; I regret to say that it will happen very slowly, because webcomics progress at the speed of flowing tar. But it is a high priority to me.

However, I don't know yet who will turn up in person, or when or how, because while I have tentative 'will be in' and 'won't be in' lists, they can change drastically if the storyline takes a turn I didn't plan for. (this is different for everyone but I nearly always find the best choice for me is to change plans if the flow of the story is shifting, rather than to try to pull it back 'on track'. it found a new track). I often end up just as surprised by who is in a story as anyone else is.

So whether a character will actually be active in the plot of the new story depends on whether that character is really helpful and needed there rather than my sense of how many people would want to see them again. But my plan is that if someone isn't a good choice for the plot, at least their life situation and why they're not in the plot will be discussed so they didn't just vanish off the face of the earth space. I have notes/plans for where everyone is now and what they're doing and plan to incorporate that information at some point.

...And it will be a real 'where are they now' update and not some kind of 'oh so-and-so died offscreen by the way' even in cases where the latter would be very funny. I will use restraint.

Thank you for asking! I'm flattered that you care.