#crappy demo

[emeraldotter]

dnd lad

[signpaintr4evrr]

Update I finizhed im butt at making editz but ehh

[artic-star]

Sharing Art while eating a bunch of moldy raspberries that my mom gave me 🤤🤤🤤

[thatcrazycrowgirl]

Gotta love the time-honored tradition of shirtless protagonists in AC games

[guusagi-art]

the emosagi saga continues, I dunno if I ever mention it but I'm a vtuber and the character I designed is the one I drew last time🫣

[ask-the-rpg-3]

hiiii besties can i ask for some good vibes please

[happylandfill23]

i actually think the ability to release music would fix me maybe possibly

[vanityluvsme]

listening 2 demos bc it makes me look cool (←90% of msi demos are so much better than the produced ones)

[deuxadeux-if]

WELCOME TO DEUX À DEUX.

Hi all, I’m Ray, and this is the official Tumblr of the WIP interactive fiction game “Deux à Deux."

This post contains:

Socials

Current Demo Status & Patreon Status

Short Synopsis

Long(er) Synopsis

About the Game (ROs and a basic “things to do” summary)

Content Warnings

Demo

***The game is planned to have some mature content, so 18+ only from here on out, please :-) ***

Socials: Pinterest | Spotify | COG Forum | Patreon

Demo & Prologue Status (10/05/2024):

| Public Demo |

Prologue is available. You should also see an ending page which allows you to restart/share game, you should have a stats screen, and you should have 4 save slots.

| Patreon |

Prologue is available. R Burns POV #1 (for prologue scene) is available for free & paid members on Patreon. Erin Pinsky Diary #1 and T Lyons POV #1 are available to Obsession tier on Patreon. Two free drabbles are on Patreon (you can find them here, too, though).

Short Synopsis:

You’re barely scraping by your dead-end job when a couple leaves a note as they leave: “Quit your job—we’ll take care of you.” Calling the number on the note throws you headfirst into a world of luxury, intrigue, power, and lust. Tread lightly.

Long(er) Synopsis:

As a server at a self-proclaimed “upscale” restaurant in New York City, most of your shifts end with exhaustion, total rage, or vague annoyance. When a beautiful couple leaves you a note with their receipt (instructing you to quit your job and let them “take care” of you), along with a $500 tip, you’re intrigued.

You don’t expect much from the note, but it quickly becomes obvious that you’ve caught the Lyonses attention. They’re persistent as they are mysterious, but you soon realize there’s a dark underbelly to their glamorous, luxurious lifestyle. Whether you stay in it or not is up to you.

Will you become part of (or break up) the Lyons couple, or will you find another path with their permanent “house guest”? Maybe you’ll be the fourth piece in their puzzle. You could stay at your crappy serving job and get closer with one of two coworkers, to the horror of the Lyonses—or maybe even your boxing coach.

Whatever happens, it won’t come easy.

About the Game:

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T Lyons.

T (Tom/Tess/Tory) Lyons is wealthy, mysterious, and cold. They’re married to N Lyons, and the two of them are the very picture of a New York City “power couple."

T takes an immediate liking to you when they meet you at La Table (the restaurant you work at). Their interest is what sweeps you into the Lyonses life, into their own luxurious, illicit, private world.

Appearance: T Lyons is American and black. They have black hair, sharp lips, and cold brown eyes.

N Lyons.

N (Noah/Natasha/Nico) Lyons is T’s devoted spouse, and is in turns alluring and terrifying. N is apprehensive to have you join their world, despite their immediate interest in you, because the Lyonses only ever have one “house guest” at once.

N Lyons will be a little harder to win over, but they may prove a more loyal ally. You also wonder how much they pull the strings of the Lyonses’ lives behind the scenes. Only time will tell.

Appearance: N Lyons is Mexican-American and brown. They have very dark brown hair, long eyelashes, and calculating black eyes.

M Nguyen.

M (Mason/Molly/Mars) Nguyen is the current house guest of the Lyonses, and you immediately wonder if they find you an unwelcome intrusion or a possible savior.

M is more reserved than either of the Lyonses, but then again, they don’t have much to talk about. They don’t leave the house much, but they want for nothing under the Lyonses care. You just wonder if they’re in a gilded cage, or truly satisfied.

Appearance: M Nguyen is Vietnamese-American and tan. They have black hair, angular cheekbones, and thoughtful black eyes.

R Burns.

R (Ronnie/Roxanne/Rainn) Burns is one of your closest almost-friends in your “real life.” They’re your boxing coach, the best around, and you consider them mostly (or completely) to thank for your combat skills.

You’re always entertained with R, but you’re torn between deciding if there’s real care beneath the easy amusement on the surface. Do you want to get closer to R, or leave them in the dust?

Appearance: R Burns is Punjabi-American and brown. They have black hair, a prominent nose, and dark brown eyes.

Erin Pinsky.

Erin Pinsky (genderlocked) is your almost-almost-codependent coworker. She’s a very talented server, always lighthearted and charming … if you cared more about your job, you might be jealous.

She seems to really like you, too. The question is, is that affection only surface-level, or could there be something more there?

Appearance: Erin Pinsky is American and white. She has poorly bleached hair, always-on black eyeliner, and bright brown eyes.

Theo Ferreira.

Theo Ferreira (genderlocked) is another of your coworkers, but you can’t really tell if he thinks anything about you … like, at all. He doesn’t really give a shit about La Table or his job, so he’s more stern than charming as a server.

For some reason, the customers eat this up. Sometimes he’ll sneak you stolen food from the back and insist you bring it home, but otherwise he’s pretty quiet. Still, he’s very handsome.

Appearance: Theo Ferreira is Brazilian-American and brown. He has buzzed brown hair, expressive eyebrows (though he hates this), and shrewd black eyes.

----------------------THINGS TO DO---------------------

In Deux à Deux, you can romance several people at once (whether there will be consequences or not is anyone’s guess … mwahaha) or devote yourself to one RO. You can also date nobody, I guess, but that will be a lot less fun in this game, sorry!

You can throw yourself wholeheartedly into life with the Lyonses, including going clubbing, eating fine dining, going on impromptu vacations, etc.

You can also reject their frivolous lifestyle entirely, avoiding them when you can (although they’re quite persistent) and spend time boxing, hanging with your coworkers, or trying to get M out of the Lyonses lives.

Or, if you’re feeling ambitious, you can try to balance both.

This game will have:

Romance (duh)

Stat checks with consequences (there will be 2-3 majorly game-defining stat checks, so choose wisely)

Combat (everyone has a few skeletons in their closets, right?)

A fair bit of drama.

Content Warnings:

These will be updated more as I continue writing and completely solidify things, but this is a start.

Combat: knives, guns, street fighting

Violence: blood, bruising, unconsciousness

Stalking (not by ROs or MC)

Swearing/cursing (your MC can choose not to curse, though!)

Sexually suggestive content

Sexually explicit content (can opt out via “fade-to-black”)

NOTE: there is no sexual violence or allusions to it, EVER. There is no human/sex trafficking or allusions to it, EVER.

The Demo:

Link: https://dashingdon.com/go/17086 OR click here.

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Thank you so much for your interest in my game!! So excited to continue sharing this with you all.

XO

Ray

[14dayswithyou]

I was thinking over the landlord situation because a small detail stuck in my mind. Ren seemed surprised that the issues in Angel's building weren't being dealt with.

Possibly it's just that a negligent landlord would never happen to him with his fancy apartment, or he owns it, and he's out of touch with normal renting problems.

But for fun maybe he secretly is the landlord and wasn't getting the complaints because he doesn’t pay much attention to duties? Is he getting the complaints but putting himself in the position to fix them as 'Ren', impressing Angel? He already volunteered for guard dog duty against… himself.

Was it faked surprise because he's responsible for causing those issues for his own benefit? 

I feel Ren potentially did ruin the air mattress in advance hoping to be invited into the bed, blaming rats when it was discovered. Maybe it was done that day while waiting for Angel to get off work. 

Maybe he remotely jammed the elevator too because... idk why he'd do that, there should be cameras already in the lift and they should be hackable. Or maybe he just uses the stairs for stealth and only spies on Angel’s flat, so genuinely didn't know the crappy elevator wasn't working. Possible. Maybe he also wants the flat to be shitty and seem dangerous to push Angel into moving in with him.

Perhaps Ren knows who the landlord is and was surprised for that reason? It's not likely that he's installed a friend into the job if he's a loner, but I think he did once have family friends (of his parents) into some shady business. Perhaps they pivoted their legit real estate investments into a money laundering front and no longer attend to the tenants needs well. Maybe he knows the building layout from visiting them years ago as a child, and that's how he avoids being caught.

Or is Ren making a mental note to kill the bad landlord for inconveniencing Angel? and potentially take over the job

Anyway don't mind me, I like to puzzle on things.

✦゜ANSWERED: In case some folks might not know: if you make the right choices, you can actually meet the landlord in Day 3 instead of Olivia! They also address the rat complaints — though their response is kinda meme-y — and the overall scene isn't intended to be taken seriously.

Ren, however, does know the landlord’s identity already, but doesn’t do anything about it because they actively play a massive role in his plans.

⚠️ Day 3 + general lore spoilers under the cut!! ⚠️

Essentially, Ren wants Angel to move in with him — which is why he’s so adamant on giving them a key to his place. And like you picked up on; he keeps bringing up how awful it is to live in Angel’s neighbourhood in hopes of having them realise this and depend on Ren instead. After all, the only thing he wants is to be Angel's top priority and the person they go to first in any given situation.

Ren is also no stranger to rent problems while growing up. I've mentioned this before, but prior to living in a small, rundown home; Ren and his family used to live in a trailer park. There was hardly much room or privacy for everyone, and the maintenance there was awful.

I do like the theory about Ren using shady connections between his friends/family for his bidding!! Canonically though, Ren has no friends outside of Angel and River, and he hasn't been in contact with any of his blood relations in years.

Also!! I do want to restate that the rats in the demo genuinely are rats. It wasn't Ren tearing up a hole in Angel's mattress (he didn’t think you'd invite him over in Day 1 + he respects your comfort level), but it was him stealing specific items.

[breadrukaaaaaa]

I just play the demo of this game and is now completely obsessed with it ( and the characters, especially Sol. I talk about him so much that it's concerning send help he's living rent free in my brain )

First blog on tumblr so its kinda crappy but I'll figure it out. Atleast it's easier to use than I expected, might uses this platform more in the future 🫶💞

Template and character from @fantasia-kitt's blog! (I'm totally obsessed w ur blog *gãi đầu cute*😍😘😘💖💖🔥🔥🔥🔥)

[weenofficial]

Chocolate And Cheese Back On Vinyl!

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Chocolate and Cheese, Rhino will release Chocolate And Cheese 30th Anniversary Edition on August 2. There will also be an exclusive “Championship Belt” variant. This 3-LP set features a newly remastered version of the original album, plus 15 previously unreleased demos and outtakes curated by Gener and Deaner. Mastered from the original flat master tapes by Bernie Grundman.

30th Anniversary Bundles also available. Preorder vinyl, shirts, posters, and more HERE.

🎶 A previously unreleased version of “Junkie Boy” is available today digitally. Listen HERE.

Chocolate And Cheese (Deluxe Edition) Track Listing

SIDE A:

Take Me Away

Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)

Freedom Of ’76

I Can’t Put My Finger On It

SIDE B:

A Tear For Eddie

Roses Are Free

Baby Bitch

Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?

SIDE C:

Drifter In the Dark

Voodoo Lady

Joppa Road

Candi

SIDE D:

Buenas Tardes Amigo

The HIV Song

What Deaner Was Talkin’ About

Don’t Shit Where You Eat

SIDE E (Bonus Tracks):

Crappy Anniversary Jimmy

Warm Socks

Stop, Look, Listen (And Learn)

Dirty Money

I Got It

Belgian Stew

Voodoo Lady – Demo

SIDE F (Bonus Tracks):

Junkie Boy

Smooth Mover

Church Fire

Take Me Away – Demo

Sasha

Roses Are Free – Demo

Candi – Demo

I Really Miss You (And I’m All Alone)

[blank-house]

Hello! I'm very excited for the extended demo, and thank you for all of your and the team's hardwork :) I apologize if this has already been asked before. I tried searching some keywords in the search bar... but Tumblr's search feature can be crappy sometimes.

Can you please briefly explain the difference between each season personality type? Do certain characteristics go with each type? Such as "Happy"/"Positive" outlook equals the summer personality etc?

I just wanted some clarification, if that's okay. It's really cool you guys created a personality quiz at the start of the game!

Anyway thank you in advance! Have a great day

haha, i think we might've answered it a while back, but doesn't hurt to write a bit of a refresher. tumblr's search function is kind of gnarly to use, especially when we're trying to remember what we even said sometimes, lol. so, i get it. but, the gist is: all the seasonal personalities wrap around the core of the mc, in that, there's a lot of things that we assume about you. that you're a law student, that you like photography and that, generally, you're pretty willing to go along with things because we need you to be to have a game at all.

these are just kind of the things i'm thinking about as i'm writing the distinctions in personalities, which flavor the text:

spring focuses a lot more on the inner world, just like fall does. but, they're typically bubblier and more outgoing. that said, they have parts of them that can be catty and gossipy, which makes it easier for them to kind of bounce back and forth between people and friend groups. their main stat is charm.

summer, then, isn't necessarily more happy or positive than the others as much as they just have the confidence to take on the world. they're more action-oriented and, again, pretty outgoing as far as the personalities go. they're driven primarily by impulse and the mood, but can be a mood-maker for a group as much as anyone else. their main stat is confidence.

fall's like spring in that they focus on the inner world a lot more. they think and observe more than the others. but, compared to spring, they're a lot more compassionate and patient. so, it's no wonder that their main stat is compassion. they aren't the first one to jump into something, but they want to participate. they're often quieter, but thinking about what they want to say.

winter is kind of both a participant and observer of the world. they're quieter and have a drier sense of humor. they're often not the first person to participate, preferring to watch and see how things play out. they're grounded in reality and shoot down ridiculous ideas, but shouldn't be mistaken for being frigid. their main stat is composure.

hoping that helps clear up the differences!

[cheezy-whizz]

This was definitely the real reason he signed panic because I know that those crappy demos wouldn’t have been enough. Ryan’s lucky he’s pretty

[apollohears]

Hello again, I wanted to be completely honest with everyone since Day of Dusk has received a ton of love from you all, and knowing that there are real people out there who enjoy reading my corny writing has only increased my enthusiasm for the story.

I am disclosing this information now because I want to be transparent with you all and explain the reasoning behind my recent break and abrupt absences. I realize that I have released numerous teasers and made some pretty crappy promises regarding the demo release date, but I haven't followed through on them. I am currently homeless; my GoFundMe page provides a detailed account of my circumstances.

It's entirely up to you whether you want to look it over, spread the word, or make a donation it's completely up to you! I hope everyone reading this has a better day than mine haha, and I want to be completely transparent in saying that I still want to finish the demo in spite of everything going on in my personal life at the moment. Once again, thank you all :)

[msiconfessions]

Hi, same anon here that said Jimmy isn't racist. I've come to talk a little more about that.

He's talked about and posted so much about equal rights, all the time. He was always going to protests and things. The only reason he ever said the n word was because he wanted to take the meaning from the word, to take the hurt from it. And we know this not only because he's talked about it, but also because of the last track on Crappy Little Demo.

And I honestly agree with him on that. I feel like slurs in general wouldn't have so much power if we didn't let them have so much power. If the only time you ever hear a word is in a hateful way, of course that's gonna be a hateful word. As much as I'd love to say "everyone should just stop saying these words forever!!" that obviously wouldn't work. So the next best thing is to take the hateful meaning from the word, and make it something new.

Sorry this was pretty long-winded. Just needed to get that out there.

yeah, i think that’s why a ton of queers say faggot to try to reclaim it, in a way. thanks for clarifying anon