#tmj: m.c.

[specterofyou]

CHAPTER ONE: STRUNG ALONG

"D-Don't worry, this adventure will all be worth it! ...If we don't die. Or, I guess if you two don't die. There's, uh, conveniently sixty more of me if I die."

After the group winds up back in their own world, Mint hurriedly leaves, asking Akira and M.C. to come with her on another adventure to make up for the last one having gone awry.

But when they reach the abandoned airport their journey takes place in, they find out it's not as abandoned as they had believed. Dozens of Mints from other timelines who gave up along the way reside there, all insisting that 'The Thicket' they search for isn't worth finding. As memories from the past resurface, and the truth of the Mints' presence and goal unravels, they'll need to give it their all to survive.

This chapter about the cycles of abuse, self-image, memory, ace trauma and a whole bunch of other things is arriving mid-January (ideally). It's certainly a hodgepodge of ideas but I hope everyone ends up enjoying the final result (okay maybe not 'enjoy' because it's a very heavy chapter. Appreciate? Sure, that works).

[valcirperes]

Hello Folks!!! Fazendo trabalhos voluntários! Aos poucos vamos conhecendo lugares, pessoas e assim vamos crescendo! Quando somos pequenos, poucos são os que nos apoiam e ficam junto! Muito não vêem a jornada, só querem ver o resultado! Algumas pessoas a gente percebe que some, parece que não acredita, mas estou indo aos poucos! E mesmo sem parecer grande, vou chegar longe! Agradeço pela oportunidade meu amigo M.C. que batalha o dia inteiro como motorista de aplicativo, mas que tem um talento enorme! Sei do seu talento e não julgo pela aparência! Forte abraço! TMJ. #prosperidadeesecesso #estudio #gravaçãodevideo #deusnocomando #tmj (em São José dos Campos) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB280QYDwRH/?igshid=q4u8bqz7av8c

[specterofyou]

How did the friends meet? and whats up with them and their whole business?

Justice and Rei knew each other long before the events of TRJ and TMJ. Eventually, Rei met Mint (if it were not for Mint enjoying Justice's company the group likely would never have formed, because Justice and Rei had a bit of an... incident that ruined their relationship [although it can be said of all relationships Justice has that there will be an incident that inevitably ruins it]) and some time afterwards the three met Akira and Atlas. Except, unlike in TRJ, the group aren't really friends in more than name and obligations (one of the big reasons why TRJ is a semi-canon prequel and has some correlations to the main game, most of them tied to Justice who actually remembers the events of that game unlike everyone else [due to spoiler reasons that are hinted at in-game]). Rei and Mint are friends, Justice and Mint are friends/lovers if you're on Justice's route, and Akira and Justice are 'friends' as in they routinely hang out but are not close to each other because they both view feelings as something off limits (Akira because he thinks it ruins his image, Justice because Justice thinks no one would want to stick around after Justice is open and honest about something). (Mention of death below the cut):

And after Atlas's death, their group of "this guy I know hangs out with this other guy and they're not too awful" turns into a group who stick together solely because of their shared trauma. What their 'business' is is kind of complicated to answer overall because it's a large portion of TMJ's plot. Each route is dependent on other routes to figure out just what is up with each of them (especially Justice's route). You get to find out what's up with certain pairings in an LI and their opposing/rival's routes (Justice and Rei are opposing routes, Mint and Akira are opposing routes and these are all written to complete the other story, tackling the same/similar topic per pairing in different ways). Concisely, I'd say the group is basically "throw all the people who'd be the worst for each other together, add supernatural forces that are both why all of them are there to begin with (and why some of them exist) but also why they are all in this mess, vendettas that can range from hundreds of years to the dawn of time, and with all of that you can watch everything fall apart in 4k UHD 240Hz" Anyways, sorry for the long answer! There's a lot I didn't get into here, but that's all 'find out when the stories get released' territory. And, why M.C. isn't really brought up here is while he does play an important part in each route, he's there to carry the routes along primarily (he's also not guaranteed to be a friend to the LI in the LI's route because of horrible conflict resolution skills).

(Thinking about it now, it's probably surprising to hear that the group is like this after TRJ but that is why TRJ exists. The ideal scenario where they're friends and not... uh... whatever they are in TMJ.)