#developer got too happy and exploded 🍓🦑💥

[symptomsofdeceit]

Someone sent me fanart of Thaumo with their MC!! They don’t post on tumblr, but gave me permission to share this. Their style is so so cute and it always makes me so happy to see people drawing their characters with mine 😭💕💕

[symptomsofdeceit]

omg your art style is ADORABLE!! You made my guys look so cute 😭💕💕 & I love your MC, their design is so so pretty. I think jellyfish really suit them, but I entirely feel your struggle of liking too many animals to choose one

The takoyaki ask has been on my mind constantly too, it’s one of my favorites 😭😭 thank you for drawing it this added 10 years to my lifespan

I appreciate the tag!! Thank you!!

aaaahhh been obsessed with symptoms of deceit lately so i drew my MC and the skrimblos from the game !!,, their associated animal is jellyfish <3 (still debating tho..i have too many sea animals that i like)

first pic is based on an interaction in the demo, second pic is based on that one ask that i saw on the blog... It has been on my mind ever since.. thaumo takoyaki..

@symptomsofdeceit hopefully you don't mind the tag !! >_<

[symptomsofdeceit]

@soureggs drew Thaumo & sent it to me 😭💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[symptomsofdeceit]

bro I love the community here

- tampon anon

- blue-ring octopus MC asker (our OC now /silly)

- yummy art from talented artists

- MrClockWorks on youtube and his chaotic chat (haven't got to your streamer friend's video ><

- thaumoyaki OP

- thaumo simps & bullies (Real)

- nalis' booba removal (sad)

I love it too!!!! It’s all been so so so much fun. Everyone interacting with my project has been so sweet and funny and talented, I’m eternally grateful for it 😭💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 Every single one of those points has brought me so much joy

[symptomsofdeceit]

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*takes a deep breath*

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Please take these as my thanks.... >_<

(we bully them BOTH in this house!😤✨️)

ALSO!!!!

1) As someone who is obsessed with octopodes I was squealing with joy when I saw that Thaumo's dialogue box had 3 hearts on it!!!

2) LOVE the fact that Thaumo can't handle sour stuff and Nalis' favourite flavour and the design on his lanyard is lemons! Idk why but it's just hilarious to me!!

LMAO I love both of those pics so so much, Thaumo really does have “born in a wet cardboard box all alone” energy… Thank you for sending those to me I appreciate it 😔💕💕💕💕

It’s nice to see another octopus fan enjoying my game & I’m really happy that you appreciated the 3 hearts on Thaumo’s dialogue box!! 🩷🩷🩷 (one day I will draw him with a Y - incision showing off his 3 hearts)

I’m glad you think it’s funny, I like making them as incompatible (for friendship or just existing together) as possible lol

[symptomsofdeceit]

i love Thaumo

This is one of my favorite things that I’ve received in my inbox 😭💕💕

I don’t even have anything to add here. Thank you for this

[symptomsofdeceit]

Somehow this ask vanished from my inbox, but it made me really happy & I screenshotted it so I can still reply to it!! Tumblr can not stop me 💪😤

(｡ŏ﹏ŏ)💕💕💕💕 I cannot believe that someone would consider my VN to be their favorite yandere visual novel!! You have no idea how much this means to me. I was kicking my feet and sent this to my friend when I got it. I’m so happy that you managed to find my game & meet Thaumo!

Nalis would be the king of getting you things. Medication, heated blankets, cool washcloths, anything that could help. He’d pretty much act like a guard dog & make sure no one came to bother you until you felt better. Nalis can be a little sadistic but he likes to be the cause of your feelings, so if you’re sick he’d genuinely just be worried and try to help you get better ASAP.

Thaumo doesn’t have any experience caring for someone that’s sick. He’d be a bit of a mess, jumping between being overly worried, trying to be helpful and not knowing what to do, and getting very distracted by how cute you look curled up in bed. If you’re in a lot of pain he’d get so worried that he’d start crying. He’d also be extra clingy and want to stay by your side (cuddling & holding you if you’ll let him) the entire time until you feel better.

[symptomsofdeceit]

hihi!! :3 this is my first ever time sending someone an ask AND IM REAAALLY NERVOUS. gonna stay anonymous, because i'm a bit shy. also sorry if my grammar and spelling gonna be goofy, english isn't my first language :")

i found out about your game a couple of days ago and these crazy boys won't leave my mind ever since. i looove pathetic loser men and yanderes ❤️. demo is great!! your art style is soo pretty and i really like your character writing!!!! forgot that description said that there's two yanderes, so Nalis ending got me like 😳😳😳 OKAY THAT'S UNEXPECTED BUT SO DAMN HOT. Thaumo is so adorable! THAT MOMENT WITH FORK THO 😭😭😭 don't know which one of them is my fav so far. guess they have to fight for my heart so i could find out >:3 Tremo is so pretty!! ah, tired mysterious women are my weakness ❤️ also i feel sorry for Johnsoni, poor guy! #justice for Johnsoni, hope to see his sprite in future :"D i'm so eager to see what's awaits MC in next update. i know that game development isn't that easy, especially when you have to work irl. don't forget to take breaks from time to time, make an update at your own comfortable pace aand stay hydrated!!! your tumblr page and answer for other ppl asks about these weirdos is my food for now ❤️❤️❤️

SORRY THAT'S A WHOLE ESSAY LOL. just wanted to show how much i love your visual novel and characters! have some ideas for asks too, hope i will find the courage to write here again :"3 watch out Nalis and Thaumo, my future asks might be… veery silly >:D

Hello, & I apologize for this reply being late! I appreciate the ask very much, & no worries on your English!! I think you’ve done perfect here :)

I’m so so happy that you’ve enjoyed my demo!!!!This entire message has me grinning at my phone so so hard. If you eventually do decide on a favorite between the two I’d love to know which one it is!! I hope you’re taking breaks + staying hydrated in your life as well, and thank you so much for all of your kind words (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)💕💕💕💕

You have no idea how much I appreciate your words, this means a lot to me!! I would really love to have you in my inbox again, so I’m mentally sending you all the courage I can ✨💪😤 silly asks are some of my favorites, I’m excited to see what you’d throw at the boys!

[symptomsofdeceit]

I Juat realized you followed me i LITTRALY just finished playing the rout a few days ago UFYDUFUFIG!!!!! I love the game!!!!૮₍=˃̣̣̥᷄ᆽ˂̣̣̥᷅=)აฅ

omg hi (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)💕💕💕💕 I did not expect that you would play my game, I’m so so happy that you enjoyed it!!!! I’m often too shy to talk much on discord but I always enjoy seeing your posts in btd/tpof servers and I’m completely in love with the spinning Fox keychain I bought from you so thank you again so so much for that!!!!

Some flowers back:

[symptomsofdeceit]

I WAS IN A SLUMP AND HAPPENED TO SEE YOU GAME ON ITCH.IO AND DECIDED TO PLAY IT. Looking at the description I was 100% I was going to favour Thaumo. Went into the game all like "I'mma pick all the choices for Thaumo, IDC about that blond rando-" And then I played the game and Nalis became my absloute favourite and completely stole the entirety of my heart and I'm bAFFLED.

HONESTLY YOUR GAME SO FAR IS AMAZING! IM IN LOVE, THIS GAME IS NOW STUCK ON MY MIND AND MADE IT TO THE TOP OF MY FAVOURITE GAMES LIST!!! It really helped get me out of that slump I was in and get to work!! I absloutely adored the characters and their psyche. The way you have written Nalis's manipulative behaviour is absolutely fantastic and I'm blown away by how well his gaslighting is in his ending route, I sincerely was questioning if it was him or not until it was confirmed. Not to mention your character designs for them is really eyecatching! I love their animal traits! Speaking of that,,, YOUR WORLD BUILDING FOR THE SPECIES, DISEASE, AND SOCIETY HAS ME HOOKED! What an extraordinary concept you've created, it's so imaginative and fuels my brain with excitement and I can't wait see the next update for the game! Another thing which I feel like may be small, but it goes a long way is letting the player choose a colour they like and applying it to the UI, as well as choosing the backstory, it adds more personalization to the whole game and allows one to get more immersed into the story! You have done a wonderful job and made something so creative and unique in my eyes 💕💕💕

EnouGh gUshing from me otherwise I may not stop, but I have a Nalis question cause I crave Nalis content;

Could we possibly get some Nalis HCs? Either SFW or NSFW?

I’m so, so happy that you enjoyed my demo so much!!!! Really this means SO much to me. I’m also really glad you’ve been able to get out of that slump!!!! This entire message has me staring at my phone like (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

I just started learning how to use Ren’Py for this project, it’s been super fun but the color changing UI (& text changing color to fit it) took me the longest to get right out of everything coding wise lol. I’m glad you appreciate it!!

I’d be more than happy to provide you with some Nalis HCs!! I’m almost finished with his nsfw alphabet & there will be a lot of HCs there. I’ll try to prioritize finishing it tonight or tomorrow if I can!! 🫡🫡

[symptomsofdeceit]

SO CUTE‼️‼️‼️‼️💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 I love their expressions so so much, and the coloring and shading… it’s all so good!! I’m really glad you had fun drawing Thaumo. & he 100% would intentionally make his hair hard to draw so you spend more time + attention on him 😭😭

No worries at all with tagging me!! I’m always really really happy to see people enjoying & drawing/making stuff with my characters, I always appreciate it 💕💕💕💕 I think it’s sweet, and not rude at all!

I finally drew Thaumo🦑!!!! I love the blue blood concept for him and it was really fun to play with when trying to get him to look right. His hair was also really hard to draw.....troublemaker. (probably for the attention) still love him tho.

@symptomsofdeceit

also sorry if i seem spammy with tagging you. i had always intended on finishing the piece with thaumo🦑 i just didn't know if it would be rude to tag you twice in a row or smth.

[symptomsofdeceit]

This is SO PRETTY!!!! I love your style so so much, you made him so cute 😭💕💕💕💕 the way you draw expressions is so soft and nice

wanted to draw thaumo so i redrew one of his sprites teehee

[symptomsofdeceit]

I LOVE THIS SO SO SO MUCH‼️😭💕💕💕💕

Thank you for drawing him (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)💕💕💕 💕 the colored eyes are so cool & I love the way they stand out, your protag is adorable, and I’m completely in love with their poses

I tend to be pretty slow with art too so I feel that 😭��� (add that to our list of things in common)

And thank you, you’re hella cool too!! <333333333

asfasdfasd played Symptoms of Deceit the other day and oBSESSED WITH THIS LIL GUY!!! :DDDD <3333

Thank you so much @symptomsofdeceit for making this amazinGG GAME!!! So excited to play more!!!! >:33333

aaaaa recently switch to Clip Studio Paint and it actually tells you how long you've spent on a thing :')))

I AM SO SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWW AAAAAAAAAA

bUT Yeah really love this game and the developer is heLLA COOL!!! <333333333

[symptomsofdeceit]

You’re so so sweet and I’m so happy you’ve enjoyed the demo!!!! I am SO in love with Rita’s dynamic with everyone, it’s too cute 😭💕💕

The pathetic trio + the reasons they’re pathetic, Rita defending Thaumo and Rita + Thaumo as a kid have me dying it’s all so good…

Thank you so much for your kind words, and please take care of yourself as well!! I’m late at replying to this but this art makes me so happy, it’s all just so so cute and good. Thank you for sharing Rita 😭💕💕💕💕💕💕

SYMPTOMS OF DECEIT SPOILERS BELOW!!

just silly little doodles

HHHHH HIIIIII @symptomsofdeceit I really love your game and have played through it like several times within the past week! I've been wanting to make fanart! I also wanted to draw more abt Rita and Thaumo's relationship, since I feel like she'd be pretty loyal to him, even more so after learning they're childhood friends. istg ur nice to her once and suddenly you can do no wrong tsk tsk

I also love the idea of just a pathetic trio, they're all losers(I say with love and affection <3)

I don't think Rita's mom would actually take her to visit Thaumo again :(

Anyways, love your game, thank you for making it and I'm very excited for your future games as well! Ofc take care of yourself first and foremost🩵🩵