#Sorry - Original Demo

[yuveim]

THE SPIRITED: ORIGINS v2.1.7 (Chapter 1)

PLAY THE DEMO ON ITCH.IO

CHAPTER 1 RELEASE

(Re)release of Chapter 1 with multiple text, visual and mechanic changes. Read full update notes on itch.io.

PLEASE NOTE: Some v2.1.6 saves may not work correctly. If you experience bugs or errors while playing a loaded v2.1.6 save (or to avoid those) please restart the game.

Wordcount: 58,700 words​ (+ 42,400​)

The Spirited: Origins is an interactive fiction horror game. In TS:O you take the role of an amateur paranormal investigator who jump-starts their career with a case of a demonic entity, while being haunted by their own inner demons.

This game is rated 18+ for mature content and graphic descriptions of violence. A list of trigger warnings has been included in the title screen.

DEMO ✦ ITCH.IO ✦ TIP ✦ CHARACTERS

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[lady-ika]

🪻🔮

If happiness was a tangible thing, it would be you.

If you'd have told me the feeling you'd bring, I'd think it untrue.

And people search for a wonder like you all of their lives

You still amaze me after all this time.

🔮🪻

[pineapplefulfillseveryneed]

Sparks official: The upcoming CD releases of ‘No.1 In Heaven’ and the Sparks-written-and-produced ‘Is There More To Life Than Dancing?’ by Noël will come stocked with an abundance of bonus tracks. In particular, the Noël album will include three previously unreleased tracks and original demos with Russell singing the guide vocals. Pre-orders for the albums will start soon — watch this space!

[soleminisanction]

Did I spend my Saturday putting together character write-ups of my two main Our Life: Now & Forever MCs? Yes. Yes I did. What can I say, I'm addicted.

Alvis Norling - Step One

Pronouns: He/They

Alvis was born intersex, so their mother opted to raise them gender-neutral from birth and leave their pronouns and gender up to them as they got older. The he part of he/they is a fairly recent development. 

Despite identifying as “kind of” a boy, Alvis has a preference for feminine clothes. Not skirts or dresses, they almost never wear anything like that, but they tend to wear women’s pants and girls’ blouses, that sort of thing. 

His biological father was of Russian heritage, while Opal is Welsh. 

Favorite color is silver. The thought that it pairs so nicely with Qiu’s gold makes him happy. 

Fell for Qiu pretty much the moment they met. He’s the prettiest person they’ve ever seen, so cool and graceful, it’s like hanging out with a prince. Alvis is completely blown away that this guy would even talk to them, and is just happy to spend whatever time they can with him. 

Tamarack overwhelms them, but in a good way. They’re pretty content to be dragged along by her like a doll, deferring to her in pretty much everything. He admires her a lot, and just the fact that somebody so fun and confident seems to like him makes him happy. She’s their best friend, and he especially appreciates the way she looks out for him when his social anxiety acts up. 

He starts off afraid of the woods but he’s going to learn to love it with Tamarack’s help. Getting used to the people who hang around Qiu all the time takes considerably longer, particularly after Darren's less-than-stellar first impression. Alvis also finds Baxter intimidating.

Due to his missing leg, Alvis walks with a prosthetic and sometimes with the assistance of a cane. While he can usually manage on his scooter, there are some days when he has trouble getting to school by himself; luckily, Opal’s arrangement with the Lins and the Baumanns includes Qiu and Tamarack’s respective guardians cluing them in on the situation, so he can always count on leaning on Tamarack’s shoulder or catching a ride on Qiu’s bike if he needs to. 

Opal calls them a starling as a term of endearment because their voice is sweet and they’re tiny and light. As they get older, the use of that name extends to a small handful of their most precious people, most notably Qiu.

Alvis Norling - Step Two

Pronouns: He/Him

By fourteen Alvis is pretty settled in Golden Grove, but is far from the most popular kid in school. He's more of a quiet fixture in town, a common presence in the local library, park and craft store, but one who mostly keeps to himself or to the company of his best friend Tamarack.

He's still head-over-heels for Qiu, and the fact that they're not as close as they used to be is a source of a lot of melancholy and longing for him.

Biggest hobby is jewelry-making. He makes a lot of his own accessories (including the earrings hidden by his messy hair) and often gifts the rest to friends and family.

Overall demeanor is of a somewhat restrained, academic, effeminate gay man -- less flashy and flamboyant than most queens, but in the same rough area of the gender spectrum. Like a queen who's also a librarian.

Very much the mom friend.

Chandra Dúskar - Step One

Pronouns: She/Her

Cisgender female and an incorrigible lesbian pretty much from birth. Chandra has flirted with a lot of girls in the past (and let boys simp for her to get her way) but none of them have ever struck her with full-blown love at first sight the way Tamarack did when she burst out of her leaf pile. Chandra came home and told her mum that very afternoon that she was going to marry Tamarack one day, and she sticks to it.

She also decides, on her first day of school, that she's going to be popular someday, and goes after that goal with confidence to spare.

Style isn't full gothic lolita but she's close to it. The outfit she wears in this picture has jeans, for example, but also a sporty skirt worn over it, and she definitely favors the black with colorful accents look.

Adores spooky things and is super excited by the prospect of her house, the town, or anywhere else being haunted. Naturally, autumn is her favorite time of year because it has Halloween, the best holiday ever.

Give Qiu a run for his money in terms of friendly showing off. From the moment they meet Chandra wants to match him toe-to-toe in terms of athletics, popularity, and dance performances. So naturally, they're best friends.

Thinks Baxter is cool and mysterious and Darren is cute and fun to tease.

Wears her hair over her eye like that because she likes to surprise people with her heterochromia. And also because she's a little self-conscious about her birthmark, though she'd never admit that.

Favorite colors are black, pink and cranberry. Favorite drinks are hot chocolate and Shirley Temples.

Doesn't know how to ride a bike and has no interest in learning, especially not when she can hitch a ride on Tamarack's scooter.

Chandra Dúskar - Step Two

Pronouns: She/Her

Her personal style remains more feminine than the head shot might lead you to believe, it's just taken on a distinctly goth-punk edge as she grows into her rebellious phase.

Super stylish. Super confident. Super witchy. Always gets her way.

She and Qiu are the top dogs on campus, and also best friends. Chandra picks up the slack where they've stopped caring, though at a glance people usually find her the more intimidating of the two just based on her looks and style.

Is completely unsubtle about how much she adores "her Tammy." It might not help Tamarack's confidence to be showered with compliments all the time but dammit, Chandra's going to try.

Fully intends to get an eyebrow piercing and/or a tattoo once she's older.

[bmpmp3]

yesterday in vocal synth news

[thatcrazycrowgirl]

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

[demonir]

Saying this bc I need to hear it myself rn

You're not a bad person for displaying the "undesirable" aspects of your mental illness, those parts people online don't like to talk about don't make you bad or less worthy of respect

I hope that everyone in your life that claim they'll be with you through the good and the bad sticks with you even when the bad does happen and it's not what they expect

Mental illness is not a fun quirk, we can struggle with the most basic of tasks and emotions and people shaming us for it does not help

You're worthy of respect and support always

[knxwles]

My thoughts on Lemonade - Beyoncé 🍋

Lemonade is one of the biggest albums created. It’s not just about Jay Z’s infidelity. It’s about sisterhood as well. Beyoncé tells her story in the most beautiful way possible. She takes us on a powerful journey through her various experiences that come with loss and betrayal. Even though there are 13 songs on the album, i’ll narrow it down to the five stages of grief that she portrays in this album.

The first stage of grief is denial. In the opening track “Pray You Catch Me,” Beyoncé expresses feelings of suspicion and uncertainty, hinting at a sense of denial about the betrayal she is experiencing in her relationship.

The second stage is Anger. Songs like “Hold Up” and “Don't Hurt Yourself” showcase Beyoncé's anger and frustration over her partner's infidelity, as she confronts the pain and betrayal head-on with empowering lyrics.

The third stage of grief is bargaining. The song “Sorry” can be seen as a form of bargaining, with Beyoncé asserting her independence and self-worth as she navigates the complexities of her emotions and relationship.

The fourth stage of grief is depression. Tracks like “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles” delve into themes of sadness, longing, and reflection, as Beyoncé grapples with the pain and heartache of a failing relationship.

The final stage of grief is acceptance. The album ultimatelymoves towards a sense of acceptance and empowerment, with songs like “All Night” and “Formation” celebrating reconciliation, forgiveness, and self-love as Beyoncé finds strength and resilience in the face of adversity.

However, in “Formation” Beyoncé celebrates black lives and womanhood in a number of ways. The song's lyrics and music video highlight themes of empowerment and self-love within the black community. Beyoncé proudly embraces her identity as a black woman and encourages others to do the same. The song also addresses social issues such as police brutality, racism, and theimportance of self-expression. “Formation” serves as a powerful anthem that celebrates the strength and beauty of black lives and womanhood.

Through her music and visuals in “Lemonade,” Beyoncé captures the complexities of grief and healing, offering a deeply personal and relatable exploration of love, loss, and transformation.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk! 🍋

[unfriendlyamazon]

"it's just a demo" is an appropriate response to the number of clothing and hair options, and the many features that are still in development

the inzoi weight slider is a tied directly to the body frames and i can tell you now to do what people are asking there needs to be an overhaul of the zois bodies entirely

[callixton]

i / me / myself 2018 demo we’re really in it now……

[thenewsthaturdead]

Hi hello due to popular demand (3 of my mutuals expressed they wanted me to) i will now be posting my art on main (and probably reblogging it onto my art blog @xx-morel-xx for archiving purposes) anyway yes i do in fact draw these are the silly little guys i keep talking about - Alec and Ondra! Ondra is a vampire who got turned in 18th century Austria-Hungary - he was not a fan of being turned. Alec's parents (or maybe grandparents havent figured that one out yet) escaped communist Czechoslovakia to the US, he comes back for university and gets his idiot emo ass accidenteally turned by Ondra while wandering a cemetery at night. They proceed to go on the run so the vampire government doesnt force Alec to murder his entire family

[spiritmadeofstars]

MORAZDVORA - just be (duh!)

[skeletonpendeja]

At the climax of Z-SIDES is a theme for a fathom... didn’t we do this already? At her full strength and power, Josie Malogicus is much more than the mind can comprehend.

[tamaharu]

legally blonde had sooo much difficulty with positive like they changed it twice before settling on what you see on the album. elle is a beacon of positivity......

[noxtivagus]

ffxv makes me so emotional oh my god 🥹🫶🏼

[bomnun]

there’s this one twitter user that, several times I’ve complained about cube, I think in both cases it was about restricting creative freedom and hindering pitigi from releasing the music they actually made and want, starts to defend cube and say how they weren’t ready, and today it’s “it took bitubi four years before they got to self produce so pitigi are lucky they were only held back for a year and then again in their sixth “ can you just shut up please jdkshdkdh