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regicidal-defenestration · 7 months

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He ran a finger quickly around the rim of his glass. The note rang out sharp and clear. "A toast," Jonny proposed. "To bad decisions and worse people."

Chapter the last. Death to the Mechanisms?

#writing #the mechanisms #DIRECTORS COMMENTARY EDITION i have not been annoying enough yet #so this fic first came into being september 2020 (a writing rate of about 7 words per day if we ignore how i left it until july 2023) in #mostly the same format. 5 possible deats then DTTM. but! we didn't have a narrator in the same way - it was loosly jonny but he didnt play #the same role carmilla does. this was boring and very samey and i did not get past chapter 1 #cut to mechtober 2022. i wrtie a thing abt time loops and jonny speaking to the narrator and the idea that the mechs have died For Good #before but told a story well enough to keep on going. this will be important later #late august 2023! the fic is taking shape and most things will stay the same in idea if not exact words EXCEPT carmilla does not call jonny #she watches him go in silence and just Hopes #now this is not satisying imo like youre saying she spent 5 chapters watching+narrating and now shes in the story she still does nothing?#so i changed it to what it is now Except. because pf the premise of this fic. i think she 'remembers' that early draft #like this version of her character is aware a prvious one did nothing and that partly influences her actions at the end #anyway. yeah. were gettign meta

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