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BlueSky!

Hi again, the BlueSky account is officially open!

This account will be more personal, I'll be posting more about life events, and really anything else that I don't want to spam my main blogs with, so you'll be able to know how writing is going and if I'm taking a short break or not. I thought it would be nice for you all to have a way of knowing what's going on in my life and how it may affect my writing. Though, I'll still post an announcement on tumblr if I need to go on a long break!

I should also mention that since it's a personal account, I may post things outside of writing, which could include politics. If you don't want to see that, you can opt for checking in every once in a while just to see how writing is going for both of my IFs.

Other than that, feel free to follow if you're interested. I thought it was a nice and easy way for me to stay up to date with you all! ❤️

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It's Been One Week Since the Release!

Time really flies, huh?

I want to thank you for all of the support you have given me this past week, Through the Waves has already been viewed 3,000 times, and has received 18 reviews, all five stars!

This blog has also reached 660 followers, I appreciate that you all wanted to stick around to see what comes next. 🥰 Your support means the world to me!

I also wanted to announce that I've been thinking about making a BlueSky account so you all would be able to see small updates about my progress, life events, and maybe some more personal posts about my interests and things like that. I didn't want to spam this blog or the blog for Aquarii with this kind of stuff, so I thought it would be best to make another account for it. Feel free to let me know if you're interested in something like that!

Thank you all again for the support this past week, and hopefully the next update won't take too long again. I plan to release Aquarii's fourth chapter and kind of just switch between the two IF's as I release chapters. But I'll let you know if I decide to switch it up. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoyed the prologue and first chapter of Through the Waves!❤️

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okay, it should absolutely, 100% be fixed now! I've tried it on multiple devices and different browsers. Still, let me know if you run into problems with it not working again. Thank you!

hey, not to annoy you but the icons are still missing at least on my end

are you kidding me 😫 i swear it was just working a second ago, give me another minute, please

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hey, not to annoy you but the icons are still missing at least on my end

are you kidding me 😫 i swear it was just working a second ago, give me another minute, please

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Should be fixed now! Let me know if you have any problems accessing the icons. Turns out I forgot to make my own kit in fontawesome haha

Hey, sorry if you've been running into the problem where you can't access the main menu. I'm not sure what happened, but the icons the template used are suddenly gone. I'm trying my best to fix it, but I can't promise it'll be a fast process. Thank you for all the support Through the Waves has gotten regardless. ❤️

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Hey, sorry if you've been running into the problem where you can't access the main menu. I'm not sure what happened, but the icons the template used are suddenly gone. I'm trying my best to fix it, but I can't promise it'll be a fast process. Thank you for all the support Through the Waves has gotten regardless. ❤️

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when you say the mermaids are huge, how much of that "height" is the tail? i always love seeing mermaid illustrations where the mermaid is kinda normal head to torso but the tail is super long and elaborate and kinda snake or eel-like. or are the tails kinda normalish size and the mermaids huge as a whole?

Most of that height is the tail, yes! If the mermaids had legs, they might be a bit taller than the expected height of a human (like above 6’5), but their tails give them a couple extra feet in height. :)

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Being kidnapped (mernapped ???) is NOT gonna help with MC's fear of the ocean 😱

or their grief with their family dying in a similar fashion, or anything, really.

and to think, this move was supposed to help them improve their mental health. 😩

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When asked about family i chose parents then inseparable then it asked about sister i chose didn't always see eye to eye then it asked about parents again and I chose inseparable again and that continued the story

also there's a pronoun bug i chose female

Sophia pushes $s_himself off the table and walks over to the door. You follow her, intending to say goodbye.

Thank you for all of the asks alerting me about bugs, here are the ones I've fixed:

A mistake where I accidentally put both liking cookies and being neutral about cookies when MC says they like cookies.

When choosing family, being led back to choosing parents again, when MC gives their opinion about their sister.

The following pronoun bugs: S's pronoun bug when speaking with MC about their family, a pronoun bug when MC is talking about L's appearance, a pronoun bug when MC tells T they're coping, and a pronoun bug when MC is explaining I's appearance.

Let me know if you run into any more or if these bugs were not fixed for you. :)

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YO WTH DOES I MEAN THEY’VE BEEN WAITING 🗣️?

they've been waiting to meet a human, and bring them through the waves (lol) to see the mermaid kingdom! they just forgot to ask the human before taking them lmao woopsies

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hii! sorry if this comes off as rude, but when you go to the beach and try doing the boat tour, the text is red and won’t let you do it. idk if this is simply because you haven’t gotten to write that portion or if it’s a bug/coding issue but i wanted to let yk in case it’s the latter.

i really like ur if so far btw and can’t wait for the next chapter !! ^^

Don't worry, you're not being rude. 😊 Thank you for your support.

This should be fixed now. Sorry if you got a bunch of notifications that the game was updated, I was running into some...technical difficulties. Turns out I just put the passage name in lower case :< My bad!

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The prologue and chapter one for Through the Waves is out now on Itch!

In this chapter, you will-

Step into your new home.

Learn about the elusive island of Blue Mist

Hike a volcano

Find a strange bracelet...

Meet all of the human ROs, as well as one mermaid RO.

Important Links-

I tried my best to squash as many bugs as I could, but I am not perfect. Please visit this google form if you find a bug. You can also send an ask if you'd prefer.

IMPORTANT: Bug fixing might be slower than usual. I've got a busy week ahead of me, sorry everyone :<

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Small Update

Hi again, I know it's been a week since I posted my other post mentioning that I was finished with writing. I am moving along with coding, I've just been running into some problems because of how many variables and different sections chapter one has. I also had to do quite a bit of work for my classes this week so I've been trying to balance them both. I've got a good schedule going, so it shouldn't be too long until I can release the draft.

Thank you for your patience. :)

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What do the ROs think of each other?

I’ve given some hints for these throughout past asks, but to answer directly…

(This is also based on this moment in the game, they’ll develop different dynamics throughout the story.)

Simon/Sophia-  S’s relationship with the mermaid RO’s is a spoiler!

S’s relationship with L- Kind of neutral? They haven’t interacted with L much, but when they do, the conversations are positive and friendly. Still, I don’t think they’d even consider L as an acquaintance, L is just someone they know.

S’s relationship with T- S really likes T! They like how mature and wise T seems, and they enjoy going on rides on T’s speedboat.

Idris/Iris- 

I’s relationship with M- While I and M tend to disagree on a lot of things, I genuinely appreciates M’s advice and wisdom. They sometimes seek M out when they’re feeling lost or down, and they view M as a good friend.

I’s relationship with A- I’ve talked about this in another ask, but I is a little shunned by other mermaids due to their fascination with humans, but A has never made them feel like this is something they should be ashamed of. I appreciates that A listens to their rants, and sometimes A shares knowledge they have found about humans, which excites I. 

I’s relationship with L- They don’t know each other. :(

I’s relationship with T- I has a funny story that they tell where they were almost run over by a speedboat, which is implied to be T’s, but I doesn’t know T personally.

Malachi/Madeline- 

M’s relationship with I- M thinks I is annoying, loud, and incredibly naive. They don’t know why I insists on hanging around them or asks them a zillion questions, but A tells M to be patient with I, so M just indulges in them so I eventually leaves them alone. 

M’s relationship with A- M respects A and sees them fit for the throne of Azulin City, they’re also childhood friends, but have grown a bit distant over the years. Still, M sees A as a trustworthy ally. 

M’s relationship with L- L and M don’t know each other, but M finds surfers to be about as reckless as I, so they probably wouldn’t like L.

M’s relationship with T- T and M don’t know each other, but M finds speedboats to be loud and obnoxious, so they probably wouldn’t like T if they met while T was riding out to sea. Alternatively, if they met under different circumstances, I think they’d begrudgingly like each other. They have a similar mindset.

Altair/Astrid- 

A’s relationship with I- I is an… acquired taste. A finds I’s excitement and curiosity endearing, but they can also understand why some other mermaids find I to be obnoxious. A does try to help I to tone it down a little, but I isn’t great at picking up social ques, so A’s attempts tend to go ignored. Nonetheless, they enjoy seeing I happy. The only thing A is critical of is how I goes to the shore and tries to interact with humans, they do genuinely worry about I when they’re gone for long periods of time, and have sent search parties a few times because I had been gone too long. They feel a little protective of I, is all.

A’s relationship with M- Views M about the same way M views them. They respect M, and they can understand M’s animosity towards humans, but they do think M takes it a bit too far sometimes. A is saddened about how withdrawn and hostile M has become, and would like to rekindle the closeness the two had in their youth, but it seems there’s a long while to go before A and M can reach that again.

A’s relationship with L- A and L don’t know each other.

A’s relationship with T- Spoiler! (shushing emoji)

Luca/Leilahni-

L’s relationship with S- L thinks S is cute, and they’re curious about S as S doesn’t interact with the neighborhood as much as L does. They’d like to get to know S more.

L’s relationship with T- L thinks T has a real pessimistic view of life, and thinks T could do with going out and socializing a little more. They think T is hilarious, though, and L enjoys talking to T after their shifts.

Theodore/Thalia-

T’s relationship with S- T is kind of suspicious of S. They can’t explain it, they just get a bad, uncomfortable vibe.

T’s relationship with L- If you were to ask T directly, they'd just respond with "Ugh" and leave it at that, haha. It's not an entirely truthful description of how T thinks of L, T does believe L needs to learn how to stay out of other people's business, but they don't hold anything against L, T just thinks they're a little sheltered, but more people on Blue Mist who are L's age are.

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Prologue + Chapter One Coming Soon

Hi everyone, sorry about my radio silence. I've been going through some troubles, life has unfortunately not been kind to me and I haven't been in the right mindset for writing.

You'll be happy to know that I've finished the writing portion for Through The Waves, which just leaves running through coding errors I may have made. I'm not sure how long this will take me, but the prologue and first chapter isn't too long, so I doubt it'll take me another eight months to complete.

I'm not going to set a public release date since I don't want to stress myself out, so I'll just say it'll be out when it's out. That may not be the update you want to hear, but I really cannot handle the stress right now, so I'll be taking it easy.

Through The Waves currently stands at 33,000 words. Not as long as Aquarii's first release was, but I view that as a good thing, honestly. This IF is supposed to be my mental break.

Again, I apologize for my lack of updates. I can't promise that will change much, but I'll try my best. Thank you for all your support and I cannot wait for you all to read Through The Waves <3.

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August Progress Post 8/31/24

You can read the progress post for Aquarii at @aquarii-if

Happy end of August! Through The Waves is currently at 30,000 words. Due to the Aquarii update, I have unfortunately not had a lot of time to work on Through The Waves, but I did my best and we are getting closer to the end of Chapter One!

Here’s some highlights from the month of August-

Reached 30,000 words.

And here’s what I have planned for September-

Drop the prologue and chapter one?

Reached 40K words.

Some small, but hopefully achievable plans for the month of September, but I think I can do it! I do apologize for the wait, but thank you for your patience. ❤️

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Going on break!

Hi all! Just wanted to announce that progress for Aquarii and Through The Waves would be paused as I am going to be on vacation from August 25th-August 27th. Thank you all for the patience on the update and I’ll have a fun announcement for you when I get back. ❤️