Catching up on the blog and saw you were asking for audiobooks! I am NOT an audiobook girlie, but if you’re ever in a sci-fi mood Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is an incredible audiobook. It adds so much to the story in ways I can’t explain without spoilers.
UGH another book I have already read with my eyeballs and LOVED. I'm not sure if you missed it but I have talked frequently about the fact that I think about this book - no joke - at least once a week since I read it (I think in 2022?). It's so powerful and such a concept. I think about it VERY OFTEN.
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“He laughed softly, a sound of wonder at odds with the crystal throne room and the monsters in it. ‘I love you. I wish I'd said it more. But I love you, Quinlan, and...’
His throat closed up, his eyes stinging. His lips brushed her brow. ‘Our love is stronger than time, greater than any distance. Our love spans across stars and worlds. I will find you again. I promise.’”
House of flame and shadow is finally out!!!
Based on “The Other Side” by Dean Cornwell (1892-1960)
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The Final Part of Chapter 4 Mostly Is Now Live!
So, you guys are probably wondering what the mostly is about. Simply put, there’s a subroute in the final part that I still need to write. Not very long, it won’t be too big of a deal later on, but this scene was blocking me hard. After working on it for 2 months straight I just wanted to move on. Needless to say, if I had to write one more set of variations for how the PC fights the suspect, I was going to go insane. That being said, it is all mostly there. There’s simply one greyed out option is all. I’m going to come revisit this scene when it’s more fresh to me again and when I don’t have to push myself so damn hard and force myself to write it. Along with the final part, I’ll probably be adding a bit more variation to it in general. But, now that that’s out of the way, let me get to the patch notes!
Patch Notes:
Added most of the rest of Chapter 4, which includes another Text Box Investigation Scene!
Added an unlockable extra story of Ryder’s PoV before the after funeral scene.
Multiple gender variable mistakes have been fixed.
Fixed a mistake where Alvarez and Ryder were being referred to as ‘mommy’.
Added a small dialogue variation to Ryder’s train scene where, if you’ve already talked to Alvarez, the PC won’t ask Ryder to clarify details about Alvarez’s age.
Added a small dialogue variation to the talk with Hawks in Dennis’ Office where, if the PC didn’t answer the phone for their brother in Chapter 2, it will reflect that choice.
Fixed the error on my part where the hoplite in the painting in Hawks’ office was being referred to as ‘Roman’ instead of ‘Greek’.
Fixed a bug where, if you chose to talk to Lance first on the train, it wouldn’t give you the option to talk to a second person.
Thank you all so much for sticking with me while I’m pumping this stuff out! It feels like such a weight off my shoulders to be able to just moved on from this scene, and to give myself the room to just come back to it later. Expect the Patreon to pick back up to two posts a week again as I get to start writing all the in between stuff for Chapter 4.5! If you like this story, and you want to support either me or this story, head on over to my Patreon where you can get an early look at extra stories, audiobook readings of this story and other IF’s, original short stories with original characters, and so on.
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We’re getting close for sure everyone. Hopefully, bare minimum, by the end of the year, this story will be completed. I’m excited, scared, and worried all at the same time.
Thank you all again so much for sticking with me.
Stay Brilliant,
-Vi
Demo Link: https://dashingdon.com/play/morbethgames/the-bureau-wip/mygame/
The Bureau forum page: https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/wip-the-bureau-chapters-1-3-550k-total-words-updated-03-14-2024/99993
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I don’t know how I missed you taking about Project Hail Mary because I read this blog almost religiously at this point (perhaps TikTok HAS rotted my brain), but I love that you said that because I think about it all the time as well!! I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time and then had to discuss it with my husband for DAYS afterward! I fear our parasocial relationship has only grown stronger.
(Omg tysm for reading RELIGIOUSLY?!)
I truly think about Project Hail Mary extensively. Some might say it's my Roman Empire? I think about it VERY OFTEN.
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