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tuffmallowinteractive · 1 year

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Tuff Mallow Update 3/8/23

Hello! As I approach the release for The Closet Door, I sometimes have a hard time trying to figure out what to discuss. I believe aside from updated trailer(s), I have shown off all the visual assets I can without getting too spoilery, and showing code snippets always seems boring to me.

Faun the 25yr old prodigy and a respected woman in the corporate world!

I have done a few cool things, such as add animations to The Closet Door that previously did not exist, so I’m excited about that! I also am at the last few chapters of coding and editing the code- I should be clear on the exact wordcount then. Before I began adding the script to code, I was at 270k+ words and was very proud of the script. (I write everything in Google docs, but edit as I export chapter by chapter to the Renpy game script files)

I’ve had to make some sprite corrections and some script corrections to accommodate fluidity in storytelling. That’s a big deal to me, so these are little corrections I’m making. I’m also tallying up choices/branches in order to flag a point system that is fair across routes. Some chapters split off at the start, so I want to make sure everything is fair in the end- or as even as I can make the routes without having to rewrite anything major. I did find out the silly way that there are a total of 15 possible endings. Somehow I forgot to add the bad endings in the tally before. Sorry about that! As soon as I’m sure of all changes, I’ll update the game page.

As for other news, I do intend to finish Lake of Reflection for the Amare Game Festival 2023. It was a project close to my heart and I would like to finish it and share it and the talented voices that brought it to life with the world.

It’s been a little late on getting Instagram posts going- but no worries! Sweet treats will be there before you know it- so stay tuned!

~AlwaysJmb

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letarasstuff · 3 years

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When everybody turns into an oracle

Summary: Nothing puts more pressure on you than other people teling you your grade will be perfect, because behind that stands so much more than a number on a sheet of paper. Same goes for Spencer's daughter.

Warnings: School, grades, angst (there is fluff and a badass moment), fear of failure/disappointing someone

Wordcount: 1.5k

✨Masterlist✨ __________________________________

“I really pooped this quiz. What about you, (Y/N)?” Before the teenager is able to answer, another classmate comes up from behind the two. “She’ll get a 100, like always.”

“I-I don’t know. Question two and three really got me there, I’m just happy to pass it.” The little group of people around her groans.

“You always say that.” “And get a perfect score”, the first one adds, “Just stop to make us look bad, because we really do have to worry about passing this class. What do you have to worry about? Getting straight A’s like that. I really want your problems.”

(Y/N) just keeps it quiet. She stopped a long time ago trying to defend herself. ‘I am on my way to the BAU’, she shoots a text to her father and exits the school building. Today she doesn’t take the train. There are too many noises and all she wants is some peace.

The words of her classmates echoes through her head. Yes, she always has a good score and she intends to keep it up. She is just doing her best, right? Her problems have to be still valid, don’t they?

“Ahh, Wonder Baby. I thought you forgot about us and decided you are too cool to hang out with us”, Derek calls out after her as soon as he spots his godchild. “Nah, Uncle Derek. Nobody can be too cool to hang out with you. I just hadn’t had much time because of school work. But there are only two weeks left before spring break starts and the only thing I have to do now is waiting for my results.”

“Right, Spencer told us you are stressing yourself out about those. Your last quiz was today, wasn’t it? The one you dread the most apparently?” Emily joins the conversation. “Uh, I did. But don’t get your hopes up too high, I really don’t have a clue what I did there. The grade can range between passed to 100.”

“Naw, Smartypants, you say that every time. What are you afraid of? Telling us you are real smart? Don’t be humble, we work with your father. We know how to handle geniuses.” Derek isn’t exactly helping her with that. (Y/N) just turns red and tries to change the subject. “Uh, no. Another thing: Where is Dad?”

“Spencer went to pick some reports from the M.E. in D.C. who helped us on the last case. He should be back in half an hour. But Penelope wants to see you, something about trying new vegan cookies she baked last night”, JJ informs (Y/N) as she passes the group to drop some files off.

For the remainder of the day the teenager hides out in the lair, blocking any human reaction out with her earphones. She just can’t handle any more insensitive stuff like earlier. Later her father picks her up to go home together.

“So, Emily told me you didn’t do well on your test today? Do you wanna talk about it?” He asks, choosing his words carefully as he prepares dinner with his daughter sitting at the kitchen table and watching him. The doctor knows the pressure created by asking his daughter about school related topics.

“I don’t know. Everyone keeps telling me I’ll get a perfect score and I think it’s admirable that all of them turn out to be able to look into the future. How do they know better than me what I get?”

It’s months of pent up stress and anxiety finally making its way up to the surface. (Y/N) tries to fight the tears down. “I really don’t understand this. I get asked how I did, I tell them I don’t feel good about the test and then they talk over me every single time. And when I say I don’t know it, I say it to not get anybody’s hope up high. I don’t want to disappoint anybody.” Finally tears stream down the teenager’s cheeks.

“Oh Sweetheart”, Spencer makes his way over to her and engulfs his daughter in a hug. “Shhh, don’t cry. I know it’s incredibly difficult to live up to their expectations, but you don’t need to. You don’t need to impress them, because their opinion doesn’t matter. Neither your classmate’s, your teacher’s nor the team’s. Not even mine should be important to you. Also, it doesn’t matter what you do, I’ll always be so proud of you, words can’t even describe it. There is literally nothing you can disappoint me with. You pushed and still push through so much crap and still you don’t fail to amaze me. You can never fail to amaze me. You can fail any class and become a professional card counter, I’ll still be proud to be your father. Please don’t cry over something you shouldn’t care about.”

They remain like this for several minutes, grasping each other until (Y/N)’s tears eventually die down. “I just want to be something more than just the smart girl with the good grades. I don’t want to feel like a two dimensional side character in a show, only there to provide the main characters with knowledge. I don’t want to be Velma, River Song, Frozone or Domino from Deadpool 2. I don’t want to be overlooked like this anymore.”Finally talking about her deepest insecurities lets her feel like a weight is lifted off her shoulders.

“And you are so much more”, Spencer encounters, “Some people just choose to ignore it, because you are so much more than their small brain with a low capacity is able to comprehend. They just pick the trait they understand the easiest. But never stop being you. Stay loud, stay complicated and, if you want to stay, uncomfortable for them. The right people will take the time and effort to get to know the real you, not just a copy others think you are. I know, it takes a great amount of patience to wait for them, but it’s worth it in the end. You hear me?”

(Y/N) looks up at her father, a small smile forming on her face. He would walk to the end of the world if it means to see it. “I hear you, Dad. Thank you so much.”

This night the teenager doesn’t get a lot of sleep. There are many thoughts that want to be, well, thought through. Still she wakes up and goes to school with a new amount of confidence.

This sadly only lasts until her first period. The teacher, one who is typically known for grading student’s work pretty fast, gives back yesterday’s quizzes. A small tumoult ensues as everyone compares their scores with each other.

(Y/N)’s anxiety rises into the unmeasurable until her teacher puts down her worksheet without a word. Confused she looks at the B- sitting at the dotted line, where the grade is supposed to be.

Now, a B- isn’t bad or anything, but she spots several answers her teacher didn’t tick as right or wrong. He must have oversaw them. Deciding to ask him about it after class, she puts it away and focuses on the material he is teaching.

So there she is, waiting for other classmates asking their questions regarding the quiz until it’s her turn. Meanwhile her lab partner Masey comes up to the teenager. “And, how did you do?”

“Uh, I got a B- bu-” “Oh my god, I’m better than the class nerd. I’m better than The Brain. Casey, I got a higher score than (Y/N)! I think you, too! Wow, I didn’t know I’m that smart. But no worries, (Y/N). I can explain this unit to you later, so you can do better next time.” This is the final straw for her.

“Hold on a sec, Masey. I’ll get that A, because Mr Harries didn’t see some of my answers. And just for your information: I didn’t ask you about your grade last time, because I knew you would poop that one after trying to explain it to you for four times while I got another A. Like every single time until now. Stop trying to appear cleverer than you are, it doesn’t suit you as much as these pants don't, because they are at least two sizes too small.”

The line finally moves up and (Y/N) is able to show Mr Harries his mistakes. He apologizes profusely, admitting that he maybe was too tired to grade these last quizzes and rewrite the B- to an A.

With her head held high she walks past her classmates, a content smile on her face.

It may be a long road to accept that you can’t be perfect and your grades don’t have to be, but forget this for a second and appreciate the feeling you get proving someone wrong like this.

Taglist:

All works:

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Criminal Minds:

@averyhotchner @mggsprettygirl

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scarfninjawrites · 7 years

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Prepping for NaNoWriMo (A Quick Update)

Aka finally a time where I’m writing a novel and not just a bunch of excerpts!

Well, The Twilight Court is finally getting a rewrite. And I’m going to finally be writing it a time where it would make seasonal sense to write Urban Fantasy: after Halloween! As I’m finetuning the outline and working out details of other characters, I’m leaving on Halloween-themed/Horror movies to get into the spirit of things. So far, I’ve gotten through Hocus Pocus, The Craft, some Winnie the Pooh specials, and Don’t Look Under the Bed. (Also, if high school terrifies you, then add my rewatches of Heathers and Mean Girls to that list).

I say it’s about time TTC got a rewrite. I actually started this side blog in the middle of writing it to keep myself motivated and share progress with people outside my immediate friend group. But since then I’ve realized TTC needs a bit of a dramatic makeover. So in the months where I basically forgot to update this blog, I’ve been working to update the story for the new draft.

Here’s a list of some of the changes I’ve come up with:

--> Changed the name of not just one, but TWO main characters (Micki and Mai --> Anne and Yoko)

--> Changed the names of some minor characters (a lot of whom also started with the letter M).

--> Cut Edmund’s POV (for which I am eternally grateful to myself bc that boy is the worst!)

--> Upgraded a character to secondary antagonist status!

--> Added more 90s music to the General Playlist

Goals:

--> Finish finetuning the outline

--> Make sure all of the details concerning setting are nailed (if not, time for some research!)

--> Make sure to know the characters as much as possible (for this rewrite, the focus are the POV characters + two antagonists. Following that, I’ll aim for a tighter grip on the side characters)

--> Update this blog with progress!

--> Figure out what the new wordcount will be! (Last time it was 120k - it should be way less than that this time around, but I do tend to overwrite, especially in the middle).

#amwriting #amwritingurbanfantasy #writeblr #writingblr #novel: the twilight court #writing progress #writing update #nanowrimo #nanowrimo 2017

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