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lacewing-if · 7 months

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Hey guys! 👋✨

So, okay, I know it’s been a long time since I last post. Like, a really long time. And you’re probably wondering who the hell is this chick popping on your dashboard. But in case you do remember my IF, Strange Case at Harbord, I do want to make a few announcements.

SCAH is going on an infinite hiatus.

Yeah it’s very much not a surprise for anyone here. I have told you guys that I’m rebooting the game, but I also have a severe perfectionism. It’s supposed to be fun, I know, but I have spent way too much time on this project to feel comfortable screwing it up. Good news is, however, I’m ready to screw up my other projects.

✨I’m joining this year’s IFComp.✨

It’s going to be a short and light-hearted game, titled Help! I Can’t Find My Glasses! The bare bone is basically done, but I’ll be updating more of it in the future.

The game is going to be available to the public on October 1st, so stay tuned!

#announcement #ifcomp #my glasses

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interact-if · 2 years

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Hellooo

I just want to ask if are there any Urban or modern fantasy IF's?

Hi Anon,

Here's a list of games fitting your request. If anyone else has further suggestions of IFs with this genre, feel free to reply below where we will add those that fit in the list.

Completed:

Brimstone Manor by Frances Pauli

Changeling (VN) by @steamberrystudio

Crimson Spires (VN) by @woodsy-studio

Grimm & Tonic: Aperitif (VN) by Spritewrench

Keeper of Sun and Moon by @keeperofsunandmoon

The Fog Knows Your Name by Yeonsoo Julian Kim

The Monster and The Itch (VN) by Jean M. Hodges

Demos:

Atollo by @attollogame

Better Off by @oscarwrites

Fellow Traveler by @robotvampire

Herotome (VN) by @herotome

Inner Demons by @innerdemons-if

Lure of the Gallows by @lureofthegallowsgame

OFNA: Birds of a Feather by @ofna

Sentinel by @nyehilismwriting

Seventh Circle (VN) by Rock Candy Games

Supernatural in New York by @llamagirl28

Superstition by @13leaguestories

The Hunt: Demon Eyes by @thehunt-if

The Immortal Kingdom (VN) by @vouxie-studio

The One Chosen by @parrotwatcher

The Passenger by @the-passenger-if

The Twin Coves (VN) by @twincovesgame

Tricksters by @folkborewrites

When Twilight Strikes by @evertidings

Witches of Ferngrove by @witchesofferngrove

No Demos:

An Elemental Existence by @beeanca-writing

Covenant by @cygnette

Strange Case at Harbord by @lacewing-if

The Night Abridged by @zico-if

Venaciti House by @prettyboyhowl

#interact if asks #if: rec list #anonymous #urban fantasy

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absentia-if · 2 years

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Have you done the ask where you’ve shipped your ROs with other IF ROs? If not I’d love to see you do it.

I have but I don’t see why I wouldn’t do it again. I’ll do three this time (with two new ones).

Kade/Kara:

Clover from Desiderium by @desiderium-if

Sarai from Honor Amongst Thieves by @leoneliterary

Tobin from College Tennis: Origin Story by @allieebobo

Michael/Margot:

K from Novaturient by @kalorphic

Watson from Affair of the Heart by @doriana-gray-games

Owen from Hollowed Minds by @shai-manahan

Blaine/Blaire:

Roan from Sinners and Saints by @linwritesif

Ranvir from Legend of a Savior by @legend-of-a-savior-if

B from Fernweh Saga by @lacunafiction

Wren/Wynn:

Vic from Citadel by @bouncyballcitadel

Keith from Strange Case at Harbord by @lacewing-if

Abe from Detectives of Willborne by @detectives-of-willborne-if

Nicholas/Natalie:

Oliver from Birdtown by @birdtown-game

Elijah from Ear Candy by @earcandy-if

Eve from You Live and Fern by @beetlebethwrites

Bonus…

The Kidnapper:

Secret from Zephite by @kalorphic

#absentia #kade lewis #kara lewis #michael steele #margot steele #blaine ellis #blaire ellis #wren cassidy #wynn cassidy #nicholas paxton #natalie paxton #crossovers #other ifs #anonymous #asks #ask #if multiverse

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mala-dziewczynko · 3 years

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Very many dreams, being in a hotel room, in a car, going to places, all of then involving the same cast of actors playing as my family, and in all of the cases, in rooms of the same size; the beach from yesterday, the hospital room from yesterday, and today, the hotel room, the car, the donut shop/clandestine bordello, all of them taking place inside the same cubic 10'x10' holodeck. At the hotel room, Ken from Hand Eye was there with a bunch of others; he gave me three pills of ecstasy, and I had a strange grinder that turned black licorice into a thick liquid, but every time i looked up, the people and the things they came with would vanish, and they would have to come back into the set in order for their gifts to reappear. At the donut shop/bordello, which was on Harbord St. at Bathurst, JaxEff and Guillermo and Alex all made their choices; buying a particular donut would get an escort resembling that flavor. I ordered a peppermint donut, and the simulation prompted me to change my selection several times, as the accompanying escort was a tall, masculine Nordic woman; the family mocked my selection, but i insisted that was just how i liked women. The two of us got in the car while the others were on the street, and she got behind the wheel and started driving away; i had her pull over at the next intersection, and called out to the family, but they couldn't hear me. That portion of the dream was the only portion that took place in a larger than 10' square room.

(At first i used the word habitat instead of room, but i use the phrase hab unit to describe my apartment, and i like my hab unit, but i do not like their holodeck.)

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lacewing-if · 2 years

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Tag 9 People You'd Like to Get to Know Better Game

I’m pretty sure I played this before but why not again?

Thank you @thrill-seeker-if for the tag! 💞💞💞

Favorite color: Pink, always 😌 Especially pastel pink

Currently reading: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Next up is Wuthering Heights! I just hope I don’t deviate with the new shiny tittles I see in bookstores 😅)

Last song: Oof, couldn’t remember 😂 But the latest craze I had was for See Tình by Hoàng Thuỳ Linh. I literally downloaded 5 different versions in my phone 😂

Last series: This is embarrassing but… How I Met Your Mother. I’m not exactly that crazy about it, and with the cursed ending, I should have know better but sitcoms are so convenient to watch while eating 😖 (I don’t have the urge to click on the next episodes because of how episodic they are.)

Last movie: Promare, if my memory serves me correctly. (It’s been forever since I watch a movie.)

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: Sweet! I always like a bit of sweetness even in savory food 🤤

Currently working on: one particular short IF I haven’t announced yet, a few other shorts to practice my skills, and a reboot of Strange Case of Harbord (I swear I have to change the name someday)

Tagging: Anyone who wishes to participate! Cuz I’d like to know everyone 😄

#tagged #about me

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lacewing-if · 2 years

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DEMO: TBD

Strange Case at Harbord is an urban fantasy interactive fiction, where you delve deeper into your family’s long-hidden legacy, as well as the paranormal world they have long been familiar with.

They say when you came into the world, mountains quaked, earth trembled. The sky shook itself with a never seen before force… for the most normal baby in the family to be born.

You’ve been kept in the dark for your whole life. Your relatives are abominations of half human half animal, and they are adamant to keep this secret from the outside. You were considered one of those outsiders, until one day, a pair of wings shoots out of your back. Suddenly, you’re tied to numerous responsibilities as a member of your bizarre family.

Now returning to your hometown, you have to deal with the residue from this new, supernatural revelation, all while trying to hide your giant wings. Will you abide to your paranoiac family’s rules, or become their source of headache like your mother? Or perhaps do you want to find out the mystery behind your relatives’ origin?

Whatever you do, though, be careful, because public uproar is the least of your family’s concern if words get out. There are people who hunt them (and you) in the purest of sense.

Customize your own MC, from gender to personality to responses.

Be part of a narrative where your choices can take an unexpected turn.

Build relationships with a variety of characters, platonic or otherwise. Five romance options with tropes including friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, slow burn, interspecies romance, and forbidden love.

Learn how to control your wings, or just screw it and walk like a normal person.

Get into heaps of supernatural shenanigans, intentional or not, giving your best friend an aneurysm.

Show your adversary you’re not as bad as they think, or give them exactly what they presume you would be.

Maybe join a cult?

Robin | The best friend

She/her, he/him, or they/them

Being your roommate, they had the misfortune of catching you with your wings, and now have to accompany you and your parents back to your hometown. They’re calm, cool, rational, with a fine reputation. Your town mates has always thought of them as a nice and friendly person, but only you know them for the little prick they are…

You guys have been doing questionable things that toe the line of friendship, but will you be the one to take that final step?

Nelly | A curious one

She/her

An unfamiliar face in town, who seems to appear out of nowhere. She’s sweet and enthusiastic, and has a special fascination regarding supernatural subjects. She also knows everything about anything. You wonder if she perhaps knows about your family as well.

She appears to have taken an interest in you, but will you be able to bring that interest into something further?

Loki | That damned spirit

He/him

Literally the embodiment of the hill your elders reside in, might as well say he’s your family’s landlord. It’s quite surprising that he’s not a popular figure amongst your family, despite his laidback and cheerful attitude. Not so surprising when you learn about his hobby to push people’s button.

He especially likes teasing you. Could this be a form of special treatment?

Keith | New guy

He/him

A friendly and refreshing face. Would be great if he wasn’t part of the faction that wants you and your family dead. Due to unforeseen circumstance, you guys become partners, and he’s been an uncuttable tail ever since. He doesn’t know about your wings, and it’s important you keep it that way.

He seems nice, very nice, but will he still be if he knows what you truly are?

Lana | New danger

She/her

She wants you. Or your head, same thing. You’re not sure what brought her into this town in the first place, but it’s ill-advised that you stay and find out. She’s stubborn, disciplined and determined, and she’s not generous enough to give you a head start on the chase.

There’s a tension between you two all right, but is it the tension of belligerent attraction, or just pure belligerence?

And many more!

#archive #interactive fiction #interactive novel #interactive story #choice of games #hosted games #choicescript #dashingdon #strange case at harbord #scah #intro post

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lacewing-if · 2 years

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Thank you for tagging me!! @lifesupreme-if @legend-of-a-savior-if @offscriptif @goldrush-if @will-o-wisps-writing 💗💕💖💞 I know what to binge after my exams now! 🤩

Rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Favorite color: Pink!! 🤩 Purple coming second (thanks to Inuyasha lol)

Currently reading: (comic/manhwa) Relationship Guidelines - EPUM; (novel) Witch Week - Diana Wynne Jones

Last song: Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s version) (From The Vaults). I’m a little obsessed over the playlist of @detectives-of-willborne-if lol

Last series: Community or Brooklyn Nine-Nine, my memory is a bit muddled right now

Last movie: Mean Girls

Sweet, savory, or spicy: Definitely sweet (do you know there’s a tip that if you want to have healthy skin, you need to cut on sweets? I gave up on healthiness right after I heard about that 😂)

Currently working on: Strange Case at Harbord, and also a bunch of fanfiction ideas

Tagging: @jaunefleurwrites @desiderium-if @thesecrimsonstrings-if @thrill-seeker-if @degrayded @emersonfreepress @obesericewrites @milaswriting @the-kingshound (Don’t feel pressured if you don’t want to!)

#i want to get to know more people #but the rule only allows 9 😢#tagged #about me

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