Call me a peasant but I fail to appreciate that particular piece. Your suggestion is a good one though
(Apology accepted)
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There is, just look for pressplay-if on Tumblr 
No discord though
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I just wanted to leave a little note after my initial playthrough and say I was really impressed with this game so far! I really am interested in the developing dynamics between the characters, and the way that choosing Stevie’s feelings for you [friendship/crush] alters how she sees you taking interest in others.
The end of chapter 3 showing Zima telling Dagger to back away from you was interesting, I’m curious if they are exes or if Dagger did something that made Zima feel unsafe? I am leaning towards exes or something along those lines since Zima is a lot more open with their dislike/hostility than they are with MC. I can’t help but also wonder though if there is a touch of jealousy with them getting close to MC, but that is just my inner romantic. NGL ‘flirting’ / ‘crushing’ on everyone so far has been prett fun.
I’m also wondering in Chapter 2 if there is a way to convince Zima to go to the party at Lincon’s house. house.
Damn do I like Angel’s vibe, love the name too. I appreciate that this depiction feels so grounded. Like, I like that each character is clearly flawed and going through things. [[ike, Maddox having a drug problem, Zima still feeling like MC ‘abandoned them,’ etc, it’s really refreshing and makes them feel like actual people.]
Reply to @bored93 :
Ahh yeah I read this pretty late into the night so if that was explicitly stated I probably just missed it-- I had a feeling that it was either an ex thing or an abuse thing but I forgot to mention the latter possibility.
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I have to agree with Zima being less hostile with the MC than Dagger. They were actually telling Dagger to fuck off when he got close to our face to whisper and before that, they were happy to do the show with us that they were willing to speak with us but when Dagger showed up behind the band, Zima saw him and completely shut down.
It’s definitely not the ex thing. Dagger did something to Zima that could be considered to be a #MeToo thing.
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Oh, I see. That is big but so are basically all commercial jingles.
As far as money goes since mc is extremely good-looking they might get opportunities as a brand ambassador or model too down the line, if mc should want such a side hustle that is.
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the last sentence? yeah, a punch to the gut lmao got me stinging in the eye like some loser. i’ve read a lot of interactive fiction—like, embarrassing amounts—but barely any of them ever crawled under my skin the way this one did. except for fallen hero, maybe, but we’re not talking about it here. this? this feels personal. like you accidentally cracked open a part of me i didn’t realise was still sore.
you’ve got this voice—raw and tender and full of grit—that doesn’t just tell a story, it drags you through it, face-first, no apologies. and you know what? i am grateful for the bruises. every sentence lands like it’s been lived in. it’s messy and aching and so human. i don’t even know how to explain it. just that it matters. it matters in the way real things do.
thank you. for writing something that didn’t flinch. for making room for the yearning and the ugliness and the softness too. this wasn’t just a story—it was a pulse, it had a heartbeat. and i’m going to be thinking about it for a long, long time.
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Thank you so much for saying so, your comment made feel really happy. Especially the part about it feeling lived in. I want it to read that way; and it feels alive to me. This whole story is so important to me. I think about it everyday, even when I’m not writing it, it’s always in my head. I’m so so glad to hear that someone feels as deeply about it as I do.
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I’ve decided I’ll be releasing Chapter 4 in two parts, because all the little errors and bugs that folks have reported for this, the longest chapter so far, have gone to show me that community feedback is insanely important. I expect Chapter 4 to be longer than 3 still, around 100k words, and fixing the mistakes that will no doubt occur during the making of it will be much easier if I post it in halves instead of the whole thing.
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Just found out there’s been an update. Welcome back!
Now I have to re-remember all my choices because of the new platform…
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I love the format of this story so much. i mean, an interview? that’s clever as hell, it works so well for a music band cyoa
and i like the angst of knowing ahead of time that the main characters split and drift apart (altho a part of me hopes for some sort of post-interview epilogue haha)
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Reading through again, forgot about the Paulette stuff in the ward. It’s very hard to read as a Paulette (particularly since like can’t be like that in the story), aka BPD, from the other party’s perspective. Just, yeah. It hurts knowing I do that to people, have done that to people. Honestly triggered my abandonment shit from her perspective with the PC having to back off
Going back through the thread and seeing some of the comments about her and how very liked those comments are hurts a lot
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@bored93: I remember when this album came out.
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Oh yeah that was the 9/11 song that he did, wasn’t it?
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Listening to the original line up of the Who live is the best way to.
That way you can hear John “the Ox” on the Bass.
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Remember, a lot of people love Zima. They’d throw hands for them. And personally, I very deeply love Zima.
I know it’s hard. BPD is one of the most dogged, persistent things a mind can be plagued with and without being personal given we’re all strangers and such, I’m glad you’re here with us and I’m glad you took the time to comment, even though reading my IF brought up unwelcome reactions. I don’t really know what to tell you except I understand and I genuinely wish you the best.
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Zima as we know them right now probably struggles with the idea that people can love them. I get that they probably moved out of Ms. Nguyen’s place for privacy and independence but in a way it was a poor decision.
It’s so easy for people in a bad headspace to revert and struggle with the idea that people can love them when they’re feeling broken like Zima is right now.
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It’s probably just me but, I hate Zima. They just feel so emotionally abusive to the MC all because MC had the crime of checks notes caring about their own mental health.
Other than that personal opinion, the game is amazing. From a story stand point I really do like the dynamic of Zima and MC despite my hatred towards them. I really cant wait to see the finished game. No rush of course i will wait for 100 years if it means a top quality game and an author who is happy with their work.
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nah you not alone on that i dont like zima either but is good char for the story and like to see how zima blames my mc and my mc just dosent care the health from my mc was on that time more importent if zima it dosent get not my busniss^^
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I very much so love Zima too 
idk what it is but that pool scene had me, the duets and then getting defensive for Mc yeah i see hope in a burning distance. (I’m delusional)
I gotta admit this but Zima is literally the only Ro besides Stevie I’m down bad for i always only focus on them i definitely would throw hands for them 
Red flag Ros are so up my alley and they treat mc pretty okay if your not trying to argue with them or something you can even make up with them even if your not 100 percent cool with em.
Yeah they got issues that need resolved eventually and yes it wasn’t fair to do that stuff to Mc but honestly it’s early in the story i personally feel no malice towards em but that’s just me I’m not saying how Zima is coping so far is healthy because it’s not but i want more of the story from until they and Mc were separated until now.
I get why people have problems with em which is valid for them but I’m not one of em and I’ve dealt with more chaotic Ros for example Marcus from defiled hearts that’s a true red flag, the prince from blood legacies i’d be here all day Zima is probably the most minimal red flag I’ve seen before so yeah I’ll be joining you on the,
“They a red flag but i love Zima squad”.
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…I really need to play a character who doesn’t just automatically balk when hearing the word “party”.
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