PRESS PLAY (music WIP, prologue, chapter 1-4.1, 259k words; !UPDATED September 17th!)

Lyrics wise, Purity but it’s not really that well known unless you were into the band’s lore. But for both lyrics and the drums that goes with it? It’s Scissors

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That’s the thing about music – absolutely anything can remind you of some lyrics of the band you like and listen a lot. I could find lyrics that “fits to a T” for every music IF I read from any death metal band catalogue…wait no, scratch that, probably not death metal, but, say, Muse or Franz Ferdinand? You bet. The Beatles? Totally.

That said, @girlfromthecrypt, I have to thank you for getting interested in Fleetwood Mac beyond “Rumours” which I love and agree it’s one of the greatest rock albums, but somehow I wasn’t tempted to listen to more of them. Well now I am. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Why is the Patreon down??

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From the tumblr.

“to all the patreon members: due to some personal stuff, I’ll be freezing the fee/deductions for at least a month, you won’t be charged during this time. Thanks for your support!”

They made one more post wishing people a happy Halloween, then closed their patreon.

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@paigeboy

Hey guys, shit you’re right, I should have posted about it here, too. Honestly I think because the situation that led to me closing the Patreon was stressing me out, I kinda let it slip my mind.

I also made a more extensive patreon post back in October where I was essentially giving subscribers a heads-up to read the extra content before I was shutting it down. Also saying sorry and such. I couldn’t just put the Patreon on pause because new members could still join and I didn’t want that. I hoped everyone would see it in time, but I really couldn’t wait any longer. I don’t want to go into the exact reasons but it has to do with my irl work, which is of utmost important to me, needless to say.

Just to be clear, I fully plan on reopening the Patreon eventually, probably in a month or so. It depends on my irl situation. If it isn’t possible, I’ll try to find a fair solution to get the extra stories to the people who’ve been kind enough to support me. Maybe I’ll publish them altogether I don’t know yet. Like I said, I’m hoping to get the situation sorted and opening the Patreon again.

@Undertone93 thanks for responding to them!

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Take care of yourself!

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@LiliArch thank you!

@dorquemada haha you’re welcome! And I mean yeah definitely, Fleetwood Mac has so much more to offer than Rumours. My first introduction to them was in fact Tango in The Night, which I still love so much it’s insane. And Rhiannon, my forever favorite, is on the white album. Rumours is of course incredible and iconic but so are the others imo (though I couldn’t get into the Peter Green-era all that much)

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Since it’s the season.

Are we going to get held at gunpoint and forced to do a Christmas song?

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We are the world clearly.

Making Zima’s first single as lead vocalist being the forced Christmas song is definitely a way for Russel to continue his psychological warfare.

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Fortunately for Lin neither of my two mc’s are particularly sane and both of my mc’s like Lincoln instantly. Don’t know how much it will be featured in the story but for a long-term relationship Lin at this point should probably pivot to charming the people whose opinion my mc’s trust most when it comes to personal relationships. For my main mc that would be his mom and for my second mc it would be both of his siblings, if Lin charms those and convinces them he belongs in the family he’s basically set for life with both of my mc’s. As Zima can attest to with my main mc particularly you need his mom on board too as her concerns were the deciding push back then for my mc to break off the increasingly strained contact with Zima. :sweat_smile:

Oh, that is golden the one single where mc and Zima reverse roles is the one Paul will like the least. I hope a certain author will make this actually happen in the game and not as a side story. :pleading_face:

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@idonotlikeusernames a certain author… like Amy from infamous? Paul Wang?

@Bryce_Kaldwin you’re really touching on something there with the Christmas song. But I think it’ll be some years down the line, once the band is more commercialized.

Also, I’m sorry that I can’t manage another update or the Patreon reopening in time for Christmas or New Year’s. I’m writing my thesis and it’s tough

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No need to feel anxious or worried. We’ll be here after you write your thesis and defend it. Or if you just want to destress a bit and toss ideas around.

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Thanks you guys are the best :smiling_face_with_tear:

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Whhaaat… take a back seat and let them be the lead? No way ಠ_ಠ

A little real life update: I handed in my thesis. I never thought I would get to do this, I’m so proud and exhausted.

…and yeah that also means more time to write Press Play before y’all ask :wink:

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Congratulations! This is such a big accomplishment.

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Thanks! I was bouncing off the walls too so I had to share it here haha

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That’s so awesome, well done! What an accomplishment! :blush:

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Congrats! That’s such a great accomplishment, you should be proud!

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