(Not to mention that the level of logistics and technology and the state of the forest the place has/must have to be like it is in the story, it can’t be perfectly off the grid. Not by Finnish standards, anyway.)
Ah, yes. The why the MC is brought there is indeed curious (and, why not, suspicious) - it’s just the nature of the cottage (or house, whichever) that doesn’t look like that.
so youre saying every summer cottage in finland has renewable energy source??? 
another thing i found strange is where the money come from when both the mc and the spouse are currently not working? paid leave? but arent comfy clothes, fully stocked cottage, and amnesia treatment cost…much?
ehm. apparently you dont have to be amnesiac to be forgetful bc i honestly forgot (like 5 seconds after reading it) that we just need the parsley from the garden and have been experimenting to see the spouse’s reaction about things taken from the garden bc i dont know what i should take
Not every summer cottage. A plenty of them have no electricity at all, and a portion of them are wired to the grid (although some of the electricity companies produce the energy renewably there so in sense it’s a renewable energy source still… but I digress) but it isn’t rare to have them. Solar panels are extremely valid option out in the woods where you don’t need much electricity (and even when you do, but you’ll need more panels; hence why a wood-powered stove is a sensible choice even if you have electric lights), since after the installation you don’t need to pay anything (which means you’ll actually save money in the long run) and they are not vulnerable to damages in the grid (which are extremely common out in the woods). An increasing number of houses and apartment complexes actually have their own personal solar panels as well, actually. In cities.
I don’t know if the author picked Finland because it’s remote, or because they know it, but it seems believable so far.
I love ittt ～(^з^)-
cant wait for the next update!
I have two theories Either one of them has killed someone and hiding in that cottage to avoid police or anthony is not actually who he said he is?
Oh, thanks. I thought i was missing something lol
Just saw a trailer for this Netflix film called “Secret Obession” and it gave me flashbacks to this WIP lol
Wow, I really enjoy stories like this. It’s also well-written which makes me super happy!
I went in with the sole focus of solving this mystery but A lulled me into a sense of security and I just forgot. I didn’t question anything, even why there’s no doctor and why they are living secluded in another country…
Well done!
I really like reading mystery stories and this wip has really caught my attention. The story is good so far and the spouse being all affectionate and kind really gives me that false sense of security but also like something is amiss and i just really want to know what’s being kept a secret here. Good job! Im looking forward how this story is going to go.
By the way, i couldn’t continue the wip when i reached the ending of chapter 1. I was just wondering if that’s where the wip ends or is there more?
Lovely so far. The only thing I would ask for is the option to change the spouse name. I would love to name mine Eddie. I mean, this is soooo suspicious and with all the “darling” and such I feel like I’m missing a great chance to make an Outlast reference… Jokes aside, can’t wait for more.
There’s something about those chapter titles that remind me of a certain series about a certain cannibal…
Lol mood, except literally literally my reasoning is my brother’s name is Anthony. The only reason I chose the female spouse. I’ve stumbled onto more stories than what I can count where one of the main romances have the same name as my brother. Big oof for me.
When I first seen the name of this I thought about the discontinued series Purgatony that Explosm Entertainment made
Aaa I love Eddie! I love everyone in Outlast 1, and their voiceovers are mouthwateringly superb.
Oh, I did consider adding that option in stats! You can expect that in the next update (:
I’ll change the code to display *ending, as I seem to have used *finish instead.
You just might stumble on that reference in the next update!
Minor update: ending bug fix, settings (you can toggle explicit content, change your spouse’s name, or your pc’s name mid game)
// The name change only works mid game (before introductions) for now, but I’ll fix it later //
// Options to change spouse surname will also be added later //
I’ve never watched it – I will now
this reminds me of the netflix film “secret obsession.” person wakes up with amnesia and there’s a spouse that’s very eager to take care of them
aaaa I probably need to revise and add more scenes but fuck it – Chapter 2 is Out.
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You can set your and your spouse’s surname and name before the start of the game if you want the “tell me who I am, but the way I want you to” experience, or you can change them at any point of the game.
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Don’t mind the Misc. ^^ The password is a hint to the very beggining. The day you met your spouse. Solving it will mean you’ll be Majorly Spoilered.
PLeaE tell me;
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This is a really interesting story so far, I’m super curious (and…nervous) to find out what exactly’s going on. You’ve done a great job so far, I’m really enjoying this. Something I noticed, though: when MC first enters their memory palace, the option that’s supposed to be your spouse’s name is wrong for me: it says “Anthony?” when my wife’s name is Abigail.
She’s Eleanor Hartby! I really liked the name Eleanor, so I just went with that. She’s a little…closed off, I guess. Definitely see her as a fairly reserved/introverted person. Does NOT like the feeling of uncertainty that comes with not knowing anything about herself, her life before this, her wife, etc. Also knows she probably loved (loves?) Abigail, but can’t quite push aside her reservations about being with someone who is effectively a stranger, now.
As for MC’s past self, she seems like…kind of an asshole, ha. Cynical too, or at least that’s how I’m reading her. The scene with Nurse Lott definitely came off that way to me. I feel like I want to just…step into the past and tell MC to just relax, haha. Eleanor would definitely like to get her memory back asap, though, asshole or not. Though whether that means actually regaining her past identity or just having some memories to stabilize herself with while she builds a new one is…unclear.
The pacing felt fine to me. You could probably add some more to the chapter to pad it out a bit, though I don’t think it needs a whole lot. I enjoyed it as it is.
I definitely started out being very suspicious of Abigail (like pretty much everyone else, ha), especially with the whole…“I always get you back” comment combined with the “polar bear waiting for a seal” bit at the beginning. You did a really good job at reassuring me about her in this chapter, though: after all, how can I dislike someone so sassy and who clearly likes me? I wasn’t 100% in love with her, but man, I was starting to think that maybe I was jumping to conclusions too fast.
Thanks for reading that wall of text, haha.
I actually enjoy the slower pacing.