Some good news and some weird news that’s… technically bad, but not really that bad for me? You’ll see what I mean!

Game Update

Like last week, I rendered my ass off every day except for Thursday. This time it wasn’t due to a movie coming out, though: It was Thanksgiving here in the US, so I was unavailable due to family crap. 

It’s been over a year, I know. But bear in mind that this final chapter is roughly as large as 3, 4, and 5 combined. If you don’t see all the endings, it’ll appear super short, though.

Maybe I should have thought this through better? Ah, well… 

Personal Update

Let’s start with the kinda-bad news: Thanksgiving. It was just Morgana, my mother, and myself, but clearly my mother had gotten into the alcohol before Morgana and I even arrived. Thankfully, Morgana wanted to cook, so she basically did the whole meal herself with minimal input from my mother. By the time we’d actually sat down to eat, my mother had sobered up, so the evening ended well enough.

The “bad” news: On the day after Thanksgiving, the police found my grandfather about an hour away from where he lives. He had no recollection of how he got there or who he was. They took him in because he was driving about 5 miles per hour on Interstate 95 (which is normally where people drive about 80 miles per hour), and only in his underwear. As of right now, they still haven’t figured out what caused this.

Bear in mind that my grandfather and I aren’t very close at all, so this isn’t something pressing on my conscience. He barely acknowledges me, and pretty sure he doesn’t even remember Morgana’s name, since I’m just a “step-grandchild”. Still, this whole thing has me wondering just what happened, and makes me worry that it could be me some day. Every time I forget something, my mind immediately goes to “this is it! Dementia!”

For once, however, I will finish this personal section with good news! I got a phone call yesterday. Normally that’s awful news, because I don’t use my phone for that, but this call came from my roommate. Quick recap: He suffered a stroke, lost all coherence, and was recovering in the hospital. His call yesterday had him sounding completely back to normal, saying he was going to be discharged from the rehab center this week. He still isn’t cleared to drive again, but he indicated that he fully expects to return to normal soon. He’s staying with his girlfriend for a little while longer, but he does plan on trying to pay his rent (which I know shouldn’t be something I’m concerned about, but I am). 

I’m going to keep chugging along at these renders, and hopefully I can have the beta out soon. I still have seven endings to work through — two of those are pretty short and simple, but one of them is the “grand finale” that’s going to be quite long. 

Here’s to me trying not to panic over how long it’s taking!

Keep the legends alive!
– Nine