Meet some side characters!

Hey, it's been a while since the last devlog! Why is that? Is the project dying?!

Absolutely the opposite! I have been working daily, literally all day every day, coding, writing, and drawing. It's been... a lot! I'm sure I won't regret crunching later hahaha

Still, what I wanna showcase today isn't about the main cast- it's a handful of side characters you'll meet along the way. While the focus of the story is about Ebelle and his new friends, they are by no means the only people you'll meet!

Starting from the left with Mie- the first ever OC I created! She's an old friend of Mel's, and runs a mechanic shop in a small town outside of Stefford. Her operation is entirely legit and fully legal at this point... at least, legal enough. She and Ebelle both hail from Cariou, meaning they have thick, for want of a better phrase, "New-Yorker" accents- very fun to write for!

Next is Cori in the middle, Tyzian's long time friend and barista of the coffee shop local to his apartment. She's watched as 'Ty' has gotten on (and off) with plenty of guys, and gotten so used to his routine that he's earned his own menu 'usual'. Ask her about the landlord- she'll have some thoughts!

And finally for today, is Hawkins! Again, from Tyzian's route, his plot relevance is a bit of a spoiler, so you'll have to wait for the game to release before finding out! Instead, here's what I'll say; he was originally planned to be a dateable character, main to the story! The plan was to have five datable guys, instead of three- but it turns out making games is hard, so I had to reduce scope. A lot of Hawkin's plot concepts were rolled into Tyzian's route, both in Tyzian's own idiosyncrasies and by literally appearing as a character. He was born deaf, so uses Palgeian Sign Language to speak. Tyzian is a good friend, and learned how to sign to talk to Hawkins! So should you!

That's all for today, I'm going back to the Hell that is coding all these scenes into Ren'Py. Wish me luck, and take it easy!