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It brings me an ungodly amount of joy that you found this, lol. It is indeed a Shakira reference. My spouse and I sing She-Wolf all the time, awoos included, so I couldn't resist! I think only one other person may have found this to my knowledge, unless no one dares evoke her name lest she appear, lol. ^_^

Thank you so much! That means so much to me, I'm glad that your replays bring new layers of fun. ^_^ 

I'm doing well, and currently working on chapter 6! Determined to keep writing and creating. :D

Yay! I'm so glad you're enjoying replays, I hope you found a little more to enjoy each time. ^_^

I can't wait to show you the next leg of this journey, chapter 6 is being whipped up and it's gonna be a big one!

I fully intend to weave this in again too, lol.

Noodles. ^_^

Yay!! I'm glad this pulled you in to read (and enjoy it). I have a much harder time sticking with regular novels, but when an IF is put in front of me, my brain goes "yaaay!" I never read more in my life than when I found IFs and VNs.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Oswin packs a punch, that's for sure. He has a lot of layers for his route. So glad to see Rune getting some love too. I look forward to showing off more about them! ^_^

She's so much fun to write too!

That means so much to me, my dear! I am overjoyed that this has resonated with you so much. I'm striving to work hard and keep it up and I can't wait to bring you more of the story to get lost in. ^_^

Thank you dear! ^_^

Thank you, my friend! I'm glad you enjoyed! ^_^

I am thrilled that you liked Jun! He's had a few fans pop up here and there and it's tempted me to borrow his character for another story sometime. 

Oh my goodness, your assessments have me over here giggling and tapping my fingies together like a villain.  I think you will really enjoy chapter 6. I've got it outlined and several key moments will...resonate with you. ^_^

I'm thrilled that you got so much out of it, my friend! I'm back from a bit of a break and have chapter 6 outlined. There are some juicy things in store! ^_^ (including more spice of course)

I love to see that, my friend! Also love that you had a dream about it! That makes me so giddy. ^_^

Sometimes it's good to be bad, dear! I'm glad you found that little branch though. That choice affects your path into chapter 5 as well. I'll work on making your masochist MC dreams come true. ;)

I am so sorry, dear, but saves were super broken with the update. I am currently trying to get itch's Butler application to work so I don't break them again, but my laptop can't run it. I have delayed a patch for chapter 5 until I can get it worked out though. I'm trying to find another computer that may run the app I need to do this. Hope it didn't dampen your enjoyment!

Thank you so much, my friend. You are too kind. I hope you got some rest for those peepers though for your next read! ^_^

Thank you, dear! Glad you had a good time! ^_^

That really resonates with me as well. It may be my little idealist heart, but I wanted that to stand out. The world is hard enough and I wanted to write people trying to hold each other up through it. ^_^

Thank you, dear! I am glad it was worthy of being devoured. MC is quite popular (and in chapter 6, someone will be prodding them about that, lol).

And I am always overjoyed when readers love the MC's parents. I also have a soft spot for them, and I'm glad you enjoy their role. ^_^

Hello dear! Glad you enjoy the story. Just know that the frustration you sense about the limitations, your MC does too. That's a vital part of the story with your MC's life being on hold and stymied because of the curse. Without the stakes and your MC being so held back in life, you don't have as much of a push to find a solution. With your healer, there just isn't much in the way of traditional medicine for your MC to do for themselves since their affliction is unique. There's one known plant that helps and chapter 6 will actually touch on why that is.

I'm glad overall you find it immersive and a good experience! Hang in there, MC can only go up from here! ^_^

Happy New Year to you as well my dear! And you are very welcome for the meal, I hope it has left you sated. I am elated that your lovely ladies have got you down so badly and that you're enjoying each of them so much. You have done me a great honor by complimenting the Zahn spice. I enjoy writing those scenes and I fret about them being enjoyable for a wide audience.

I've had a pretty good and much-needed break and am getting in gear to begin writing chapter 6! It is outlined already. ^_^

Thank you, my friend! I am glad you enjoyed it. I totally know what you mean with the parents. I do love me some bad-parent angst, but sometimes it's hard enough for poor MC, lol.

Yay! I'm glad you had a delightful surprise waiting. I'm currently marinating the chapter 6 outline. I am terrifically excited about it too. ^_^

I'm glad you like it! I have considered altering the romance system as well. I initially vetoed the more in-between actions since the personality system doesn't use a middle-ground option either (saves me a lot of coding and struggling to find an in-between option that feels natural). But the personality extremes can still kinda pass sometimes for a middle-ground response - they just don't feel as uniquely "this or that" to me. It wouldn't be too difficult to add another flirting method either. I'll do some thinking on it! Thank you, my dear! I can't wait to see how this project grows. ^_^

I am mostly sorry! LOL I am thrilled that you are so torn, though, and you've found a lot to love. ^_^

That might be a POV for later, my friend. Or Oswin may tell MC himself during a conversation in chapter 6 (I'm still outlining so I can't say for sure yet). I am currently working on an extra for Tumblr to celebrate hitting over 2000 followers. It covers MC's "cursed birthday" from Oswin's eyes and should be published this month. It will probably be on itch since my idea is to make it interactive (mainly just adding your MC's details). ^_^

Thank you so much! I'm so excited to bring more of this story out too. There are so many juice mysteries to unravel! And heck yeah, write your story! Making them can be daunting, but stick with it. They are so rewarding too. ^_^

Thank you! They're doing wonderfully,  and knocking everything over and I  love it, lol.

Thank you so much!  I'm glad you mentioned the personality system because I'm currently wondering if I  should stick with it for my next IF or try something new. I think the method in GC has been the favored one though. LOL MC is a bit Mary Sue (Mary Cue? MC - :D - I'll stop), but one you can put through a meat grinder. (this might be mentioned in the game too at some  point, lol)

I'm so glad! I'm a fan of replaying myself, though it can get tedious, so I appreciate that you took the time. ^_^

Technically there isn't anything in that's specific about a trans MC.  My thinking when I did the character creation as it is was that, at least in this world, whoever you are - you just are. That's kinda how I see myself because I've always been in a grey area for my own identity. So, I just am. That's why I didn't enter any sort of specified option for transitioning. Just know I am still giving thought to the subject and I may change my current design in the future as long as I can make it a meaningful one to readers. Hope this helps! ^_^

(Just as a note in case it is something you'd like to know, for any of the  moments that they can come into play, MC's bits are defined by the reader and not the pronouns.)

You're very welcome! And happy new year to you! Me and Mr. Lunan welcomed two kitties into our family today so we are set for the year, lol. :3

Hey I love this thinking, lol. Anytime an IF updates I end up restarting anyway because my memory is faulty after reading 400 other stories lol.

Very sweet, 10/10, would feed again.

Duri has great insticts and probably senses the danger lol. He'll do his part by paying you special attention. 🐺

I'm so glad you enjoyed your early Christmas present! ^_^

Thank you my friend! I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Can't wait to get going on chapter 6, so many fun scenes to write. ^_^

My gift to you! Hope you enjoyed! ^_^

After all you've been through, there's no way your parents can say that you can't keep her either, lol. Glad you loved it, my dear! ^_^

Hello there! Love that you tried out Noodles! The plan is to go back through and add more flavor text for that and a few other name selections. I adore that you have an entire troupe of pasta, lol.

If you'd like just a little bit more Nathan, there's a mini story posted about how he met Shadow here https://www.tumblr.com/wings-of-ink/771243881131081728/how-about-a-little-someth...

I'm trying to wiggle him in a bit more, so no worries, you'll cross paths again eventually! 

Your assessments of everyone made me smile, lol. You are very wise. Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so glad that you've found something to love here. ^_^