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diff --git a/content/080e787b39742.nwd b/content/080e787b39742.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4dad0a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/080e787b39742.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +%%~name: Brandon +%%~path: ba6803e3fbd1e/080e787b39742 +%%~kind: CHARACTER/NOTE +%%~hash: 98586c18cdde59e33c5050444069b6ae9663a28b +%%~date: 2024-11-18 18:00:02/2024-12-02 18:27:57 +# Brandon +#### @Brandosaur + +Age: 19 +He/Him + +Brandon is probably the most conservative member of the group, despite still being pretty open minded. He’s more just ignorant but supports his friends. I imagine him not understanding what being Non-Binary is, maybe asking some rude questions, but after learning about it being totally supportive. Loyal, perhaps to the point of clinginess. + +Type of person to strongly support their trans friend but also ask “Do you have a dick?” + +Doesn’t have a lot of confidence in themselves. Constantly being ignorant and corrected takes a toll. Jealous of the others in the group that they can be so confident and fearless in expressing themselves. + +Total nerd about cryptids and the paranormal. A little conspiratorial. + +Has some of that dumb conservative mindset where cause and effect isn’t thought of very deeply, just simple thoughts like “They shouldn’t have done that.” + +Brandon’s Dad is a pretty effective cryptid hunter, and is often tasked with more dangerous cases around the country, so Brandon has moved multiple times and never had good luck maintaining friendships in person, so he finds himself quite lonely. He likes his Dad despite his conservative leanings, he wants to do what he does. He wants to maintain a relationship with him, but finds it harder as they slowly drift apart over ideological differences. He used to be able to tell his Dad everything, but the more he gets involved in this friend group, the more about his life he isn’t comfortable talking about. + + +### Thoughts on others: + +Brandon finds Mothy to be a concerning character. There are many things surrounding them that should not be happening, and Brandon is worried for them, but also worried about who they actually are as they seem sketchy. They get along though, both being a bit younger and inexperienced. They also like hearing what he knows about cryptids, yay! + +Alex is a very comforting presence to Brandon. She understands why he makes mistakes and doesn’t scold him. She seems to always know what to say. + +Luna is prickly, and that makes Brandon a bit anxious, but she’s really good at video games and that’s cool! She’s clearly very loyal, and despite fearing a potential scolding, Brandon doesn’t fear abandonment. + +Jayce is scary, they’re so outgoing. Brandon couldn’t imagine being so outgoing, the idea of being so vulnerable is frightening, and it’s exactly what Jayce thinks Brandon should do. Do they not feel that existential dread?? That crippling anxiety??? HOW?????
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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/180f5a813e13d.nwd b/content/180f5a813e13d.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8af7c04 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/180f5a813e13d.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +%%~name: Title Page +%%~path: 168da1493ffa8/180f5a813e13d +%%~kind: NOVEL/DOCUMENT +%%~hash: 5fff98a5bad52b367fcb7e3518e91bd231358b0f +%%~date: 2024-11-11 22:39:59/2024-11-25 23:56:32 +#! Cryptid Camp + +### On the internet, nobody knows you’re a killer moth. + +>> By Sarah Bradley << + diff --git a/content/506715294f9a9.nwd b/content/506715294f9a9.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6128916 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/506715294f9a9.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +%%~name: Chapter 1 +%%~path: 168da1493ffa8/506715294f9a9 +%%~kind: NOVEL/DOCUMENT +%%~hash: d94aa25842623b571eb8eeb40c0aee5ba981a564 +%%~date: 2024-12-25 00:57:53/2024-12-25 00:57:53 +## Chapter 1 + diff --git a/content/594115eedee74.nwd b/content/594115eedee74.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ed7d25 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/594115eedee74.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +%%~name: Group Chat +%%~path: 317f98ca7983f/594115eedee74 +%%~kind: WORLD/NOTE +%%~hash: e40172396e3529bfe8f64de2b4e0a938891cf52b +%%~date: 2024-11-11 23:57:57/2024-11-18 19:49:07 +# Group Chat + +After meeting and frequently partying up in an MMO together, a group of players create a chatroom and become very close friends. Overtime, they all become inseparable, doing face reveals, and eventually wanting to all meet up. + +They’re all loners who primarily socialize online for some reason or another, and this group all helps them open up. Nobody chooses to become an internet dweller, it’s usually a symptom of being an outcast. They’re a pretty progressive group. + +When Alex’s nature loving Aunt dies in a hiking accident, she leaves behind a decent inheritance. In her honor, Alex decides to spent a part of it on organizing a camping trip for everyone to finally meet up.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/5f880661b3128.nwd b/content/5f880661b3128.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c70d6b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/5f880661b3128.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +%%~name: Jayce +%%~path: ba6803e3fbd1e/5f880661b3128 +%%~kind: CHARACTER/NOTE +%%~hash: 7c802e039b1754d7c5623ce32c4399a827c9c3ad +%%~date: 2024-11-18 22:37:30/2024-11-21 03:38:04 +# Jayce +#### @PizzaFox + +Age: 21 +They/Them + +Unapologetic furry weirdo. Furry porn artist. Experimental synthesizer nerd. Loud and proud! Attends pride wearing fishnets. Tree hugger. Despite their outgoing nature, unfortunately unlucky with making friends, they’re not great at reading the room or being subtle. Psychoanalyzes everyone. Had supportive parents growing up. Scared of bugs. + + +### Thoughts on others: + +Jayce thinks Mothy is overly dramatic and misanthropic, and wishes they’d open up more. They’re seem detached from reality. They’re clearly ashamed about *something* and nobody should feel that way. They seem resigned from ever having a happy life. Something really isn’t right about Mothy’s situation. Jayce worries they might be homeless or something. Surely they must know we support them, why so secretive? + +Jayce thinks Alex is a sweetheart whose trying her best to come out of her shell. Their encouragement is met with her determination, and they really get along when it comes to art. She’s a source of comfort and encouragement as well. + +Jayce thinks Brandon is frustrating, he’s kinda like Mothy in a way. He should come out of his shell more and stop being so hesitant about every new thing. He seems to be trying, but there’s some underlying method of thought that’s slowing progress. + +Jayce thinks Luna is a faker, her calm collected act is just an act. At least the others act more outwardly anxious. But they see the spark in her eyes when she’s info-dumping about stuff she loves, and they’re glad to witness those moments.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/69b214c740737.nwd b/content/69b214c740737.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cbee570 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/69b214c740737.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +%%~name: Plot Musings +%%~path: 142f2b97dfd4c/69b214c740737 +%%~kind: PLOT/NOTE +%%~hash: 39ac5084d60a2fa9366c35ad5ce91b36e581f587 +%%~date: 2024-11-18 18:12:43/2024-12-01 18:49:14 +# Plot Musings + +I’m unsure about how I want to begin the story. The most interesting aspect to me is the fated camping trip, but I need to decide how much I want to build up to that, and how much to wait on revealing during the camping trip. + +I think jumping straight into the camping trip would be a mistake, because I want to build some emotional connection to the characters to make the camping trip feel like an important moment. + +I’m unsure how to handle Mothy’s story. Explaining his story at the same time as everyone else learning at the campsite is an interesting idea, but the anticipation for the trip wouldn’t be as intense. I want the audience to root for Mothy to finally get some in-person socialization. + +A compromise might be a time skip, or leaving the initial transformation a mystery. + + + +Potential pre-camp drama +- Trying to talk to people, and failing (which leads to taking their stuff) +- Trying to make the hunters realize they’re sapient, and the hunters thinking its a trick +- Luna insists on mailing a gift to Mothy, and Mothy has to risk their life to go pick it up. It ends up being a plushie they bring camping. +- Mothy comes close to confessing, then backs out + + +Potential camping drama +- Mothy attracts hunters and must be protected +- An overbearing parent of one of the group members sneaks into the camp and sees Mothy +- Brandon and Mothy get into an argument over Brandon’s hesitancy to accept Mothy.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/6f3f5fe2ebfd5.nwd b/content/6f3f5fe2ebfd5.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f60269 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/6f3f5fe2ebfd5.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +%%~name: Prologue +%%~path: 168da1493ffa8/6f3f5fe2ebfd5 +%%~kind: NOVEL/DOCUMENT +%%~hash: 0815f2546c136da8078ea5edee2126a103a5cee0 +%%~date: 2024-12-24 19:48:40/2024-12-24 19:48:53 +## Prologue + diff --git a/content/8472d96e7453a.nwd b/content/8472d96e7453a.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d23f09c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/8472d96e7453a.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +%%~name: The Video Game +%%~path: 317f98ca7983f/8472d96e7453a +%%~kind: WORLD/NOTE +%%~hash: cbbd2b55a5567ca280f432fd95cedd1c94adad7a +%%~date: 2024-11-18 17:53:45/2024-11-18 19:48:44 +# The Video Game + +What is it? Clone of: +- Monster Hunter? +- Guild Wars 2? + +Something that encourages a small group. +I think it’d be neat if the game had a genderless race, to let Mothy explore some of those emotions.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/a1e98b088f053.nwd b/content/a1e98b088f053.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6acdfaf --- /dev/null +++ b/content/a1e98b088f053.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +%%~name: Relationship with Mothy +%%~path: 15c9da6ed0692/a1e98b088f053 +%%~kind: CHARACTER/NOTE +%%~hash: a3cc9dbf7cc83b9b695be1af105b7ae418bdad8f +%%~date: 2024-12-01 17:53:11/2024-12-01 18:53:16 +# Luna’s Relationship with Mothy + +I want to develop Mothy and Luna to be closer, and I think putting Luna through an arc would help with that. + +Starting off Luna in a shitty hopeless situation, prior to transition. Having her computer work get her a job. All while she vents and receives encouragement from Mothy. Mothy will witness her shed much of that hopelessness, get a job and a place of her own, and start transitioning. Mothy will feel happy for her but also jealous and a bit scared that they’ll lose her. + +During this time, they chat lots and ERP, becoming intimate virtually. + +Once Luna is in a stable place, she’d even offer to help Mothy by letting them crash at her place as long as they need to, and as much as Mothy wishes for nothing more than that, refuses. Luna will become frustrated that Mothy won’t reveal their secrets and refuses help. Mothy is terrified of losing the best person in their life if anything gets revealed, and just wants to keep things the same. Luna wants to have a life, and spend it with a person she loves. She feels conflicted that the person she loves won’t even reveal their face, and accuses Mothy of not trusting her. + +Theme of the arc: Fear breeds Stagnation, and is unsustainable. + + + +Luna will start the story a forced University dropout. When her parents realize she’s been experimenting with gender and identifying as a woman on campus, they stop paying for her education and moves back in with her parents. She falls into a pit of depression and gaming. This is when she gets into the group chat and meets Mothy. + +Mothy and her will share their pits of despair, venting and chatting frequently. They share a similar outlook, both being harshly judged for surface level appearances and an unchangeable identity. + +Since she’s a extreme Linux nerd, at some point she’ll be frustrated with a shitty driver for a graphics tablet (or something) shes using and begins rewriting it herself. It becomes a hyperfixation for a bit. Her work is far better than the official driver, and it catches the companies attention. They reach out and offer to hire her, which lands her a well paying job that allows her to move out of her parents place to a more liberal area and resume her transition.
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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/b37275ec3defb.nwd b/content/b37275ec3defb.nwd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f51cef5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/b37275ec3defb.nwd @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +%%~name: Mothy +%%~path: ba6803e3fbd1e/b37275ec3defb +%%~kind: CHARACTER/NOTE +%%~hash: 7470f2fae9ab22a138a8779d86db8ae648ba725f +%%~date: 2024-11-11 22:41:42/2024-11-28 20:28:39 +# Mothy +#### @Mothy + +Age: 19 +They/Them + +They’re a cryptid that lives in the woods, looks like Mothman. They can feast upon memories and emotion. They had no concept of things like morality, ethics, love, or society until they feasted upon their first and only human victim, a 16 year old boy named Ethan. The memories prove to be too overwhelming, and Ethan wakes up as the cryptid next to their human corpse. They have the memories of the Cryptid as well. + +Ethan had a sarcastic streak, and was a jokester. But underneath it all, they were incredibly lonely and felt very misunderstood. They had a friend group in high school, but felt like they weren’t real friends. They grew to hate their parents. They were closeted non-binary. + +After becoming a cryptid, that loneliness becomes even more intense, as they live in the woods avoiding humans (especially cryptid hunters). They learn to hunt as well. Their new body can’t speak, but does have four arms and wings. They can fly too, so they travel. + +They amass a collection of camping gear, clothes, and technology from campers that run away after seeing them. Using portable solar panels, a phone, and a handheld gaming console, they try to make friends while gaming online. They eventually find themselves in a small group chat of friends after playing together in an MMO. Due to being mute, they only participate in text chat or with TTS. Due to having four arms, they can text and play at the same time, although not super well. + +They keep any definitive facts that they’re a cryptid a secret, but is willing to tell tongue in cheek jokes about it to amuse themselves and confuse their friends. Their isolation and hopeless feeling situation leads to them having a morbid sense of humour. + +They start the story with a very low self esteem and sometimes vent about it to the group in vague terms, saying how people are always afraid of their deformity and muteness, plus lingering gender woes. The group (especially Luna and Jayce) is able to give some philosophical help to boost their self esteem somewhat, which ends up with Mothy feeling more resentful towards humanities fearful tendencies. + +They become somewhat of a mystery to the group, due to their odd behaviour and bad circumstances. Other members of the group chat speculate whether they’re homeless or in an abusive household. Even after everyone else has face revealed, they have not. They claim it’s because of a deformity related to their muteness. + +### Anatomy + +Mothy looks like Mothman, but there are some very important differences from a moth. They have a head and mouth like a mantis, with Mandibles for cutting and Maxilla for manipulating and taste. +Their wings articulate more like bird wings, with slower more deliberate flaps rather than the rapid flapping of a bug. Wings are leathery and more durable than a bugs. Wings have red spots that sorta look like eyes. +They have 4 arms, with 3 fingered hands. The lower pair of hands are clawed, while the upper pair are better for manipulation. +Mothy is fuzzy like a moth, and has a mane like a moth. Big fuzzy antenna too, which gives Mothy an incredibly strong sense of smell. Dark grey coloured, but the fuzzier parts are lighter. +Two large red eyes, moth like without eyelids or pupils. Reflects light in a way that can look like glowing. +Because of their wings, a backpack has to be worn on the front. Any clothing for their top would have to contend with the wings somehow. Cutting holes for the 2 extra arms might be simple, but the wings are not. Pants would be possible though. They have bird like feet with talons, can perch in trees. + +### Thoughts on others: + +Mothy finds Alex to be a comforting presence, she is the Mom of the group, and she doesn’t pry as much as Jayce. She’s just nice to be around when Mothy wants to feel happy, and she’s good at organizing fun stuff to do. + +Mothy finds Brandon to be relatable in his ignorance, but also scary knowing who his Dad is. His curiosity is cute though, and he seems to be always improving. He reminds Mothy of who they used to be. It’s neat to learn about other cryptids through him too. + +Mothy likes Luna a lot, their ironic detachment is similar and they can riff off each other well. Mothy has an understanding of her prickliness, and appreciates the less optimistic, more “real” way she speaks about things. + +Mothy is somewhat jealous and frustrated with Jayce, despite wishing they could be them. Jayce advocates for unapologetically “being yourself”, while Mothy can’t without being hunted down, and Mothy can’t explain their feelings properly. Despite that, Mothy admires their activism and free spirit. Some of their self-confidence philosophy can be useful, but they’ll never fully understand.
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There’s an instinct that tells them that this is a terrible idea, but it’s too late. There are too many memories, too much complexity, it overwhelms their mind and takes hold. The teenager Ethan wakes up, holding their own corpse. + + + +Unbeknownst to the humans nearby, a monster circled their nest. The memories eaten from the rotting canine nearby were correct, many humans gathered in this part of the forest. They’d sleep in flimsy shelters and encircle small fires. Most importantly, they’d eventually leave their nest and wander the woods. While human nests are quite dangerous, a lone human would be easy pickings. + +The monster was perched out of sight in a tall tree, listening, waiting. It could hear many humans gibbering and grunting in the distance. One particular pack seemed to be escalating from gibbering to screeching, then suddenly footsteps were rapidly approaching. The creature momentarily scans it’s surroundings, had it been spotted? A lone adolescent human runs into the woods, reeking of angst. It’s gaze focused on the ground, never even catching a glimpse of the predator in wait. Other humans from it’s pack shriek, but don’t follow. Perfect. + +The monster leaps from it’s hiding spot and stealthily glides from tree to tree, stalking the adolescent as it strayed further from the nest. It smells tantalizing, stinking of so many strange emotions. Just as the canine’s memories predicted, it seemed to be following a gravel trail. It wasn’t even trying to hide. + +Eventually, the human stops running and stands still. It begins shuddering, producing a harsh wailing sound. Even covering its eyes with its hands. This couldn’t be more ideal! There’s no other footsteps approaching, no line of sight to the nest, it’s the perfect time to strike. + +The creature leaps, glides into position, then dives directly for it’s prey. The wailing abruptly stops as talons grasp the human’s head and twist, it’s neck already snapped when it smacks into the earth. A few powerful stomps, and the skull is cracked. A finger twitches. The creature hoists the leaking human back up and begins it’s feast. + +And oh, what a feast it is! Never before had this creature tasted such rich, complex memories and feelings. Such strange, superfluous thoughts! The primary purpose of consuming memories beyond sustenance was to learn better hunting strategies, but all of these ideas were just too intoxicating to be ignored. They seemed to never end, some memories decoding the context of a thousand others. + +_This human spoke a language called English. Humans called their large nests ‘cities’ or ‘towns’. Pavement. Music. Freckles. Humans are responsible for the rising temperatures across the globe. Lithium Ion Batteries. Ugh, society. In Season 3, Episode 20 of the show ‘The Snow-Globe Chronicles’, the character ‘Gracie’ was killed off due to behind the scenes contractual issues. The rotting canine was often called a ‘good girl’ which was an adoring compliment. Am I a…? Ethan!_ + +A piercing headache ravaged the creature, but it just powered through. An instinct in the back of it’s brain begged it to stop, but it was too late. For it’s brief moment of higher thought, the creature was consumed by an existential dread. In the presence of such a complex mind, the creature realized how small it was. It was nothing. It needed to be more. It needed more! _More!_ Blood dripped from it’s mouth as it continued savagely gobbling up all the grey matter it possibly could. + +_Coffee. Ethan once put together a puzzle that formed a picture of a cereal mascot, he was the captain of a pirate ship and cereal was his booty. Ethan’s favourite food was Pineapple Pizza from the place down the road. The road? Pavement! The swings at the playground were really nice, would it be weird for a teenager to use the elementary school playground? This is a campground. Ribosomes are an organelle in cells which decode mRNA instructions to build proteins. The show really went downhill when Gracie died. Laptops. Calendars. Tuesday._ + +The creature vaguely heard footsteps approaching, but it couldn’t focus on that. It felt like it was fading. It tried to hold onto itself, but it’s metaphorical grip kept slipping. It couldn’t concentrate. There was still so much more to eat, it couldn’t stop now. The more it ate, the more it knew, but the more it faded? It felt like… + +It felt like it was fading… + +_It couldn’t-_ + +Fading… + +_No! The-_ + +Fading… + +Fading. + +It really was nothing after all.
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