Author: Jacob Robinson
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 7 — The Treehouse
August 1st, 2010 Kinsky, California, USA The Treehouse A young black-haired boy ran up a grassy hill, surveying the land before him. With his eyes peering at the horizon, he suddenly stopped and pointed westward. “Over yonder, ye scallywags! Our glory comes ever closer!” Two other children followed him from behind: a boy and a…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 6 — Lake
September 7th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA Lake The Schrodden household was usually empty on the weekends. Mr. Schrodden’s job involved going from business trip to business trip, with only rare breaks in between. Mrs. Schrodden had gotten used to her husband’s schedule, but she often left the house on these days to check up on…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 5 — Wilkins
September 14th, 2006 Kinsky, California, USA Wilkins Two small boys were playing with blocks on a rainbow-laden rug, when something caught their attention. At the check-in desk was a tall adult man, clad in a business suit and tie. Standing close to his leg was a blond girl their age which neither of them recognized.…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 4 — What’s the Story, Morning Glory?
September 2nd, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA What’s the Story, Morning Glory? Sadja looked into the mirror. Her eye bags were back. She fiddled with them for a bit but eventually decided to cover them with makeup like she always did. Afterwards she took a few steps back to examine her body. She turned to the…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 3 — The Room
August 31st, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA The Room It was a Saturday. Cole put on his gray hoodie, bringing up the hood over his head to cover his face. He was walking down the stairs of his house and was just about out of the door when he heard a voice from behind him. “Hey,…
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Wars of the Seven Kingdoms Update #15 – Oops, I Finished The Game!
Hey all, I got a little carried away this week. Maybe I was just sick and tired of working on the Obsidian migration, or on the game itself, but I ended up finishing all the other todos I had on the game, then went and said “fuck it” and just uploaded it to Itch.io. It…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 2 — Maria’s Return
August 28th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA Maria’s Return The two siblings, Emily and Maurice, stood outside a bus stop near their home. Emily was distracted by the falling autumn leaves, the auburn sunlight soaking through them on their gradual descent. Maurice stood close to the edge of the sidewalk as the school bus pulled in.…
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Wars of the Seven Kingdoms Update #14 – Event Code In, but…
Hey all, In a very rare event for this series, I actually coded something — the event logic! Now that I got it all implemented I realized my old system for manually grabbing every possible option to happen for a character need not happen. We can just make it so that running the event randomizes…
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Boys & Girls: Part I – Chapter 1 – Zero Day
August 25th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA Zero Day It was roughly an hour before the school day started, and Kinsky High was empty save for a few early-bird wanderers. When Lukas pulled up in his car, the parking lot was almost entirely empty. He picked a spot close to the front gate. Out in the…
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Wars of the Seven Kingdoms Update #13 – Implementing Changes pt. 1
Hey all, Now that my hands are back on Godot, its time to take all the theory we made in Notion/spreadsheets and apply it to the game. Today I added the stat changes on kingdoms and jobs, next week will be running the new events. Then the game will (hopefully) be finished! UI is already…