So um... I just realized that I put in over 16 hours today on just WCA. Not exaggerating. For 3 scenes. I have officially found my limit. I um... I'm not gonna be doing that again. Especially with how emotionally rough shooting one of those scenes was on me. But it felt good to get it out, I suppose. 

Here's where we are:

Yeah, that's a lot of progress in 2 days. I'm really proud of all that was done, especially considering how code-intensive one of those scenes was. The first two scenes only took me 6 hours. That last one took me a little over 10 hours. And that was WITH Necro helping me plan it out.

I honestly really hope you all enjoy this next update. I... well, I decided to inject a bit of my own story into Aurum's. I'd pulled some bits and pieces here and there already with the Taekwondo and the Security and all that, because writing what you know is powerful in storytelling. Despite that, one thing I don't want is Aurum feeling like an author self-insert. I've tried very hard to avoid that, to make him a unique character not solely based on anyone. But the black-and-white flashback scenes in this coming episode... well, those are real things that happened in my life. I was on the fence about doing this at first, but I always feel that injecting some reality into fiction makes it feel deeper and more engaging. And it did feel good to finally get some of that stuff out. I also feel that these events fit Aurum very well as far as informing some of his bad habits and the mistakes that he makes, and these events were sort of what his bad habits were planned around. Really hope no one decides to trash the "writing" in these sections, because in this instance, it's not writing. It's not fiction. I'm just telling you what happened. Some of this shit you can't make up. 

This episode was the perfect place for this as well, as those of you who saw the S4 Preview are probably REALLY wondering what comes next after something like that. I've done a lot of hinting and I've done a lot of suggesting, and I'm certain a fair few people have figured out what's going on. But after this episode, you'll know Aurum's story, and I'm probably not gonna be inserting any more real events into the game. It's only supposed to be dark temporarily; that way, when you see the light again, you appreciate it more. That way when you get back to the fantasy, back to the joy of chatting with the girls and breaking down your walls, you'll be happy to be past the rough parts. 

I cannot wait to have this episode done and out to you. I'm gonna do my best to give this episode a really good, sweet ending to set up for the next episode, because balance is important. 

Good news is, the other three team members are each taking 1 scene to shoot, leaving me with only 3 left to write and only 2 more I'll have to shoot personally.

Anyways, thanks for listening to my rambling. I'm gonna take it easy for a little bit. Be back soon with another update.

- Vic