That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles [Otome/BakeSim]

[9:19]

Slippery finger aimed for Preview and hit Submit. Feel like a loser.

COME AT ME BRO.

I shall.

Prose pains are all the rage nowadays, don't you know? It's the classic, "spent half an hour contemplating a comma, took it out at noon and put it back in by evening." Nevertheless, I enjoy your style.

There's an OP? ImageShack had better work goddamn.

[Rewritten Ennui]

There's an OP? ImageShack had better work goddamn.

OP = Original Post. Sorry for the confusion D: I don't even know how to make an animated opening thingy to begin with... And what the heck would there be to animate? Elise decorating a cake? Not very exciting if you ask me :/

[9:19]

Naw, my bad.

And what do you mean, "not very exciting"? Food pRon is ALWAYS exciting.

[Aiurax]

Pah. I love how Terry is all 'The bakery is shutting down, that's all.'
Saying it kind of off-hand, like it's an everyday occurence.
There was ONE thing I thought would look better. It's miniscule, though;
show aaron confused
a"I uh... don't really get what's going on here, but I guess you could start by not letting it happen."
I just thought it would look better like this;
show aaron confused
a"I uh... don't really get what's going on here, but I guess you could start by not letting it happen?"
I don't know, is it just me? Am I just too points-finger-at-things-that-don't-really-matter?

As for everything else.
It's cool.
No complaints here. You keep going.

And, by the way, the last few comments I've left everywhere else have been, ahhh, excitable.
I'm just happy right now.

[Rewritten Ennui]

And what do you mean, "not very exciting"? Food pRon is ALWAYS exciting.

Whoa whoa, slow down. There's absolutely no hentai (and that includes food pron) in this game, okay? I'm still a high school student >_> Then someone will ask, "Why are you writing a story about college students?" And then I will answer, "Because I CAN." Though if you really want me to, I'll get Santos to make you something :3

There was ONE thing I thought would look better. It's miniscule, though;
show aaron confused
a"I uh... don't really get what's going on here, but I guess you could start by not letting it happen."
I just thought it would look better like this;
show aaron confused
a"I uh... don't really get what's going on here, but I guess you could start by not letting it happen?"
I don't know, is it just me? Am I just too points-finger-at-things-that-don't-really-matter?

Nah, I can see how the change of punctuation changes the tone of the sentence. I'll go change that right now

Other news: there haven't really been any significant updates as of now. Though I was bored and copypasta'd some (keyword is some) of the script that I was pretty satisfied with into jEdit. Lint tells me that I have approximately 4,700 words in the game thus far. PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME FOR BEING SLOW DDDDDD; There's definitely more script that I have down, but they're all scattered in different documents so I can't really get an exact word count on it all.

[9:19]

There's absolutely no hentai (and that includes food pron) in this game, okay?

Uh, you're thinking of the wrong porn. I'm talking scandalously delicious-looking CGs of cream puffs, tarts, and pies on a pan. That food porn.

Also, I can't believe I missed this: Santos has TURTLES. Instafav.

[Rewritten Ennui]

There's absolutely no hentai (and that includes food pron) in this game, okay?

Uh, you're thinking of the wrong porn. I'm talking scandalously delicious-looking CGs of cream puffs, tarts, and pies on a pan. That food porn.

Also, I can't believe I missed this: Santos has TURTLES. Instafav.

Babe, we gotta stop misinterpreting each other D: I know what food porn is, but I was just messing with you >_> Maybe if Ryurieri feels like drawing the delicious foodz, then we'll get some of that good stuff in.

But that's Santos' selling point for you? His two pet turtles and not his glasses? I mean, that's cool and all, but he's my waifu hasubando because he can cook. BTW, I dare you to guess the name of his turtles. (Note of interest: his turtles are actually based on my red-eared sliders. I could post up pics of them, but they're not exactly related to the game ._. Still, if you guys really want to see them...)

[9:19]

True say OTL. Emotions are hard to convey in text. Let's just stick to honesty from now on, lest your thread become one long string of miscommunication.

And yes, that is his selling point. I wear glasses; it's too much of a norm to be appealing lol. Also, cooking is hot. For the turtles' names, I'll make a Louis C.K. reference and hazard "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" (when they get out of hand, he can go "Ladies and Gentlemen, please!").

There are always loopholes around unrelated pictures. Draw Santos' face by their tank and voila, game progress reference stock. I for one would be happy with some turtle shots. Can't speak for the rest of the fans, though.

[Rewritten Ennui]

I for one would be happy with some turtle shots. Can't speak for the rest of the fans, though.

Bah, who doesn't like turtles? I'll try to find a good pic of them later for all of you to see their adorableness :3

Oh hey, another art update! And this time it's full of moe! Everyone loves moe, amirite? Thou must love moe.

A not-so-random girl drawn by Ryurieri

Le gasp! Who is this young lady and why is she holding a panda doll? It's too moe! And everyone adores moe. I'd like to keep her name a secret, so for the time being you may refer to her as "Miss Moe." Here's Elise's little blurb on her:

About two weeks after I took over the bakery, this girl dropped by one day. She says she's a classmate of Al's and seems to know Xavier too. She's a really interesting girl with a love of pandas and a hatred of kaleidoscopes, but as sweet and innocent as she looks, she's actually the total opposite of Al: not afraid to crack a few lewd jokes and sometimes manipulative of others (her demands aren't too bad, though). Still, she has a good heart and insists on "protecting" me from a certain someone. Joshua likes to go all ballistic if you dare lay a hand on her, so watch out. Which is ironic, considering that he's the one she's trying to protect me from.

That moe-licious panda doll she's holding actually got thrown away in a flaming trash can of doom because she was supposed to have a bigger one. And I will eat my head if I say "moe" one more time in this post.

P.S. I'm afraid I can't get much done on my part this week since I have to take the SAT this Saturday. I'll actually have to sit down and review for it >_> Wish me luck!

[Aiurax]

Turtles are cute, I don't think I'd like it if I had a staring contest with one of them, though.
I'd freak myself out.
Anyway~

Ah-hah! The elusive 'Miss Moe'
We meet again. Thou shalt not-(glare from Joshy)-pass?

She seems like one of those people that are all 'cute but can kill you with 1 finger'

like Li Mei from Kansei, scary.

[evility]

Cookies . I am watching this.

Sounds like a lot of fun. Can't wait till more development comes out!

Also: ALFONSE. *dies*

[Sunlit-Dreamer]

*le gasp* Another Alfonse fan! May we keep him INNOCENT! =3

And that girl....I wonder what her role will be in the story overall. Oooh the pondering that I'll be doing until the game is completed.

Then the....turtles....turtles....tuuuuuuurtleeeeees. And food....if it looks good enough I just might attempt to make it irl after playing the game. *food food food*

[Rewritten Ennui]

Staring contests with turtles aren't that hard, actually. They'll probably wink at you or look away after a while. AND GODDAMN IT ALL WHY DOES EVERYONE LIKE ALFONSE RRRRRRRAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGEEEEE Aww... It looks like Al is at the top of the popularity poll so far. All my other boys aren't getting enough love ;-;

@Sunlit-Dreamer: Miss Moe's role in the story is to cock-block Joshua and make lewd jokes in front of Al that he won't understand. Rest assured, she's a fun character Quoth she to Alfonse, "You little son of a bitch, c’mere and give me a hug."

Eh, not-so very great update time D: Ryurieri tells me that she got hit by a really nasty fever that's been draining her energy lately, so she hasn't been able to draw anything. I was supposed to get her rough sketch of Santos, but she forgot to attach it to the email she sent me T_T On my end, I finally got around to copypasta-ing more of my script into jEdit, and Lint tells me I have a total of 10,035 words! le sobbu I feel so slow ;-; I would get more done if not for my damn APUSH "research paper" that I doubt my teacher will actually grade, but I do have a little scene with Elise, Joshua, Xavier, and Tybalt ready for your reading pleasure. I don't want to say it's super spoiler-ific since it's very early on in the game, but eh. Also it's a little inappropriate at the beginning... you'll get a sense of some of the types of humor I use...

"When I step outside the kitchen, I spot a white cat sitting on Joshua's lap. It's got to be Tybalt, because no other cat would be that audacious to just waltz right in here."
show joshua normal at right with dissolve
show xavier normal at left with dissolve
$ xavier.currentThoughts = "I wonder if this cat's a stray. Her fur looks clean to me…"
x"Dude, you gotta stop stroking that pussy."
$ joshua.currentThoughts = "In Soviet Russia, cat pets you! … Nah, that's not a good one."
j"It's not my fault she likes it!"
"Oh god, they're making sexual jokes with my cat. It's probably a good thing Tybalt doesn't understand a word they're saying…"
$ express = "sad"
e"Uh… hey guys."
x"'Sup babe."
show joshua happy
j"Níhǎo! Is it me, or are you looking even more beautiful today?"
e"I always look like this… unless you're saying I'm uglier on other days."
show joshua surprised
show xavier happy
$ joshua.currentThoughts = "What the fuck!? That's not even one of my cheesier lines, and she just… she just…"
"A mortified look covers Joshua's face as Xavier snickers at him."
x"Oooooooh… you just got burned."
j"Wha-!{w=0.4} I-!{w=0.4} No! I mean, you always look great and…"
$ express = "normal"
e"Whatever. {w}Anyways, I see that my cat has found her way into the shop."
show joshua normal
show xavier normal
"Aforementioned kitty purrs contently, her ears twitching happily."
$ xavier.currentThoughts = "Figures. Elise looked like a cat person to me."
x"She's yours?"
e"Yup."
j"What's her name?"
e"If I tell you you'll laugh."
x"C'mon, it can't be that bad."
j"If her name is \"Mittens,\" maybe I will."
$ express = "sad"
e"It's not that…"
x"Then what is it?"
"I look down at my hands and shift awkwardly in my seat. People always laugh or act in disbelief when they hear about my little faux pas in naming my cat."
e"Her name is… Tybalt."

So what will Joshua and Xavier do next? Will they lol at Elise? Will they make fun of her? You can't possibly answer these rhetorical questions, but you could give me feedback

[9:19]

Joshua and Xavier are crack. I love them.

Hope your artist recovers soon!

[Rin]

Oh-my-goddddd!!
My face looks exactly like when I saw the banner. It'sjust soooooo cute!!! Omg I can't stand myself *x* *Drooling*
You have a new stalker, srsly. I have an -epic- sweet tooth. *A*
Also, I do love the art sketching. It's so adorable <3 Especially -the banner!- Elise and Alfonse! xDDD
One and one more thing. I realized smt on Joshua Is he half Viet? Since his last name sounds like a Vietnamese's. Or probably my mistake? o.O

Gud -a lot of- luck for the project! =3