#[techically]

i was kinda doubtful of whether or not i should use my old notes or make new ones, cause they’re so old a good small chunk of stuff on there just doesn’t apply to the final product. so instead i just cut them out into a million bajillion usable pieces :P

i don’t have much to say this time surprisingly. i think the notes just say it for me pretty well :)

i wanted to include references to some of the most important people in sanji’s life outside the straw hats to create a gentleman sailor’s ensemble! they’re all kinda subtle, but i think that fits the way sanji shows his affection for them and how they’ve shaped him as a person, in smaller less obvious ways.

ABOUT

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Bluestick is a little desktop pal (or, "ghost/ukagaka," rather) for your pc that can do stuff! :)

"oh, what can he do?" very cool that you asked! he can talk with you, check your email, remind you of stuff, and more!

i have a lot more planned for my glorious son, but will update him when i get around to it (and have enough time/power to do so). he's currently on version 1.0 as of Feb 17th 2026.

”what's SSP?“ a super cool program that allows Bluestick and other ghosts to run!

”can SSP run on ___?“ depends! SSP is intended for Windows, but Bluestick for one was coded and ran entirely on a Macbook via the use of Wine! i'm not sure about other operating systems such as Linux, and even less sure about the possibility of running SSP or similar programs on mobile.

”how do i make my own?“ i'm not really good at explaining things, but he was made with the help of the tutorial and template at https://www.ashido.com/ukagaka/ ! it's really helpful and clear and he wouldn't exist without it! :)

”do you have any lore?“ nope! not yet. not really, anyways.

"how is an ukagaka different from a shimeji?" um. do more stuff methinks. perchance.

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download is here at github. Strawpage is this link. for contact or concerns DM me here on Tumblr, the Ukagaka Dream Team Forum, leave an issue report on Github, or leave a Strawpage gimmick. installation instructions for both SSP and Bluestick's files is on the Github's page.

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OTHER/CREDITS

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all art by yours truly, hi 👋, both shell and balloon

some scripting by me but most of it was from the template i used and i just edited it lmao

programs used: Firealpaca (shell art), Affinity Designer (balloon + thumbnail art), Brackets (banger Notepad++ alternative for mac), and of course, SSP. (oh and. Wine. i guess. /silly)

shoutout to my bsf noah for suggesting a fun little 1-in-100 dialogue lol

thank you to https://www.ashido.com/ukagaka/ for the banger tutorial and template i literally could not have birthed bluestick without em (yes this is mentioned above idc)

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i plan to add more to this ghost in the future yeahhh but for now he is no more than a stick that yaps :) feel free to suggest ideas

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hotkeys :

t - talk

r - repeat last dialogue

f1 - show info

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Version Log :

02/15/26 - 1.0(.1) - He gets to see the world! (Official distribution)

01/24/26 - 0.0 - He exists! (Started development)

Known Issues (allegedly) :

Issues with network updates but admittedly i might be a little incompetent with this specific feature so it'll prolly take a minute to fix :( sorrgy. might disable it completely if i cant work it out.