#kaits rambles

But I need you to take a deep breath and breathe with me.

Valko appearing on the ninth was a longshot. Infold has had two major holidays, been at AX, and is still under investigation. This whole thing, because of *content has never been as simple as 'oh we can just push him out without issue if there's enough hype'.

We have to remember it is much, much bigger than that.

I have already seen a lot of disappointment and spiraling, and I am here to remind you to breathe.

Spiraling before any announcements gets you no where.

Yes, I know the silence is frustrating. Yes, I know how exhausting it has been looking for correct information and only having Infold post on XHS. I am right there with you.

But you have to remember that when the government is this involved, they have to be careful.

Valko hasn't been fully taken down - including their own discord channel. Valko's WU is also still there. Once the system is up, someone can confirm if the 'Coming Soon' is still under the LIs. Last I heard it was.

We cannot spiral. We can keep pushing.

Please - remember people on the other side of the screen are human. Do not attack people for their choice on how or if they choose to continue this fight.

Infold fucked up. That's the short of it.

I don't care if you liked or didn't like Valko, because what it boiled down to was greed. Plain and simple.

I said at the very beginning Valko's sudden appearance was weird and rushed. We were always set for a sixth LI eventually, but how they dropped him felt like we were getting a new puzzle shoved with an old one.

Valko was growing on me, I won't lie. His Peter Paker playfulness had me intrigued.

When the livestream dropped, I was also disappointed that, once more, the main feedback had been ignored. No ways to grind diamonds, no updates outside of Valko (which I was actually excited for, because I wanted to see how it all connected), no orbit updates, and a slap sticker "it's coming" update for Sylus and Caleb.

Also...the fifteen minutes of music was weird.

This felt frantically thrown together, and I know I wasn't the only one feeling that way.

But still, I was excited. Valko would add something new into the game again, and the constant banners were causing burn out.

Then to wake up to him being fully yanked? That's wrong.

Plain and simple.

Valko has become the scapegoat for Infold dodging actual issues that they should've been addressing. Hell, this is the same company that was deleting users last year for sending hate birthday messages to the LIs, so what the hell happened?

Why are we turning tail so quick?

Love and Deepspace has been a comfort for me. It got me writing again, and I've met some amazing people through this. We're all hurting. We're all trying to figure out what to do next.

I am asking for grace for fandom creators right now. As my lovely friend, Amy, reminded me, fandom is bigger than the game or show itself.

I will continue writing for LaDS, as it is still a source of comfort for me - Sylus especially. I had a couple ideas for Valko as well, and maybe they'll be fully written one day, too.

But please, be kind to your fellow fandom people who are hurting. And if you are one that is hurting, like many of us, please be kind to yourself. Step away if needed. Make sure to eat and drink something.

We will figure out how to move forward - because humans are resilient like that.

Um.... Infold

We need to talk because there seems to be a lot of specific nods to things, and I need to know...

WHAT DOES THIS MOVE MEAN THEN, HUH?? YOU SEEM TO BE MAKING A LOT OF MYTH AND PAST REFERENCES, FRIENDS

What’s do you mean that I can’t just be good at The Thing and see the immediate results I want?

What do you mean that the only one standing in my way of accomplishing The Thing is me?

What do you mean the only way to complete The Thing is for me to do The Thing?

Next time someone tells you your fic seems to be a little toooo 'self-insert', remind them George Lucas based Luke Skywalker off himself, and that seemed to work out pretty great for him. 🤷‍♀️

(It would actually be Rafayel - he has the strongest core out of all of them, but goooood luck getting him to actually do it with you.

Zayne and Sylus would also be good at it. Zayne because he’s weirdly good at everything, Sylus because he also has a solid core from boxing AND because of boxing he knows how to make the most out of limited motion.