#liabletalks

Firstly, I want to apologize for another round of radio silence. Personal life and family issues aren't getting worse exactly, but hasn't stabilized like I'd hoped they would.

I've been trying to throw myself at the problem hoping things would improve faster, but I'm burning myself out in the process, yk?

Anyway, I'm slowing down and I really want to throw myself back into writing again. You know, so I maintain my sanity. 😭

THIS IS AN ACTUAL CHAPTER UPDATE, I SWEAR!

Initially, I had planned for Tenna to start this chapter. Before I had to shift directions for chapter 8, I'd wanted to explore Tenna's anxiety as he watched and waited for Spamton's plan to work. However...I kinda feel like Tenna had enough screentime for now?

Tbh, I just REALLY want to get back into Spamton's head. Poor guy's going THROUGH IT atm and I'm really excited to pick apart how he'd be handling his benefactor's warnings versus Tenna's change of heart!

So, this chapter will be Spamton led this time! I'm really excited about it, too. ✨Just rubbing my evil lil hands together ✨

This chapter is taking longer than expected, sadly. I've been so busy that I've barely had any time to write!

So, for now, please take these humble snippets of some of my favorite moments in this chapter so far:

(Tenna's POV)

I'M SCREAMING

As for chapter eight, I have some bullet points written down of different things to cover through the time skip. It'll be in Tenna's POV (so will the snippet/one shot).

The thing is, I know Tenna's grand plan will fail miserably. It's not a question of will he fold, but how fast. Like, my first pass of the first scene has Tenna dumping most of his plan right then and there (but that's a smidge too fast, I think, lol).

I'm just mainly trying to figure out how much to cover in the summary/time skip? I'm thinking it'll be written more like Tenna and Spamton's intro (before they met) in the first chapter.

What are your thoughts? What parts should be in the summary (like the Addison and Spamton fall out, Spamton winning "Number 1 rated salesman of the year, etc.)? What parts should have more time? Where should the summary end?

Read my slow burn spamtenna fic if you'd like!

It's my take on how these two met during Spamton's Big Shot Era!

Also, the way I wrote the both of them leans more on that “Spy vs. Spy” idea from Toby. I’m a sucker for the idea of two sleazy characters growing soft for each other over time! 💖

Don't worry, though! These two will still be silly, I swear!

Question for you: you are SUPER good at writing Tenna's powers as this crazy Looney Toons GOD, any tips or tricks on how you handle that?

Hello!!

I’m so happy to hear that!! 💖💖💖 It never fails to blow my mind that folks have been inspired by my work! Spill the beans! What’s your take on spamtenna?

As for the question, THANK YOU! That TV man is truly a Looney Tunes character through and through, and you can just go wild with his powers! Though, hm…honestly I suppose I take a lot of inspo from other similar characters! Tenna’s cartoonish reality warping comic relief is my FAVORITE type of character! Mix it with a showman’s persona (and a dash of insecurity), and it’s a done deal! I’m hooked 100%!

For Tenna, I leaned heavily on Looney Tunes, but also Roger Rabbit, the Genie from Aladdin, and SpongeBob! Those were the biggest ones, but some honorable mentions include: the Animaniacs, Deadpool, and Bill Cipher (oddly enough) lol. Also, Freakazoid, but I’ll admit that I never watched the show. I’ve only seen YT clips.

These characters thrive on the “Rule of Funny” and tend to treat their abilities as totally normal, much to the stress of whoever plays the Straight Man.

I recommend watching those cartoons and studying how they’re portrayed!

Going off that, I regularly look back at Tenna’s scenes in-game to see what he does and says canonically, take bits and pieces of those previous characters, and run everything through a Tenna filter.

I often make up the jokes or think up scenarios first and then figure out when and how Tenna would execute it. Tenna’s big, loud, and a performer! Be showy about it! Be weird about it! Have fun and make yourself laugh!

Though I will say that what I always like to keep in mind when writing for Tenna (and to a lesser degree, Spamton) is to ground his wackiness in some way. This is more of a personal preference, but I like it when all/most actions have a point/serve a purpose. I like to ground my silly characters that way, in hopes that they don’t come off as random or annoying.

For example, (like in-game) when Tenna suddenly puts on the pathetic act in Cyber City, it was to trick Spamton into giving him a tour. Or, like in chapter eight, Tenna’s shenanigans were used to purposely piss Spamton off to get him to cut the act. Even when Tenna is honestly just being silly, it still acts as a narrative push, if that makes sense?

Like, when Tenna brings out “The Council,” it’s to speed up the scene. Otherwise, in order for Tenna to catch what the A.D.D.I.S.O.N leads were doing, he would have had to spend a handful of minutes reading through that long contract. The addition of “The Council” gave me a reason to speed through the reading, make it funnier and more entertaining to read, and make a nod to some of Tenna’s games in Deltarune!

It often needs to serve a purpose, no matter how big or small! It’s best used when it still pushes the plot forward. Though random goofiness for the sake of humor and good fun can be used, too! Like, the moment with Tenna making a smiley face in condensation or Tenna getting distracted by Spamton’s ass, lol

Although I would recommend doing that sparingly. That way, the plot (hopefully) never feels like it’s dragging just to allow the comedy to have center stage.

Um...I only really have this fic content-wise, though.

I can answer questions about it or just yap about some of it in general??