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Very well thought out!!! I wonder what your thoughts would be on P&P Mary and her relationship to the other sisters. She just seems to be put on the backburner so much, especially when Mr. Collins comes along.

I am not very fancy with Tumblr yet, but I shall endeavour to answer this question:

We most often see the Bennet girls in pairs, Jane & Elizabeth and Kitty & Lydia. However, with five sisters, we are drawn into wondering why there isn’t a trio. Why is Mary alone? From all evidence, it seems like Mary excludes herself, not that she is excluded.

When Elizabeth wants to go visit sick Jane, she announces her intention. Mary basically calls her foolish, Lydia and Kitty offer to accompany Elizabeth as far as Meryton:

Aight- time to spew some lore vomit.

1) I’m gonna explain what my AU is about in more detail in the master post I am now currently brainstorming on later- but to put it simply, a post-after Nuclear war setting where monsters are trying to survive day to day knowing that the barrier above them is harboring a time-paused atomic bomb. And how a society such as that could ever out live the bomb, not having the bomb outlive them.

2) What happens is somewhat the same events of Undertale, but more darker and grim. Especially with all the monsters in the underground pretty much trying to cope with unhealthy mechanisms (like drugs and alcohol for example) until they eventually well— “die off.” Many have fallen, especially from the Bio class of monsters… While others such as the ABM class have been committing suicide via the ocean or the desert. Just alone… “down with the island” I suppose. Since well- it’s eroding quicker than anticipated.

3) My au is called OverEscape! Since well- it doesn’t take place underground (somewhat). It’s on a deserted island/ small cluster of islands!

4) Surprisingly enough, the world of OverEscape was created from my Sans (Nicknamed Dune). He was overall the BIGGEST inspiration for this au.

(This drawing bellow represents my past design for OverEscape! Sans. Which was kind good but not unique enough for my taste. Also this was my childhood dream of seeing this man solemnly just hanging out in a shitty place of “nowhere”)

:::Since well- some day I just imaged some Sans living out in a wasteland of a place (or just a dried up dust-covered desert), while also residing in an old radio tower alone with only a hat and mini farm to sustain himself with. Just trying to get on by with so little he had… especially after he was separated by civilization due to something killing everyone he knew and love off. Leaving him alone with a radio tower that just goes static whenever he tries to reach anyone. Depressing, I know.

:::But the second inspiration was the idea of magic having the capability of crafting! Or well- just me thinking of: “What if glass could be a magical power? And how would that work? What about other material-based creations could be used as weapons?” And boom, OverEscape was born. After years of putting it off of course— since I was too shy to share it.

And yeah! That’s the history of it thus far! For SURE will be adding more of course in the future.

The worldbuilding is actually the easier part for me. I've been avidly studying history and politics for years and putting that knowledge into worldbuilding practice for nearly as long. This isn't my first stop on the historical analysis rodeo. I usually start with the general geography and go from there - and in the case of New L'Manberg's politics, I take inspiration by reading the news articles forwarded to my email from various sources every morning. Not the ones about mutant puppies or lost kayakers or whatever most people deem interesting enough - I subscribe to sources generally about political dealings, both domestic and international. The daily Politico Playbook is especially helpful in mapping ways politicians navigate around each other and public opinion.

I'd say the hardest overall "thing" I've written in Valley of Serenity has been the character moments, which is hard to define because nearly everything is character in this fic. I can plan Tubbo's daily depressing routine in running New L'Manberg and what documents he might have to look over and statements he might have to give all I like, but it doesn't change the fact that the story is incredibly character driven - for as much worldbuilding praise I've gotten, the central focus of the fic has always been about sbi and their navigation of their trauma, pasts, and how they'll work together as a family now as a result. The emotional conversations and talks the characters have with each other to build more trust or come to more realizations are usually the areas of writing I agonize over most.

I would say, however, for example, that the hardest chapter to write so far has been chapter 28, which leads to the scene where Tommy, Wilbur, and Techno walk in the woods while discussing the events of Pogtopia and working through their feelings on the issue. It end with Tommy saying he hasn't forgiven them, but that he still considers them brothers. It's an incredibly important scene - important enough the summary of the fic shows a few lines from it. On the surface the description I gave sounds plain. In reality, it was a fucking pain to pull off and have feel authentic in any way, and I'm always left with a vague sort of dissatisfaction when I'm finished writing scenes like that, which lingers even after a few revisions. Not only is the narrative and prose itself hard to write, the things the characters are saying and the realizations they're coming to are all things I have to plan out and consider whether or not it's appropriate or helps building their character arcs in a good way, and I'm always anxious about that.

Hello again! And yes, I'd be happy to make a post; however, I'm mind meltingly busy right now so I don't really foresee me being able to post anytime soon but when I have time again, I can see what I can find on Drew Sarich judas and make a post!

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