While studying game development, I began sketching images of a snow-covered city surrounded by an hostile wasteland full of strange creatures.
Over the years, I continued drawing from this world, and in 2019, I created a Unity project called “Zone 6.” While working at Landfall on TABS, TABG, Stick Fight, and Rounds, “Zone 6” remained my spare-time endeavor. Now it’s finally shaped up enough that a demo will be out for the Steam Next Fest, starting on February 24th.
If you’re interested in a visual novel game in the style of The Yawhg or Monster Prom, please check out our demo during Next Fest or add it to your Wishlist on Steam!
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The first and probably the most likely it would be an evening walk through the city (if the place he lives in can even be called a city).
Nezumi loves the night, when the streets grow quiet, he seems to relax. So he would probably invite you out for a walk without any particular destination in mind. (Though that would depend on how safe things are at the time.)
You would wander through empty streets, talking about anything and everything like books, people, the meaning of life, theater. Sometimes he would suddenly fall silent for several minutes, and the silence wouldn't feel awkward at all, that's simply the kind of person he is.
Most of the time, he would pretend not to care whether you're enjoying the walk or not, but he'd subtly adjust the route to suit you and quietly make sure you stay interested. He genuinely pays attention to your mood and every little change in your behavior, so if you happened to get cold, he would notice immediately.
Something like:
— "Cold?"
— "No..."
— "You're lying, idiot."
And a second later, his scarf or jacket would already be draped over your shoulders.
A trip to a bookstore is also very likely, although he would never call it a "date."
Nezumi adores literature, so he could easily spend hours browsing books. He would recommend works he personally loves and then carefully watch your reaction. If you picked a book he likes, he would smirk with satisfaction and probably start praising it.
"It's not for everyone, but it's beautiful."
If you chose one he disliked, he'd immediately start arguing with you just for fun.
"You have no taste, country bumpkin."
He wouldn't mean it maliciously, though a small part of him would be disappointed that you don't share the same taste in literature.
At a more serious stage of your relationship, he might take you to the theater. It's a somewhat embarrassing subject for him considering his line of work, but he genuinely loves theatrical art.
Nezumi loves the stage and everything connected to it. During the performance, he would seem unusually focused, and afterward, the two of you could spend hours discussing the play. If you enjoyed it just as much as he did, he would be genuinely happy, though he'd never admit it outright.vHaving someone beside you with whom you can discuss the things you love is a true happiness.
A rainy-day date would also be on the list of possibilities.
If it suddenly started raining, he wouldn't look for shelter. Instead, he'd continue walking beside you as if nothing unusual were happening. To him, rain isn't just something natural, it's something pleasant, even if he can't fully explain why. The best chance encounters always seem to happen on rainy days.
The truth is, the location of the date doesn't matter much to Nezumi. What matters is the person beside him. His ideal date might simply be an ordinary evening at home, sharing a book, listening to the rain outside the window, discussing plays, or simply sitting together in comfortable silence. He's not the type to shower someone with flowers, plan grand surprises, or create overly romantic moments. But if Nezumi spends his free time with you, allows you to see his true emotions, and feels at peace in your presence, then for him, that is already a very serious expression of love.
My goodness! It’s been a while. I’m still here. I’m still doing everything I’ve always done. 😃♥️ man there’s been so many things. Let me see if I can get my brain straight to update!
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I'm very proud of my little pollinator garden which I've built up over the years mostly from free plants my neighbours were digging up or splitting (and once liberating some seed heads from a flower bed at work). The last two summers especially, it has been visited by an increasingly diverse population: little busy honey bees and fat doofy bumblers and so many different butterflies like this exquisite swallowtail.
I think it's a black swallowtail? Not very good at identification. I've also seen spicebush swallowtail, a red spotted purple and so many monarchs.
Our summers are very dry so most of my garden is drought tolerant native plants, but this lavender was here when we moved in. It was in a very shady spot, all choked with invasive vines but since moving to the sun it has thrived. The bees love it and it pairs beautifully with my masses of pink echinacea (which self seeds with abandon).
I think of my little garden as symbolic in my life. I have been in many places where I have struggled to thrive, because of a bad environment. But with the right amount of sun and water, and with a little care and help, I do pretty well. I get enormous satisfaction from my garden which thanks to neighbourhood generosity and my own time and effort, blooms and grows. I hope when people walk by, it gives them a little joy too.
Water your seeds when you plant them so they start germinating immediately! Alternatively, forget to water them and say you'll do it later, then it will eventually rain and technically you will have watered them.
Forget to clear the leaves out of your beds in the fall. Then when spring comes around, they will prevent weeds from growing. Ideally you would have chopped up the leaves and put them back in the beds to decompose faster, but come on now. We know how this goes.
People will say seeds are only viable for a few years, but you can actually just keep planting seeds from five, ten, even fifteen years ago and honestly they'll usually sprout. Seeds are kinda built like that. As long as you didn't get them moldy you're fine. Don't throw out a decent packet of seeds without at least testing to see if any germinate! You can sprinkle some on a wet paper towel and put it in a baggie to see how many germinate and then you have a germination rate so you can plant accordingly. Let's say you do that and half of them sprout. Now you know to sow twice as many wherever you're planting them.
Don't buy miraclegro. It's garbage. Don't buy soil laced with it either.
If you can't grow in the dirt or make your own compost or you need bagged soil for some other reason (no judgement, I use it plenty in addition to other methods), get something that has all the dead, rotting matter listed on the side. It'll be like chicken poop and shells and moss and some lightweight rocks like vermiculite and it'll be great. Probably has some woods chips in it but you'll be good.
Write down what you planted because it's not what you planned originally.
