Quick update of sorts...
Something that I tend to spend a lot of time on is thinking about backstories, relationships, and how those influence how a character develops.
On of my regrets with FmF is that a lot of the backstory lore remains hidden from y'all, as some reveals are planned for future stories, and hence I can't simply discuss them here in this thread.
These things still influence the flow of the stories of course. The FmF 'canon' draws heavily on the canon of several games, but is very much it's own thing, with a few relationships altered to fit everything together into the alternate universe 'blended' storylines.
As an example, these three...
So the young lad at the left is my attempt to youthen Nathan, a.k.a. Elle's dad. The morphs I used for the older version of him in FmF incorporates an 'old chap' morph into the face. I may take another stab at his face, but back on topic.
Mira (middle) is my nod to the Cousin in My Cute
Cousin Roommate, as a young adult, and to the right is a younger version of Steve.
I need to tweak the color of his sweats/make it darker and less 'prison uniform-ey color', and the sweat jacket is actually a bit of a placeholder - there's a better jacket that I'd like to use but don't have, and don't want to pay full price for... wish I had noticed it a few days earlier but I digress....
Steve and Amy are essentially new characters created specifically for the FmF storyline, the idea being that Nathan has a brother (Steve) and a niece (Amy). Mira has been added as Nathan and Steve's sister in FmF. Mainly for the eye candy factor, and to strengthen our 'parody' nod to MCC a bit, 'cuz some people like exaggerated proportions...
Incidentally, this means that Elle has a really hot Auntie that we will probably incorporate into future storylines... Elle's relationship with Auntie Mira has some interesting possibilities... and she's also Amy's Auntie of course!
But in any case, I don't like to introduce eye candy just for the sake of eye candy, hence the new 'brother-sister' relationship. Also, the MC in MCC bears a rather strong resemblance to Steve, so there's a bit of 'ancestral genetics' at play there, i.e. both bear a strong resemblance to a common grandfather...
There are several reasons why FmF remains a 'done entirely for free for fans' endeavor:
1) The incorporation of various characters from other settings (I.e. I personally wouldn't feel right monetizing this)
2) The incest thing, FmF has a bit of incest going on - currently Rachael and her Dad has been shown, and of course being an alternate universe parody of DMD, yeah there's probably incest in Dee's future, and with certain other characters that I won't get into here (spoilers).
Anyways, yeah back to Nathan and Steve (and Mira)...
So yeah, I may make another stab at young Nathan's face, mainly I'm trying to invoke the resemblance between brothers, with some differences of course, and 'younger Nathan' is a bit of a challenge for me. But back on topic...
My point here is that since I'm introducing a few new story elements into the Girl's Game Night story, these backstories are relevant, and the reason that this story is getting delayed a bit more, as I work out the various story elements that get referenced in the Girl's Game Night story.
I am of course consulting with
RustyV on these backstories, and there's a bit of back and forth dialogue about how we can flesh a few things out a bit more.
As for Jen, her Mom and Uncle...
I'm still pondering Tara and Walter's situation a bit. They are brother and sister of course, but as to what they do for jobs, etc. yeah still need to work a few things out. This 'subplot' relates more to later chapters of FmF (if/when we get to those) but my point is that I probably spend too much time thinking about such things, as I like to tittilate people with said backstories here and there...
Amy's mom is the next character that I need to develop. Amy and Elle's moms aren't around anymore (for continuity reasons), but do relate to Steve and Nathan's backstories, hence why I think about such things.
Just wanted to give y'all a bit of insight into my thought process. I do the same thing in Enthralled, Kat(i)e's 'crossover' family tree is also rather interesting...
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Note: Ellis (Christy's sister) is around too, but she actually hasn't appeared in Enthralled yet, just briefly in FmF...
Enthralled and FmF are essentially in the same 'unofficial crossover'universe, although most of the characters in Enthralled (besides Dee, Jen, Elle and Brayden) aren't part of the FmF story, although cameos here and there do occur...
RustyV has also introduced a few new characters as well, I'm still looking forward to future Zoot appearances!
In other news, just finished watching Season 1 of Ahsoka. Ray Stevenson, you will be sorely missed!
So yeah, apologies for the continued delay, and back to it!