Elliwiny: Now Doctor and PhD, those are titles the Oros respect. They aren’t completely ignorant of the culture they’re interacting with – Though they’d probably would prefer an even more specific surname for the odd space that Stone occupies, since[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: I don’t remember the exact worldbuilding details but all of the Seekers’ surnames are sort of like their job titles. Tath Seti says that to call him ‘Mister Seti’ is like calling him ‘Mr. Mister’ but I always interpreted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: And once again, it’s Marco making first contact! I don’t know, it’s funny that I never really thought that deeply about this quality Marco has, where he can dive right into new social interactions. It’s no wonder Sara likes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sincerely: Lobsters! On the cover art! What could it mean?!
Elliwiny: Ah yes, you saw her assets. Sincerely: I like it in stories when the characters share info that they’ve independently collected. I like writing that stuff.
Sincerely: Tabitha (the kid) is way too old to be carried. We just thought it would be funny. Haha, Kyan doesn’t know how kids work. Or maybe she’s just like “children are squirrely, I’m gonna carry this one so it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: Hey why don’t they make rainbow light up shoes for adults, huh??
Sincerely: Ah, yes, the hippies. They’re not really hippies, but that’s what Elli and I call them for short hand. They were going to be a bigger deal in book 2 but we obviously never got that far.
Sincerely: The first version of this page was, uh, not good. I made Elli redo it entirely after we finished the book and now it looks amazing. Elliwiny: I don’t think I even have the old version anymore, that’s how[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: This chapter is a bit of an odd duck. I like that we get to zero in on how Kyan’s detective work is different from Vigi’s. She’s antisocial but she’s a people-watcher, too. Vigi is very active in her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…