What a fantastic short story!! I really loved how the color of the ink and the backgrounds changed over time to help illustrate the passing of time. Octavia has a neat personality and it's fun seeing how her views on things change. Her wondering on why the dolls are shaped and made the way they are, in spite of their prescribed purpose, is something that I've loved to read about in this story and in others. The ending of things was so bittersweet and tragic :( but hopefully one day there will be happier stories for Octavia~
One of the appeals of doll characters is that despite their shape they are decidedly non-human. Often they are contrasted with human characters and one bridges the gap to become the other. With this story, I enjoyed seeing an edge case: a doll who lags behinds its peers in growing to fit a human world, one who struggles with the idea of transformation in a way that mirrors our own reality. Great work!
the browser embed is broken, but i was able to read it from downloading it. this was a WILD ride. like good lord. i do feel as though the ending was a bit abrupt, as well as the switch from the training camp to the twist, (although to be completely fair, the former can easily just be summed up to the format, so i suppose its just personal taste.) but overall this was very very lovely..... i loved the fluff/happy stuff lol, and n8 choosing her own name was so heartwarming...... n8 and her friends were so sweet..... very fucked up and tragic. also mb for deadnaming her i just dont wanna spoil ppl </3 you did the journal format very well!!!!!!! i hope her and her mistress can live a happy life.........
OH YEAH ALSO!!!!! was the book n53 was reading a reference to something specific? i assume not but i just remembered some book with a similiar premise i know about and its on the tip of my tongue but i CANNOT remember it. sorry if i sound insane. also n69 being the one moaning at night was so funny
This was beautiful! The backgrounds were lovely and well-chosen, I thought you leveraged the epistolary format to give us a very personal view of the protagonist's feelings, and the combat dolls' shenanigans were so damned cute; I love love love those silly little kiddos.
Thank you for making this... it really cheered me right up. <3
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What a fantastic short story!! I really loved how the color of the ink and the backgrounds changed over time to help illustrate the passing of time. Octavia has a neat personality and it's fun seeing how her views on things change. Her wondering on why the dolls are shaped and made the way they are, in spite of their prescribed purpose, is something that I've loved to read about in this story and in others. The ending of things was so bittersweet and tragic :( but hopefully one day there will be happier stories for Octavia~
Keep up the good work!!
Thank you frend !!!!
One of the appeals of doll characters is that despite their shape they are decidedly non-human. Often they are contrasted with human characters and one bridges the gap to become the other. With this story, I enjoyed seeing an edge case: a doll who lags behinds its peers in growing to fit a human world, one who struggles with the idea of transformation in a way that mirrors our own reality. Great work!
thank you !!!!!!
It can't be read in the browser because scrollbars are disabled. Would you be able to enable them please?
On it. Sorry it took me so long to remember i have an itch account
the browser embed is broken, but i was able to read it from downloading it. this was a WILD ride. like good lord. i do feel as though the ending was a bit abrupt, as well as the switch from the training camp to the twist, (although to be completely fair, the former can easily just be summed up to the format, so i suppose its just personal taste.) but overall this was very very lovely..... i loved the fluff/happy stuff lol, and n8 choosing her own name was so heartwarming...... n8 and her friends were so sweet..... very fucked up and tragic. also mb for deadnaming her i just dont wanna spoil ppl </3 you did the journal format very well!!!!!!! i hope her and her mistress can live a happy life.........
OH YEAH ALSO!!!!! was the book n53 was reading a reference to something specific? i assume not but i just remembered some book with a similiar premise i know about and its on the tip of my tongue but i CANNOT remember it. sorry if i sound insane. also n69 being the one moaning at night was so funny
Not a reference to anything in particular no, also oops i was supposed to fix that browser issue like, a month ago and forgot x)
playing in browser cuts off the bottom of the longer pages of text and I didn't find any controls to scroll down. enjoyed what I was able to read.
This was beautiful! The backgrounds were lovely and well-chosen, I thought you leveraged the epistolary format to give us a very personal view of the protagonist's feelings, and the combat dolls' shenanigans were so damned cute; I love love love those silly little kiddos.
Thank you for making this... it really cheered me right up. <3
Thank you so much!!!!!!