Scratching an Itch
So, uh, hey gang! Consider this Where The Hell Have you Been, Gwar? (Part 3)
Despite my brief pop in to post what is basically Pokemon fanfiction, I stuck to my guns about not wanting to be as committed to being active here. I still stand by that, and I reserve the right to still appear only sporadically as I please, but recently I had - as the title so aptly puts it - an old itch to scratch. I kinda miss my goofy story about the burgeoning antics of the cast of Somno High, and only recently do I feel like I have the ability to pick up where I left off.
Short version? Well, there's not really a short version but I'll be as succinct as I can: around the end of 2020 I had a major issue with my old desktop computer, the one that was running SchoolMate 2 Digimate. Though I'd managed to back up a lot of my files shortly beforehand ensuring I didn't lose anything, my PC was basically dead. I had kind of seen it coming, but even so.
Not long after, I got a new computer. Much faster, sleeker, more sophisticated. Despite me being the kind of person that runs old tech into the ground before I switch, it was nice to have a really functional machine for a change. Problem was, SchoolMate 2 doesn't run on anything newer than Windows 7 - again, I stress that I'm something of a Luddite about this crap. So SM2 was effectively DOA on my new machine, and even if I wanted to (and I kinda did), I couldn't get back to things.
However, I've low-key kept my ear to the ground for a decent replacement for SM2, and lo and behold, I was recently introduced to another Illusion game with a similar poser with many, many more options than SM2: Koikatsu. Limited as the last one was, in testing this H-game out - and I swear I just got it for the character maker and CharaStudio functions, really! - I find it controls very similar yet much improved! Whoda thunk it, yeah?
In testing it out, I'm really enjoying what it can give me so far! I managed to recreate Asagi with ease, and my first test of the studio yielded this image. It feels good, knowing I might be able to pick up where I left off with broader horizons for the dumb story I wanted to tell. The style is a little different, but I like what I have at my fingertips and feel rejuvenated, especially now that I no longer have the same limitations of SM2.
My plan right now is to try and wrap up the Join the Club chapter with a few of the backup images I'd created with SM2, but then switch strategically over to Koikatsu for the continuation and for future stories. I have a rough outline of where I've wanted this to go and it's only built while I've been away. Hopefully the story and the images that they are built around will be worth it for you lot, because they sure as Hell have been fun for me!
Anyway, it's good to be back! Look forward to more stupid ecchi escapades and more people being knocked out in ways that are not remotely realistic! Missed you lot! <3 <3
Where the Hell have you been, Gwar?
Got busy around the start of the year, getting involved in other projects and just kinda getting my life in order. Was going to jump back in and get some posting done in February, but was in a bit of a slump, despite the stuff I have prepared in advance (yes, there's a bit of a backlog).
Then, a few weeks ago, I was forced to temporarily vacate my apartment. Water damage from rain resulted in a hasty move (thankfully nothing but the apartment itself was damaged), meaning things were put on hold again, and will likely be like this for a bit. Hell, I only just now got proper internet back, and have enough privacy in my current dwelling to poke my head back in. Man, do I have some catching up to do!
While I have this window, I'll get a couple pieces up, make my rounds and comments, and will likely be forced to disappear again for a bit, hopefully not as long this time.
Now I get unwrap almost three months worth of notifications. Oh boy!
Statement of Intent 2017
I feel like anyone in this fetish circle I'm a part of with a brain stem knows that what we're doing here is all in the realm of fantasy, so it's not like I need to explain myself to anyone. But all the stuff that's come up recently about sexual harassment and how widespread it is left me feeling hollow. No, I'm not surprised Harvey Weinstein ended up being a creep-ass who abused his power to take advantage of women, and I think everyone who spoke up about it were very brave and deserve to be not just heard but understood, as well as so many since then that have used it to pen up about their own stories. I knew it was a problem, but I had no idea so many women I know and consider friends have dealt with sexual harassment on some level.
Part of the reason I don't talk about myself much, and intend to keep it that way, is because I know that what I'm seen doing here can be viewed as a disgusting, degrading fetish: "oh, you're attracted to the idea of unconscious women? You fantasize about being a rapist then!" is the kind of accusation I fear. This is the internet, people will jump to conclusions, look at only the surface level and assume the worst.
The key concept, though, is "fantasize." That's the whole point. None of it is realistic. Like anything, it can be taken too far, but as long as it stays in the realm of fantasy that's fine. That line between the two is easy to distinguish for me and is one I would never cross. Ever.
So I use dA as a way to indulge in my somnophilia in a gentle way, or maybe it's for validation. I don't know. Regardless, doing this has been a great outlet and is something I appreciate dipping my toe in every so often. I consider myself lucky to have met and even befriended some of the talented artists I used to seek out when I was just a lurker, whose art struck my my fancy in this particular way and who have been supportive and welcoming, and most importantly understanding to a degree where I'm coming from with this.
That all said, I'm going to make it clear right now: everything I post here is pure, self-indulgent kinky fiction, and if you choose to take it and spin it to think I would ever condone non-consensual behavior in real life, then you're the one with a problem. It's not okay, it's never okay, and it will never be okay.
Yeah... This is all very stream of consciousness and could probably use a bit more polish, but what the Hell. It's late, I'm tired, and I wanted to get this off my chest. Thanks for reading, and hopefully understanding.
It seems like this last batch all came fast and furious... and that's true. I've had quite the backlog of images, and decided I would simply get the whole thing done in one go!
Again, I want to thank everyone who's shown this story some love and appreciates what I've done. I apologize it feels like I maybe screwed some of you out of a more, er, "risque" scenario, but please trust that I have very good reasons for doing so, and they will serve the overall narrative I have planned.
Speaking of, just because this is over doesn't mean their won't be more. Believe it or not, I've got an absurd saga in mind for this whole thing, and both stories I've told so far will lead into others and interconnect. Expect more wacky, sexy, stupid and fun shenanigans in the near future... and plenty of anime tropes!
For now, this armadillo needs to curl up and sleep. Peace y'all!