Sep 10, 2025
Author's Commentary #558:
Time to talk about Chapter 558: Mimoko the actress.
This one I've actually got a lot to talk about. First off, this is a crossover between a one-shot I made for a monthly writing challenge, known as The day I mistook a mannequin's head for a Dullahan's. It's hard to notice, but the character on stage that gets yelled at is actually the protagonist of said novel. She'll get more spotlight later on. First up is Squidbeak.
アヌーク・スキドビーク博士 (Dr. Anouk Squidbeak) is how Squidbeak's name would be spelled in Japanese.
Her birthday is March 21st. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is her birthday.
Her favorite piece is the queen because she's a self-proclaimed tyrant.
Squidbeak actually hails from Suriname, and was originally planned to be part of a Surinamese team for the Chess Olympics that never materialized past the planning stage. Her name mainly comes from her design in how her hair looks like a squid. And if one were to shave her bald, which has a fair chance of happening, hint, hint, her head would be revealed to be shaped like a squid.
Now back to the story, for those that don't know, one of the prompts for a monthly writing challenge was Chupacabra themed. I actually planned for it to be a sequel to the Dullahan story, but never got around to writing it proper. Since I began toying with the idea of having Mimoko be a part of the play, I decided to just merge the idea into this series, but had the title of what I would have called the novel be the title of the show.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
