Oct 03, 2025
To:Mario Nakano 64
Thank you! And a review no less👀💖🔥.
I will say, Eshu isn't sequel bait XD, if she was she would indeed just appear here at the end😉😆, its more that her story just needs an extra part, if we had 120k, you betcha I'd put it here. I actually in early drafts did have a whole bit where she explains everything, and wholly moly was it the lamest thing ever, I could never of posted it🤣💀.
Eshu needs two arcs essientially, one where she fails and the focus is on how Ko reacts - and then one where we work through this, that'd be an arc 4. Arc 3 is both very about Eshu, but equally not very Eshu featuring - that is by design but I 1000% agree its far from ideal💯. Sadly Sek and Ko need this arc, they arn't equiped to help Eshu at the start of it, heck Ko actually has multiple chances to make Eshu open up, but each time is too distracted by drones and demon girls and so on - in esscene Ko is escaping the responsibility of being Eshu's partner. Sek's too, with him she gets lucky and they resolve it, but her actions have the consequence of not being so lucky with Eshu😔.
That a million per cent leaves Eshu as unresolved, to be dealt with in the next volume (which I've already begun if that's any consolation😎). So I absolutly understand why its everyone's least favorite aspect😆, but for me, theres no other way I would take such a thing, short term gratification can only undercut long term satisfaction - even if that means weakening v1😭☠️💀🪦.
Its really kwl that you like the drones so much! I enjoyed writing them alot❤️❤️. If your gonna do gameworld, ya gotta explore some of the horrors of sentient coding I say😊🙌.
Thank you again, lots of fun comments and a very valid take on Eshu as is the general concensus on her, I can but apologies for my Halo 2 ass ending and hope V2 is the Halo 3 we deserve XD - thank you💖💖🔥