a greenhouse for girls! \( n_n)/
played through most of this in one sitting, stopped only because it was 4 am, woke up and immediately played the rest. i was physically tense, balled up on my couch, for the entire playtime.
when i was very very young, before i fully developed empathy - i think maybe 2nd grade? - i liked picking on a particular friend of mine. (i still remember the day i realized "wait, this is fucked up" and stopped, lol.) harmony's narration, the ownership she feels over caitlin, the obsession with getting ANY sort of a reaction out of her, brought all of those memories rushing back. it was so painful and real.
so many aspects of this title just WORKED. harmony's abuse incubating & "hatching" the same behavior in caitlin... the petscop-ass hypno sequence... the ASSETS, oh my god, so scribbly and tactile and yet so clearly drawn with skill & craft!! i particularly love the layered, bruised quality to the color; it makes the red pop so much more than a single pencil could.
(spoilers below)
i shouted out loud at the reveal that dorian gagged harmony with his FUCKING PACKER!!!!!!! AND THEN THE FFFFFUCKING. NICE BOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE FUCKING TIGER POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS CHRIST I WAS SCREAMING FROM MY FUCKING COUCH LMFAO. SO GODDAMN GOOD.
sincerely reminded me of The Plague, which was my favorite movie i've seen this year.
on a personal level, seeing so much of what *i* know *you* love poured into this just, made me emotional. i'm really, really glad you joined.
easily a front-runner for my favorite title so far. i can't wait to see what you make next.