What a wonderful time capsule of the internet in the early 2000s!! From the choice in language, to the background choices, and even the explanation of the drama, I felt like I was transported to my Gaia Online forum days. I especially love the layers of meta at times, such as OCs RPing themselves with their own OCs. REAAAAAALLY brings me back--the way you captured exactly how people spoke/acted online in this sort of environment breathes life into all of the characters involved. I also spent a good chunk of time trying to figure out the password, to no avail. I love these layers of interactivity!
Waaaa thank you so so much for a lovely comment!!!! I'm so happy the atmosphere felt authentic- i wasnt part of any online community really till about 2011 so i was a bit worried the Vibes were a strictly "you had to be there" thing, or i hadnt researched enough, etc- so im really happy to hear it felt true to your time in the waybackwhen!
I can give it away if youd like, but just in case- the password can be found on any of the fake error pages! You can find it in the story section,the news section, and the shop section. Im happy to give more details if youd like :]
OMG I can't believe I missed that! Thank you so much T_T LOVE the extra post!!!!!! And one last thing--I really enjoy the lack of Lemon's voice compared to nearly everyone else in the News page until the end, and even then she's clearly there to keep it brief. I think that that was an excellent choice, we have so little to go off of with her when she's the main force driving the narrative. I love every one of these characters!
Thank you!!! Towards the end i was sort of wondering that myself, she's a Writer why is she not all over the news page? and came to the conclusion that she really doesnt want to interact with a wide range of people unless she has to, particularly without the barrier of writing a story. social to her circle, but resistant to wider social situations....