'Dreaming Between Orchards' - 4Koma - Commission Pages 1-6

Hey everyone,

Update: 7th August 2024 - added another page.

A 4Koma commissioned by Six and is a collaborative effort between:
      - Six https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38081449
      - Icarue https://www.patreon.com/icarue/
      - Myself.

Both are fantastic TF/TG game creators, so whilst you wait for my slow ass to catch up with content you can peruse theirs! In fact, how about some synopses of their more famous works, the ones whose characters currently appear in the 4Koma?

'Between': A TF RPG Maker game created by Six, in the same realm as 'The Last of the Kitsune', 'Orchard University' and 'Afterlife', among others. 'Between' is a story about god-like beings in an empty world where they treat the player and others like playthings in 'the expanse' - their cosmic playground. The game mechanics aren't your usual RPG Maker fare, making it a refreshing injection into the genre.

'Orchard University': To be frank, I could choose a few of Icarue's TF/TG games, but arguably they are predominantly recognized for their Orchard series of games and 'Bimbo Quest'.
'Orchard University Remastered' centres around the titular educational institute, "The School of Second Chances". With the protag's troubled history, the possibility of a fresh start in life among peers who are clueless concerning his background sounds too good to be true. But things aren't as they seem at Orchard, and things quickly go awry when the protagonist begins dabbling in a virtual world tied to others in the school, accessed through cutting-edge VR goggles.
Sure, the school's got an odd reputation, with equally odd people but what's the worst that could happen?
This game also sports innovative game mechanics- a deck-building RPG combat system revolving around cards.

These 4Komas are an attempt to get more consistent content to you all in between working on the bigger comic projects. They are set in a location that resembles 'the expanse' - a void-like locale that originates from Six's fictional world of 'Between'. A void where seemingly anything can be pulled from fact or fiction into 'oases' - locations that can come from anywhere, creating a space of amalgamated fact and fiction.
The current heroes are 'Bennett' from Six's 'Between'. 'Macy' from Icarue's 'Orchard University' series, with the male character being a 30-ish salaryman audience insert.

Updates shall be uploaded weekly, a page at a time as to not overwhelm my schedule.

This is also being peer-reviewed by the other collaborators, so I feel as though I'm learning a lot and hope it reflects in the work.


Onto more personal things:

Sorry for the radio silence, I've been job hunting as I'm practically financially broke now. Dad doesn't know, as I've been keeping him in the dark as to not worry him. As for my Dad; his Meniere's disease is also getting to the point where I have to chaperone him whenever he wants to leave the house and help more with house chores. Yet, I don't quite qualify as being a 'carer' in the eyes of the government. Baffling.

Ideally, I've been looking for weekend work as the Patreon page has become more of a charity in terms of money coming in, which I can completely understand as I've been unable to get pages out. I was hoping for something better, but it seems even factory work is unavailable to me with the 140+ applications and few interviews I've had out of them. I can only keep trying, however.

As for what's next? I'm working on the Magical Girl comic, but pressure and worry are stunting my creativity. Hopefully, it gets alleviated soon with a job offer.

Icarue has commissioned another 10 pages of the 'Bimbo Quest' comic, I am three pages in so I should think that'll be out before the Magical Girl one before the end of the month.

Speak to you all soon!