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I just finished the season 2 finale or "Trivia Murder Party," and all things considered, I like how it turned out. I'm not sure if you can tell in the first episode, but I started out this season having no idea what I was doing. I didn't come up with any of the other episode ideas until after I finished the first. However, the more I wrote, the more I could deliver the dolls' personalities. The original plan was to make them all unlikeable jerks, but I felt bad not including one nice one, and since there's no way to depict gluttony with dolls that can't eat, I thought Gluttony was the best fit for the role.
          Don't think that the murder is over, though. The first episode of season 3 comes out on September 24, but first, SplaTOON Raiders begins on the 14th!

I just finished the season 1 finale of "Truth Bullets." This is definitely one of those works that got better the further I got into it since I got more time to learn each character's voice. This also took a lot more thought than anything I've ever written since this was an abridgement of Danganronpa, and I had to figure out what really needed to be included and what didn't, and I know it's only going to get harder since the second and third games are even longer. I know there are plenty of Danganronpa fans who will be mad with the ending, but I personally think adding both the amnesia twist and the apocalypse twist in the same chapter was kind of cheap. I thought it would be more interesting if the Tragedy were faked, and they needed to figure out the smoke and mirrors needed to pull it off.
          As I mentioned, there will be a second season based on Danganronpa 2. It will come after I'm finished with Unity Squad. Right now, I'm going to write the season 2 finale for Trivia Murder Party, and then it's on to SplaTOON Raiders!

Another scene from Trivia Murder Party season 3, episode 1:
          (That’s when they hear a crash. They turn around and see WHITNEY has run in. Her hair is up in a ponytail now for some reason.)
          Whitney-Hello? Is anyone in here? Can somebody help me?
          Tress-Hi, Whitney!
          (WHITNEY sees the dolls and shrieks.)
          Whitney-Voodoo dolls!
          Bestie-Yep. Pretty cool, right?
          (WHITNEY picks him up.)
          Whitney-Do you have any idea what Brad does with dolls like you?!
          Bestie-Kills people?
          Whitney-Exactly!
          Bestie-But once you get past the murder, it’s pretty cool.
          (WHITNEY scowls.)
          Whitney-You and I better have a talk with him.
          (Cut to the bathroom in the counselor cabin. BRAD is shaving at one of the sinks when WHITNEY charges in holding BESTIE.)
          Whitney-Alright, Judd! Explain this!
          (She throws BESTIE at BRAD’s face, taking a swath of shaving cream with him.)
          Brad-Okay, what is wrong with you?!
          (BESTIE sits up and begins wiping off the shaving cream.)
          Whitney-No! What’s wrong with you?! You promised never to kill anybody again, and here you are buying more voodoo dolls!
          Brad-Look, Whitney, we’ve been over this.
          (WHITNEY crosses her arms.)
          Whitney-When?
          Brad-Um…yesterday?
          Whitney-Okay, fine, I’ll take your word for it. Just get talking.
          Brad-Alright. Since you insist on playing the amnesiac, I’ll go over it with you again. Living at this camp, just the two of us for the past six months, has been boring, right?
          Whitney-Six months?!
          Brad-Yes, six months. I was thinking with summer coming up, we could open up the camp to employees going on work retreats or something like that.
          Whitney-And then you start killing?
          Brad-But there’s a twist! After the game is over, I bring everyone back to life! It’s a net zero loss of life force! That doesn’t count as killing, does it?
          (WHITNEY sneers. She picks BESTIE up.)
          Whitney-I hate you.
          (She leaves.)
          Brad-Hey! That’s not a nice thing to say to your boyfriend!
          Whitney-(offscreen) And you’re not my boyfriend!

Alright, I've got a release date for Trivia Murder Party season 3. The first episode should be out on September 24! It's been six months since the Murder Hotel blew up, and Brad has been hiding out at Camp Mass Acres. Now, he has a new set of voodoo dolls and fully intends to keep killing. However, these dolls have a secret weapon: Whitney is pissed that Brad has broken his promise never to kill again and is going to help them get outta dodge. Will Whitney and the dolls be able to escape?
          Alongside this season, I'll be writing SplaTOON Raiders (which begins September 14) and also a few episodes of Unity Squad. I hope you're excited!

I wrote a scene for episode 1 of Trivia Murder Party season 3 because I felt like it:
          (WHITNEY enters. Her eyes widen when she sees them.)
          Whitney-What the…
          Broc-Yeah, we’re just as confused as you.
          Tress-Hi, I’m Tress!
          Whitney-Hi, Tress. I’m Whitney.
          (She picks TRESS up.)
          Whitney-Voodoo dolls, huh.
          Bestie-Voodoo dolls? So that’s what we are. Explains a lot, actually.
          Whitney-If Brad bought himself a new set of voodoo dolls, that can only mean one thing.
          Tress-Who’s Brad?
          (WHITNEY scowls.)
          Whitney-You know what, let’s go meet him right now.
          (Cut to the lakeside deck. BRAD is sitting on his own when WHITNEY runs in holding TRESS.)
          Whitney-Alright, Brad! Explain this!
          (BRAD turns to face her. WHITNEY throws TRESS in his face.)
          Tress-Ow.
          Brad-What the…
          (He looks down and picks up TRESS.)
          Brad-So they’re awake.
          Whitney-That’s what I wanted to talk to you about. I doubt you bought a new set of voodoo dolls and activated them just to have some more company around here.
          Brad-Whitney, if you’ll just let me explain…
          Whitney-I thought we had a pretty simple pact: kill even once, and it’s over. You expect me to believe you’re not gonna kill with these?
          Brad-I said let me explain! So the past six months have been pretty boring, right? And with summer just around the corner, we have the perfect opportunity to open up the camp. I was thinking it could be one of those work retreat things that companies like to send their employees to. You know, with rule number 2 getting in the way.
          Whitney-You want to kill people for fun?!
          Brad-I wasn’t finished! There’s an old spell that allows you to put somebody’s life force back into their body. Here’s what I was thinking: we go through the game like usual, we crown a winner, hooray, and then I bring all the losers back to life. How’s that sound?
          Whitney-That sounds like eight people who can make a police report instead of one.
          Brad-Not in Yellowstone, Idaho, they can’t.
          (WHITNEY sighs.)
          Whitney-You are way too reckless.

BREAKING NEWS:
          Just yesterday, Jackbox Games announced that the early access release date for Trivia Murder Party 3 will be September 17. Typically, my protocol for adaptations is to start writing as soon as possible after the release date, and with Trivia Murder Party: The Show season 2 set to end mere days before that date, I can totally jump right into season 3. I do have a couple of SplaTOON Raiders episodes as a buffer, but after that, it's back to the murder! I already have some great ideas for the third season, and I can't wait for you to see them!
          On the Unity Squad/Planet Girls front, I've decided to do both after all, but Unity Squad comes first. However, both will be pushed back now that Trivia Murder Party 3 has been announced.
          Just to recap, my current backlog is this:
          -Truth Bullets season 1 ends September 6.
          -Trivia Murder Party season 2 ends September 12.
          -SplaTOON Raiders episode 1 comes September 14. Episode 2 will be published as well.
          -Trivia Murder Party season 3 begins next (specific start date TBD)
          -Unity Squad begins after SplaTOON Raiders ends.
          -Planet Girls begins after Trivia Murder Party season 3 ends.

Trivia Murder Party and Truth Bullets each only have a few episodes remaining, so I'm going to reveal the release date for one of my upcoming projects. You knew it was coming; it's SplaTOON Raiders. In this spinoff series, Shumi Shira travels to the Spirhalite Islands with Deep Cut to help them hunt for treasure, but then they find a clan of Salmonids living there, and it becomes a question of whether they should steal. The first episode comes out on September 14! It comes right in the middle of a lot of change. First, Truth Bullets will finish its first season. Then Trivia Murder Party will finish its second season. Then I'll release the first two episodes of SplaTOON Raiders. Last, I'll release something new, but I'm not sure what to go with. My original plan was to start a new novel called Planet Girls, but then I saw Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and I had the idea to rewrite one of my old projects, Unity Squad.
          In this version, wind-wielding teenager Will Devlin once roamed the streets of Dallas as the friendly neighborhood Windbreaker. Then his dad gets a new job in Victoria, Texas. At first, Will is worried that such a small town won't have as much "action," but then he discovers the local co-ed volleyball league has a weird obsession with turning its players into insect-themed cyborgs, and things get crazy. Will Will and his ragtag team of superhero friends be able to take down the minds behind INSEKT?
          With that being said, it would be easy to move the Unity Squad rewrite behind Planet Girls, but they're both within the "superhero parody" genre (Planet Girls is supposed to be a spoof of magical girl anime), so I feel like I can only pick one. If you've made it this far, what do you think? Which one should I write?

The first episode of Trivia Murder Party season 2 is out now. Go ahead and read it!

I have just published the last episode of WarioWare Inc. for now. I came up with the idea to write this series nearly five years ago and published the first episode about four years ago. This series has helped me and my page in ways I can hardly fit into 2,000 characters. It's what helped me refine my writing style and sense of humor, it helped me figure out how to write ginormous casts with tons of different personalities, and it's brought more attention to my page than anything else I've ever written. I'm willing to bet there's a considerable chunk of my follower count that came from WarioWare. Personally, I don't think the fifth season is at the same level as the first four, but my opinion on that might change with time. My original plan was to write five seasons. I thought about adding a sixth, but I think I've done everything that I want to do with these characters.
          ...Or have I? I also want to do the obligatory tie-in movie. It'll be called WarioWare: The Great Space Rescue! In this movie, the crew of WarioWare will journey into space in order to save Lulu from her slave contract with the Galactic Armada. Coming to you when I feel like it! Also, if/when another WarioWare game comes out, I might want to do something with that, like I did with WarioWare: Move It. I think it'll be fun.
          In the meantime, I'm going to jump right into season 2 of Trivia Murder Party. Truth Bullet season 1 is also going on. I'll see you there!

With WarioWare coming to a close, it's time I announced the start date for my next work: Trivia Murder Party season 2! Despite my fears surrounding SplaTOON Raiders, it looks like it's not being delayed after all. The first episode should be ready on June 17. This season will be based on the first Trivia Murder Party game and involves Brad's first set of dolls as they get used to living in a hotel (or don't). In the meantime, I'm going to continue with Truth Bullets season 1, and then I'll either move on to SplaTOON Raiders if the game's already out or a new novel called Planet Girls if it isn't. I hope to see you there!