Last October Mortze and I did a Halloween special short story for our $10 patrons called "DwE: Dreaming with the Dead." I've just released it for free to the public on Newgrounds. Or you can download it here. If you enjoy it, and I hope you do, please rate it on Newgrounds.

This is our 3rd publicly released short story, but there are a number of other ones available to our patrons, including:
"Beginnings" which, among other things, documents how Sylvia and Sarah met
"Dream Master" which gives more background on what's happening in the "Elsa-verse" universe and is the first time I've written a sex scene in prose
"FM: Alpha" which shows what was really going on in the food court scene in Finding Miranda
"DwE: Multiplicity" which shows Elsa and Jason really amping up their ... adventures ... in dreamland.
You can get all of these by joining us at https://www.patreon.com/tora.
$1 / month patrons get weekly progress updates on our next game.
$5 / month patrons get a weekly special image made by Mortze and can participate in a contest to come up with the best caption for it.
$10 / month patrons get a monthly special as well as all of the previous monthlies, including those short stories.
$25 / month patrons get our undying awe and gratitude.

If your situation doesn't allow you support us on Patreon, we understand. We give away our games and some of our short stories for free. Here's the current list from the "Elsa-verse."
Dreaming with Elsa: Download Newgrounds
DwE: Learning to Fly: Download Newgrounds
DwE: Royal Guard: Download Newgrounds
DwE: Dreaming with the Dead: Download Newgrounds
Redemption for Jessika: Download Newgrounds
Finding Miranda: Download Newgrounds

Tlaero

Very nice short story!
I love more and more the "Elsa-verse".

Just a couple of minor errors in italian translation, but it's really hard to complain about it.

As usual I thank you and Mortze for your work and your art.

Paolo

Edit: were you playing "The last of us" when thinking/writing this short story?

Very nice short story!


It would be a tough call for me if I were Jason. If I didn't have Tora to think about. I'd most likely would join Zombie Elsa instead of shoot her.

But with Tora to think about as cat lover.. bye bye Zombie Elsa blam!

Some suggested topics you might do as short stories.

Jessika and Sarah's Friendship: How did it begin (after all you did Miranda's and Chloe's)

Mayhem's first almost disastrous first gig. You can add Backstage groupies for sex scenes.

Elsa's mysterious families origins. I highly suspect Elsa's a from a long line of Witches' and Wizards

Charles in a safe house pondering his former relationship with Jessika and carrying out his orders from Roland. Set just before be bomb scene in RfJ. After all the dude had to have some regrets dumping Jesskia. With flash backs to their love making.

Vince's (the bouncer) backstory and connection to Jessika. He seems to know her according to story in FM.

Miranda's accident and Chloe's involvement.

More Gerry and his marital problems with his Hot Wife. Couldn't help but feel sorry for the dude.

How did Miranda and Xera start working together.

How come Elsa seldom if ever leaves the shop and why?


Some future possibilities.

Jason/Elsa, Miranda/Lucus, Marc/Jessika all meeting with each other at a brainstorm planning session with Xera over there next move against Roland Maybe make it into a group sex thing :wicked grin : Or a Erotic Sauna scene.

Most assuredly a Xera Romance scene and her back story. Even blind girls 'get it on'

The Lady is more than capable of answering for herself but I can say that Patrons already know at least some of your ideas have been explored. For example, we have seen that, pre-blinding, Xara was a very healthy Royal Guard, not a Vestal Virgin. There are other examples. Tlaero and Mortze have rich imaginations and have been very good about sharing with us.

I like the short story's a lot because of the background information you get.

Tlaero share these as extra information of the else verse. I agreed with JFR that she know the best she they want to share and what not.

just like Mortze know how he developed the Pandora games

I just hope that they make more great games together. because they are a great team together

Wow, what a treat! Thank you, Tlaero!

Nightshade09 wrote:Some suggested topics you might do as short stories.

Yes, some of those topics have already been covered by short stories, especially Elsa's family origins. Some of them are similar to things we're doing in Saving Chloe. And some of them will have to wait for future projects...

As for Elsa in a catsuit, that didn't happen in any short stories, but patrons have seen images...

Tlaero

God damn you guys!!

This was awesome.



Thank you guys.

I was thinking through the ending.

Why is Elsa testing Jason in dream state if he'd kill Elsa if she asked him. Note how Elsa commends him for doing so in dream state. As if he passed a critical test.

Is this writers 'foreshadowing' of where they intend to bring Elsa in the future.

Nightshade09 wrote:I was thinking through the ending.

Why is Elsa testing Jason in dream state if he'd kill Elsa if she asked him. Note how Elsa commends him for doing so in dream state. As if he passed a critical test.

Is this writers 'foreshadowing' of where they intend to bring Elsa in the future.

well Tlaero like to add bad paths in the games, so we will find out in the future.

Nightshade09 wrote:I was thinking through the ending.

Why is Elsa testing Jason in dream state if he'd kill Elsa if she asked him. Note how Elsa commends him for doing so in dream state. As if he passed a critical test.

Is this writers 'foreshadowing' of where they intend to bring Elsa in the future.

It is said that a test of true love is the preparedness to let the loved one go. Killing a loved one because they ask you to to save them from a fate they consider to be worse than death is the ultimate test of that love, as it is certain that you will never see that loved one again.

I think you folks are overthinking it a bit. It's Halloween, time for frights. Some couples go to a haunted house. Some watch scary movies. Jason said he wanted to do something special, and Elsa misunderstood...

Tlaero

tlaero wrote:I think you folks are overthinking it a bit.
Tlaero

Nature of the beast, I am afraid. I got a distinction in my PhD for overthinking .

Well you did have Elsa 'training' Xera in Dream Scape, You Had Elsa 'training' Jason how to fly in dreamscape. Now you have Elsa training Jason to kill in dreamscape and giving a strong hint when they wake up together he did a good job...

I don't know something is serious dark with Elsa