finally finished it... and everybody's asleep. oh well. i'm posting it anyway because it took me 4 hours!

YOOOOOOO

I think this is the first time I have seen you draw Mr actually
I love the way you style him

i think this is my first time properly drawing all these characters except for Lian

"*SNIFF* I JUST- I-"

"You what?"

"IT'S JUST WEIGHED SO HEAVILY ON ME FOR SO LONG."

"I'm sorry, Lian... I can only imagine how tough that must be... especially for somebody as young as you..."

"..at least that you guys know now.. the weights a little lighter.."

"I wish you could have told me sooner..."

"..I was so scared of would've happened if I did.. would I have gone to jail? Be executed? ..or worse... would you guys never want to see me again?"

"Oh, Lian... I'll always love you. No matter what."

*he looked to Lian as if to say 'can I say it?'*

(Lian, absolutely mortified, silently nods.)

"...Lian, while staying at my house once.. he told me that one time, while he was going through and alley with Caleb... Some guy tried to strangle Caleb, so Lian...
..Lian did what he had to.
He said he's been having awful nightmares about it ever since."

Lauren: "..."

"..."

"...my poor baby..."

"..he was terrified to tell you.."

(She gives Lian a warm, tight hug.)
[this is the part where you take over as Lian]

"..I love you so much.."

>> Be the traumatized boy.
"..I.. I.. *sniff*"

"Shhhh... I'm not mad, Lian... I'm not upset at you..."

"I-I.. *SNIFF*.."

"Shhhhh... it's aaaalriiight..."

"WAAAHHHH I I WAS SO SCARED IF YOU FOUND OUT TH THAT YOU'D THINK I WAS SOME MONSTER A AND EVERY DAY I ASK MYSELF DID I DO THE RIGHT THING AND AND*

"Shhh... it's in the past. Whether you did the right thing or not, it doesn't matter. It's over. And nobody else has to know."

"I CAN NEVER FORGET WHAT I DID AND WHAT I SAW"

"...I understand..."

Ohh

Lian's thoughts: "I didn't mean to kill that man that night. Caleb was hurt, a-and I was freaking out, and..."
Lauren: "...h-huh...?"

*Mr is silent*

Lauren: "...wh... I..."

*Mr looks like he's gonna say something but doesn't*

Lauren: "Mr... y-you didn't hear that, right? I... I'm just hallucinating... r-right...?"

"..."

"P-please... answer me. I need an answer. Please."

Well I love em
Wait did you give will two arms and Mr eight points on his bag??!!!! START OVER!! kidding ofc

Will's other arms are offscreen
and Mr's bag is just ripped at the bottom sooo

Make sens ya!!!

so i had an idea for ch5 (it's related to this)

Yes?

remember how i said Chapter 5 took place on a tropical island that had been cursed to an eternal haunted night?

I do now

what if that was only the first half?
like, you beat Mimmik and it became day again

Sounds good

also i had an idea for a secret area

Ooohh

The Dimensional Deep-end
the entrance is in Lian's house, and this is where his absolute deepest feelings reside

So the area is like a psych trip?

kinda
it's like a representation of Lian's deep mind, it shows the feelings he might not talk about

Oh

and the worst part?
Lian stays behind at the entrance because he's afraid. he doesn't know his best friends are looking at the deep corners of his mind.