poem_Kalypso_CastleHE_CastleHE_A= Found Castle He

Kalypso_CastleHE_CastleHE= Lost Castle He

Kalypso_CastleHE= Lost Castle He



Kalypso_CastleHE_a=

[MADELINE left normal]
Omg hiii {~}Lost Castle Rat{/~}!!!
Long time no see

[RAT right castle]
Hi Madeline
What have you been up to lately?

[MADELINE left normal]
I was at this crazy gameshow!
It’s called {~}Are you smarter than a first grader?{/~}
Have you heard about it?

[RAT right castle]
Ooo yeah! I saw it on {~}Lost castle news{/~}

[MADELINE left normal]
Nice!!! Anyways, I better get going
Byeee

[RAT right castle]
Bye!



Kalypso_CastleHE_b=

[RAT right castle]
Hello Madeline

[MADELINE left sad]
Are you alright? 
You seem a bit out of it

[RAT right castle]
I don’t know to be honest …
I’ve been feeling kinda {~}lost{/~} lately
It’s like I don’t recognize myself anymore

[MADELINE left sad]
Oh? Well, I know what that’s like
Do you want to talk about it?

[RAT right castle]
No, I’m sure it’ll pass

[MADELINE left peaceful]
I’m sure it will


Kalypso_CastleHE_c=

[MADELINE left sad]
Another bad day?
[RAT right castle]
Another bad week, more like

[MADELINE left normal]
I get it

[RAT right castle]
I haven’t been able to walk around the castle ever since the hallway collapsed
The empty halls always comforted me 
But now I’m restricted to this tiny area
And I can’t seem to muster up the energy to go outside

[MADELINE left sadder]
Aw, that sounds horribly monotonous

[RAT right castle]
It makes me {!}sick.{/!}
I just wish things would go back to normal

Kalypso_CastleHE_d=

[MADELINE left sad]
{>> 0.5}Oh dear{>>}

[RAT right castle]
{>> 1.5}I {*}hate{/*} myself Madeline. 
And I hate how I can’t do anything.
All I do is sit here and suffer.{>>}

[MADELINE left sadder]
I am truly, truly sorry to hear that

[RAT right castle]
{>> 1.5}It’s like all I’ve worked towards all my life suddenly vanished 
My sense of self is all messed up
and i dont know who i am anymore.{>>}

[MADELINE left sadder]
I’ve been there
[MADELINE left panic]
When it feels like you’ve {*}lost{/*} yourself …
not recognizing your own mind
and with your body looking like a stranger
[MADELINE left together]
but I {*}crawled\{/*} my way out
and I {!}know{/!} you can do the same

[RAT right castle]
Thank you for sharing that.
Maybe you’re right …
But I just can’t get myself to believe it

Kalypso_CastleHE_e=

[RAT right she]
I deeply relate to that rat y’know.
You see, this map was supposed to be a joke
I wanted to do something for the storytelling competition
and had this stupid idea of making a map called {~}Lost Castle He{/~}
But here’s the issue:

I’ve suffered from pretty severe hand pain for about a month now
which makes it incredibly difficult work on maps
or to do anything else for that matter. 
It got particularly bad a week or so ago
and it honestly made me fear for my future …
{*}What if it’s permanent?{/*}
{*}Will I ever be able to draw again? {/*}
{*}Ever be able to play games again? {/*}
What would I even do if not? 

That week was terribly boring, so I started work on {~}Lost Castle He{/~}

The idea, as you might have guessed
was to make the rat from {~}Lost Castle Key{/~} transmasc. 
But i could only work on it in 15 minute bursts a few times a day
which was way too slow as the deadline was fast approaching.
This led to me calling in a few friends for help.

It felt strange however …
to just make a regular map during all this.
The weird workflow and immense anxieties merged with the original idea 
until it ended up like this. 
I don’t know if it makes sense, I don’t know if I care …
but I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 

My name is {~}Lost Castle She{/~} by the way
It was nice {~}squeaking{/~} to you. 
I’m sure things will work out for us …
Me and the rat I mean.
and speaking of, let’s check back on him! 



Kalypso_CastleHE_f=

[RAT right castle]
Madeline!
Your speech was so inspiring 
It gave me the motivation to see a therapist
And that made me understand that …
I don’t want to be androgynous anymore
I'm a {!}boy!{/!}

[MADELINE left together]
I knew you could do it!


[RAT right castle]
I’ve come out to all my friends
and I finally feel hope again!!!
Finally being myself has made me realize that  …
the world isn’t such a cruel place after all


Kalypso_CastleHE_g=

[RAT right he]
{!}MADELINE!!!{/!} LOOK
I GOT ON TESTOSTERONE
AND GREW A {~}MUSTACHE!!!!!{/~}

[MADELINE left normal]
THAT’S AWESOME!!!!! 
I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!

[RAT right he]
It really felt like there was no way out …
{*}back then{/*} I mean. 
But now I'm on top of the world!!

[MADELINE left normal]
Crazy how things work out in the end

[RAT right he]
It sure is!











