this is a story of two young alchemist coworkers in a declining world of ruin. what will they get up to? we began this story on sept 13, 2024, and haven't finished yet.
part 1- sept 13, 2024 (year 1 apr-jun) (i lost the vod!)
this was my first stream, heheh!
we were introduced to our two alchemists: escha, a magical girl furry with a doll mom, and logy, a dapper white-haired chuunibyou with an alchemical sword. the two of them have been hired as coworkers in a small town in the west of the land of dusk. accompanying them are:
- their cute overworked boss with a gun, marion quinn, who's excited to finally have some headcount
- her swordswoman dress-up doll (human) life partner, linca, who's recently been forcibly put into a new cute outfit
- awin, the cute fluffy airship mechanic and escha's oniichan (it's an honorific)
- clone, the aforementioned doll mom (she's a robot), who is incredibly cute with escha
- wilbell, the witch-hat protagonist of the atelier dusk trilogy (she's NOT a witch! don't get it twisted!)
- (atelier ayesha spoilers) nio!!! nio!!!
i like both of them, but chose to play escha because of her fluffy alchemical tail. while the two are hired as alchemists, their workshop only has a cauldron and logy, as a city boy, doesn't know how to use such archaic equipment. because of this, escha does the brewing while logy learns.
the game's structure is such that marion gives the two a new assignment to help around the town every four months, and they can take the time they need to talk with people, explore, and alchemize. we accomplished our starter mission (make some parts for a windmill by scavenging the surrounding ruins) pretty quickly, and are exploring the nearby world as we enter summer.
part 2- sept 16, 2024 (year 1 jun-aug) (VOD)
our alchemists had some time to kill before the next season, so they spent the summer beating up squirrels on the abandoned highway. with the onset of august came the next act, with a new round of missions. chief among them was to investigate the ruins to the south. my favorite! we proceeded south, hoping to discover the researcher who made it before us.
the researcher's name is threia hazelgrimm, a name which may sound familiar if you've played atelier ayesha. she wears a big overcoat over her shoulders and is definitely a lady count type... like her ayesha predecessor, she's a bit rude too... ahh...! well, expressing her frustration with r+d, she joins up with escha and logy, making her our fourth party member =w=
oh, logy got his alchemy equipment finally! he actually likes cool swords so much he learned to make them as a hobby. cool guy...