addition update
So this is a thing now. Additional context:
This semster we dabbled in net.art, which was eye-opening as heck, and one of the pieces used as an example was My Boyfriend Came Back from the War. Was intrigued on sight because that is such a cool way to convey a split narrative, and despite the frame HTML having been phased out years ago, it still functions like new.
Unrelated to that, I’ve been wanting to do something with some of the old characters I’ve had lying around collecting virtual dust for years, and today I realized a couple dysfunctional dynamics were the perfect candidates for some narrative parallel shenanigans. Thus the shriblet (linked above) happened.
On one hand I don’t have any plans to Do Anything with that set of characters any time soon; on the other, I’m just gonna take that as a cue to use them as guinea pigs for random little storytelling experiments like this. Like a beta preview or concept art, for something that may or may not ever be released via One True Canonical Version.
Am I a professional yet?