Update 01/07 - Happy New Time 2 Work Starring SpeakerD

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So, hello, this is Alfabusa, I have been far too busy today to write an update so I asked the marginally less busy SpeakerD to help me write the first update not written by me ever I think.

So, without further ado, here is your Update starring SpeakerD aka Speechard aka Randolph Carter aka Kaang Crumson² aka Man We Gaslit About An Unfinished Lord of the Rings Sequel Existing That Had Samwise Take Over As The Totalitarian Mayor Of The Shire Brainwashing Its People By Having Harvest-Flies Sting Them In The Brain It Was Really Funny.

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HEY EVERYONE, SpeakerD here with another patreon update!

I know I'm not Alfabusa, but let's all close our eyes and pretend, okay?

Lots of exciting things brewing and I have been chosen to relay it to you!

A little known fact about TTS is that Alfabusa is often the sole animator on these projects. He has production help, sure; people to help him edit audio, art team, etc. But when it comes to the typical episode, Alfa does most of it solo. This is probably the BIGGEST contributing factor to our long production times.
Fortunately, that has also begun to change...

[put a psychotic picture of Karl here]

[[I'm sorry Speaker I cannot put images into the middle of patreon updates - alfabusa]]

Karl the Deranged is our longtime friend and many of you likely know of him already.
He's the horrifying haggard voice that screams at you at the end of most videos and he often stalks the peremeter of your home, waiting for you to drop your guard. 

Karl also happens to be a VERY talented animator who'll be soon joining the production team permanently!  [[until he is fired for maiming me - alfabusa]]

 While it'll be a month or so before he's on full time, trust me when I say he's good.
I mean really, REALLY good.
He's already managed to derail the entire crew for like an hour by making a door opening and closing really funny, which is essentially the highest praise I can heap on another human being.

Between Karl, the art team, Alfa and the rest of the crew, we have really high hopes for episode production.

All jokes aside, Karl is a cool dude whose insane talents are going to be a major boon.
I've seen a lot of his new panels, and I think you'll really feel the difference once he hits the scene.
It'll also help Alfabusa's brain not explode, which is good I'm told!
Karl is also the voice of Kräkus, which is good, because Kräkus is the main character of Hunter: The Parenting.

On the subject of HTP though, Episode 2 is continuing forward at a great pace! I'm not sure how much I should say/where in the animation process everything is, but the art team has already begun early work on Episode 3.
Writing wise, we're as far ahead as Episode 5 and well into our other series!

Speaking of which, maybe I could talk a bit about those 'other series'...

Once HTP Episode 3 is over, that will conclude the first arc-- which means we will rotate to our NEXT show for another three episode arc. 

Unlike HTP though, our first new show is muuuch shorter; though we haven't ruled out the idea of future installments, its intended to run for only a single arc (three episodes). 

I can't say much without fear of being murdered by Alfabusa's infamous and deadly karate maneuvers, but Episodes 1 and 2 are already done and at time of writing I'm halfway through writing Episode 3!
I think what I'm at liberty to disclose is that it is a Half-Life series, it is very wacky, and I think you will like it. 

It is called 'Half-Life: Zero Viscosity', and I look forward to sharing more as we move forward.

That's about all from me for now! I do wanna wish you all a (belated) Happy New Year! I hope 2022 treats you well.

I'd also like to say from the bottom of my heart; thank you for your support.

I know Alfa has expressed his incredulity in other posts, but I haven't so fuck it, my turn.
We've been completely blown away by the positive reception to HTP.
We honestly thought we'd hard core hemorrhage viewers or that it'd at least underperform TTS on average. HTP has not. 

Of our past 10 videos, HTP Episode 1 has outperformed all save for 'Fate of TTS'-- and that's including the actual TTS "finale" (!!!).
It boggles the mind and at the risk of sounding corny, I'm genuinely incredibly grateful beyond words. 

On a personal level, I feel like if I died tomorrow of like, some kind of terrible goldfish bowl accident or whatever, I'd be well.
Well, I'd be dead and there would be goldfish bowl glass everywhere.
But the video would still be doing really well, and I think that's great. 

Why did I turn this into a bit. Someone please stop me.

No, but in all seriousness-- unfatomable gratitude. 

Thank you everyone for your support. We won't let you down. [[we will let you up of outside the potato cellar MAYBE - alfabusa]]

Well, I'm off to keep writing our comedy goblin scripts. 

Here's to more hyucks in the new year!

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Until next time, have a good one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!