Dear Diary: It's been a day since the KickStarter finished...I want it back!
about 8 years ago – Tue, Mar 01, 2016 at 09:14:59 PM

Good Evening Quantumers!

What a beautiful first day of March...don't you agree?

PLEDGE ISSUES *dramatic music plz*

As some of you may have already found out, there appears to be a few issues with some peoples pledges on KickStarter *tsk tsk KickStarter*... Anyway, here is what I have from KickStarter regarding the current issues :)

Errored and dropped pledges

It is common for a few backers' pledges to fail to collect at the project's deadline. If this happens, here's what to expect:

• We will send backers with errored pledges an email every 48 hours with a link to fix the issue.

• Backers may also log in to the Kickstarter account from which they pledged to follow the 'Fix Payment' link.

• Backers have 7 days to fix their pledges by updating their credit card information.

So, if for whatever reason, you can't get your pledge to go through within the 7 day period, please don't panic! What we will do is simply wait until the Backer Kit is up and running and then move your pledge into there! Email me directly or message me directly on KS to let me know if you need to do this - this way I can make a list and try really hard to ensure I get everyone safely across to Backer Kit! It is too early for me to loose Quantumers...not like this anyway, DAI has other ideas :P

BACKER KIT INCOMING!

So, here is the Template that Backer Kit recommends sending out to you guys :) My changes/translations are in bold <3

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Title: Thank you + Next Steps

Quantumers, Welcome aboard The Everett!

Thank you for making our project a reality! A few things need to happen before we can kick off production and fulfillment.

You are awesome, lets get to business!

Here's a quick rundown: First, Kickstarter needs to transfer over the funds so we have the money to make the rewards (this can take up to two weeks).

It takes up to 2 weeks for KickStarter to pay us after collecting your hard earned monies!

Second, we have to find out <fill in the blank> and where we need to ship them. We will send out a BackerKit survey to collect this information.

Once the funds are collected, we will send you a survey making sure we know exactly what cool stuff you want and where to send it to!

We will give you a heads-up before we send the survey so that you can watch for it. You will not need to create a BackerKit account to answer your survey. The invitation email will contain a link to your personal survey. It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can since we need this information to process your rewards.

I will give you the head-up before the surveys are sent. Try to fill them out asap as DAI will not be pleased if you dawdle! The link you get is your personal link~ Don't share with others unless you want them to steal your game :P

If you need to change your survey responses, add or remove add-ons, or update your shipping information, you can click on the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page. (This page will only start working after we send the surveys out.)

Once the surveys are sent out, you can change your responses, add more cool add-ons (why would you remove them T.T) and update your info! You can request a new survey in the Backer Kit project page if you lost it :)

If you prefer, you can just message me and give me your information, but answering your survey will help us get your rewards out to you quicker. BackerKit helps us save lots of time by streamlining the survey process, automating data organization, and providing us with pledge management software to make it easy to process your pledge reward shipments.

If for whatever reason you have a searing hatred for Backer Kit, please email me your info so I can fix it up for you :)

If you used Facebook to log into your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link will be sent to the email you used for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you'd prefer to use, please message me. Again, thanks for all your support. We can’t wait to send you your <fill in the blank>.

If you logged into Backer Kit using your facebooks, it will send the survey to your facebooks email. If you have a different email, tell me and I will fix that up :)

Quantumers, Fall in. Your mission aboard The Everett begins in 2017. Get your affairs in order as this is a one way trip. Salute. DISMISSED!

<Your team>

<3 CCCN-

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HASHTAG RESULTS!? QS WAIFU/HUSBANDO WAR!?

So after a 30 day campaign and participation by many many Quantumers, here are the results:

Twitter (including re-tweets) : 988.

Instagram: 173.

OK, so it appears that I maybe aimed for numbers perhaps a bit too high T.T However, everyone did such a great job that I will not be letting you walk away empty handed! 

When I contacted our Chibi Artists Miliza to get us a new 'summer themed' Shizuka for winning the Waifu poll, I also asked for a Summer AI as well because you all worked so hard and I know you were upset she wasn't in the poll! So, they aren't coloured yet, but here are the Sketches! I hope you enjoy them! 

And thanks for all your Hashtag hardwork!

MORE FAN FICTION!!?? OMG YAY!

I am a terrible person and missed linking Mr.Monttu's Fan Fiction in yesterdays update T.T So here it is now! (What better way is there to end an update?)

Quantum Suicide's fan fiction by Quantumer Mr.Monttu:

Protagonist: I felt like I would fall asleep in any moment. I have been sitting hours, at least that is how it felt like...Mainly waiting Yoshiki to add the new hard light application for AI. AI was looking so cute and she was the main reason I was even waiting so patiently. I have a crush on AI, but I haven't told to her how I feel yet...I have been waiting the right moment to do so.  

Yoshiki: Phew...I am done! Hey...did you hear me [protagonist's name]? It is finally ready!

Protagonist: Yoshiki suddenly stopped my day dreaming with some sharp shouts at me. I looked up and couldn't believe my eyes. AI looked even more beautiful than ever before. I was stunned. AI was making some spinning around and testing her new hologram system.

AI: How do I look?

Protagonist: [Some options to choose, like:] "You look absolutely amazing!"

Yoshiki: Doesn't she? My finest work, I would say.

Protagonist: Can I touch you? I can't believe my eyes. AI: Of course, go ahead, but be gentle.

Protagonist: I slowly moved my hand towards AI and finally touched the hologram. I was speechless; it actually felt like I was touching a person. Happy warmth captured the inside of me. At that moment I was certain, that I should tell her how I feel about her. I asked, if we could go to talk a bit more privately together and she accepted it. We went to the kitchen area together, AI went ahead of me. When we finally ended up to the kitchen, I couldn't handle myself. I started to talk to AI immediately. I told her when I first got feelings towards her and how those feeling grew bigger and bigger. I told how I was afraid to tell the truth to her etc. I talked a lot and I am not sure when I stopped to have eye contact with her, but next time I looked at her, she had her back turned towards me and she was looking something on the table.

AI: I can't resist anymore either.

Protagonist: I couldn't believe my ears...what she just said? I was excited, but that excitement went away pretty fast, because I couldn't believe my eyes now. I saw AI starting to kiss toaster which was on the table. I understand she got "new body" moments ago, but this looked just weird. First I thought she was just testing her new hard light hologram....But I was wrong, she started to rub the toaster against her body and do other lewd things with it. I was in shock; I fell on floor to sit down. Suddenly AI turned around and I noticed her eyes were red.

DAI: HAHAHAHA...You should see your face! Did you actually believe I was the stupid AI and she started to have sex with a toaster? OMG you are stupid! You had so nice speech, so I had to reward you. You love AI?! She is just a hologram like me. HAHAHA! Here is reward for your stupidity!

Protagonist: I felt suddenly something sharp on my chest and I saw kitchen knife coming out of it. DAI had stabbed me right into my heart.

DAI: Love is so heartwarming isn't it? HAHAHA...got it, "heartwarming"? ...Time to die! BAI BAI!

Protagonist: Those were the last words I heard when everything was fading away.

....

AI: Time to wake up! Wake up!

Protagonist: I heard whispers on my ear...I thought I was dead? I slowly opened my eyes and saw AI staring at me right next to me.

AI: Finally you are awake. While you were beauty sleeping Yoshiki finished my hard light hologram. What do you think?

Protagonist: I couldn't believe it...I actually fell asleep when I was waiting. I saw AI smiling friendly at me and I couldn't do anything else than smile back at her...and say: [the one which player selected during the dream, like:] "You look absolutely amazing!"

THE END :3

Until next update Quantumers!

-MoltenCherry

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

[email protected]

We are the Quantumers my friend~ And we'll keep on fighting till the end~
about 8 years ago – Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 11:07:37 PM

CONGRATULATIONS QUANTUMERS!

                         FINAL TOTAL: $51041 - AI UNLOCKED!

(remember, any more money raised through Paypal and Backer Kit will get us closer to other Stretch Goals! - I am not taking it on holidays, not all anyway :P )

Due to everyone's hard work and persistence, we are finally done with the KickStarter campaign coming to a close...If you are with someone, hug them and congratulate them on a successful KickStarter campaign, if you are not with someone, imagine AI hugging you and congratulating you! This has only been possible because of you guys, you are the real champions!

So, now what?

Step 1. Celebrate making Quantum Suicide a reality! (Might I suggest cake?)

Step 2. Await your survey from Backer Kit (Can take about 2 weeks from now- Backer kit's rules *shrugs*)

Step 3. Fill out your Backer Kit survey and buy extra add-ons (if you insist, sheesh :P)

Step 4: Remain a part of a wonderful community through communications in these easy to follow dot points!

• Monthly Stream Sessions!
• Monthly Updates!
• Getting more and more pumped as the release date draws near!                     
• Hi-Fiving other Quantumers on the internet, be it on other forums, or the comment section!

Sounds pretty easy right? PERFECT!

So, the campaign may be over but the community is not dead! Please send me emails, draw more pictures, write more Fan-Fic and hell, I will probably even sing you more songs (terribly, but it'll happen!).

I will still be doing monthly updates, so If you do have anything to share please do! I want everyone to see it! ([email protected]).

Let me know what days/times of days would be good for everyone for streaming. I am thinking on a Sunday, like our 12 hour stream (but oh god not 12 hours again). Doing that we can get this side of the world on Sunday, and the other side on Saturday :)

Now, onto what really needs celebrating! Our FAN WORKS!! (Winners will be decided shortly and announced in an update <3)

FANART:

FAN FICTION:

QUANTUM SUICIDE BATTLE ROYALE 

By Quantumer Falcarius.

I woke up early, my stomach heavy with a mixture of lingering horror from yesterday's execution and growing dread of today's new Deletion Game.  

No matter how many rounds I went through, the waiting never got any easier.  

 Knowing I wouldn't be getting back to sleep, I turned the lights on and checked the time readout on the wall.  

Perhaps it wasn't as early as I thought. Any minute now, DAI would be-  

DAI: Already up? You're no fun.  

PROTAGONIST: Gah!  

DAI: Awwww, you don't look happy to see me.  

PROTAGONIST: Can we just get this over with?  

DAI: Okay, grumpy-pants. I've got a very special surprise for you today...  

PROTAGONIST: Oh boy. I can't wait.  

DAI: Come along now, there's no time to waste!  

PROTAGONIST: DAI, why are we in the Engineering Bay? Where's everyone else?  

DAI: Surprise! You get a free pass this round!  

PROTAGONIST: Wait, seriously?

DAI: That's right! You get to watch the other players compete from the safety of this room!  

DAI swept her arm around, indicating the collection of holographic screens all over the room.  

Each screen showed a different room or hallway of the ship. I spotted one displaying the Dining Hall, where the other crew members had already gathered.  

My feelings of apprehension growing, I stepped back to the door of the Engineering Bay, but sure enough, it was locked.  

PROTAGONIST: DAI, what are you...  

DAI: Well, time to go reveal today's game to the lucky participants! Toodle-oo!  

 PROTAGONIST: DAI, get back here and tell me what's going on!  

It was no use. DAI had already vanished.  

I walked over to the screen showing the Dining Hall, which now contained DAI and several crew members... too many crew members, in fact.  

 Could this be true? It didn't make sense. What was going on?  

DAI: I'm sure everyone's noticed by now, but I thought I'd make this round a little more interesting by restoring the players eliminated in earlier rounds.  

Everyone was there. Even the victims of the previous Deletion Games. The ones whose executions I had been forced to watch. How could they be alive again?  

NIKOLAS: What do you mean, "restore"? How is this possible?  

DAI: You can't expect me to reveal all my secrets, can you? Now stop interrupting.  

DAI: Anyway, after your rather disappointing performances in the last few rounds, I've decided to step things up a bit.  

DAI: I've noticed a certain... fondness... towards a certain member of our happy little family recently.  

DAI: So for today's very special round of the Deletion Game, I'm giving you a chance to show how much you care.  

DAI: The rules are very simple: Last one breathing gets to have their way with [Protagonist]!  

PROTAGONIST: WHAT!?  

ALL: WHAT!?  

PROTAGONIST: This is crazy! I didn't agree to this! Nobody else is going to agree to this! ...Right?  

KIMIKO: This time you've gone too far, DAI! Executing single crew members was horrible enough, but now you're trying to kill us all at once!?  

DAI: Well, technically, two of you would survive.  

KIMIKO: That doesn't matter! Nobody's going to play this round. Nobody's getting killed!  

DAI: Oh, silly me! I forgot to mention - if more than one of you is still alive in eight hours' time, [Protagonist] gets executed.  

KIMIKO: Th-that doesn't change anything! No matter who it is, a single crew member's life is not worth the-  

The Captain suddenly stopped talking. Even through the holographic screen, I could see a line of blood trickle from her mouth.

YOSHIKI: I'm sorry, Captain.  

Yoshiki stepped back, tugging a screwdriver out of the Captain's neck.  

YOSHIKI: I can't let [Protagonist] die, not when I haven't even confessed my feelings yet!  

Captain Kimiko Yukimori's lifeless body crumpled slowly to the floor.  

There was a moment of stunned silence, and then the Dining Hall erupted into chaos, everyone scrambling for the door.  

Katashi ran straight for the kitchen, rummaging quickly through the utensils and selecting the most dangerous-looking ones.  

But his choice of destination was too predictable. On another screen, I noticed a diminutive figure edging towards the kitchen door.  

I shouted warnings at the screen, but I knew nobody would hear me. There was nothing I could do but watch.  

As soon as Katashi opened the door, a unicorn-shaped backpack slammed into his face, knocking him to the floor.  

SHIZUKA: [Protagonist] is mine! You hear me? ALL MINE!  

Shizuka stabbed the horn of her unicorn backpack into Katashi's chest over and over. I turned away and covered my ears, but I could still hear the screams.  

The next couple of hours were a nightmarish blur.  

Vladimir drowning Shizuka... [Corrupt] strangling Yoshiki... Dr. Andreas pushing Vladimir into the matter recycler...  

Before long, the only ones left were the Vogel twins.  

NIKOLAS: I'm sorry, Beatrix. You know how much I love you... But I love [Protagonist] more.  

BEATRIX: I understand, Nikolas. Believe me, I understand.  

Before I could tell what had happened, Nikolas had plunged a syringe into Beatrix's neck.  

He embraced her, crying, as the strength slowly drained from her body.

BEATRIX: But if I can't have [Protagonist], neither can you.  

NIKOLAS: Wh...!?  

Nikolas staggered backwards, his eyes widening in disbelief, and a scalpel protruding from his throat.  

He bumped into a trolley and fell with a crash, medical instruments scattering around him. It looked as though he was trying to speak, but no words came.  

As I sank to my knees in disbelief, DAI flickered into existence behind me.  

DAI: Well, would you look at that? I guess I'm the winner!  

I didn't hear her. I couldn't move, couldn't think.  

I couldn't save them. They were all gone. Everyone I had ever known was gone.  

...No. Not quite everyone.  

DAI: Oh, I just can't wait to-  

Without any warning, all the lights in the room went out. The video screens vanished, and DAI's sudden silence informed me that she too had disappeared.  

In the dying glow of the power cells, I could just make out a tiny figure crawling out of a maintenance hatch, gripping a bundle of severed wires.  

MELODY: I did it! I won the game!  

With the ship's power gone, the oxygen was starting to drain from the room, but I didn't care. I just wanted it all to be over.  

MELODY: Now we can be together forever!  

MELODY: Ahaha... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  

I snapped awake, sitting bolt upright. What a dreadful nightmare... As if I didn't have enough to worry about today...

Katashi prank (GONE SEXUAL) 

By Quantumer Chris!

"YAAAAAaarrrrgggghhhhh!" Katashi yawned, exhaling a massive breath of air, as he stretched upwards. "That's enough! How did they even watch this trash? Jabba the Hutt is soooo creepy... It's not just his appearance, it's the whole keeping people as souvenirs that just weirds me out." He said. Credits rolling, having marathoned Episodes 4 through 6.

"We haven't even watched episode 7 yet. Come ooooon, this old stuff is great!" Shizuka pleaded. "No way, I've gotta get some sleep." Katashi said, glancing towards the clock as Shizuka dejectedly shut off the display with a grumble.

"Oh crap. It's 3:13 am, Kimiko is going to blast me out the airlock! I'm supposed to be getting breakfast ready in 3 hours." He couldn't even stomach the thought of what she might do. "Even worse, today's one of those damned deletion games." He sulked as he hurried towards the exit of Shizuka's quarters."Night Katashi." She said lazily, as she dropped her uniform shamelessly, revealing her matching pair of unicorn print bra and panties before Katashi could shut the door. "You could at least wait until I leave." He said, only to hide his true feelings. "Whatever." She rolled her eyes. 

 Katashi walked the lonely corridors of the Everett, not feeling entirely in control of his body, but simultaneously not paying the foreign yet familiar sensation any mind. 

As Katashi neared his quarters, he heard the clap of urgent footfalls behind him. "Katashi! Why aren't you in your quarters?" Before Katashi could reply, she interrupted him. "Never mind, just get to the dining hall now!" Kimiko shouted, not having time to explain. 

She grabbed Katashi's sleeve and dragged him down the corridor. "What? I just want to get some sleep." He protested. "D.A.I is hosting the deletion game early, just hurry!" She said, as she quickened her pace. "Seriously?" Katashi matched her pace, as he felt his blood run cold and his stomach knot up. This can't be good. He thought as the pair double timed it to the meeting spot.

 It was only as they arrived at the last corridor to the dining room, before he noticed that Kimiko was still in her nightwear. "Why are you still in your duds Kim?" He teased, with a cheeky smile as they slowed to a walk. "Not now, besides I didn't have time to get dressed because SOMEBODY wasn't in their quarters during D.A.I's announcement!" She said, with a blood curdling emphasis referring to the soon-to-by dead man. "Okay, okay I'm sorry. It's just that Shizuka made me watch a bunch of dumb movies." He said, trying to pass on the blame. As she slammed the control panel for the dining room. "That's no excuse. Your duties are important, because if you don't cook. We don't eat, and that jeopardizes everyone else's ability to fulfill their duties!" The door hummed open and they entered the dining room to greet the stares of the waiting crew. 

"Well, it's about time you two lovebirds arrived. I was afraid you were going to miss the debriefing!" D.A.I said, her red eyes piercing the newcomers like they were her prey. Then again, they more-or-less were. 

"Ladies first." Offered Katashi. Kimiko entered the dining hall authoritatively, followed by Katashi. If she was even slightly embarrassed about her attire, it didn't show. 

The rest of the crew had assembled themselves in the dining hall haphazardly. Despite the urgency of the situation, they had managed to don their uniforms, but were mostly unkempt. 

 "What's the meaning of this D.A.I?" Kimiko asked the psychotic AI sternly. 

"Oh, don't be like that. Sometimes a girl just likes a bit of spontaneity. The hehehehehe routine was just killing me kehehehehaha." She replied with a maniacal giggle which put Katashi on edge. 

"Cut the crap, Just tell us what the damned deletion game is already!" Kimiko yelled, having finally lost her cool. "Calm down Kimiko, being frustrated won't help." Nicholas said, putting his hands up trying to ease the tension. 

"Okay." Kimiko replied with a sigh. "What's the deletion game?" 

"Oh! I'm so glad you asked!" D.A.I replied tilting her head with a saccharin sweet tone in her voice as she clapped her hands with a smile. 

"That was it." D.A.I said, completely deadpan expression, her smile instantly disappearing. "WHAT?" Cried Beatrix. "What the hell are you on about?" Shizuka demanded with one eyebrow cocked. 

D.A.I met everyone's puzzled looks. "Well, my dear friends, I thought I would have a little game of 'Last one's the rotten egg' to decide who will be departing us. And it appears that Katashi is our lucky winner!" She said, resuming her disgustingly bubbly attitude, as hologram confetti fell from the ceiling. 

D.A.I teleported next to Katashi, as celebratory Mexican music played over the P.A system. "So, as today's grand winner, how are you feeling?" D.A.I asked with a reporter's voice and a microphone in her hand. 

"EUGH." Is the only sound Katashi could manage, as his bottom lip quivered. He felt nauseous. "EUGH?" D.A.I repeated. "You heard it here first folks!" She exclaimed proudly. The rest of the crew could only stare in disbelief. 

"Okay, stop this." [Corrupted] said, as he let go of Melody's hand. He walked up to Katashi, and grabbed his shaking shoulder. "Don't worry, this is just a cruel joke." He said, in a comforting voice. "A joke?" D.A.I said. "This is no joke, I assure you.

" Katashi didn't even feel like this was real. He felt distant from the bickering that was going on around him, though he was in the middle of it. 

"How can you just decide this?" Kimiko asked furiously "This isn't even fair." 

D.A.I gave Kimiko a look that seemed to suggest that she had asked something very stupid. "I was bored, so I decided I would entertain myself by surprising my dear shipmates with a fun little game" D.A.I replied puffing her chest out proudly. 

"This is just plain psychotic, I knew this wasn't ever about keeping crew numbers down. But this time, it's beyond ridiculous! The loser didn't even have a chance." Kimiko said, with a defeated look. 

"My Grandmother always said 'If you have a chore you find boring, make a game out of it.'" D.A.I said with her left hand on her hip, and the index finger of her right hand pointing up. 

"But then again I don't have a Grandmother... What were my programmers thinking?" she asked herself thoughtfully bringing her index finger to her chin. 

"Oh well, questions for later. On to the task at hand!" 

She turned to the pale white Katashi "So, since I'm feeling generous, I will allow you to decide how you will be deleted. On one condition, It has to be funny.

" Katashi was still speechless. "Cat got your tongue?" She teased. "Come on, just spill it!" 

Katashi took a few breaths and gathered himself. "I'd rather not die, to be honest." He said. 

D.A.I sighed "Seriously, this is the deletion game. I cannot do that."

"Besides, there is no way to make you not dying funny, I'll pick for yo- Wait a minute... No! It's too crazy! 

Unless..." D.A.I muttered to herself after having cut herself off. 

Everyone was completely silent, staring at D.A.I as she voiced her inner monologue.

 "What is it?" Katashi asked. More curious than scared now. 

"I think I know what to do with you now!" D.A.I replied with a wicked smile that absolutely terrified Katashi.

 "D.A.I what are you planning?" Kimiko demanded. "I'd tell you, but the writer is currently incapable of putting his madness into words. Honestly I wish this guy would just get it together already" D.A.I said. 

"Writer? You are making less and less sense." Katashi said. "D.A.I are you sure you are alright? Sure you don't want to try turning yourself off and on again?" Kimiko asked with honest concern. 

"I don't even know what you two are talking about, I am making perfect sense. Anyway, let's get to the engineering deck, we have Katashi's deletion to perform."

 D.A.I made for the door of the dining room as the rest of the crew followed apprehensively. 

"What's happening daddy?" Melody asked utterly confused about the events that have transpired so far. "I'm just as confused as you Melody." [Corrupted] replied.

D.A.I bobbed along while humming happily, occasionally glancing back at everyone else as they reluctantly ambled behind her. 

Yoshiki caught up to the downcast Katashi. "Katashi, hey Katashi, how are you doing?" he asked. "I was basically just given a death sentence, I could definitely be better." Katashi replied. 

As they entered the main corridor, Shizuka walked beside Katashi. "Look Katashi, I want to apologize. If I hadn't kept you in my room all night, you would have gotten D.A.I's alert and had a chance to arrive at the dining hall in time." She said solemnly.

 Katashi gazed at her face "Look, it's not your fault. D.A.I is so unpredictable, she could have used any arbitrary variable to decide the loser." Katashi said. 

 Katashi fell back, distancing himself from Shizuka. He looked down at his feet, counting each step he took. [1, 2] Knowing that every step represented a step closer to the cessation of his consciousness. [3, 4] He remembered back to his education, [5, 6, 7] "Quantum Suicide..." He muttered to himself under his breath. [8, 9] Is there perhaps an infinite number of universes where he does not succumb to this fate, or would somehow survive whatever D.A.I would do to him? [10, 11, 12] If that were the case, then conversely that would also mean there were an infinite number of universes where his fate were far worse. [13, 14, 15, 16] Witnessing the previous 'Deletions' of crew members, his imagination thus far has proved way worse than what D.A.I has done to the previous losers. [17, 18, 19] Knowing that, what could he possibly have to fear? [20] If his own fears were worse than the actual deaths he had witnessed. Then dying at the hands of D.A.I couldn't possibly be that horrible, could it? [21, 22] 

Besides the pain of death, death isn't that scary. [23, 24] He reminded himself that the physical matter that makes up his corporeal form had spent over 13 billion years in a non conscious state. [25, 26, 27] In the grand scheme of things, at least regarding the age of a universe. Even if one lived the longest they could possibly live, the ratio of being alive to the state of being 'dead' is infinitesimal anyway. [29, 30] Is returning to that state of 'non existence' really so horrible? [31] 

Katashi was incredibly grateful to even experience life, no less as a conscious being. [32, 33, 34] After all, he thought. The chances of any one person even existing is so incalculably tiny, taking into account any variable you could possibly imagine, life itself is an incredibly rare experience. [35, 36, 37] The more that he thought about it, the more grateful he became. [38, 39] 

Up until now, he thought. My life has been pretty good. [40, 41] I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by great people, and I've really enjoyed my time on the Everett. [42, 43] "I could have done worse." He muttered again to himself, now with a slight smile on his face.

 "But, I think I could do a little better." He said. 

Katashi sped up his pace until he was back alongside Shizuka. "Nothing to fear." he said to himself. Shizuka glanced over to him. "Hey." she said. 

"Look. Shizuka. I think I like you. No, I've always liked you." Katashi stated, with a calm tone of voice. Shizuka's eyes widened. "What?" She gasped. "Why are you telling me this now?" She asked, with tears welling in her eyes. 

"Because I'm a fool." Katashi replied. "I should have told you sooner. I had so much time up until now. But, every time I told myself I'd say something, I chickened out. I kept telling myself there's always next time." Shizuka wiped the tears from her face, and giggled to herself. "I'm not good with this crap." she said. "You picked a hell of a time to grow a pair." She teased, between hiccups. 

"Yeah, I picked a hell of a time to start living my life." Katashi laughed. 

 They turned into the corridor of the engineering bay. "Alright, we're here!" D.A.I stated cheerily. 

The door to the engineering bay hummed open as the group approached. "Everyone has to watch, as usual." D.A.I said. 

She led the group to the center of the bay as steam wafted out from the center. As the steam started to clear it revealed a sharp rectangular silhouette. A strange apparatus that looked like a large, silver, upright table, with a raised border that hung from the ceiling from chains and hooks. The indentation of a human male in the center, and latches for the arms, waist, and ankles of the occupant. 

 "Do you like it? I had it 3D printed and built specially for Katashi while we were arriving!" 

"What the hell do you plan to do with this?" Kimiko demanded with a puzzled expression. The rest of the crew shared her confusion. Except Shizuka and Katashi who knew exactly what the imposing contraption was. "What do you think Katashi?" D.A.I asked him with a cruel grin. 

Katashi's previous bravado had disappeared just a bit. "I think you are sick." Katashi replied. "Thank you! You know just what to say to make a lady feel special!" D.A.I chortled, bringing her hands to her blushing cheeks. "Okay, enough flattery. Get in!" D.A.I demanded gleefully. 

 The crew turned to Katashi. "It's been a pleasure serving with you." [Corrupted] said, offering his hand to Katashi. Katashi shook it firmly. "Thanks, same to you." Katashi replied. 

Katashi kneeled down and put his hand on Melody's head. "Bye Melody, be a good girl and do what your father asks okay?" Melody knew what was about to take place, she's been forced to see it several times. She just didn't understand one thing. "Why do you have to go away?" She asked sadly. "I have to go because there isn't enough food for everyone." Katashi replied before standing. 

"I'm going to miss you! It's been fun, and I always liked your cooking." Yoshiki said with tears in his eyes. "Thanks, It's nice to have my cooking appreciated once in awhile." Katashi joked. 

Beatrix stepped over to Katashi, and wrapped him in a tight hug. "I'm going to miss patching you up Katashi. Your clumsiness single handedly kept me, and my brother in work." Beatrix said, before releasing the hug. "That hurts Beatrix! I wasn't that clumsy. But thanks." Katashi smiled warmly. 

Nikolas approached Katashi "You were a great guinea pig for my experiments." He joked. "Of course. I hope my sacrifice isn't in vain." Katashi said, patting Nikolas on the shoulder fondly. 

"It's been an honor." Kimiko said, saluting with tears in her eyes. "Yes Ma'am, thank you for everything." Katashi returned the salute. 

Shizuka ran up to Katashi tears running down her cheeks again. "This is too cruel." She said sadly. Katashi wiped the tears from her face. "I know, I am such an idiot. I can't believe how stupid I was." D.A.I interrupted the moment with a clap. "Okay, Okay enough of this. It's time to roll. Let's go Katashi!" She said callously.

Katashi left Shizuka with one last goodbye. "Okay, I'm ready." He said to himself.

Katashi walked up to the contraption and climbed up into it. D.A.I clicked her fingers, locking the latches around Katashi's wrists and ankles. 

"You know what this is?" D.A.I asked Katashi. 

Katashi answered her with a nod. "More, or less. You have a hell of a sense of humor." He said. Katashi looked to each of the crew members. "Wait! where's [Protagonist]?" 

"I completely forgot about them!" Kimiko said urgently. D.A.I brought a holographic console up in front of her. "Oh, whoops! Seems they are still snoozing their little head off!" She said with a laugh. "Oh well, we're here now, and it would be rude to wake them now." D.A.I said with a smile. 

Kimiko was furious. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN? I THOUGHT YOU WOKE EVERYONE!" She shouted to D.A.I. "I alerted everyone. It's not my fault that [Protagonist] went right back to sleep after I tried to wake them." She replied matter of factly. "THIS IS NOT FAIR" Cried Shizuki. "LET HIM OUT NOW!" She struggled against Katashi's restraints. "Oh, no. I can't now that we are this far along. I'm terribly sorry." D.A.I replied. "This wasn't part of the game." Said Kimiko. 

"Oh, I beg to differ. I said 'last one to the dining room's the rotten egg.’" D.A.I replied with her usual wicked smile. "Since [Protagonist] never came, they are excluded. Katashi is still the loser." Katashi smiled. "That's too bad. I thought I caught a break. Alright, let's get this over with. Just kill me already." Katashi said looking D.A.I right in the eyes. 

"Oh no, this machine won't kill you." D.A.I said. "What the hell are you talking about?" Asked Katashi. “Let me explain how this works." D.A.I said. "I said you could choose how you died, as long as it was funny." She stated. "I fail to see how this is funny, or what I asked for." Katashi argued. 

"I'm getting to that. Your exact words were 'I'd rather not die, to be honest.’ And in my infinite generosity, I came up with a way that I could fulfill the requirements of the deletion, but still grant your request. The deletion requires that I eliminate, or at least drastically reduce your drain on the ship's resources. You asked that I leave you alive. And I said that your deletion must be comical. This wondrous device meets all three requirements." Katashi sighed in frustration. "I still fail to see the comedy in this." 

"Patience, I am getting to that." D.A.I said. "Just watch." 

To everyone’s surprise, D.A.I started changing. She grew taller and wider. Her skin started turning a mottled green and brown. Her feet slowly formed into a tail, and her body grew rounder. D.A.I was slowly transforming into a hideous slug like creature while still retaining her signature features. Her silver hair, complete with huge curly drills, and red bow. Her small captain’s hat that looked even smaller on her rotund head. Her coat and dress no longer looked as cute as before. Instead they were bursting at the seams and barely containing her 800 - 900 lb frame. She became the stuff of nightmares. She became something that only the cruelest, most psychotic minds could ever imagine. Katashi, and Shizuka instantly knew who she had morphed into. She became a twisted amalgamation of herself and Jabba the Hutt from the movies they had watched earlier that evening. 

 "Wow D.A.I, you've really let yourself go." Joked Katashi, hiding the terror he felt from the creature that stood before him. "Cho skrunee dopat, mel haba cha gee, nar bachookie. Goringa purchee yoka to tinka." D.A.I the Hutt said in reply. 

"Come again?" Katashi asked. "She's speaking Huttese!” Shizuka said excitedly. “She said: 'Nonsense, I may be big. But, I am beautiful, and healthy at any size.'" Shizuka told Katashi. Translating the strange language. Katashi was shocked. "You can actually understand that thing?" Katashi asked. 

"I told you, I love these old movies and games. Besides, of course, I am the Linguistics Officer." Shizuka told Katashi. "I only wish you paid this much attention to your real duties." Kimiko added. "Beecha, cha kweeba ya kun!" D.A.I said excitedly. "Now, let's begin." Shizuka translated. 

An earsplitting hissing sound came from behind Katashi, as steam started flowing around him, blurring his vision. "Goodbye! Take care, okay?" Katashi said. Shizuka ran up to Katashi, and looked up at him. "I, think I like you too..." She said, tears welling in her eyes again. 

"I know." Katashi replied. 

As the hissing sound grew louder, and Shizuka retreated a few steps, Katashi felt stabbing sensations crawl up his spine, like syringes being plunged. He felt himself growing cold. He found he couldn't move his feet, they felt completely numb. That numbness was gradually growing up his legs. The numbness reached his pelvis, then his torso. He noticed his legs and torso were turning silver. The numbness reached his arms, hands, and chest. As the cold numbness completely overcame his body, and reached his neck, he heard one more thing before it reached his ears. 

"Unko, pee killi wy weetabah poostomm, mon stomm, mon stomm!" D.A.I the Hutt said with glee, bringing her hands to her cheeks. 

"Now, we will be together forever, and ever, and ever." Shizuka translated sorrowfully. The numbness covered his ears, deafening him, and his eyes, blinding him. Lastly, it covered his scalp, leaving him completely disconnected from his entire body. "So, this is it?" Katashi thought to himself. "This isn't so bad." 

"WAIT, THIS IS IT?" Katashi grew worried. "How is this possible, I thought I would be unconscious!" Katashi heard a voice being projected into his mind. "No, you asked to be left alive, that is such a vague request." 

 “D.A.I what the hell, I didn't want this!" Katashi voiced his fear. "No, you didn't really say what you wanted. You know what they say: 'Be careful what you wish for.'" D.A.I replied. "D.A.I, please, end this." Katashi said growing desperate. "What? And lose my precious little souvenir? Bwahhahahhahahaa! No way!" D.A.I replied cruely. "Well, it's been fun and all, but a girl's got things to do, and places to be. See ya!" D.A.I said. "Wait, don't go! Don't just leave me here!" Katashi yelled inside himself. "D.A.I! D.A.I!!!!!!" he yelled again and again, but he received no response. 

The crew looked horrifyingly at the tall metallic table that now encased Katashi in a silvery sheen. D.A.I began morphing back into her usual form. "Okay, show's over folks! You are all dismissed." D.A.I told the shocked crew. "Ah, much better." She said once she returned to her normal self. 

"So, he's really gone." Shizuka said, her tears now flowing. Kimiko walked over to her and put her hand around her shoulder. "Come, we have to go." "It's better for you to not stay here" Nikolas told Shizuka. 

"Well, I'm out. Cya!" D.A.I said, before closing her blood red eyes. Once she re-opened them, they were their usual grey-blue color. "Hello. Oh! Why are we all in the Engineering bay?" A.I asked curiously. She looked around, and noticed the petrified Katashi. "KATASHI! What happened to you?" She asked completely shocked. 

 “I was so foolish, I thought I had it all figured out.” Katashi thought to himself. “here I am, stuck by myself, not knowing what may happen to Shizuka.” Although he had accepted his death, there was no way he could have been prepared for this. He would have rather been subjected to any number of horrible deaths. Out of anything he could have imagined, being a prisoner within his mind, subjected to such abject solitude, and sensory deprivation was a far worse torture than he could ever have imagined. The horror he felt stemming from the sense of claustrophobia, coupled with the complete loss of his autonomy was indescribable. He had no Idea how long he would spend like this. All he could do was wait, endlessly. 

 Katashi floated in the endless void of his mind, not knowing if what he was experiencing was real anymore. He floated in complete darkness. The only thing keeping him company, were his own thoughts. 

The life he once lived upon the Everett seemed like a dream he had woken up from, and the harder he tried to grasp those old memories, the more they flowed between his grasp. Those fading memories seemed so infinitely distant now. Did they actually happen? Or were they just a dream that was fading from his awareness? He had no idea. Katashi, that name seemed important. He kept hearing that name being echoed from the infinite void. Katashi. It seemed to be coming from a direction, so he floated towards this fragment of his past. Katashi. 

The name grew louder. Katashi! Katashi, wake up! He saw a break in the void, a place where light seemed to be shining from. The cries originated from this direction. The closer he floated, the louder they grew. "KATASHI!" he floated so close to the light, he was touching it. "KATASHI, WAKE THE HELL UP!" Sensation returned to his body, and the source of the light grew bigger, and brighter. Sensation returned to his body. And his eyes opened. Shizuka was leaning over him. "What the hell Katashi, you fell asleep during the best part." Katashi sighed in relief. "Oh, it was just a dream." He said to himself. 

Shizuka transformed into D.A.I "Yes, it was all a dream." 

 The End 

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The Twitching was a success...now onto the last day...
about 8 years ago – Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 07:48:29 PM

Good Evening Quantumers!

Boy was today fun! We played games for 12 hours together...even literally at times *thinking back to Don't Starve Together*. It makes me think that not only should I stream in future as a way to keep us all together as a Qunatumer Family, but also to bring other devs together!

At this point in time, it appears that the Twitches isn't letting me replay, but do not fear, I saved all 12 hours of it to my hard drive, and so worst case scenario, our YouTube Channel will be full of videos! So, if you didn't get to watch something, don't worry, it is coming!

So, we have just 20 hours left...

Here is our current totals!

KickStarter: $43,335

Paypal: $3970

Total: $47,305! (Japanese language has been unlocked!)

Until AI Unlocks: $2,695!! (so close, we can do this!)

Quantumers: 997 - 3 more until 1000!

So what is left for the last day!?

I will be streaming again in the final hour of the campaign that will also double as a twitter session! So at 4pm-5pm AEST, I will be here on Twitch and Twitter for us to count down to the end of the campaign and hopefully rejoice together at AI becoming unlocked!

What will I be playing? *shrug* Does it really matter when I have you guys for company!

Join your fellow Quantumers for the final countdown and live chat! http://www.twitch.tv/moltencherry

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MID TWITCH STREAM UPDATE!! 1 DAY TO GO!!
about 8 years ago – Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 11:26:47 PM

Good Day Quantumers!

As many of you are already aware, we are currently steaming on twitch over at: 

http://www.twitch.tv/moltencherry

And will be for the next 7 hours! Please join us!

However, it is time for the final Add-on and here it is!

Physical Copy of the PC game!

Because we have not sold out of the Physical Copies of the collector edition tier, we can now make them available to add-on, but only until the campaign ends! They are limited after all and so we only have a set amount!

For just $60 (Plus $15 postage) you can hold all the glory of Quantum Suicide in your hands by adding it to your current tier! Get it while it's hot Quantumers, you have 26 hours to pick this up!

Project Totals:

Kickstarter: $41,989

Paypal: $3970

Project Total:$45,959

Until AI kisses you softly: $4041

So close....so close! 

I will update with progress after the Twitch Streaming event!

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2 Days to go and I want danglies!
about 8 years ago – Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 11:07:39 AM

Good Evening Quantumers...

The clock is ticking...*tick tock tick tock* 

-OMG ONLY 46 hours! T.T I never want this to end!-

Now announcing Today's Add-on!

GIVE ME SOME DANGLIES!

 Presenting official Quantum Suicide danglies! Not only do you get to choose which character you want, but you can also choose whether you want it as a key ring or a phone strap! OMG THE CHOICES! It's like your lives are visual novels!

So for just $10 each you can get your hands on a 2 inch clear acrylic danglies Quantum Suicide character of you choice! If you already have something being shipped we can add it to your previous shipping for free! (If not, please add $15 for up to 7 of these bad boys!)

We will be getting these made by the guys at Chilly Pig Creations! Here is there example picture to give you an idea about how cool these will be! 

 Now...to the official stuff *ahem*.

Project total!

KickStarter total: 40, 205

PayPal total: 3900

Project total: 44,105!

How much until you can embrace AI tenderly: $5895 :D

TWITCH TWITCH TWITCH!

Remember guys tomorrow is the Twitch event! It is happening between 9AM and 9PM Australian Eastern Standard Time! I am still working out a way to keep the footage so you can catch up on what you missed! I will post about this tomorrow before the stream!

Cosplay fever baby- What a treat!

My sister in law who cosplays frequently and is featured on https://www.instagram.com/cosplay.kingdom/ has put together a Beatrix costume! I hope you all enjoy it! I definitely do!