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Dev Blog
Behind-the-scenes thoughts on making Crosstalk. Design decisions, process notes, and the occasional existential crisis.
4 posts — oldest firstProcessFebruary 9, 2026
Why Bar Stories Instead of Devlogs
Process notes: Dictation, Blade Runner, and building worlds through character.
ProcessFebruary 10, 2026
Making Ads (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Disclaimers)
Process notes: Killing your darlings, and why corpo legalese is secretly hilarious.
DesignFebruary 11, 2026
She's Not an Escort Mission
Design philosophy: Why Juna isn't a burden, and how Trust changes everything.
DesignFebruary 13, 2026
Romance Isn't the Point (but it used to be)
How changing the canon ending reshaped the entire Trust system.