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Due to the sheer length (plus wanting to preserve the format,) you can find the accompanying dialogue for this post on Google Drive.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMkTtNaZi7v_ty8qkxOSyT5iCNfAeHe-/view?usp=sharing
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The art in the thumbnail was made by AsterofSubcon (https://asterofthedeepforest.tumblr.com / https://twitter.com/AsterofSubcon,) and this track was commissioned from Nick (https://soundcloud.com/nik2656.) Be sure to check out both of their work!
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Bow Kid is still Frisk... but that hardly matters anymore. The bright and cheerful, yet nervous Bow that first landed on the planet is GONE. Her original desire of going home has long been forgotten, and only one goal drives this emotionless shell of her former self forward: *finish what she started.*
Hat Kid takes Sans' place. With Bow's killing spree pushing everything to the brink, Hat Kid realizes that she just can’t stand back and watch time and space be torn asunder. As much as she doesn't want to do it deep down, she signs a new contract with Snatcher, selling her soul in exchange for WAY more power. Harriet is deadset on protecting what's left of this timeline and correcting the cataclysm Bow Kid caused, not wanting a repeat of her failure to with Mustache Girl before, and she doesn't care how much of herself she has to give up to accomplish this goal.
Snatcher is in a (heavily expanded) Napstablook role. Given that you have killed off everyone that Snatcher could have possibly roped into working for him, and maybe a part of him that he won't acknowledge caring for Hat Kid, he offers his "contractually obligated BFF" direct assistance in addition to the power boost. As far as he's concerned now, Bow's contract expired a LONG time ago, and it's time to make her head pop off like all the other contractors before her.
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Motifs:
-Adventure's End (Mario & Luigi Dream Team, sample of 0:00-0:10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PaV2B9l4vI)
-Death Wish
-Collapsing Time Rift
-Main Theme/Title Screen
-Your Contract Has Expired
-Original
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SO! Definitely will be having more tracks for this AU coming down the line, updates included, but let's be real folks. This is DEFINITELY the track a lot of you were looking forward to the most. Well, thanks to Nick's incredible talents, it's now a reality at long last -- and at a really convenient time too! Not only is this account close to breaching 50 followers -- thank you all for your support by the way! -- but A Hat In Time, one of the two games this AU is based around, will be 5 years old on October 5th!! So ye, consider the timing of this release an early treat for both occasions! ;)
Anyhow, I'm incredibly pleased with how the track turned out. There was a somewhat different idea pitched initially (hence why the Adventure's End sample is there,) but Nick took the notes and ran with them in a MUCH better direction for the piece, while still being fitting for what I had in mind for the AU. It was really nice working with Nick, and I'll definitely be using his services again, should they be available.
Anyhow, I hope you guys enjoy the track! --Ashley
(P.S. Just a quick note: I put together the motif list for this post using notes I sent Nick, so it might be *slightly* inaccurate on my part.)
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Based on Motifs by Pascal Michael Stiefel and Yoko Shimomura
Arranged by nik2656
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- MEGALOVANIA