EntangledPear

@entangledpear.bsky.social

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We are an indie game developer couple, creating old-school games in RPG Maker, mostly as a hobby and a tribute to the games we grew up with. You can find us at https://entangledpear.itch.io/

A photo of a small black-and-orange cat, lying down sprawled on a piece of wood at the top of a wood pile. Her hind legs are on the left, and her head is on the right of the wood, and the photo. She is looking at something off camera intently. Her front paws are visible, one of them orange, the other black, with the black toe beans showing. Her pink harness is lost in the fur, but the black lead attached to it can be seen. The pile of wood is under a spruce tree, so in the background at the top of the photo, some spruce branches are visible.

A photo of a diluted calico cat, lying on her belly, front legs extended in front of her, in front of the door leading from the veranda to the house proper. She looks unimpressed. I think she chose that spot because the veranda is quite warm right now and the house is cool, so the coolness seeps through the door.

A photo of three kittens huddled together. Two are in the background, those are the white-and-grey boys. The one in the foreground is the grey tabby who we thought was a boy. She's curled up against her brothers, with her head turned towards the camera. She has a sort of pensive look.

A photo of four kittens on a grey blanket. Each has a little bowl with special pâté for kittens on it. Three of them - two nearest the camera and one further back, turned away from the camera - are eating from their bowls. The fourth one is curled up with her back to the camera, and the bowl.

A photo of a kitten lying on its back in my hand. His face looks like a smiley emoticon, with half-moon closed eyes. He has a black nose, contrasting the light pink mouth. The rest of him is mostly white, with patches of grey, black and light brown here and there. His hind legs are in the air, and one of the front legs is on his belly, while the other is holding the paw of the corresponding hind leg. The tiny butt and what seem to be balls are visible - that's why I'm pretty confident about calling him a "he".

A gif of Darth Vader going "Nooooooooooooo"

A photo of Maybug, the mama cat, and Tabby, one of the kittens, eating side by side from their bowls. Tabby has special kitten pate cut into pieces, and Maybug has a bit of the pate and pieces in jelly mixed together, since she won't eat any one type of wet food for more than a couple of days and we have to trick her. The cats and bowls are on a pillow. There's also a kibble bowl, with a couple of kibbles left, to the right of the cats, and a bowl of water on a towel - guess why - to the left of them.

A photo of two British shorthair kittens. A grey one is lying on his belly on a chair, biting a toy hanging from its back. An orange one is sitting under the chair, looking somewhere off camera. The photo was taken shortly after they came to live with us, which was when they were about three months old. They are so small...

A screenshot from a retro-style role-playing game, the title of which - The Stuff Fairy Tales Are Made Of - is at the top of the screenshotted window. It shows the player and the party who have just entered the first level of Hell. The ground is red and the walls are reddish brown. At the bottom of the screen is a text window, which has the portrait of one of the party members, Wolf, on the left, and next to it the text: "It's rather warm here."

A photo of a new box extending the nesting one (which is covered by cloth so that it's not too light inside). There's a hole connecting the two boxes. There is a tray with light pink litter in the new box, and a towel filling in the space left in it after the tray was put in. Maybug, the mama cat, is standing outside the box, watching one of the kittens who is peeking through the hole between the two boxes. The new box is one that cat stuff from an online shop came in, and it has the words "Reduce, reuse, and recycle" printed in lower left corner, and two arrows pointing up, indicating how the package should be transported, in lower right corner of the side facing the camera.

A photo of an open laptop, lying on a makeshift bed on the veranda. On its screen you can see a map and an event window open in RPG Maker VX Ace. A small black-and-orange cat is lying in front of the laptop, half-asleep, being pet by me.

A photo of a small calico cat, lying on her side, nursing her four kittens. They are sort of squished together because mama is really small and they are getting bigger. In the middle, the most clearly visible of them, is a white-headed kitten, suckling and probably getting the milk flowing better with its little paws kneading. It has its eyes closed and its little ears are still not upright.

A photo of a small calico cat, lying on the floor of our veranda on her belly, resting her front legs on my black work shoes. Her face is like: "What are you looking at? My shoe!"

A photo of a big orange British shorthair cat, sprawled on my belly. He twisted so much that his head, as well as his front leg, ended up on the sofa, next to my leg, while his back and hind legs were still on my stomach. I'm petting his belly with one hand and drink coffee from my Pearson coffee mug, the one I won in a raffle at a conference for English teachers, which I hold in my other hand. My phone is lying on my chest, unused, since I don't have a third hand.

A photo of kittens huddled together in the nest where they were born. They're all tangled together, but looking closely, four of them can be discerned. We don't know what their bellies look like, but from the top, there are two that are white-grey, one probably only grey, and one mostly white, but with light orange and black patches, so a calico like mom. It's possible all of them are calicoes, but we'll have to wait for them to be big enough for us to be able to handle them.

A photo of a blanket under which I'd like to sleep, having two cats sleeping on it instead. Closer to the camera is a small black-and-orange cat, curled up in what looks like a pose that diving board jumpers make - holding her hind legs close to her chest with her front legs. A little further away is a big grey British shorthair cat, lying with his back to the camera.

A photo of a small black-and-orange cat, taken from above. She is hiding among the leaves of various plants growing in our "flower meadow", mostly crownvetch. The cat is looking off camera, where the birds are making a ruckus. She is wearing a pink harness, with a black leash hooked onto it. There's a small kiddy ring I got somewhere at a fair fastened to the harness, since Mr EntangledPear insists she's a little princess and needs jewellery.

A photo of a small calico cat, sleeping on a bed. Her head and front legs, with just a bit of belly, are visible. She's lying chin up, and her tongue is sticking out slightly.

A photo of an open laptop, with RPG Maker on the screen. An event menu is open over a map of a library. A small calico cat is sleeping behind the laptop. Her head and front legs can be seen peeking from behind it on the right.

A photo of a small calico cat curled up and sleeping in a cardboard box filled with wood wool. A pillow and a bowl with kibbles can be seen to the left of the box.

A photo of an orange British shorthair cat, sleeping on a perch mounted on a radiator. The blanket on the perch (and under the cat) is sort of peach-soloured, complementing the cat's coat nicely.

A close-up photo of the ground, with old and new grass, and a solitary violet flower. A dark-blue-metallic bug is crawling over a leaf. It has a small head with two antennae, a small thorax, and quite a big abdomen. A black-and-orange cat's head is hovering over it.

A photo of a small calico cat, posing like a model next to an old wall. Her chest is white, and her back is black and light brown stripes, a little like a tiger. She's a beautiful cat.

A photo of a pole, I don't remember what exactly it was, maybe a lamppost, with the text "MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH" printed on it. To the left of it is some kind of a coniferous tree or bush, trimmed into a cylinder shape and covered with protective netting. To the right is a wall with diagonally placed decorative rectangular stone tiles. The pole looks like it's dividing two different backgrounds.

A small black-and-orange cat is rolling around on the ground, in dirt and dry plants. There's a rock she occasionally rubs her face or head against.

A photo taken in a forest. Most trees there are deciduous, which means that right now there's not much foliage to diffuse the sunlight, and so the picture is brightly lit, with dark shadows cast by the tree trunks. The ground is covered by the bright green leaves and blades of vegetation, and dotted by white, star-shaped flowers.

A close-up photo of a small grey-and-white cat. Only her head, chest, and one leg are visible. She has a curious look on her face, with her huge ears pricked in interest. She's looking to the right of the camera.

A close-up photo of a redbud branch, from which dark pink flowerbuds are growing. This is the first bunch that is pink, almost all the rest are still black - near the bottom of the picture, a bit of one such bud, growing on the other side of the branch, is visible.

A photo of a hellebore flower. Its petals are light pink, getting darker as they approach the center, where the colour becomes dark purplish-pink. The center itself (the stamens, probably) is light yellow. There are also some leaves visible, and other flowers or buds behind the central flower.

A photo of an orange British shorthair cat sleeping, curled up in such a way that one of his hind legs is just by his mouth, making it seem as if he was either kissing or munching on the paw. The supercute pink toe beans are visible.

A photo of a calico cat, sitting on big rocks under a spruce tree. The photo was taken from quite far away, and is cropped. This cat is older - we've seen her around before, but she only started coming for food around a month ago.

A photo taken by a gopro camera, focused on a small bowl of cat kibbles. Also in shot is another bowl with water, and some wood in the background. On the kibble bowl's edge, a small bird is standing, seen from the side. It is grey, with orange breast, leading us to assume that it's a European robin.

A screenshot from a retro-style role-playing game, whose name - The Stuff Fiary Tales Are Made Of - can be seen at the top. It is in a dark forest, with light coming from a fire, and two characters sitting around it facing each other (these are mostly covered by text windows). At the bottom is a text window showing Adele's portrait on the left and the text: "Listen... with your smarts, and my strength, we might actually make a good team. What say you we join forces and continue on this mission together?" Above this window is a smaller window giving two choices: "I would appreciate the company." and "I prefer being on my own."

A photo taken inside, with the window and the windowsill, and part of the cat tree, visible. The radiator, on which towels are drying, can also be seen under the window. A big orange British shorthair cat is sitting on one of the tree's circular platforms, with his back to the camera, looking back over his shoulder. On the windowsill, lying on a yellow blanket and basking in the sunshine, is another British shorthair, a grey one. Next to him, in the corner of the windowsill, a small black-and-orange cat is sitting. All three cats have their ears pricked in interest, the grey one is looking at the photo-taker with an annoyed look on his face, while the other two, with neutral faces, are looking slightly to the right, at the other human in the room (not visible in the picture).

A close-up photo of scale insects of various sizes on a leaf. An ant is also pictured.

A photo of a grey British short hair cat curled up in a ball on a blanket. His tail and one of the front legs can be discerned, but otherwise it's just a homogenous fluffy ball. Nothing of his face or ears is visible.

A screenshot from Final Fantasy 3. It shows the after-battle screen with all party members in their job attire. Arc, the second character from the left, is the geomancer, whose weapons are bells (not seen in this picture). The party is standing in a meadow with some hills and trees in the background. At the top is a text window saying: "Obtained 920 gil!".

A photo of a black-and-orange cat, standing on cut branches placed on a big heap. She's wearing a pink harness, with a black lead being held by the photo-taker. She's looking off camera, ears pricked in interest, and tail straight, parallel to the ground, which is a strange position - maybe she was using the tail to keep her balance on the unsteady branches.

A photo taken by a gopro camera, at night, with just a bit of lighting, so it's rather blurry. It shows the heads of two cats, looking up from a bowl with kibbles. One is a grey tabby, and the smaller one is a calico, whose colours aren't really visible in the photo - you can see the white and the light brown instead of orange. Another bowl, sat on a piece of polystyrene, is also visible. That one has water in it.

A close-up photo of a grey British short hair cat, sleeping face-down, said face hidden in a blanket.

A trailer for our game, The Stuff Fairy Tales Are Made Of. It introduces the main story - of a kingdom whose sunlight was stolen by a witch - and showcase the main features, like investigation through dialogues, combat, and quests to help NPCs.

A photo of a corner of our kitchen. The radiator and a sofa are visible. On the radiator perch, a small black-and-orange cat is sleeping on her side, with her head covered a little with one of her front paws. A big orange British short hair cat is sitting in a sort of loaf position on the sofa backrest next to the radiator. His eyes are half-closed; he's ready to wake up fully at any time. Below him, on a rolled-up blanket covered with a towel placed in the corner of the sofa, a big grey British short hair cat is also sleeping, his head pushed against the backrest and his back to us. A small wooden stepladder, which helps the older guys get on the radiator easier, can also be seen at the bottom of the picture.

A photo of a small black-and-orange cat on her walkies outside, taken from above. There's snow on the ground, and the cat is standing on my boots - front paws on one, hind on the other. I wear heated socks, so that probably adds to the attraction. The cat is wearing a pink harness and there's a bit of the attached black lead visible in the photo, too.

A photo of a very small snowman, with very small branches as arms and hands, small eyes, and a short piece of a branch as a nose, although it sort of looks like a cigar. At that point the snow was very powdery and didn't stick together, so a normal snowman was difficult to make. In the background there are some building and trees.

A photo of an orange British short hair cat, lying on a burgundy sofa, belly up. His head is resting on an open textbook. Two more business English textbooks can be seen a little further away from him.

A photo of a book - the author is Richard Osman and the name is The Last Devil To Die. Below the title it says "A Thursday Murder Club Mystery". Next to the title is a drawing of a fox. There are also some quotes about what people thought about the book.

A photo taken through our veranda door (the metal doorhandle on the outside is visible in the shot). It shows the stairs leading down from it, on which a special grey blanket has been placed. On the blanket, two cats are lying, facing each other. One is white-and-grey, and he seems to be awake, with his head raised, and the other is a grey tabby, most probably sleeping. The white-and-grey's front paw is lying between tabby's front paws, one of which is resting on it. Besides the cats, some flowerpots are visible on the stairs, and in the lower right corner is a box Mr EntangledPear made for them to sleep in. It's wrapped in bubblewrap so moisture doesn't get in and has a small entrance, to make sure nothing bigger, like dogs, can get inside.

A photo, taken from above, of a small black-and-orange cat on her walkies. She's wearing a pink harness with a black lead. She's keenly observing something out of shot (a pile of wood, where mice or some other small furry things are hiding). The ground is under a thin cover of snow, with some dry grass peeking out from under it. The cat's coat is dotted with snowflakes. Her tail is positioned at a weird right angle to her body.

A screenshot from a retro-style role-playing game. At the top of the window is the name of the game - The Stuff Fairy Tales Are Made Of. The scene is a town in the dark, with a circle of townspeople standing in front of a noticeboard. The main character, Paul, is talking to an elderly woman. At the bottom is the text window, which has the woman's portrait on the left - she looks a little crazy, with eyes and mouth open wide - and the text saying "I knew it! We're doomed!" occupying the rest of the window.

A photo of a windowsill, on which there's a shoe box in the right corner (only slightly visible), a mustard-coloured blanket for cats to sit or lie on in the middle, and an orange British shorthair cat, who is decidedly not lying on the blanket . It looks like he's deliberately avoiding it.There's sunshine coming in from the window, most of it falling where the cat is lying. The cat's eyes are closed to avoid the direct light.

A photo of the stairs leading down from our veranda. On the right is the wooden screen, next to which flowerpots with various plants are placed on almost each stair. On the third stair from the bottom, we placed a special blanket, which should be waterproof and warm. In this picture, two cats, a bigger grey-and-white one and a smaller grey tabby, are lying on the blanket, the smaller with his head leaning against the bigger one's back. The bigger one may have been awake, but the smaller one was definitely sleeping. They may look like they're really close in this picture, but they rarely hang out together outside our porch.

A photo of a small black-and-orange cat looking very serious, taken outside. She's sitting on our wood pile, which is covered by a white sheet of plastic. To the right of her are some branches of a spruce, and behind her is a meadow, hills, and a lovely blue sky with small fluffy clouds. The cat has a christmas hat sticker added to her head.

A screenshot from a retro-style role-playing game. The scene is a town in the dark, with a lamp glowing on the left. In the middle is a gathering of several townspeople, standing approximately in a circle. A town crier is standing in front of a noticeboard, and Paul, the main character of the game, is facing him, his back to us. At the bottom of the screen is a blue text window, with the town crier's portrait on the left, and the text: "Paul, isn't this a horrible situation? We need someone to save us! Say, would you be interested in doing that?" On the right, above the text window, is a smaller window with the options Yes and No.

A photo of our porch, where we put a bowl with kibbles. A grey tabby cat is sitting next to the bowl, looking away from the porch with ears pricked. He's a male and comes every day, though less often than the grey-white one. He's very skittish. Fortunately, we haven't noticed any health problems on this one.

A close-up photograph of an exposed top of an old wall, slowly falling apart. A metal rod fixing the wall and rocks it was built from are visible. On the rocks, green tufts of moss and yellow patches of lichen are growing next to each other.

A photo taken from behind the door in our veranda. A small black-and-orange cat wearing a pink harness with a black lead is standing in the half-open door, looking out with her ears pricked. Outside, sitting on the steps leading down from the door, are two stray tomcats, one white-and-grey and the other a grey tabby. They're looking at the small cat with interest.

A photo taken by a gopro camera. The camera is directed at two bowls, a kibble one and a water one, sitting on the stairs coming down from our veranda door. Apart from the bowls, a wooden partition that protects the stairs from the wind on the side opposite the camera placement, a handrail, a shovel and two pots with plants can be seen. On the right is the door leading to the veranda, which is open in the picture, and a grey British short hair cat is standing in it, with just his head and a bit of his chest and front legs visible. His eyes are closed as he's basking in the sunshine. The camera accidentally captured a moment of tranquility.