Detail from Consider the Consequences book cover
And on THIS branching path, it turns out Mefi's own "professional enthusiast" gee_the_riot is the character who creates the Twine game featured in Rhaomi's fantastic post on reviving "Consider the Consequences!," the world's very first work of interactive fiction. Neato!
The majestic Snowyoctopowl, perhaps?
In case you missed it, Brids, Sfish and other Amals, a fun browser toy by dng that mixes up Victorian animal illustrations to create amazing new hybrid animals every time you click.
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