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Chapter 0: How We Got Our Mayonnaise
Day 1: The Spark (Sept 23rd):
It all kicked off on September 23rd, when Cretviones dropped the idea of a collab. It started small—just the core four: Elsa_Tan, Halyne Volatnet, and Jacoder, plus the dynamic duo of VeiledLiar and Dr_Smooth keeping things running.
Soon, the guest list expanded, pulling in McPhoenixDavid (Nix) and Tahap. Tahap, being the MVP of organization, immediately whipped up our home base: a Discord server aptly named The Cluster Of Chaos.
The Name Game:
A few names were tossed around, but after Nix set up a poll (because, democracy!), VeiledLiar’s genius suggestion won by a landslide: "Pass Me The Mayonnaise, Please." A true masterpiece!
The Fic Plan:
More people kept piling in, but the main story was locked down: a peak FemBaru X Royal Candidate Otto pairing.
Coder volunteered (or was volunteered) to pen the first chapter. To keep the flow state, Nix—our brilliant mind—suggested everyone adopt a number and publish their chapter according to that number in their nickname. Everyone was chill with a two-week deadline per person.
The Great Draft Mishap:
Nix, also volunteering to be the poster, went through the huge hassle of setting up the draft post and inviting everyone. A few hours later... disaster struck! Someone accidentally posted the fic! 🤦♀️
Good thing Nix has the brainpower of a strategic genius. She had the presence of mind to set the draft in a dead fandom, not Re:Zero. Crisis averted! The fic was swiftly deleted, a new draft was made, and invitations were sent out again. By then, legends like [Redacted], Zero_Haven, and other respected authors had rolled into the server.
One crucial rule was laid down: No Smut. Keep it classy, folks. The vibe for Subaru was to be MimaGauIF Subaru—intense, but clean.
Day 2: The Art and the Femboy (Sept 24th):
The next day, Cardinal was invited to write. He initially gave the classic "too busy" excuse, but the chaos was too tempting, and he ended up joining the fun anyway!
Then, SOMEHOW, Tahap sweet-talked Sirius into the equation, and he became an author. Sirius, being a rockstar, promptly dropped two pieces of amazing artwork! (He drew Otto as a girl, though, because he hadn't fully caught up on the plot yet. Oops!)
This led to a crucial meeting of the minds: Is Otto a buff dude? A girl? The tension was real! Nix, bless her brilliant soul, dropped the ultimate solution: "femboy!Otto, too girly, so people mistake him as a girl."
Perfection! Accepted.
And just to clarify the record, Cretviones made sure everyone knew: this is NOT a crossover. Just pure, unadulterated Re:Zero chaos.
Also, Nix is gonna be the host throughout this whole journey. She will handle the end notes! Hehehehe.
Day 3: The Debut and the Intro (Sept 25th):
Cretviones had an important milestone: he didn't want his debut fanfic to be a collaboration. So, he published his own fic first: The Red String. It was an instant hit, showering him with well-deserved praise and love!
Day something (Lost count xD): The Draft (October 15th):
After waiting for over two weeks, Jacoder was finally able to send the draft to the beta readers. Phew.
The reading (October 18th):
After a lot of discussion, the writers decided to have a live reading event. About time! It was a big challenge to match the timezones since nobody wanted to read in midnight.
So Saturday (Sunady for me) was selected as the day. It was great fun! Unfortunately, some authors couldn’t participate T-T.
Oh, and here's the list in which the writers will write chronologically: Chapter Order:
1. Jacoder23
2. Halyne
3. Nix
4. Tahap
5. Cret
6. JustBrian
7. MaximaNami
8. Elsa_Tan
9. Volat
10. Totes
11. FreshyReshy
12. MeowCatMax
13. Sane/anatheous
14. Vain
15. Sawa
16. Angel
17. [?????]
18. Horus
19. Crispy
20. Hellbringer
21. Genoshock
22. Sirius
23. Astra
24. Cardinal
25. Zero_Haven
26. Berthauthor
27. Sir_Kuro/Croco Mom
28. ZG468
29. Pandoras_Cult/Satellu
30. TechnicallyAPerson/Magic
31. Hadest
Last Chapter: OtonashiRen
And can you imagine? This guys didn’t even think of a summary; Nix, again bless the FemBaru Deity, was able to come up with a summary just a few hours before publishing it— hehehe.
Here are some ground rules. They are very simple, do abide by them:
- Specify which author you are talking about. Use username or nickname.
- Be kind and do not spam.
- Any hate speech will be swiftly deleted.
- User may be banned if seen harassing others.
Back in The Cluster, Nix ran another poll. The majority voted for a separate first chapter—a Chapter 0. This intro would basically explain the insanity before Chapter 1 drops the main plot bomb.
Guess what? All this cool intel you just read is the body text of Chapter 0!
Chapter 0 and Chapter 1 are being released back-to-back! Yosh!
