Premise
The third and final installment in my 'The Drop of' fairytale trilogy. While the first entry was aiming to be more of a parable for little kids, with details and worldbuilding for older more perseptive audiences to pick up on and appreciate, and the second entry was aimed more at middle schoolers, this one is meant for tween/early teen demographic. I'm really appreciative of media like Adventure Time that manages to grow up with its audience and begin tackling more mature subject matter without betraying the style and tone that established what came before, so this is my attempt at that. Generations after the events of The Drop of Silver Moon, twins Rosie and Stern are the last remaining fairies living on their homeworld after the fairies began exploring and settling down on other faraway stars. After realizing that it's been ages since anybody's contacted them or come to visit, they set off on a journey to see what's become of the rest of their species. This story is meant to be a touch more existential than the previous two, covering themes of loneliness, futility, and the passage of time. Along with that, however, I wanted there to be moments of levity present in the ways that the two protagonists bounce these ideas off of each other. I tend to wear my inspirations on my sleeve, so it should be no surprise that the characters of Rosie and Stern are actually based off of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from Shakespeare's Hamlet. I wanted their dynamic to be very similar: a pair of comic relief dummies contemplating the fabric of reality and ultimately finding themselves powerless to defy the story in which they exist. I'm also taking some inspiration from the video game Outer Wilds, specifically the cosmic existential themes and the ambient loneliness that the game is known for.
