I got into Homestuck just as Cascade dropped. I made a lot of really meaningful friendships through my local community and it's responsible for a lot of my growth and the person I've become - which I'm really proud of. So I 100% understand the nostalgia aspect, I still listen to the old albums regularly and have incredibly fond memories of old fan meetups.

What keeps me coming back is that - when I first read it, the characters were very relatable to me. Homestuck is a story about growing up (among other things) but in HSBC, now it feels more about asking what we do now that we are grown up. People in real life don't hit adulthood and become complete. We continue to grow and evolve, to be shaped by the environment around us, to drift apart and sometimes to backslide and make more mistakes. HSBC is, to me, a really interesting exploration of that, and the whole argument between the characters we know at the end of Act 1 I found to be absolutely riveting.

So I keep reading because I'm keen to see where these characters go. The new kids are less relatable to me now but I still find them interesting to read about because they present a fresh perspective on the now-adults from the original cast and help me to reflect on my own life.

It's also easy to see the amount of dedication and love the current team has for what they're making. It's super cool to see them all doing something they're so passionate about and to be able to support them. I have a lot of faith that they will treat the characters and the property with respect, and I'm excited to hear what they have to say.