"One day in mid-December, I returned to the shores of Fort Colwyn to the curious realization that the town had been wholly evacuated."

A mixed media story about stories, storytelling, intertextuality, and canon building.

The era of border setting between the nation of Camden and its neighboring Maitland is long past. After nearly two centuries, just a single land dispute remains: Fort Colwyn, an insignificant island in the shared Bay of Fundy. 

So insignificant, in fact, that neither country ever cared to seriously stake its claim.

When a Maitlandish industry titan receives permission to use the island as an off-shore facility, a chain of events is set off which culminates in Fort Colwyn's final year of human settlement.

A third-generation Colwynite struggles to envision life outside the only home she’s ever known. 

The ferryman’s daughter becomes an adult as the world of her childhood falls out of existence. 

A Maitlandish oil heiress attempts to reconcile her past with her past and with her future.

Love, blame, memory, history. :: No love, no blame, no memory, no history.

Information:

• Ten Metre Tide is a kinetic novel presented as two interlocking cycles of vignettes. 
• Features an original story, art, photography, embroidery, collage, and music by kazehai + ppilotco.
• While this program contains no explicit content, the story deals with mature themes and should be read with discretion by adults only. 
• 20k words; about 1.5 hours runtime.

Team:

• kazehai: direction, story, photography, graphics, music, programming
• ppilotco: art direction, character design, illustration, embroidery, collage, programming asst.

Made in June/July 2025 for the Toxic Yuri VN Jam. 

Thank you to Jane and Jakob for your early feedback.