OK, this is all about the fanfic, the behind the scenes, credits, appreciation and background

THE ORIGIN

So, I was strolling around the Kirby Café tag when it opened, and I saw a comment from a tumblr user called radiantseraphina

So…
Now that there's officially a Kirby cafe, who's going to write the obligatory every-fandom-must-have-one Kirby coffee shop AU?

including the tags

#IT COULD BE LIKE AN URBAN FANTASY THING #OR LIKE A PLANET ROBOBOT AU? #BUT INSTEAD OF COLONIZING POPSTAR THEY WANT TO TAKE DOWN KIRBY'S COFFEESHOP #AND I GUESS DEDEDE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR AND WANTS TO SAVE IT FOR GOOD PUBLICITY? #AND BECAUSE HE REALLY LIKES THE FOOD #AND META'S HIS POOR ABUSED PR GUY/BODYGUARD/ASSISTANT #...OH NO #DON'T DO IT SERA

so I offered to do it.

I volunteer. Might help me learn to write better fanfics.

Two hours later, I had the prologue, answered her post with it, and she said this

You should all go read this adorable and charming Kirby fanfic right. Now. It is everything you could ever want.

And these lines, inspired me, made me blush, and set one thing in my head: I was going to finish this.

THE STORY

I had to make some changes to the tags and the plot. Meta Knight was only the bodyguard, and Bandana was the PR guy. Because being the PR guy, the bodyguard and the assistant would've been a nightmare (eh,eh? get it? Nightmare?). The second thing is the reasoning behind Dedede trying to help the shop. Sure, saving it DID give him good publicity, but it was mostly to say sorry and because he's Kirby friend.

Anyway, it's actually easy to tram a plot. What is hard is the execution, the pacing, how much action, etc. And it's still noticeable when they speak, as some characters have a tendency to pull a speech in uncomfortable moments. They are good plot exposition, but not very realistic (except for some people out there that NEVER stop talking). I had a bit of a stop when I reached chapter 5, due to how utterly depressing was the first part. I wrote the first paragraph the day I uploaded the 4th chapter, and I ended up writing the rest of it a week later, and struggling with the sad parts. But it all went better eventually.

THE CHARACTERS

First off, the characters were written with humans in mind. Of course, you are allowed to your own interpretation: skin, species, hair length, body type, etc. There are some limits, like the need for Susie to have pink hair, and everyone having limbs to grab the things (though they could be prosthetic).

The motivations for Haltmann's abandonment were thought in chapter 4, but the backstab of Susie was there since the first chapter. It was really fun writing characters that were definitely not good, but so polite and nice. 'Max Profitt', BTW. What the heck.

Writing the comedy parts was fun, and though it was a bit harder to write the Ribbon/Kirby interactions (Ribby? Kirbon?) it was really amusing.

I thought of Magolor as that classical shifty guy you know is your friend, but you also know he would totally know where to hide a body and how. Adeleine is the sane one of the staff, but ironically the one in art school, the school you need to be the most insane to go to. Kinda puts things in perspective.

Nova is that criminal that feels better than the others, like the penguin. But as you can see in his speech on how he hates Kirby, it's all just a mask, a deception to himself. Galacta Knight wants to fight. That's pretty much his character (in the story or the game?: yes). Also, Sectonia for president. I think she'd make a powerful president. If they try to get her out of procedures, or the council impedes her, she can glare her way out. That's why KTD happens, and why she changes suddenly; only Kirby chooses to stand against her in all her glory.

Kirby gets hit pretty hard with Dedede's betrayal, and I hope it didn't seem like Kirby was a Marty Stu by shrugging off despair like that. He did get very hurt by it. Ribbon is the teasing kind, yes. I mean, she kisses Kirby in the game and he gets knocked out? That's some prime teasing material there.

The Haltmann family has issues, yes. At least Max knows for sure Susie will be better, what with all he has done and all. Susie, I must add, did NOT forgive him for abandoning him. She does get she must be better than what he was.

THE WORLD

I made a drawing of how the coffee shop should be built in viridiharmonia64dottumblrdotcom(change dots for . )(/post/149290807855/layout-of-kirbys-dream-café-in-my-fanfiction-the). Like the fanfic says, most of the discussions between characters happen in the corner table, which IS the only corner table. It's not really reserved for the main cast, but the discussions happen so often clients are resigned to the fact that the table is, ultimately, for the staff. Good thing they're so nice. Anyhow, many will notice there isn't much focus on the specialties of the coffee, but I'd like to remind of these lines

In the middle of a busy street laid Kirby's Dream Café, a simple place, where much of the clientele went not for elaborate drinks, nor the popularity of having gone, but the companionship, the relaxed ambience, and the affable owner. That, and the low prices and proximity to an university did not hurt.

The focus of this fanfic, and eventually the entire series, are the characters and their struggles.

The different stars (Cavius, Mecheye, Rock Star, Ripple Star) are all blocks of the city, except for another dimension and PatchLand, which are other continents. They have a president, a vicepresident, and a council of sorts, where random people get chosen in a raffle to collaborate. Too bad none of them stood to Sectonia, but eh.

The world has many differences to our own, but at the end of the day, we choose wether it's good or bad, in both. Kirby chose to stay, and that is what I do with stories. Try to bring the good in people so they choose well. I hope this fanfic helped you make a hard but happy decision.

THE FUN FACTS

-The fanfic lasted exactly a month.

-It started daily, then turned weekly, in only 9 chapters

-Kirby/Ribbon moments were added on chapter 3 to make the word count. Speaking of…

-In order, the word count for each chapter is 1,016, 1,285, 1,400, 1,607, 2,093, 1,746, 1,577, 1,300 and 1,126, making almost a pyramid.

-I mostly improvised the recap of the previous games, particularly Mass Attack, Canvas Curse and Rainbow Curse

-I don't even have a 3DS, yet I make this fanfic of a Kirby game.

-Kirby is my favorite franchise

-The games I put in the 'Thank Nova, … FTW!' are my favorites, plus Kirby's Dream Land (which has merit for being the first game). They're not in any particular order, though it's obvious KSSU is my favorite.

-Sakurai is God. Jesus, by that logic, is Shinya Kumazaki.

-This is my most popular fanfic so far. Unlike the other two, this one had extra coverage through radiantseraphina's comments and posting the link in many tags in tumblr.

-The prequels were going to be by command, meaning enough reviews would make them happen. But a nice fan named Aracaris has convinced me to make them happen, as well as giving me a relevant plot point for the story, so thank them for your prequels.

THE FANS

I seriously couldn't have done it without all your supportive comments. Both guests and people on site have been so kind to me I can't help but reciprocate, so thank you. The ones who most reviewed, those who faved, followed or merely read.

Thank you!

THE FUTURE

Well, the Kirbys Dream Cafe(written like that) TVTropes page is up! Contribute so is full! The page will be used for all game fanfics, so soon it'll be full, with fridge, funny and awesome sections. There's the prequels, the future Kirby games, and more to look for!

Of course, I have more projects in mind. A kirby fangame, for example. Also a megaman fangame, RWBY fanfiction, finishing my Gurren Lagann/PMMM fic, more stories, a Zelda game, a DanganRonpa fic, and so much more!

Thank you so much for reading my story! Hope to see you soon!