So Link has his tunic in Deku form? Interesting because in the game he just had his hat and a "kilt" in that form. Not saying you're wrong to do that, just a fun detail.

And yeah, dungeons sound hard. It's a problem I may face one day if I continue my own project

I'm still enjoying this. Nice one with the monkey translation herbs. That was a clever bit of storytelling.

I do wish Tatl would shut up about the birds though. Yes, they are monsters from her point of view but for Link...well it's the point of view of a different species. I get her anger but come on you little ball of annoyance...just drop it.

Ok rant over. Back to the cool story lol

Still great stuff. I like that you used the volcano as a source for the poison. That's a nice touch

I don't think this chapter is bad. Maybe I'm easily pleased but I liked it. I do understand how difficult this could be to write though

Im still really liking this. I think the flashback is fine

I like how you described the entrance to the sewers/Bomber's Hideout. It was a little odd in the game to just be a passage in the wall but N64 limitations I guess

I think it was a good chapter

Somehow I never thought of Dekus liking the rain. It's completely obvious now lol

That was fun. I like Link just being a kid for a few minutes

I really like the lore you are building. Fairy magic, legends of the Mask, all of it.

So no Mask Salesman...that's different. Not necessarily bad though. It's true that sometimes you have to edit the story a bot for flow and realism. What works in a video game might not work in a narrative story

Very interesting take on Great Fairies. A little dark but these kinds of things are.

The details aren't a problem. They make the world richer

I'm surprised they haven't met the Mask Salesman yet. Interesting...

I can understand the theft...Link is in a strange world, cursed, confused...but to feel no guilt? Well no one said the Hero of Time was perfect.

I think the scene in the office is important. I know this is an old story but I'm liking it so far. Somehow Clock Town felt very real as I read it

I like it so far. Video game novelizations can be a lot of fun but also potentially tricky. I think I'm going to like yours, especially the interesting take on the time travel aspect.

Hello there! No idea if you're reading, or even still getting these messages, but either way I was thinking of this fic again and figured I'd post this here.

I started reading fan fiction in May 2015, right at the tail-end of my time at college, and found this soon after. I'd played Majora's mask a lot as a kid and loved the game, everything from the mechanics to the helping people out aspect. So imagine my delight when I found this, an incredibly detailed story that went into such fantastic depth about the game. I read it over the course of three days, plotting out the various things Link did each chapter and comparing how they worked out vs the events in the game. This story, and the detail, love and effort you put into it was there in spades with how interesting each character was.

Interactions and backstories were given incredible depth, the relationship between Tatl and Link is so complicated and so heart-warming and frustrating at times, I couldn't put it down. This story showed me, chapter after chapter, what excellent writing was. What could be crafted with time, love and attention. You made a thing of beauty, this work of art. Its what inspired me in the first place to start writing fanfic of my own.

Over the years, I come back and read this every now and again, each time getting lost in the rich, detailed story you've crafted. Its refreshing, to take a step back and look at one of the exemplars that inspired me in the first place. Recently I even started writing fanfic again.

Now, to address the "unfinished" thing: shit happens. and there is enough here that, even missing a few bits, our minds can fill in the rest. Instead I will say: I hope you've made your peace with this story, and it does not haunt you like my unfinished stories (or indeed the ravenous hordes of plot bunnies) terrorize my waking and sleeping mind at all hours.

All of this is to say: this story meant, and still means so fucking much to me. its the kind of thing that deserves to be preserved, especially now, as a bona-fide work of art and intellectual creation. The world is a better, more interesting place because you wrote it.

So thank you. and may you fare well in all your endeavors.