MSPA Wiki:Interludes

An interlude is simply the short pieces of a work that occur between the main parts. In Homestuck several pages fall between the official beginning and the official end of acts and intermissions and are therefore interludes. For documentation purposes the interludes need to be grouped into an act or intermission and thought of as prologues or epilogues to their respective act/intermission. This page documents the interludes as well as which act/intermission they are a prologue/epilogue of, and the reasons for that decision using factors such as the appearance on the MSPA Map and the apparent intent of the author.

Individual interludes

Act 1 - Act 2 interlude

Interlude page	Years in the future, but not many...
Length	Single page
Map appearance	Act 2 link links to the interlude as the first Act 2 page.
Apparent narrative intent	Part of the Act 2 developments.
Decision	Act 2 prologue
Notes
This page is included in Homestuck Book 1 instead of Book 2. In Viz's edition it is in Book 1

Act 2 - Act 3 interlude

Interlude page	Dear John,
Length	Single page
Map appearance	Act 3 link links to the interlude as the first Act 3 page.
Apparent narrative intent	Part of the Act 3 developments.
Decision	Act 3 prologue
Notes
Page is included in Homestuck Book 3. In Viz's Edition it is in Book 2

Act 4 - Act 5 interlude

Interlude pages	==> - Recap 2.
Length	47 pages
Map appearance	Map gives first page of Act 5 as after the interlude.
Apparent narrative intent	Clearly giving conclusion to the events of Act 4.
Decision	Act 4 epilogue
Notes
Simple, no issue.

Act 6 Act 1 - Act 6 Intermission 1 interlude

Interlude pages	==> - John and Jade: Reap spoils.
Length	10 pages
Map appearance	Map gives first page of Act 6 Intermission 1 as after the interlude.
Apparent narrative intent	Prologue setting up Act 6 intermission 1
Decision	A6A1 epilogue
Notes
Interlude lacks intermission tag in the command.

Act 6 Intermission 1 - Act 6 Act 2 interlude

Act - Act
Span	Length	Apparent narrative intent	MSPA Map	Decision
Notes
Act 6 Intermission 1 - Act 6 Act 2
==>1 - ==>	29 pages1	A6A2	Split between A6I1 and A6A22	A6I2 epilogue
The page prior to the interlude is a Flash where the official end of A6I1 takes place towards the beginning of the Flash. As such the page could be thought of as both part of the official intermission and the interlude but in the interest of simplicity is counted solely as part of the intermission. Split gives majority of the interlude as part of the intermission. Interlude lacks intermission tag in the command.

Act 6 Intermission 2 - Act 6 Act 3 interlude

Act - Act
Span	Length	Apparent narrative intent	MSPA Map	Decision
Notes
Act 6 Intermission 2 - Act 6 Act 3
==> - ==>	3 pages	None	A6I2	A6I2 epilogue
Map page sole factor in decision.

Act 6 Act 4 - Act 6 Intermission 4 interlude

Act - Act
Span	Length	Apparent narrative intent	MSPA Map	Decision
Notes
Act 6 Act 4 - Act 6 Intermission 4
[S] ==>	Single page	None (or A6I4)	A6A4	A6A4 epilogue
Map page sole factor in decision.

Act 6 Intermission 5 - Act 6 Act 6 interlude

Act - Act
Span	Length	Apparent narrative intent	MSPA Map	Decision
Notes
Act 6 Intermission 5 - Act 6 Act 6
==> - ==>	7 pages	Ambiguous	A6I5 epilogue	A6I5 epilogue
Concluded from narrative intent and map page.

Act 6 Act 6 Act 5 - Act 6 Act 6 Intermission 5 interlude

Interlude pages	[S] MSPA Reader: Mental breakdown.
Length	Single page
Map appearance	A6A6A5 epilogue
Apparent narrative intent	Epilogue explaining ramifications of EoA6A6A5
Decision	A6A6A5 epilogue
Notes
Concluded from map and narrative intent, plus it brings A6A6A5 up to the promised 40 pages.

Act 6 - Act 7 interlude

Interlude pages	====> - ====>
Length	38 pages
Map appearance	Act 6 epilogue
Apparent narrative intent	Epilogue showing the aftermath of Collide
Decision	Act 6 epilogue, based on Part 4 ending at Collide.
Notes
Uses the ====> arrows seen in Act 6, Hussie noted that "Act 7 drops on 4/13" in a news post the next day.