Fae Briona

Pond scene reminds me of the quote from Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde: "Do you really think...that it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations that it requires strength, strength and courage, to yield to. To stake all one's life on a single moment, to risk everything on one throw, whether the stake be power or pleasure, I care not - there is no weakness in that. There is a horrible, a terrible courage "

Freck and apathy: I've not done drugs but I've been seriously depressed, and I can agree that the absolute worst part of that is the apathy. And I had a friend who had quit smoking (tobacco); as long as he had a pack of cigarettes in his house he was fine - the knowledge that they were there if he really really needed them was what let him not smoke. If he didn't have any, he'd break and walk miles through the rain to find some.

" Then you would get lost, chased by a pack of wolves. It wouldn’t end well " -- laughed out loud when I read that paragraph

Interesting way to end the story - not entirely satisfactory. We never did see the karma that was promised to the guy he met on his first disastrous date.

Blue seems to be a recurring theme.

funny start to the chapter, but sad ending

Love that his new friends at work trust his judgement of his boss, even if he does "creep them out".

Wouldn't be mind reading because of the "wouldh't have worn white" comment Jonas barely heard in the last chapter. More like precognition.

Have to agree with Jonas -- there does seem to be some ethical issues with at least one of the items as described.

Opie seems intimidating enough when he's calm - can imagine he'd be outright terrifying when upset.

Started this ages ago but don't think I ever finished it. Re-reading it this morning.

I'd rather wait for a good, well-done chapter, than get a rushed one that was poorly written. Hope your schedules calm down some soon though -- being crazy busy isn't fun.

BUT - most importantly - they realized how honest Pips feeling were and aren't going to try to cause problems or interfere (at least in a negative way; parents always interfere)

A bit of a nitpick but... has a crew of 220 with emergency pods that only hold 168 (4x42)? Do the draw lots to see who the 52 people are who go down with the ship?

Agree with the boys - being surrounded by grinning beings with sharp fangs would be a bit intimidating, even if you knew it was a nice smile. Loved the story!!

Wonderful! Love your writing style.

Beautiful and a perfect ending to the story.

Hmm.... there were five "bang's" in that chapter if I counted right. 😜

Love to see new stories by you.

I've been in deep depression -- the worst part about it isn't the sadness, it's the soul-crushing apathy. Think you captured that well in this story with his talking about not being able to feel any more.

So very sweet, and touching.

Happy, but at the same time a bit sad too.

Sweet and beautiful.

It's less likely, not more - both due to copyright law and failure to copy files from obsolete formats to newer ones is making it much more likely that information is being lost, not preserved. Current US copyright law is preventing most things created after 1922 from being copied and digitized; lifespan US copyright is now life of the author plus 70 years, and when the "author" is a corporation (ahem, Disney) that "lifespan" is nearly endless. "Public Domain" at this point, with very few exceptions, only covers works before Jan. 1, 1923. One of the very reasons books written in the last century are hard to find is due to the current length of copyright protections. The DMCA makes things even worse. The Entertainment Software Association (along with the RIA & MPAA) has been aggressive in fighting any exceptions to the DMCA, even for the purpose of preservation. The story of the book Barracoon is good example of excessive copyright restrictions killing publication: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/05/07/how-copyright-law-hides-work-like-zora-neale-hurstons-new-book-from-the-public/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.34cc2cd929d1

On the contrary, look up "digital dark ages" and what the current copyright laws are doing to prevent the preservation of some printed books and film. Large mumbers of creative works have already been lost.