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I blame the parents. After all, they're the ones who came up with that ridiculous nickname in the first place.

Yay, another chapter! And an exceptionally good one. Thank you, darlin'! And funny! Still laughing at this little interchange: “Good to see you too,” Darius said, then got his mischievous look. “Heard you got your balls back.” Dad frowned, while I laughed. “For the time being, anyway,” Dad grumbled. Of all your characters, I think Brad is the funniest. When he isn't being a self-absorbed wanker, that is. I am a little confused about the money, though. According to Brad in chapter 14, Will had spent $8 million in a week and JJ had spent $2 million (presumably on clothes and decorating). There was $750,000 for the car, $1.5 million on charter flights, $10 million for property in Hawaii, whatever Marc's condo cost, plus two other condos in Brad's building that he doesn't know about yet (unless Will didn't manage to get to get those). Am I missing something? Or is this just what it's like to be stupidly rich?

I want to know what teenage boy would tolerate a nickname like "Dally".

I can't stop reading this chapter. It's been 6 or 7 times now.

I think it's just looking for attention.

I occasionally get error messages when I try to like a post that say there was a problem saving my reputation score, or something to that effect. The "like" usually shows up when you refresh the page. And it looks like yours worked.

Welcome back! We missed you. This chapter is definitely building up to something big, with the upcoming trip to Maui, JP's big dinner, JJ's mysterious plans, and the introduction of Dallas. Looking forward to more.

Tomorrow's a holiday. Holidays have associated with chapter postings in the past. Btw, when did we start calling Mark "Sir"?

I recently started reading this story and am really enjoying it. I, too, have been wondering about what'll happen at the end of summer. I hope you figure out a way to let Eric stay with Eustace. I'm kind of hoping Eustace or Ambrose figures out soon that Eric isn't one of "those" Andersons.

Thanks so much for the update! I love that Mark and Brent are banding together against (evil) Jackie. Looking forward to more (hopefully soon).

In response to the subtle suggestions that some of us here are unconcerned about Mark's welfare, I'd just like to point out that he periodically goes MIA when work gets busy and we're used to it by now. It's far more likely that he's just occupied elsewhere than lying in a hospital or ditch or being eaten by hypothetical cats. As for the impatience, it's more to keep ourselves amused during the gaps between chapters than anything else.

Ditto.

And now I'm sober. Oops.

Ricky has reported itching and has predicted an imminent chapter of Valiant. Maybe.

Me too. Running out of patience now.

I'm not generally a fan of zombies but that was adorable.

I think it depends if you're taking it neat, on the rocks, or "White Russian"-style.

That was one of the best compliments ever!

If I'm drinking sparkling wine, it's more likely to be cava or prosecco and almost always before dinner. Red wine is my perennial drink of choice. He doesn't have a cat does he? Vicious little bastards will eat...oh wait...maybe better not to delve too deeply into my irrational fears.

That was my assumption, too.

Do we need a more coordinated stalking operation?

That's very impressive.

In that case, we should review the results. How much data have you collected?

So are these declared itches of yours effect or cause with respect to chapter postings?

An excellent choice! He has just the sort of devious mind and lack of conscience that we need right now.