Jeff Burton

Bro you have no idea the behind the scenes mess that happened during Encrypted. I didn’t figure out the majority of the plot until after chapter 8 or 9 and by then I was locked on a path I couldn’t change. Seriously the “villain” of the story changed half a dozen times until I found something that fit so to say I had the plot down ahead of time makes me laugh because I had no friggen clue. Maybe I’m more like Liam than I thought because what you described is what I go through when writing, obsession till deadlock then I end up doing nothing masking it with excuses till i figure it out. And I know the art of procrastination quite well. 😂 So if anything somehow I accidentally managed to learn how to keep chaos reigned in and made it look like I know what I’m doing because I seriously don’t lol.

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The whole thing is fucked up. None of it should have happened but this is what we get when the likes of man play with things they shouldn’t be playing with.

You absolutely kill me sometimes. 😂 But this was one of my favorite chapters it got long and a little out of hand but was still fun.

Sorry but I've already got a full plate for 2026 lmfao.

I think that's going to be your theme for the rest of the year and no ones going to be satisfied until there's a story. 😂

You know me and tropes. I love em. Wouldn't be a Jeff Burton story without least one or two. But I'm glad the seeds of distrust are there, because they keep you thinking.

You've said that like 6 times now, I know your binging this in between tables. Your employees are probably looking at you like "tf are you reading now?" lmao

Yeah I know I'm commenting after the fact but you guys got buried in notifications way back when. You guys should be able to tell by now I probably borrowed from many sources and I totally did lol. But somehow managed to spin it into something different I guess? @Davide if you liked the strangeness of the contrast your going to love book 2 because there is a lot of that going on.

Late reply, I totally borrowed stuff from that.

I have a notification that said you couldn’t wait. 😂

I actually borrowed a lot from Bourne, the movie Daryl, some of War Games, Dexter. Mr Robot was a huge inspiration for the split mentality part. Im still not giving it away though.

You’re truly an inspiration.

I’m glad your enjoying it and thanks for being the catalyst that’s got me ramping on book 2 😂

I’m not going to ruin it by dropping hints I can say is there was no brain injury, just the thoracic injuries to his left side and the memory.

I got a little behind! LOL The amount of notifications I get even before I got promoted was insane, and I don’t expect that to change. And good catch on the mystery healing bit. 😉 All except for that nagging .. well lol

I actually love Rodney as a character, yes I’m horrible but I kept it professional. Forgive me as you read though I was still fighting with the plot at this point I had the general ideas down as to what happened to this dude but I was still working out the whys. i hadn’t nailed down the villain yet. But it got a little clearer as I worked on it. I still need to go back and fix some “time issues” in later chapters but eh I’ll get around to it eventually.

I gotta start working my way up to @Krista’s level so I’m ready when I hit Signature. 😂 I was “busy” that night, a random encounter almost worthy of a story. Hahahahahaha shhh.

I kinda wish I had Liam’s discipline, but my mind unfortunately is very chaotic instead of orderly which is why I end up with baffling brilliance for a short time then absolutely nothing, like a battery that has to recharge. When I go silent it’s because I’ve reached a level of deadlock, it’s like a stuck loop with nothing to break it until it breaks on its own. And yeah I’m working my way through the stories of Liam and Rick, both are pretty intense characters in their own right.

You’re both welcome for the free entertainment I provided.

Just now reading this, trying to catch up on my list. @Kileoli this is really good writing, somehow this chapter manages to explain the art of writing itself in a manner I didn’t expect when Liam is doing the beta read. Also I totally heard that Skype ring tone in my head, it’s something from an era long gone we won’t get to see again lol. This is seriously good stuff.

Yeah that one really surprised me. It also gave me a huge feel into the types of stuff people like to read as well. I’m hoping to kind of tap into that with other stuff as well as the sequel.

Yeah well, that’s what I get for trying to pull a fast one on you lmao.

Man what a trip, literally. As I said in a previous comment it’s kinda terrifying lol. Just learning another language is a time consuming process, just wow. Poor Malik. edit: oh I beat @Jason Rimbaud nice.

Oh crap I’m purple now. NO PRESSURE!