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Hey, Xan!

Hey Page!

I think lots of us can remember an unwelcome visitor like this one. I'm not sure whether I would ever take such extreme measures to get rid of one, though. Nicely written, @Rigby Taylor. You have me chuckling quite a few times as I read it.

You're quite correct, @Parker Owens. This piece really does sound better spoken out loud. I could imagine it being told around a campfire late at night.

As I read this, Hunter really is just that: a hunter. Keagan's obviously looking for love, but Hunter seems to be only interested in getting his rocks off. I'm not even convinced Hunter is actually gay - for example it seems that Keegan is the one who has to initiate the kissing. I hope I'm wrong. And, if I'm not, I hope Keegan isn't going to get hurt too badly when he realises his love isn't going to be reciprocated. Beautifully written, nonetheless, @Comicality!

Hey, Drew

That's maybe why they call it a smartphone... 'Cos it's smarter than you?

Hey, Page G'day, duggie Hey, Alberto!

Bittersweet tale of self discovery. And the way you told it, @Comicality, really did make it sound like the confused thoughts of a preteen.

Yea, great story, @Defiance19! Like @ColumbusGuy, I also was worried for a while that the stalker may have turned out to be homicidal...

Hey there, Drewdrop

I'm just sat here wondering if that one last question might be...

I'm wondering whether the Russian Mafia may have commercial interests in some of the land around Ocean Reef...

Curtis seems a bit slow on the uptake at times...

Okay, that went strange rather quickly. 😲 I thought at the end of the last chapter that the trainees might have had to sail the Tub back to Scandinavia by themselves, but the situation at the wharf de-escalated fairly quickly. But, same as the newspaper reporter suggested, I can't help wondering about a possible connection between the incident at the wharf and the one in the skies... I've also a feeling that Matias' mother may know more about what is going on than she is admitting to...

Woooh! Looks like the real adventure may be about to begin.

So the boys are now on board the "Tub" and about to begin their adventure. Let's just hope it's all plain sailing.

Cool. Have a nice trip!

Interesting start to this story. You've pulled me in, @quokka, and I'm ready to read on. Having said that, I have to say that I agree with @Ozymandias about proofreading. I can't immediately spot the error in the first sentence that he mentioned, but I did spot a few others as I was reading. The following being an example: That was one huge rambling sentence, which should have been broken into at least two (possibly three) shorter ones. There was also a lapse from past tense to present with the use of the word ends (instead of ended). I also felt there was at least one unnecessary comma (after the fourth word), and one missing comma (before the word unfortunately - either that, or remove the comma after unfortunately). Errors like these can spoil the reader's enjoyment, perhaps even causing some of them to simply stop reading the story altogether. I hope my comments don't come across as too negative.I really did enjoy this first chapter!

That will give you a chance to catch up on some reading.

Albert, my man! How ya doing?

Hey, Bobster!

Interesting concept... I can't agree with @drsawzall's comment about ever getting the time back that I spent reading this. I'm still not sure whether the story is actually going to prove to have been worth the read, but you've drawn me in sufficiently, @David R. Ryan, to make me willing to spend a little more time, and read the next chapter.

Hi, duggie! Glad the weather stayed dry for the service.

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