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Capo del Buono is a wonderful name. And will maybe be useful for orienting people in the de Luca "organization" to the new arrangement and novel status for Roger and his family. Arturo seems to believe the Clubs might come to take him, but tricks they've counted in the past might get trumped if they try to come into Chicago to do that.
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World War Three with Victor sounds like a lot of fun, really. Ooh. . . finding James vs making friends with Will might mean some choices need to be made, but that's around the corner for Jonah who seems to be recovering so far.
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Oh, yeah, somebody who knows how to organize a school . . . that's something Roger and the gang didn't quite have yet! And leads into a new suit of the Deck!
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but . . . but . . . sex! they're terrible people but pretty great in bed. Gonna be a hard choice
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" “Ethics be damned,” he thought ruefully, far more concerned with the ends than the means for the first time in his career. " There are rules about revealing information about ongoing investigations, and Janick may well be about to bend one. But ethically, tipping off an ally about what angles genuinely dangerous attacks might come from strikes me as permissible at least, and maybe even required.
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Wow Grandpa Motts might be new at this but he knows what he wants for his grandkids and the lost boys. The Whites moving into Thomas' house might well be a good solution for the summer at least, but Thomas will need to mention about the house's history.
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Jonah's seeing the school as a place where maybe he could flourish, so gets him out of his rut, and puts an end to being the "4th trip". And makes instant allies of all kinds of kids he hasn't met who are on the outside of Victor's circle. Which might well be a voting majority.
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Yeah, I saw that too, but figured this meant the wife - Jonah's mother - was the host of the funeral; so it's sorta pushy of Jonah's dad (Marcus, I think) to be making rules about dress code, even if it was for nephews from "his" in-law side . Mother's funeral > mother-in-law's funeral for emotional hit. For decisions about how it goes, I guess there's some regional/sectarian variation.
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Ooh, that's fun about Jonah maybe running for class president as honest neutral new guy. and yay Lila! Rhode Island is intriguingly accessible from Long Island! But sounds like something very ugly happened at James' house if he's now "taken up with distant relatives" It's amazing how english usage works sometimes. Jonah said "I can't believe it was that. It seems so…stupid! So mundane and tiny." And it all works out to "I completely believe it was that"
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We are all John Renkin now, damned to suffer her animosity for many, many years. This was the price we paid for the cathartic Thanksgiving '24 story.
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I'm suspecting something along this line now, too. John offered and seemed to have signed up to be the Academy's accountant, and it looked like Peter (and maybe John) were candidates for the Board of Directors at the unexpectedly well-attended founding meeting. But I didn't detect any undercurrents when Mary told Joshua at Thanksgiving '24 that John hadn't been invited. We haven't been told the story of what happened in between those two events, but feels like there's an ocean between them.
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I get that there wasn't a promise, but enjoyed and was quite intrigued by this story, and hope it resumes.
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So Emmett "can't see the forest for the trees," I kinda buy. But he also made a few edits to the table d'hôte menu, (but not to the peachy elements. He seems to get what Finley likes, even if he's not quite there on what Finley is. 🍑🍑🐲
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Chapter 57 - Tyler's Secrets
Mattyboy commented on Comicality's story chapter in Chapter 57 - Tyler's Secrets
Ian, these might be of interest, @MrM might have more to say. and -
I remember that era of driveway and garage parties well, and this is a great description of that vibe. Also interesting that as Alan gets to know Cal and this is developing into something mutual, Alan seems to be mostly giving up on forcing their relationship into a top/bottom, dom/sub box. That was a big theme in the early chapters and hasn't come up much recently.
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Yes on all of this. But as Mike Schultz noted, it's been quite a week. And that's counting from the trial date, it's been even less for Oliver. Probably there are more histories like Mark's than like Oliver's but there might well be some of the other brothers being re-united with okay-or-better families who want them. Yeah, the Whites spending the summer (at least) at the Academy might be a good and healing thing.
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Prison visit & Hansi appears
Mattyboy commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Prison visit & Hansi appears
As much as I didn't see it coming, Jackie's account of why seems pretty plausible. Not fully thought out, but it scratched an itch and on it goes until the frog has boiled.- 28 comments
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Yay for Grandpa Motts trying to make good out of this opportunity. Looks like the academy is going to have a lot of useful friends at its start. Including whatever Juan hopes a logistics officer and base commander are going to be in the mood for! Yes, "I'm coming, Oli" was a very powerful line.
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ooh, so Roger already owns the Academy; I was figuring he was going to have to buy it. I felt Roger should reconsider taking that check. It'll make Thomas feel pride in his financial independence, and that money is obviously getting plowed into Liberty Academy renos either way. Delightful bit of progress, and Oliver's parents seem alright so far. I hope Janick is after the Jack of Spades in some useful way.
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ugh did that slippery Jack of Spades slip away? The priority of getting the boys to safety was right, but I hope somebody is on that. yay for Hank Monroe getting that job that he needs and that needs him.
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Hehe yes, Emmett had a lot more emotion than reason through that. He totally got that the tiger was a REALLY bad deal and he wanted out, but "no not that way, Finley." And he really likes Finley, except if it means he has to say he likes Finley. Fin is playing it pretty well though. Emmett will come around and realize Fin has in fact been giving him some space. It'll be interesting if Finley ever has to explain what he said to Steven, and what "you're part of my hoard" means in this context. And I agree, Steven doesn't seem to be a bad actor, really.
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The FBI is assuming 53, but that implies 2 Jokers in the deck, which is interesting but unfounded. The Jack called his driver "Two" but it's occurring to me that Jacks can outrank Aces in euchre decks, which only have 24 cards. The "Two" doesn't fit that, but the Jack sure acted like he was in charge at Zia's. Tarot decks have 78, and stuff that trumps aces, but the suits are different. Anyhow, 53 of 54 is an assumption, not something we're sure about. EDIT: Oh I see our author said the 53, but that was in the comment section, so does that count as canon? p.p.s : @empath, there's hostages that need to be rescued, and readers that need catharsis, so hope the writing is going well.
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I wonder if Penhurst's possibly upsetting news for Roger is that he's inherited the mantle of the Ace of Diamonds which is awful but comes with a little book explaining the deck and naming all the other cards. (Or he's a Joker if it's that kind of deck!, but some master key kinda thing). The upcoming farm situation is very tense. Empath usually signposts or foreshadows what's likely to happen next. But we have very little to go on re: the Jack of Spades, other than that he's mean and dangerous and well-resourced. So it's very hard to guess what's coming.
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Yay! They got Oliver out! Also pleased to hear that Agent Kosiak has a small army working on this: that feels right-sized. The Jack of Spades had some ugly tricks up his sleeve, but kinda looks like Thompson and Janick are ready for this.
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Open Day and Photo Shoot
Mattyboy commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Open Day and Photo Shoot
Russ has done very well in several cameos and supporting roles, it's good to see the ambitious step-up to leading POV. The localisms work well because they're organic, of course, but I look forward to being tret with more!- 24 comments
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