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Hehehe. But if the "oh, I-accidentally-acquired-some-run-down-vacation rentals" story is true, then Russ in fact does need to meet Colin,
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Not at all sure that "Ralph was in the closet a while back and is divorced now" = "Ralph isn't into guys." With you on it could be odd or awkward.
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Chapter 55 - Epic-Log Part Two
Mattyboy commented on Krista's story chapter in Chapter 55 - Epic-Log Part Two
Luke is so unsettled. Hope he can relax into it. Sometimes vacations can't really start until you wake up there. I agree with Toby about ketchup. -
The mysterious Mr Kahn
Mattyboy commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in The mysterious Mr Kahn
Hehe @Summerabbacat with the first crossover episode in the Hugillverse! And I agree that while Russ is being very "alpha," I think he actually likes them and there's nothing too sinister with this. (Think and hope, maybe)- 21 comments
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Colin laughed, “She was born in 1953 and as far as her parents were concerned, the 60s never happened.” Hehe, great line. I knew people like that. They didn't all have the same 60s. or 70s. I guess that's every era, but the 60s/70s is famous for it. And a perfect description of a kind of dinosaur that's getting rarer all the time, but can still be found here and there.
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The time passage worked out. You've done a great job of flawed-and-virtuous characters that we can empathize with and who are behaving very coherently. Of course Bryan is upset, and yes, Diego was pretty sensible to cut of Calvin in the past, and not tell the kids about it, but the shit has just hit the fan and cleanup is needed. It's a great depiction of a complicated emotional state; every person in Diego's household is clearly better off continuing there, but everyone is upset right now. I have faith in all of Diego, Steve, Bryan, Caleb, and Billy, but hooboy they all have some work to do.
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Yay Steve Yes, I get the parenting-for-honesty gig, but Diego needs to come down off his high horse right now (yesterday would have been better, but today will do). "They need time to process" - that couple of hours at home is enough.
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"I guess the ball’s in Tyler’s court now..." Perfect line, Comsie. But can you please soon write the part where Tyler explains and puts poor Ariel out of his misery? This is excruciating. (a very finely written case of excruciating, to be sure)
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This counts as progress, I think. Robert knows for sure, now, what the situation is. And that he needs to come up with a better plan, that's a sure thing to get Kalum out, the first time.
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Mhairi may come around. I feel it actually counts as progress to clear up that it's not about the money. It'll take a minute, but Owain has some good cards to play in wanting to do some uncle-ing to make up for the past, and for wanting Joe to have some experiences that he and Mhairi didn't have. And yes, very kind and nuanced understanding about Colin, it's nice to get to skip some of the cringe of people jumping ahead with the "boyfriend" tag.
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Several commenters have guessed at this, but I don't think we have anything concrete in the text
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Or maybe Mr Johnson. Interesting problem though, it's not just the usual teen-who-thinks-he-can't-speak-up problem. Kalum needs a clean break from Jasper, but it'd likely be impossible to explain to anyone that something really big and final is needed- everyone conditioned today to try a round of talking it out and mediation and stuff. And separating twins in foster care is generally a policy no-no.
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Yay for growth. Hope the price isn't too high.
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The Ones We Leave Behind
Mattyboy commented on Laura S. Fox's story chapter in The Ones We Leave Behind
You are outstanding commenters. I value you all, and I thank you for making this fun. The judgy is an excellent part of the fun. -
The Ones We Leave Behind
Mattyboy commented on Laura S. Fox's story chapter in The Ones We Leave Behind
I 💝 this comments section. But really, sometimes there's sometimes a little judging going on around here. -
I'm fascinated by this, but the small chapters feel like the right dose. The tension and foreboding would be too much for me in a bigger chunk.
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Weird. Interesting. Following.
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Woo more growth! I feel that this might be a really central chapter to the theme of the whole story - examining what happens when Brian is put outside in England and starts receiving adequate doses of natural air and light. This church sounds kind of familiar . . . are your stories going to crossover at all? (I'm aware there might be more than one church like that in England)
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This might be the happiest ghost story I've ever read! 👻 🏠👻 Thank you for the fun ride, Geron. 👏👏👏
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"The chaos never leaves" This is what I'm here for! The delicious cloud of chaos is back! Yes, it feels like there's a lot more to be said about Jimmy and Julie's breakup. I'm reading Jimmy as just not trying to put too much pressure on the situation. But as @weinerdog says, that "any friend" line really backfired on ol' Dad. I'm feeling there might be some old Julie-caused trauma throwing shadows here. Not entirely sure about that, but it's clear there's a bit of history we don't know. Julie continues to be awful. Carol Reinhart sure has some work cut out for her there.
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I'm on separate but related. Also on that business of the Nyah-Gwaheh having to retreat if it's trail was found but the house is on it's track. The "farmer" was on the road too, if the Dandriches went through it on their car. Will Mildred's house fit on the old foundation?
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Yes, that cloud of chaos wafting away seems like maybe we're coming to the end of this fun ride. But that's the thing with chaos, you never really know! Maybe Ronyx will take us for another lap!
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But building back up! I'd noticed that theme too, @Summerabbacat, but you identified it nicely, and I'm enjoying these hopeful and growth-ful stories. Re: the will: some real estate in Britain gets tied up in very long term leases with nominal rents. I'm wondering a bit if Grandma knew she held residual rights to one of those that she knew would flip in her grandchildren's lifetime, and named them as the heirs for it. That'd explain the generational cut-out. (or also possible she knew her son was a bully and wanted to protect her grandkids).
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Beautiful and evocative description one of the many rusted-out-then-recovered communities in Britain.
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I'm kinda guessing (on not much evidence) it's something even worse- on the lines of "he was home, locked in the basement, and was able to escape when the burned-through locked door blew out." On no actual evidence, of course, but following Laura's pattern that every time we learn something about Otis' childhood, it's something awful, and it's usually awful in a way no one really saw coming.
