Mark Arbour
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I can't see them not being a core family, since there are so many members that are integral to the story. If for no other reason, Matt should make sure they're pivotal. Maybe if you suggest this once every other week, I'll actually do it.
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October 20, 1798 Paris “My lord, Monsieur Talleyrand requests that you call on him when it is convenient,” the butler said. As with all the servants, he treated Granger with as much respect as he accorded to Talleyrand himself. “I will visit him at once,” Granger announced cheerfully, hiding the headache he had as a result of all the wine he’d drunk at Madame Tallien’s salon last night. He went to Talleyrand’s chambers and found him lounging in his bed, dictat
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Mama Cass was just amazing.
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Ah, but for the first time, Wade is actually in a parental-type role for a teenager. He's looking at Ethan and probably thinking that if he's going to make his debut as a Danfield, he's going to be expected to conduct himself in a way that doesn't embarrass the family. Matt did a good job with the reality check.
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Thanks! Well, those twice per week postings are tough to keep up with, especially this time of year.
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LOL. I try to stick to a relatively standard chapter size, but sometimes they're bigger. Just like in real life. :-)
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Drunk freshmen. Sigh. (SMILE). I'm glad you liked the chapter. I think that Ethan is a character who's pretty basic and immature...we'll have to see how he develops.
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You raise some great points. I think that's a really good question: how involved in his life will Ethan let Wade get? As for reactions to their various trysts, I think that these guys are so emotionally overwrought and exhausted that anything that eases the pain will pretty much pass muster at this point. It's like they're all so shell-shocked, things like that just don't register too strongly. As I mentioned, I think Brad's disclosure served multiple purposes, but it's worth mentioning that by doing that, he really did claim a leadership role in the Hayes family. And that is interesting.
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Thanks! I'm always trying to plant seeds for a future harvest.
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I think that Wade is a bit flummoxed, since Ethan exhibits none of the traits or behaviors he would expect from a family member. This is actually a reasonable concern, since Ethan could embarrass the family if he doesn't know how to conduct himself. That's probably what's on Wade's mind. Matt's not as hung up on that stuff, so he's seeing things a bit more clearly.
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I wouldn't interpret anyone's actions (except perhaps Darius') to indicate they don't like Gathan anymore, but I think you're right about Ella. She really burned a bridge with Darius, and the family is going to rally around him. I don't think the other Hayes boys were all that worried about her, probably because Gathan was so overprotective (so there was no need). They probably view her with a big 'meh'.
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Thanks Miles. Brad's personality is such that I think he would want the credit for contributing to Robbie's estate and to the trusts, but even more importantly, it gives him more leverage (and control, which he thrives on). It's somewhat difficult for any of them to complain about how he manages or distributes the trust money since he was the one who funded the majority of it.
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Thanks for the review! I didn't want to make you all wait any longer to meet Ethan, but I probably did not paint him as thoroughly as I could have. That gives me something to do later on. :-)
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I'm doing my best to keep posting a chapter when I can, so thanks. I think it's interesting that Ethan is quite different from what Wade expected.
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September 29, 2001 Malibu, CA I went downstairs to get breakfast, feeling strangely restored. I wasn’t stupid enough to think I was over Robbie, and that I’d moved beyond the grief, but after the memorial, and after fucking Marcel, I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I was still worried that it was one long fucking tunnel. I smiled when I thought of how sweet Marcel had been. He’d evidently snuck out of my room in the middle of the night, so he’d been gone
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What do you have against the left hand?
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I LOVE both of those roads, but especially Highway 17. In my younger days, I could damn near make that run to Santa Cruz from Los Gatos blindfolded (OK, that may be an exaggeration, but you get the point). All those curves are a total rush if you have a hot car.
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Absolutely brilliant!
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California Culture: Circa 2000
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Interesting? I'm not with you on that one.
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Thanks Kitt. JJ announced his bisexuality at the conclave at Goodwell, so we'll have to believe him for now. I think he's just starting to bud as a character. If you look, you can see some of the same base insecurities we saw in Will (In Poor Man's Son).
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Good to hear from you Cody! I can see Zach hustling for bucks to buy clothes, but it's more likely that Stef got them squared away. I see Zach as a guy who does whatever it takes to get what he wants. He's like a white-trash jock version of Mary Ellen. :-) I think that this chapter was also interesting for the contrasts between JJ and Will. JJ is bitchy, but it hides his basic insecurities. That's probably why his outward appearance is so important. Will, on the other hand, is confident. He trusts his judgment, and he's been around enough guys who are messed up that he spots them pretty fast.
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Thanks for the review. You make some good points, and I do like your idea about a shorter story, so we'll have to see. The reason that Zach is at Don Bosco is because they had a stellar football program in 2002 and 2003. That's Zach's big ticket, so they'd have poached him for his football skills, and that's going to drive his college choices.
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The second part of the story was to illustrate the contrasts between Will and JJ (and the different maturation rates of teens). A study in how far all of them have (or haven't) matured and developed.
