Mark Arbour
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I'm pondering the other narrator(s), and we definitely have to have them when we get to 9-11, but I think Will can get us through summer, or at least part of it. With him being out of school, it makes it possible for him to be at critical places and scenes in a pretty natural way. Gives me some time to think things through.
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I'm not sure about the narrators yet. I'll rant about that in the forums. :-)
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I'm glad you're happy CAP is back. I think that Will was so surprised by Erik, and Erik is so freaking big, Will decided that a good defense was his only option. Besides, he had to know that help would arrive soon.
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Will is grappling with how to handle things like this, so he's lined up the philosophical and ethical arguments and made a decision. Then again, he clearly is starting to see things a little more differently since he broke up with Kyle. Another learning moment for Will.
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June 13, 2001 “Catch me if you can,” Wade said playfully as he slapped his riding crop on Gunpowder’s flank, causing the stallion to break into a canter, then a fast gallop. I didn’t need to urge my own horse on. Charger was competitive, almost as competitive as my brother JJ, so as soon as Gunpowder cut loose, he was right with him. It would have taken a major effort on my part to restrain him, assuming that was my wish, which it wasn’t. The horses tore across our land, th
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9.11 is the thirteenth story in the CAP Saga. The story takes place in 2001, and will ultimately encompass the horrible events that happened on 9-11-01. Many of the characters in this story were introduced in “Chronicles of an Academic Predator,” “1968,” “The Land Whore,” “Be Rad,” “Man in Motion,” “A Summer Love,” “If It Fits,” “Bloodlines,” “The Box,” "Millennium," "Poor Man's Son," and "Paternity."
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That is a probability.
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I'm so glad you enjoy the story! You're right, of course, about the wealth these men will have and the scams that could be waiting for them. Lord Cochrane had some real problems with that.
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What Happens Next In CAP?
Mark Arbour replied to methodwriter85's topic in Mark Arbour Fan Club's Topics
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The next story in the CAP series, 9.11, should be ready for launch soon. The first few chapter have been written and have gone through the first round of editing. The story will start in the summer of 2001. I'm going to start out with Will narrating, but I'll bring more people in as we go on, and as we get closer to the attacks of 9-11-01. I haven't decided exactly how I'm going to do that, but I'll figure it out.
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I agree. I think Granger will take the deal. CAP = soon
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Glad you liked it. Actually, taking the Viceroy's deal would be classic Granger: A gentlemen's solution.
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You raise an issue that would probably weigh on the Spaniards. Simple pirates probably would have a battle to take a galleon, because they're quite stout, with reasonable armaments, but a well-armed privateer may be able to do it.
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I try to keep you guessing. :-)
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Thanks. I'll do my best, but the chapter flow slowly.
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Good questions. I think that the first time the issue was raised, it was hypothetical. (By Ambassador del Campo, in "St. Vincent", Chapter 2)
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That will probably weigh on Granger's mind...how such a deal could be structured so the government doesn't take all his money and the Viceroy doesn't get embarrassed.
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How about today?
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You're welcome. Posting is slow, because this story takes longer to write.
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Well, a captured galleon on the return voyage would mostly be valuable because of the silver on board, and that is easily transferred to either or both frigates.
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I think he understands it, he just doesn't like it.
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They say opposites attract, no? If you think about it, as a member of the gentry, it would make sense that Calvert would have a more, well, puritan view of relationships. Aristocrats like Granger are usually a bit more libertine in their views.
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I'm glad you liked that part, and it was the opportunity to show just what you stated: the complete love Calvert has for Granger. It must be a bit of a tough go for him, to be in love with a guy who can't commit to him at that level.
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I think that Calvert's resolution is probably as unrealistic as similar ones that Granger has made, but I do think he's learned to handle himself, and other relationships, much better.
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I agree; I think that was a noble action on Granger's part. With the revolution in France, and the execution or persecution or aristocrats (and gentlemen), the presence of those of the old school was seriously truncated. Spain encountered no such revolution, so their hierarchy stayed in place, with all the good and bad that came with it.
