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Well I won't solve all the mysteries just yet!
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Thanks for the welcome back!
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Thanks Steve. I don't think Darius has a rank yet, since it was just a summer cruise, but I'm not entirely sure about that.
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August 6, 2003 San Jose International Airport Will “Dude, we could have flown you back to LA,” I said to Zach as we drove up to the terminal. “You guys fly me around enough. I can fly on a regular plane just fine,” he said. He was in an intense and bitchy mood. I decided that was probably because he was nervous about going back to school after all that had happened. “It’s not a big deal,” I said. “Why do you have to go back early? I thought you wer
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To me, that is probably Will's most important quality, and that stems from my own biases. I really dislike people who cannot admit to their own mistakes, and I despise those who blame their own mistakes on others.
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I'm not sure whether JJ is done with skating or not, but regardless it has given him a desperately needed ego boost. He's been successful, phenomenally successful, so even if things don't work out in other walks of his life, he can hang his hat on that. Like so many skaters have. ;-)
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It's all those little clues designed to help you out. ;-)
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JJ is turning out to be a fun character to write. Wasn't sure that would end up being the case.
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So you come out of the shadows just long enough to bitch at me? (SMILE). I've been busy too, and I worry that the slowness of my posting has made the story seem less contiguous. Not much I can do about it. I do think you're being very unfair to the characters by noting that they've not really grown. I think we've seen enormous leaps by Will, JJ, Brad, and Zach.
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Thanks! You're very spot-on with the comparison to Anna Wintour. I actually wrote this chapter using her and Vogue, then considered re-writing it using her alter-ego, Miranda Priestly of Devil Wears Prada fame. In the end, I decided to create my own bitch, as an amalgamation of the two.
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Thanks! You know, your mind is even more diabolical than mine.
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Ah, a grammar correction. You're right, that is a terrible sentence, but it's contained within dialog, so I'm calling it fair game. I think that Brad may have said something smoother if he weren't nervous and uptight, which the horrible sentence seems to illustrate. ;-) Setting you up? Muhahahaha
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Not much Will here...you're right...but rest assured he'll be back. ;-)
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I think that Zac, at this point, is just flirting with JJ. There's nothing to suggest that they could be anything but friends, and a designer like him wouldn't want to alienate anyone who was influential.
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Thanks Gary. I think that John would be fine with JJ dating anyone who treated him well. JJ doesn't even seem to be on his sexual radar.
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Mark Arbour replied to methodwriter85's topic in Mark Arbour Fan Club's Mark's Topics
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August 5, 2003 New York, NY JJ Aunt Claire and I finished our dinner at a small neighborhood bistro, and then got in the car to go to the preview. She and I were so much alike that it was easy to be around her. I glanced at her and changed my mind. We weren’t really alike, but we shared the same tastes and interests. “You look really nice tonight,” I told her. “Thank you,” she said pleasantly. “So do you.” “Can’t look like a sl
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Clifton has never slept with Granger, or with another man, as far as we know.
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February, 1800 HMS Valiant The Mediterranean Sea A shot crashed into Valiant below her counter, but there was no scream accompanying it. By Granger’s calculations, they’d taken eight hits, but those hits hadn’t caused major damage. Even more importantly, no one had yet been wounded. Valiant’s stern chasers roared out in reply. Granger studied the fall of the shot, and thought one might have scored a hit on the lead xebec. Much like Valiant, though, she see
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I can so see Daventry using that attitude to cover up his real motives. I see him as a less foppish version of the Scarlett Pimpernel.
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I'm glad you liked it. The next chapter will hit soon enough.
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Kudos to Will for admitting he's wrong, something that's a struggle for Brad, but I think Gathan was a reasonable response to Stef's moralizing. While the situations aren't identical, they are close enough for Stef to put his sanctimonious attitude on hold.
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I'll have to get the next chapter posted soon.
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I don't think we know ALL of Will's plan, but it makes sense that he'd do this. I think they'll be interesting neighbors.
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I'm so glad you liked the chapter!
