Thanks for the comments! I'm getting back into it with this one, I think. A graphic novel of this would be amazing!
The end is near...
EDIT: Like all chapters of this section, this has been rewritten and has either been reposted or will be in the near future. The re-written Part 7 begins here.
The end is here.
And so Stivik leaves W@RF and leaves our story; it's the last you'll see of him for a loooooooooong time (actually that's kinda sad).
When I wrote that last bit I had Dionysia say "Stivik, I'm-" but changed it to "Stivik, I do-" because it sounded like she was about to say, "Stivik, I'm pregnant." SHE'S NOT EVEN FERTILE SO THERE!!!
I thought a lot about giving them more time to catch up, and how they would react to each other. But really the only way Stivik could think to react was to be rude; he can't deal with those emotions and they're even more deeply buried than last time he and Dionysia met (largely as a result of what happened last time they met). In the end it was Dionysia who tried to talk reasonably with him, since it's hard to hold a grudge against the only person you've ever been able to call yourself a friend of. But as I say, Stivik wasn't too receptive.
Mehler's speech about cell walls back in Part 4 didn't only apply to Dionysia. Dion's gonna be pretty upset that she never got to say her piece; she's had a lot of time to think about things.
Anyway, that's it for this week. Still haven't managed to write myself a few chapters ahead of the one I'm posting, so I can't promise a chapter next week but I'll really try.
So anyway, reply! That means you, Nexy! And you, Jimmy! And you Gretin! And you anyone else who's reading this and hasn't posted here! Remember if you don't tell me, I won't know! I like knowing who my readers are! You guys are all I got! *sniff*