...First off, I am really, really sorry that this is a week late; I had things going on- still do really so I'm lucky I was able to get this done at all- that stopped me from working on this as much as I could have which I apologise for; especially when I already promised I'd get these out per Sunday.
...Now that that's out of the way lets get on with the start of chapter 3 of the game.
Hurray for not having to write original plot for now!
...With that being said though things will obviously not follow canon in this game chapter- that'd be no fun and completely miss the point of fanfiction- and things will heat up a bit when the game chapters climax comes about.
How? Patience my dear viewers. All things will be revealed in time.
Now then, I've kept you waiting long enough- much longer than necessary- so lets just dive right into things.
This is the start of gaming chapter 3!
Chapter 8: I have a confessional scene with a boy with a baby whale on his shoulders... what the heck is wrong with me?
I felt a yawn come my way even after taking a sip from my morning coffee within the comfort of the lounge. While sleep had come easily last night- did night even exist in space?- it didn't seem I'd had enough of it.
I guess thinking of things yesterday kept me up longer than I'd thought it would.
Oh well, hopefully things will be fine for now; they'll have to be if we want things to be at full force by the time we encounter the hell hounds for the first time.
I wasn't holding it past Sora to bring in the whole group in this first encounter; something that would bring up one man- or in this case angel- down in terms of units and available fighters.
Not something we need right now.
"Morning Will, I'm surprised to see you up so early." Taking my gaze away from the liquid in my cup I turned my gaze over to Mint who was holding a small smile on her face.
The conversation we'd had yesterday briefly played through my mind but after seeing Mint seemingly forgetting it had happened I decided to do the same and instead just invite her to sit with me.
The Blancmanche heiress gracefully accepted and after getting a pot of tea- along with two cups for some reason- sat down directly next to me as opposed to opposite.
I just shrugged and ignored it.
As we silently drank from our respective drinks I took the time to notice some subtle changes in the bluenettes attire. For one she was wearing a- what I was guessing- floral pink ribbon in her hair and the blue ribbon she usually wore was gone to reveal the blue dress she wore underneath her regular uniform.
It was an odd change of her regular look- the ribbon in her hair seemed almost forced as she had short hair to begin with- but it made her look a bit more cute.
If she heard that thought she didn't react to it. If anything her eyes were holding an appraising look as if she were waiting for something.
...Ah, so that was it.
"You look nice," I answered her unspoken question. "Its a bit of an odd change but overall it gives off a cute image; hopefully that was what you were going for... though if you're leaving the uniformed unbuttoned wouldn't it be better just to take it off altogether?"
"I would but the military regulations onboard won't allow it; this is as much I can get away with as I can... and thank you for the compliment." A faint red hue sat on her cheeks but I didn't respond to it with teasing.
"Seeing you blush makes you look really cute Mint; my honest thoughts." Instead I simply replied without the hint of jest.
"Heheh, you are just saying that."
"Not at all, it makes you look like the young girl you are instead of the member of the military you actually act as- even if this ship holds rather lax formalities its still obvious to a degree. I wasn't teasing you Mint; I just thought it was cute."
"I-... I see." The blush had since intensified and the young telepath soon refused to look me in the eye for fear of it intensifying.
Geez, the one time I don't try to get a response like this and I get the strongest reaction seen yet.
Typical.
Mint was embarrassed, she hadn't expected him to give such an honest answer.
While she'd admit that she'd changed her regular outfit a little just to see what'd he'd think- for her OWN reasons and certainly not to see if he'd like it or not; really- what she wasn't expecting was the answer to cause this reaction.
To be honest with herself since their talk yesterday she wasn't sure what opinion to make of the boy currently sitting next to her. On one hand he was now her teammate and a person who'd already shown he was willing to see things through to the end which made him reliable to fight alongside.
On the other hand he had that power of his that almost seemed to call to her mind the longer she stayed in the same place as him and it was getting harder and harder not to give in to the feeling of comfort it was giving her.
Had that been what was caused her to do this or was it something else?
No, if it wasn't that power then what else could it-
"You alright? You're spacing out a little there." Mint was released from her queries when the current source of her inner conflict spoke up.
Will was wearing a face that suggested concern even as he only looked at her with one eye while he drank from his coffee. The brow of his left eye was furrowed slightly and the left side of his lips was in a small downward position which suggested he was frowning.
A small smile fell onto the telepaths lips. She didn't have to read his thoughts to know he'd glimpsed her pucker her lips in frustration.
"I'm fine, Will; just slightly lost in thought over some things."
That was all she said and he seemed to understand as he just nodded and went back to sipping his coffee...
Before reaching out his hand and patting her on the head like an older brother would their younger sister.
"H-huh!?" The action surprised the young heiress so much that she almost dropped the cup she was holding in shock.
Like before his hand felt rather nice on her head and the urge to lean against it like a cat was quickly becoming unbearable for the girl.
She also felt the influence of the power he felt increase slightly... it seemed it possessed better power or output when in direct contact with the target.
That was something to file and think about later, for now...
"W-why are you patting my head?"
"You just looked like you needed it is all; whatever you were thinking of must have been annoying to figure out huh?" Will was fully facing her now and the slight frown had been replaced with a smile of his own. "Well, probably not any of my business so I'll just say don't dwell on it; or you'll end up like me and lose sleep over it." He ended that note with a little self-mocking laugh; something she joined in.
He was right though, worrying about it wasn't worth her losing sleep over it.
Yes, she would just leave it for now; and let her observation of the boy continue.
"Hey you two, perfect timing!" We were interrupted by the loud voice of Ranpha who was waving a magazine in her hand with a semi-reluctant Milfie in her free arm.
Ranpha seemed to be feeling much better since our talk yesterday as she gave me a smile and nod before setting herself down in the seat to my immediate right while placing Milfie on the seat to her right.
"Morning Ranpha, Milfie; sleep well?"
The blonde angel gave a happy nod. "Yep! I feel much better now; I bet I could easily take on the whole of Eonia's fleet by myself!"
A chuckle naturally came out my mouth at hearing that. "Do make sure to save at least some for us k? We'd all become laughing stocks if we let you take all the glory goldey."
"Hohoh, you cheer me up once and think you can give me nicknames like that eh flunky."
"Flunky! I'm not some guy that works under you goldenlocks."
"Not bad not bad rookie but an amateur could of thought of that flat eyes."
"Where the hell did you get flat eyes from!? If anything that's the sign of an amateur miss martial manger."
"Martial manger!? Hows that not out of left field!?"
We were interrupted by the sound of three sets of giggling/laughing. It seems at some point Forte had entered the room during mine and Ranpha's talk.
The redhead gave me a single nod before pulling up a chair from a nearby table and sat down in a tight area between Ranpha and Milfie. "Good to see you back to your usual self Ranpha; I take it our resident rookie had something to do with it?" I joined in with the light laugh that came from the eldest angels jab.
"Yeah, he got me out of it just fine; thankfully without hitting me this time-"
"You started that not me."
"-Which gave me time to clear my head on some things." She didn't even register my interruption and had continued to the end. "Anyway, since everyone that can make it is here I figured we'd get started."
I momentarily felt some confusion before eyeing the magazine in her hand again and recognising it as that fortune-teller magazine she used in... chapter 3 of the game.
Dammit! We've reached that part already!? I was hoping for a least one more day to let Vanilla recover some more!
...'Sigh', can't do anything about it now. I'll just have to pray that things end up for the better before the chapters done...
Huh, actually... wouldn't this be a good opportunity for me? If I can capture or destroy the enemy probe that comes in wouldn't that win some respect points from Forte and the rest of the crew?
...Unless they somehow got it into their heads that I'd arranged for the probe to arrive so I could create a situation where I could gain said trust of cour-
Shut up pessimistic side of my brain! You think too deeply into things!
...At any rate, focussing on that probe when it arrived was the biggest priority right now so I'll just need to worry about that for now... Wait a second, hadn't Sora said she'd be throwing extra difficulty my way!?
Will I end up having to face a dozen probe or an assassination robot instead of just a reconnaissance one?
...Damn it, I just jinxed myself didn't I?
"Hey Will, you want a turn?"
My thoughts cleared at Ranpha's voice and I turned my attention by to the blonde with a slight frown of confusion on my face.
"Huh, at turn at what?"
"At what!? Weren't you listening to what I was saying earlier?"
"...Oops, sorry; I was thinking of some things so no." Crap, she was looking angry at that.
"...Whatever," She eventually said after a few moments of tense silence. "I said do you want your fortune taken?"
"Fortune? You're into that kind of thing?"
"Of course! When it comes to love pulling out the destined partner from reading the stars is just a beautiful concept!"
"...So you basically do it so you can find your dream guy huh? Got it; in which case I'm probably not the right audience for the fortunes from that article."
"Does it really matter?" She tried to argue. "In the end your still getting a fortune from it so why not have a go just for the hell of it?"
"No thanks, last time I tried something like that it predicted I'd end up alone with suicidal tendencies and an alter ego in my head trying to convince me to kill myself."
"What the heck kind of fortune telling is that!?"
"Scary stories edition."
"Then obviously It'd give a prediction like that! This is meant for young girls to give a chance of leaving their dreams of love to fate!"
"Then again, this isn't the right type of fortune telling me then. Do recall that I'm male; I have a Y chromosome in here that gave me a penis instead of a vagina. i.e. it doesn't match up to me in the slightest."
"Too much information!"
The bickering continued for a bit after that...
Ranpha: "Okay Forte, yours is 'your luck with the opposite sex is bad now. But if you act you'll get results.'"
Me: "Doesn't sound like anything good or bad; its neutral if anything... well, do your best boss!"
Forte: "Best keep an eye on what you say Johnson or I may set my sights on you."
Me: "...Please don't say such a thing while stroking the revolver on your hip; I'll genuinely fear for my life if you do that."
Ranpha: Okay Mint, yours is 'Look for something in common and you'll get along with the opposite sex. There'll be an unexpected result later...'"
Me: "Well we both like sweets and generally spending time in peace and quiet, it must be fate."
Mint: "D-don't say such things Will, you'll-"
Me: "But I thought for sure it was true love sight back then Mint-chan~"
Mint: "D-don't tease me like that!"
After the teasing was out of the way Ranpha moved onto Milfie; who had since starting gotten more interested into the fortune telling than she'd appeared to be originally; possibly to see whether being able to date a certain commander was in the stars views.
It was just when I remembered that Tact was supposed to show up in this scene that the man did indeed make an appearance.
"Hey everyone, what's going on?"
"Hey Tact, Ranpha got everyone involved in some fortune telling from a magazine Milfie got her hands on; its been pretty entertaining so far as Mints fortune was."
"Please stop it Will or I'll have Forte sort you out for constantly teasing your seniors."
"...Shutting up now."
"Good boy." Mint gave a satisfied nod in my direction before explaining things to Tact proper and went on explaining her fortune to him- something that only happened after Milfies I remembered and even then only if the player asked- which was followed closely by Forte who gave her own. While surprising I gave no visual cue that made it look like it meant anything to me.
It didn't mean much after all and it would make sense that he was slightly curious on what'd already happened.
After that Ranpha went on to give Milfie hers and, rather unsurprisingly, Tact moved to cheer her up when it was given. I remained silent throughout the exchange, though the want to add a little something to it momentarily came to mind I ultimately decided to leave it to Tact.
Naturally Ranpha's came after that and thing proceeded normally from there.
Or rather they did until...
"Hmm... if we're talking about guys that are roaming the Elsior there aren't that many..." Forte put on a thinking expression for a few seconds before suddenly smirking slyly and... why are you pointing at me? "Could it be its Johnson here?"
...Huh?
"H-huh!? T-this guy!? No no! It'd be a much better guy than this amateur!" Ranpha waved her arms around in an attempt to literally throw off the conversation into a different direction while sneaking glances at me.
Out of the corner of my eye I oddly saw Mint frown for a moment before her smile came back in response to Forte's joke.
As for Milfie... she was looking somewhat relieved, probably happy she hadn't pointed at Tact.
Speaking of the guy he was laughing along with Forte in response to Ranpha's reaction; something I wish I was joining in on but I was too stunned to answer.
That... had been an unexpected curve ball. While it was probably just one of Forte's regular jokes the blonde angel seemed to be taking it seriously enough which in turn was causing me a fair bit of worry; especially with the glances she was giving me.
"...Maybe its someone else, Like Lester? He seems to be more Ranpha's type then me or even Tact here." Was my ultimate way of resolving the awkwardness that was starting to take over the lounge as the waving continued.
"Y-yeah! T-that makes much more sense! Sub-commander Coolduras is a much better option." Despite having suggested it I felt invisible stakes hit me in the feels with each complement came from her mouth. I wasn't... that inferior... right?
...Oh well, who cares? Not my problem as I was never really into the Ranpha route all that much- there was only so much corny lovey-dovey couple stuff you can stomach being shoved down your throat before you got violently sick of it- and in turn never really looked at her as a romantic partner all that much either.
"Yeah, that's right... it couldn't be that guy..." ...I really didn't need to hear that part.
"A-anyway everyone, I think that's enough fun for now so I'll be heading off... hey Ranpha, can I borrow that magazine? I'm meeting someone who might be interested in it."
"Oh, sure..." She gave me the magazine without any fuss.
With that I left the lounge. My next destination: The audience chamber.
It was time for meet the princess once again.
When I arrived at the audience chamber on C-deck I greeted the handmaid who let in in without a fuss. Apparently Shiva had already let her know ahead of time; something that suited me just fine.
Walking up to the throne without the pressure from before hanging over my head made the grand looking area seem more spectacular than it did before; which in term made it feel like it was a place royalty truly deserved to be in. Like before Shiva was currently seated on her throne with a small smile on her face and a faint light in her eyes.
It seemed she'd been looking forward to this meeting just as much as I was.
"Good morning Shiva, I hope you had a more pleasant night than I."
The blue haired child nodded "Yes, I had a rather pleasant dream of this war coming to an end and peace returning to the empire."
A smile graced my lips. "That sounds like a wonderful thing to dream of; a vision the angel wings and I shall definitely accomplish and reach with all our strength."
Shiva nodded at my words- her smile becoming a little brighter as she heard them- and rose off her throne before walking forward to meet me. "I am happy to hear that you'll fight for that dream, Will... and let us be off ; I have been given half an hour of rest from my schedule and I wish to not spend it in this room... would you please escort me elsewhere?"
"Of course, anywhere in particular you wish to see or go?"
"I have heard that the Elsior has a virtual park on A-deck. I wish to go there."
I gave her a nod and we were off."
In the end we'd ended up in the whale room. Apparently due to the sprinklers that had activated from the barbecue had caused the entire place to be covered in water and had managed to damage the electrical systems that created the illusion of the park in the first place.
Because of that we'd had to think of a different approach which led to our current destination after I mentioned the animals that were being kept in the place.
It seems not even a princess can resist the desire to look at and admire cute things... not that I'd actually said that for fear of royal retribution of course.
At any rate, the pair of us had immediately made way to Kuromies office and walked into the animal pens with the small boy and the baby whale on his shoulder close behind.
Almost unsurprisingly we'd headed towards the space rabbits first and they seemed to immediately take a liking to the young girl as they swarmed around her the moment she moved towards them. Shiva almost immediately began giving them attention one by one with her a scratch behind the ear here and a small belly rub there.
Occasionally she'd take some feed from a nearby dish and present it for the animals to eat; something they happily obliged in whenever it was presented to them.
The sight brought a smile to my lips as I watched from the sidelines alongside Kuromie who held a smile of his own.
"I see you managed to convince her to leave the audience chamber." Was the boys opening remark.
"Obviously, hadn't even been that hard as she was rather eager to leave it... so you knew about Shiva's little secret too huh? The space whale tell you or was it as obvious to you as it was to me?"
"The space whale," He answered. "I found out the moment she entered the space whales senses... it was a rather interesting surprise to discover."
I shrugged by shoulders. "I guess, she can pull off the act rather nicely... not enough to pull the wool under my eyes though."
"I suppose not." Kuromie laughed lightly to himself for a brief moment before he turned to me with a serious gaze. "The space whale has also revealed some... interesting information regarding yourself as well; information that was formed questions I would like answered."
I looked down at that boy that usually possessed a calm, happy demeanour with the littlest of surprise; honest I'd been expecting this from the moment I originally saw him and was quite prepared to answer accordingly.
"Is that so? Then by all means ask away. I haven't got anything to hide... not much anyway."
"...What is your objective in coming to the Elsior, in becoming a part of the angel wings, in your very presence being here?"
...I smiled, at hearing the phrasing of the question a calmed smile spread across my face.
So that was it, was it?
"My objective is simple, if naïve." I explained. "I merely want things to end with the minimum amount of bloodshed spilled by the time this war comes to an end. To do that I had to be placed where the crux of the conflict will take place. Where else would I find that but here on the Elsior... at least that's probably what that woman thought when she dropped me here."
"..." the small boy did nothing but gesture me to continue.
"...I will admit that my reasoning isn't as noble as 'I didn't want people to die needlessly' but more on a practical sense. The more people that survive this fight will be able to fight when the real threat emerges from the shadows."
"...Even the enemy like Eonia? You wish for them to join this fight as well?" The smile on my face grew at hearing his question.
It wasn't 'what enemy?' or 'how do you know this?' but 'you want us all to join forces to face this threat?'
"Yes, unknown to him he is being used by what he believes can be trusted in order to satisfy its own objectives. If things continue how they are it will end in his defeat and death and his secret weapon destroyed- I don't want that to happen. If we are to have a better change against the enemy we will need all the advantages and weapons we can get our hands on..."
"And that is why you get close to princess Shiva?" The question was asked innocently enough but the cold steel of a knife still cut through me nonetheless. "Are you merely befriending her so you can gain a foothold in the decisions she'll have to make in the future?"
"..." I couldn't answer, neither the words could come and- even if they could- my vocal cords refused to respond on command.
In all honestly that had been the reason for befriending the girl; since arriving on the Elsior the other day my mind had been focussed on preventing the disasters of the games form happening. This would be done through gaining the trust of key figures in Transbaals military and leadership and getting them to do things in a way differently from what they did in canon which resulted in the loss of resources and talented personal.
The black moon was the biggest loss in the result of those decisions and why my biggest concern was convincing Eonia to cut ties with the interface and have the real Noa wake up from within the moon's core.
And who bigger to go to first than the only remaining royal family member that was focussed on obtaining peace?
Yes, in my rush to prepare for the inevitable fight with the Val-fasc I had chosen to see Shiva- and everyone else on the ship as well- as nothing more than tools and stepping stones needed to reach that optimal state of readiness like some kind of hidden mastermind...
But that wasn't a persona I could take up the mantle of. It was the type of person I was.
In the end I was just an ordinary guy, the average Joe that had been dragged into a position well over his head.
I wasn't a politician.
I wasn't a soldier.
I wasn't any type of person that could put some advance skills to use to make things magically all better.
I was just... me.
"Indeed, you are just you." As if he'd been reading my thoughts Kuromie replied in an affirmative to them. "But still... even an ordinary person like you or me or the princess can do a great many wonderful things if we put our minds to it. For instance you have been here just two days and already you have caused quite a few changes for the angel wings and princess Shiva herself. In particular the space whale has told me he's never seen either Vanilla or the princess as happy as they were when they spoke with you."
"...Shiva just wanted someone to talk to, someone who would speak to her as just Shiva and not prince(ss) Shiva. Vanilla intentionally locked her emotions away to pour all her efforts on her nano machines and had only acted the way she had because of that power I seem to have. In one instance all I did was agree to speak with her informally for reasons that would only benefit me and for the other I completely re-wrote her personality and the very structure of the person that was 'Vanilla'.
In both instances I did nothing that can be considered good or worthy of being proud of... and yet you say they were the happiest they've ever been while on this ship while being with me?" I self-mocking smile crawled onto my face. "To that I say bullshit."
"...Even if the original intention was for a different result- or in the case of Vanilla completely accidental- what you did still made those two happy. For an ordinary person like yourself isn't that the biggest thing to focus on?"
"...Yeah, I guess." I shrugged my shoulders. "I guess I'm just so focussed on the future beyond this coup that I can't help but forget about focussing on the present. In the end this coup is but the calm before the storm of the conflict that's to come after so actually focussing on it along with everyone around me took a back seat in response."
Kuromie laughed lightly at my answer- though it may have been from something the space whale said- and turned back to where Shiva was still playing with the space rabbits. "Well, now that you've realised that, what are you going to do now?"
In response to his question I smiled.
The reason-
"Isn't that obvious?"
-was because there was only one answer to give.
"I'll focus on the here and now... and I'll help that girl achieve her dream. Its the least I can do."
She had been listening. She hadn't given an indication that she was listening by continuously playing with the rabbits but she'd definitely been eavesdropping on her first friend and the space whales partner while they spoke.
To be completely honest Shiva wasn't sure what to think in response to what the young man had revealed. I mean really, Eonia was being manipulated by the person that had supplied him with his armada of automatic ships? There was going to be a war on a much larger scale, one so big it makes this coup that has disrupted the entirety of the Transbaal empire nothing but a clam before the storm?
It sounded ridiculous to the young princess... but she believed him. She believed the seriousness and the certainty in his tone.
Will knew exactly what he was talking about and he wasn't afraid to admit it either.
...In all honest she didn't know what'd she'd do if she was given knowledge of the future events and told 'you know what's up, go fix it' by some unknown entity. It was a situation she'd never imagine would happen to a person that it was something that had never entered her mind before... and yet, her friend was going through that exact scenario and was struggling over how to do it.
It didn't take a genius to figure out that he wasn't in the best position to do anything. Sure, he was now a part of the angel wings so he was at the literal head of the conflict but what else could he do?
Nothing. Without the support of others in commanding positions he wouldn't be able to lead things in a direction that may lead to a better outcome then the one he'd already seen.
Of course, it would be impossible to say whether what he did or changed would lead to a better outcome and Shiva was sure Will knew that to. Nevertheless though he was willing to try.
Even if that meant manipulating her and everyone else... or at least that was what the young girl originally thought...
Then she heard his insecurities straight from his mouth. At hearing the later end of the conversation her emotions went from embarrassed at hearing she'd been at her most happiest when talking to him to sad that he didn't think it possible considering his intentions to... happy.
Yes, by the end of the talk she was happy. He was going to focus entirely on working towards peace and a bright future for her empire... and it was all for her.
So yes, she was happy... and perhaps something more.
Before anything else could be said a sudden alert began echoing through the whale room.
"Enemy missiles rapidly approaching the Elsior! All hands prepare for impact!"
What!? When did we leave chrono drive!? Was I not paying attention?
Wait... that didn't matter right now. The missile that held the probe had already been fired and was heading towards the hanger. That wouldn't be that bad- well it would but knowing that there would be no damage held in my worry- in not for the fact that we were on D-deck in the whale room which was pretty close to the hanger!
In other words...
"Get down!" I moved instantly, running as fast as I could I grabbed Shiva and hurled us both- Kuromie had already ducked just as I ran towards the princess- to the ground just as a shockwave shook the room and threatened to burst our eardrums as we flew upwards slightly due to the impact of the blast and were sent flying around two metres into a tree.
"!" I felt a small bit of pain run through my spine from the impact but I ignored it in favour of making sure the small girl in my arms was safe; something that seemed to be positive.
Taking a quick look back outside the case area Kuromie seemed to be just- if not grunting from the pain of being thrown into the nearby wall due to the force of the shockwave he'd be perfectly fine.
"Hanger on D-deck has been hit! Damage unknown; everyone is to move into primary combat stations immediately!
Commander Mayers, please report to the hanger immediately! Angel wings, head towards the hanger to sortie!"
Almo's voice echoed through barely audible due to the ringing from the earlier explosion but I caught the message loud and clear.
"Are you alright, Shiva?"
The small girl nodded. "Yes, I am fine... thank you for the assistance, Will."
"Don't mention it. Can you make it back to the audience chamber by yourself from here? I need to head to the hanger immediately."
"...Yes, I shall manage. Go."
I nodded, put her down as gently as I could, rushed over to do the same for Kuromie and ran out of the artificial beach.
It was time to meet the 'rivals'.
Well that it... please don't hate me for essentially leaving you hanging for an extra week just to give you a lukewarm chapter. The main reason we're stopping here is because I really want to make the fight scene with the Hell hounds the focus of the next one.
Also, for those who are paying attention I've already shown how this will deviate form the canon game chapter. For those not able to fight it don't worry; all will be revealed... with that being said however its not really that hard to spot so I'm expecting everyone to notice it.
Now then... I'm really sorry for that scene between Will and Kuromie. In all honestly it does feel like that should have been felt back until way later as its basically having him question his way of changing things when its barely been started but like Will himself said... he's just an ordinary person.
He wasn't raised to manipulate people or was he interested in politics or debates back on earth so he wouldn't know the first thing about convincing others to believe in his way of thinking. Hence this confession scene with Kuromie- the one person that had a connection with something that would be able to detect his inner thoughts form the get-go.
Like I said, sorry if you feel it was too early... the only excuse I can give was that the thing wrote itself- like the majority of things that I write really. I honestly don't plan for these things to happen most of the time but they just do...
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chap- as probably boring as it was- and I'll see you whenever I get the next chap done; be that next week or the week after again.
Till then, please R&R and I'll see you next time.