Chapter 6 - What next?.
79% Stay put and figure out a plan 3% Go out for supplies as a group 18% Split up into smaller groups Javier gives Tim the flash drive and worries that Tim saw him kissing Nelson.
Chapter 7 - What should happen next?.
23% I'll bet they're getting hungry - let's see some manna.
51% How can Tim possibly resist cracking open that memory stick-even with Randy and Marianne in the room?
26% Expose Tim as the Voice of Reason. It's fun to watch him squirm.
They give manna to the hungry neighbors while Tim snoops through some Canaan Products files.
Chapter 9 - What should they do about the dirty cyber chat?.
9% Tim should mention it 16% Javier should mention it 13% Nah, just let them keep dancing around it 63% Let it come to light in a spectacularly embarrassing way that neither Tim nor Javier wanted Nelson gets the call that Tuyet is missing and they troop over to his apartment. Kevin's checking the morgue.
Chapter 12 - Should Tim make his move on Nelson?.
50% Go for it, Tim!
29% Come on, no one's THAT awkward.
21% Other (eg. Do it discreetly, Tim?) On the way back from the morgue, the cops uptown begin herding traffic into a trap and they take refuge at Javier's family's construction site.
Chapter 15 - If someone should happen to get past the flirting stage in the next part of the story, who should it be? And with whom?
(This was an essay question, not a multiple choice. A few samples...) * Tim is obviously ready to jump out of his pants with pent up desire for Nelson, so I think that maybe it should be him. Having said that, it might also be fun to see all three make a move at the same time.
* I'm totally digging Javier and Tim but my gut it telling me that anyone getting it on with Nelson would be hot! Are three-ways not an option?
* I'm also wondering about a threesome to begin but really prefer only two in the end. I think I would prefer seeing Tim and Nelson together eventually, but some form of threesome to begin with.
* It seems to me that Javier doesn't seem to be too bothered about whether he hooks up with Tim or Nelson. Sooo, let's have them all break through the flirting stage together and have a lovely awkward threesome.
Tim, Nelson and Javier come to an...arrangement.
Chapter 17 - In what manner should some shit hit the fan?.
9% Some rioting people break into the construction site 52% Thanks to the memory stick, Tim hacks into Canaan Products' mainframe 17% They pick up a television broadcast on Alejandro de la Rosa's nice computer 22% Tim is exposed as the Voice of Reason (a few of you picked this before but we didn't use it back then. Maybe now is a good time) Chapter 24 - Just a spot to leave me a comment as I started wrapping up the story * Whoa, Jordan, this is getting dark. And surrealistic (Nelson's dream). I can see how it's all starting to connect.
* Damn cliffhangers! :D I want it to end because of the suspense, but then I do not want it to be too abrupt... they only just sort of figured out what is going on, not what to do about it... but it is your story and so I trust you!
* Really loving this story...Actually I never read anything of yours that I didn't like. I can't wait to see how you resolve all of the various story lines. Just keep in mind.....I love HEAs. I hope you can manage to do it!
* This is such an excellent story! I'm worried about the characters, and what is going to happen with the manna. While I love the complicated relationship forming between Tim, Javier and Nelson (I would vote for a happy ending for all three of them if I could) but the world you have built is extremely engaging- I love it even if it makes me sad.
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PETIT MORTS (with Josh Lanyon, Sean Kennedy and Clare London).
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The Serpent in the Garden.
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Zero Hour: A Dystopian Adventure.
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