#3554

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Yeah, I can deal with that. Just have to find an excuse for the other one to vanish.

I slipped into the other one few days ago. Turned out they had a movie-night planned, a bunch of guys from the team and others coming over, beer, all the rage.

It wasn't a surprise that this wouldn't come with some... opportunities.

So eventually I followed this guy to the restroom. And the jockstrap I wore with the other one didn't hurt either...

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You are consumed by murderous thoughts and you prepare to embark on a killing spree to end all oh for fuck's sake you start thinking about dog things again.

There's a lot of Bec in there. I guess it's not all that surprising, given the sheer power of what he is - the clown, cat and crow are probably all but drowned out by the light of the Green Motherfucking Sun.

Come to think of it, this is also a chance to gain some insight into Bec's psyche. Maybe, if we examine Jack's new motivations, we'll be able to understand what made that doggy tick.

You successfully suppress all thoughts of delicious little wrapped wieners and infuriating things like mail and its agents of delivery. But in the process you awaken your deepest and darkest feelings of all. Feelings of... Loyalty?

OR MAYBE I’LL JUST CRY. MAYBE I’LL DO THAT.

And it is surely why you couldn't go through with it. You could not do it. You could not kill the girl.

One lucky break after another. He can't harm Jade, he can't find John, and I think he'll have trouble with Dave, too, since his loops grant him predestination-flavored plot armor. Jack has no way of knowing which Dave is the most recent, so he's statistically a lot more likely to attack a past Dave, whose survival is Alpha-mandated.

That only leaves Rose - holed up in a library somewhere, and about to be enshrouded in an eldritch blackout, which doesn't sound easy to hunt in. I believe the Horrorterrors have business with her, and I don't think they'll want anyone interfering.

None of the kids are particularly vulnerable, so Jack can't go on the Player-killing spree he obviously wants to. All he can really do is destroy vital Sburb infrastructure, and murder beloved Guardians - which obviously isn't great, but is still an improvement on what we had before.

I just wish the kids were aware of this, since Jack's Becification is the most valuable intel we've heard all day. I didn’t think someone so single-minded would have psychological weaknesses to exploit, but now we’re in business. We have options.

For example: could we bait him with some radioactive steak?

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writing tip #3554:

sometimes when you've had a busy week you just need to sit down with a glass of wine and read your own novel

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