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I just like the idea of looking back at my life and feeling like I made different choices than everyone else, you know? Most people are inherently boring if you really dig deep. They don't want much, they don't veer from their chosen path, and they're generally scared of change. I don't know, at least that's how my grandfather tells it. I don't want to be like fifty and realize that I was one of those people who didn't bother to think outside the box.

Margaux Froley, Escape Theory

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The Great Escape, or how plans don’t always go to plan.

Theory: Create a War Rig 'B' crew. This is a back-up team of younger, less experienced Lancers that will ideally create a pool of supplemental War Rig Lancers to draw from in case of injury or death. Turn off the regular crew in favor of the B crew on an easy, routine Gastown run that happens to coincide with the full or near-full moon for optimal night driving conditions. When the regulars complain, say it’s for ‘training’.

Have Capable, Cheedo, and the Dag dress as War Boys (boots, white clay, balaclavas, goggles, overalls). With Furiosa acting as Imperator in charge to intimidate the bridge guards, escort Toast, and Angharad over to the War Boys Tower. Meanwhile, the War Boys load the War Rig. Furiosa sneaks the Wives into the hold after it's fully loaded and inspected but before it's brought down on the lift. Go to Gastown, and trade the tankful of water for guzzoline, filling the empty gas pod. Lose the War Rig ‘B’ Crew in Gastown using a ruse and then drive off after the War Boys fill the guzzoline but before they get back on. Take the guzzoline to the Rock Riders and trade for free passage. Plant explosives in/under the gas pod in case of double-cross by the Rock Riders.

Execution: The wives don't just use the white to cover up, they use some of the white to leave a message to Immortan Joe. Otherwise, everything goes as planned right up to the moment that Furiosa realizes that individual members of the regular War Rig crew such as Morsov and the Ace have snuck on anyway, despite Furiosa's orders to the contrary.

This throws the plan off because it means the War Boys will go into the hold for produce, because usually they trade both food and water for guzzoline, but Furiosa was planning to tell the inexperienced ‘B’ crew that they were only trading water at Gastown, which would be drawn externally without accessing the hold. Then once they go off-road, Furiosa's bad luck kicks into high gear with Buzzards, sand storms, and shit-kicking blood bags. Found a version of this in my Citadel/War Boy society file today and further refined it. Just some thoughts on a possible method of escape.

This post is partially thanks to tfuriosa (I hope this is the right person?) for the very lovely review on Vulnera; it made me remember I have a worldbuilding file that I’ve been using to refine ideas. Also, yo! icarus-suraki ! We talked about some of this recently.

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Escape Theory by Margaux Froley

hi, I finally finished Escape Theory and it was amazing! as I had said before, I really thought that reading this book was going to trigger me at least a little bit. Froley wrote the book in a way that obviously describes the feelings of those left in the wake of Hutch’s death and the suicide itself without triggering me whatsoever. this is definitely a book I would recommend to others who like a darker theme to their books but can be easily triggered over things like suicide, anxiety disorders, or drug abuse. this book is so real, to put it simply. it does not sugar coat anything. it tells the story of a 16-year-old girl facing the consequences of suicide. the relationship that Devon (the main character) and Hutch have is definitely strange. the only real time they had spent together was one night during her freshman year where they were locked in a kitchen all night together. sounds cliche, but it’s really cute and the book does periodic flashbacks to this night throughout the book. Devon thinks that Hutch’s suicide is really a murder (SPOILER ALERT: she proves that it is!) and the entire story basically surrounds that. I don’t know how many times I can say it but I love this book, I love this book, I love this book! I think that for each review, I’m going to share my favorite quote from the book, so my favorite Escape Theory quote is: “You know,” Hutch began, his mouth still full of cookie. “There are two kinds of people in this world.” “The supposed-tos and the not-supposed-tos,” Devon replied, trying not to spit crumbs at Hutch. “Yeah, those two, but there are another two kinds of people in the world. Those who like peanut butter and those who don’t. And we, Miss Mackintosh, are the same kind of people.” I guess I’ll end by asking if anyone had any questions about the book?

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Escape Theory by Margaux Froley - Halfway Point

I think I’m going to write a small thing about my thoughts when I’m halfway through each book and then a thorough review when I’m completely finished. so, I’m a little less than halfway through Escape Theory and so far I really like it. I thought I was going to be moderately triggered by the book and I was fully prepared to stop reading it if I was triggered at any point. let’s start with what the book is actually about. the summary on the inside sleeve says: “Sixteen-year-old Devon Mackintosh has always felt like an outsider at Keaton, the prestigious California boarding school perched above the Pacific. As long as she’s not fitting in, Devon figures she might as well pad her application to Stanford’s psych program. So junior year, she decides to become a peer counselor, a de facto therapist for students in crisis. At firs,t it seems like it will be an easy fly-on-the-wall gig, but her expectations are turned upside down when Jason Hutchins (a.k.a. “Hutch”), one of Keaton’s most popular students, commits suicide. Devon dives into her new role providing support for Hutch’s friends, but she’s haunted by her own attachment to him. The two shared an extraordinary night during their first week of freshman year; it was the only time at Keaton when Devon felt like someone else really understood her. As the secrets and confessions pile up in her sessions, Devon comes to a startling conclusion: Hutch couldn’t have taken his own life. Bound by her oath of confidentiality - and tortured by her unrequited love - Devon embarks on a solitary mission to get to the bottom of Hutch’s death.” when I first read the summary, I thought it was going to be a melodramatic teen novel but so far it’s actually a great read. Froley makes the characters very relatable and the book is written in an organized way that helps the reader keep track of what’s happening. where I am currently in the book is directly following Hutch’s funeral and Devon is still trying to figure out exactly what happened to him. she knows that he couldn’t have killed himself because he’s just not the type of person to do that and she didn’t notice any of the early warning signs in him. she suspects foul play and is very convincing to get the reader to believe the same thing. so far - a great read!

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