(JAN 9.something PDT)

Sooooo. I’m suffering from very dire livewriting circumstances here. My roommate’s boyfriend is seriously driving me mad. I’m to tired to cope with it properly. Lucky for me, MCM is all supportive, and promised to take virtual revenge for me. Which is extra fun, because the guy mocked my virtual activities and livewriting. Mocking livewriting is seriously very much not done around here. And it has consequences. It might even get your head exploded in space. Just sayin’.

Darvey at medical station. Aphid is stable, but as Kaps tells it, you know she’ll be better when she bounces back fast.  Until then, it’s touch and go.  Not out of the woods, but closer.  New doctors rush into her operating room.  They remember the funny things she’s done [AREA OF SHIP] [VEGETATION] [NUMBER].

Darvey is unhappy with the slow pace of the investigation.  Lucas seems to want to stall them at every opportunity, and Jyi isn’t really after the bomber, she’s doing her own thing.  The biggest annoyance are the rules.  On Earth, there are rules, but nothing near this bad.  [EARTH-BASED CRIME] Kaps says the rules keep everyone safe.  If you start breaking them, you end up like Caffo, and nobody wants to be seen near you again.

Lucas arrives with new info to explain the complexity of the Damascus situation: Papa Damascus is actually on trial right now (secret to protect proceedings) and witnesses are disappearing.  Case is in danger of unravelling.  Prosecutor is trying to coordinate with Panella police to keep people safe, but is running into resistance.  Suspects officials are being bribed.

Darvey looks at situation: either the assassin was trying to attack a CSA ship (unlikely, even for the Damascus cartel), or they still think Jyi is a snitch and were trying to have her killed.  So she has probably just walked straight into a trap…

I really liked this chapter. It’s connecting everything with eachother. And you have to admit, the whole Darvey/Aphid thing is strangely endearing. I love how he actually thinks it trough, and then thinks it through too far, and then thinks about why he finds that too far. Very fun.

Back to the dire circumstances. Besides the annoying people, the sun is shining in my eyes. Badly. Maybe I need sunglasses.

But I’m not the only one suffering. Anna is feeling slightly anaemic.

Anna: my arms feel like there is no blood circulating in them

That’s just scary, and I hope she feels better soon!

(Anna) 9:36 am PDT and yes, I feel blah
I don’t “feel” anaemic, I am. Only slightly, but some days it hits me harder than others. I’m curled up on the couch trying to keep my sugar levels up and stay awake. I post a picture like Jan did but I’m too lazy and also look a state. My tiredness also means live blogging and typing in general takes a lot of effort, which is sad because then Jan is left to carry the weight of it all. Sorry Jan.

Sunlight however is awesome. I love sunlight. I liked this chapter as well. The whole bit with the anecdote about that annoying boy called Pie was particularly awesome. I think Jan really liked that bit… two guesses as to why!

I think the story’s getting better now. The first few chapters didn’t pull me fully in, but these latest ones I’ve enjoyed quite a bit. I think the more sleep deprived MCM is, the less he overthinks his writing and goes with the flow, the better the story. Or at least that’s my theory so far!

Can you believe in 24 hours MCM has written 23,000 words? It’s crazy. And there’s still another 20+ chapters to go. I wish I had his hard-headed doggedness when it comes to writing. Sadly he’s a bit of a pansy when it comes to anything else.