Date: September 06 2017 2:37 AM Title: Chapter 75: Escape Plan
Another great chapter.
Author's Response:
Thanks!
Date: September 04 2017 9:54 AM Title: Chapter 75: Escape Plan
Hopefully, the day will be saved before Peter sees what that "next best thing" is. :-(
Author's Response:
We'll wait and see ;)
Date: September 04 2017 9:19 AM Title: Chapter 75: Escape Plan
So Mandy's clever enough to set up tests to see if Peter is trustworthy, but she's surprised when Peter turns out to be as fragile as Sparky. What a messed-up kid.
The wrenching thing here is that Peter's best option is probably to play up his helplessness, perhaps even exaggerate his injuries. I just hope his internal-Erica monologue won't prevent him from seizing the only way to manipulate Mandy. Even if it works, he'll feel like a deceiver. (Bonus self-doubt: he'll worry that no matter what he achieves later, he'll always be tempted to fall back into "wounded bird" mode.)
Author's Response:
Mandy's all about unwinnable scenarios that she may not even acknowledge as unwinnable herself.