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HMLIS
Well, posting those snippets was perfectly nerve-wrecking ! I will say you all are mighty perceptive. I promise we will get to HMLIS very soon.
Chapter 10
Well, that was quite the cliffhanger ? Chapter 10 and this chapter are kind of odd in their length. I probably should have posted them together.
What happens in this chapter,with Alan being forced to join the Cartel, happens pretty early in Veritas. The reason I changed it to later was because in Veritas it didn't make sense for Rayne to ask Alan to join him. Alan had only gone on one job and it just ended badly. In this version I wanted Alan to have been with them a while and gone on a job that Rayne believes to have been successful.
Taking A Little Break
Don't worry, this may not be what you think. Let me start from the beginning....Erik and I's 2 year anniversary was last month and we went on a 10 day cruise to celebrate. We had a blast in the Bahamas, did all the anniversary lovey-dovey things (Erik's a secret romantic), but by time the last "on sea" weekend rolled around we we needed our literary fixes...and did some writing.
With beer in hand Erik faithfully wrote book 8 and 9 for his new series that came out last year, but because there was no interenet it was hard for me to get to my online files of my new serials. So, with Mai Tai(s) in hand I did the only thing a girl can do....I was unoriginal again and T-DOSH'd (and a little T-DOEV'd)
Now, I was a bit tipsy. And how do I know that ? Because I T-DOSH'd Sundays. It was an experience and I am going to take the next few posts and post it. I'm only doing this because I T-DOSHED with information that only goes up to this chapter of VICE and I figured I should post in in "real time". So, we will be taking a small, small break to see this. Starting next post.
I'm just going to disclaim now. You may see a side of me that only maybe Erik and my younger sister have seen.
Chapter 11
It is short, I know. This is the end of the shorties...I think.
Alan is now a member of the cartel with a $100,000 debt to his name. As he recovers from his injuries he notices something strange about Luce....he's not very human
Chapter 11
Playlist
1-Breathe Me-
2- Say Something-
ReplyDeleteUm, Shawna are you like . . . in my mind or something ?
Nope, just stealing your good ideas about TDOLLing.
DeleteI honestly can't imagine a single thing in this chapter that could ever happen in a LiLe serial !
Is Cybernetics like a taboo thing or is it only bad if it's done unauthorized ?
ReplyDeleteIn before "this chapter was so short" !
Um, this gets answered later. It's so odd being a few chapters ahead of these posts. I'm going to be pretty mum about a few things so I don't slip and say something that hasn't come up yet.
DeleteHappy Anniversary ! Hope you found your HMLIS mojo.
ReplyDeleteThank you. HMLIS just keeps getting pushed aside for these other things, but I'm still excited for it !
DeleteHappy Anniversary ! Hope you found your HMLIS mojo.
ReplyDeleteTreasure Island also the apartment Jean and Alan lived in during Hidden ? Does it look the same.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not the same. Only because they lived in a one room loft and this looks more like an apartment.
DeleteI'm getting a Hamlet vibe. I have a feeling for what this could mean for Sara . . .
ReplyDeleteAND Luce said he heard his father voice.
Delete#litnerds
AND Luce said he heard his father voice.
Delete#litnerds
Well, I'll blog about this later, but it's really not symbolism. It's just a speech Sara really likes because of reasons.
DeleteI kind of don't feel bad for Minnie, is it wrong to be okay with Alan only being nice to her incase he needs her later ?
ReplyDeleteYes, actually.
DeleteEep SH don't scare us eith that taking a break thing. A couple that laughs together stays together !!
ReplyDelete(:
DeleteWooo ! 2014 we are only 66 years away from the time period of Vice.
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess Minnie is never getting that ring now. Is what she did do bad ?
ReplyDeleteI think it is because Chrome is a Mjollnir drug.
DeleteChrome is a drug everyone sells. But, Rayne has a strict rule against people who work for him (and tangentially work for him like Minnie and Luce) using it. He tells this to Alan in the last chapter. She explicitly broke a rule. This is also based on a rule a lot of Heroin cartels have. They are forbidden from doing Heroin.
DeleteHey, doesn't Alan see the Tempus logo in his drug induced haze ?
ReplyDeleteNo, he sees a logo. It's not the Tempus logo. Tempus doesn't have a logo I've mentioned. For some reason I see like a clock or something.
DeleteWhat is Luce is THE REASON Derek was killed hmm . . .
ReplyDeleteWhat is Luce is THE REASON Derek was killed hmm . . .
ReplyDeleteOMG, I love Erik's humor over at LiLe's comment section, Can't wait to see how you two mesh.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'll tell you all now, Erik makes very few appearances. He just makes the jokes I won't.
DeleteI'm so glad you aren't offended by his humor. Most are.
Okay, for some reason I find it really cool that we learned that Jean was an intern. I don't know why,
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a nice reveal without too much of a cliffhanger, so it's a nice place to pause.
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ReplyDeleteGuys... I don't think Tempus EU doesn't stand for what he thinks it stands for.
So for HMLIS is anyone in particular perceptive ? hint hint ?
ReplyDeleteHmm, I'm just not ready to say. But I will. There are a few perceptive people in this comment section too. Which is interesting to me.
DeleteI just know some crazy research must have gone into that shooting scene !
ReplyDeletePretty much none. (:
DeleteAnd now I want to learn more about Griffin . . . for reasons.
ReplyDeleteLike what does he look like and how did he end up as one of Rayne's guards
DeleteI know very little about him..um, hmm. Oh, wait I think I've got it. He's Rayne's wife's nephew. He may come back later, so that's all I'll say. He's also a redhead.
DeleteYeah, I need a link to TODOSH an TDOEV, I can't wait to see Shawna's hidden side. Happy Anniversary !!!
ReplyDeleteThank you !
DeleteI am so mad TDOEV is so unpronounce-able.
DeleteSuch a short chappie but these updates make it worth it. I love how shifty and clever Alan is getting.
ReplyDeleteRight ?
DeleteAw, does this mean no more Blackbird ? I liked his scenes.
ReplyDeleteWell, he isn't dead or anything so he has infinite possibilities.
DeleteI think it goes without saying that this is awesome ! I think I know alot of people with this tattoo.
ReplyDelete“Did you fall down the stairs ?,” I ask her.
“Yes, but I stood back up the eighth time ! ,” she slurs with a smile.
I like how this proverb isn't just used as a throwaway and that the characters actually believe in it.
DeleteI hate to tell you this, but you’re going to fail a lot. Especially you, collarboy. You’re going to fall hard and fast, but if you ever want to get back home, you’d better stand back up.”
Actually, Sara doesn't believe in it (for herself anyway), that's why she is making fun of it when she is drunk. She just tells it to Alan because that's the "right" thing to do.
DeleteBut Sara has also been through a lot and doesn't need a phrase to make her feel strong.
I can't imagine what info from Vice could also be in Sundays. . . or is it that they take place during the same "time" in each serial.
ReplyDeleteNo. Um, let's just say certain characters may show up and ask me questions about Vice and I only answer them like I've only read. up to this chapter.
DeleteSo this doesn't mean it was the Tempus logo ?
ReplyDeleteThe file opens and the screen fills with the logo of the running man with fire in his hands. I scroll down to see the name Tempus EU inscribed underneath.
Tempus EU ?
Let me put it this way....It's not a Tempus Logo Alan has ever seen. It's a logo he sees on the file with the Tempus name underneath, but it's not the same logo he's seen his whole life.
DeleteHope that makes sense.