Sleep

The rest of your night goes by quickly. The Swashbucklers wrap up the game with a commanding 24-7 lead while you chat on amicably with Mars and Val, talking about classes and soccer and a dozen other small things.

When you return to the hall, you get cracking on the work that you’ve been putting off throughout the day; before you know it, the hour’s gone past midnight, and it’s time to head bed.

Hello, hello! Bob here, with a big announcement to make. We have ourselves a new author for the story: NordicKnight! He’ll be in charge of writing some of the branches and threads, and he’s already given me some great ideas on how to develop the story. In case you’ve any doubts about his abilities, he’s already done a phenomenal job with one of our chapters! So everyone, please give him a warm welcome. We’re all looking forward to the cool stuff he’ll put out!

Two smaller notes: First, we’ve hit 1000 Favorites! That’s a big milestone that I never imagined a little story like this could ever hit. Thanks to everyone who’s supported and made this possible!

Second, you might have noticed that this “day” was shorter than most that came before it (only 7 chapters deep, to be precise). This is a trend that will continue—most days will only have a couple ‘key’ decisions, as I’m not going to make you sit through every class and attend every meal just because that’s what Alex would be doing. It would be boring for both you and me, so now that we’ve got the cast of characters established, we can move on to juicy parts.