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usedbooks on April 9, 2008

When I first designed Alex, I decided he should play a sport. I didn't decide which sport until he knocked out Ronnie with a baseball bat. I honestly can't remember how I came up with the team name.

When I wrote this chapter, I meant to have a “lead in” at the bottom of each page to sort of preface the next one. Kaida's talk of leaving the past behind led into Yuki's struggle with, well, Kaida's past. XD The last line on the previous page originally mentioned the danger to the innocent citizens – hence leading to Alex. (Unfortunately, I changed that line, so it sounds better but doesn't “lead in” as well.)

JustNoPoint: I get away with “no story” because it's a very short chapter. I'm mostly using this chapter as a refresher/segway to remind people of the progress of various subplots and characters.

ghostrunner: Sounds like Hansel and Gretel. (Or a very special version of it where all the little birds are vultures…)

Tantz: True. Although only her brother and sister knew her as “Lily.” (And neither seem to be a threat at the moment.)

Peipei: They did mention having agents on the outside. But it won't be easy to prove any connections.

LanceDanger: It does have that aura about it.

trevoramueller: Actually, I was talking about the nighttime shading, not the general shading. Darkness is supposed to mute colors (animals with “night vision” see more shades and less colors), so it does what I want it to. – I just mourn that I do the full vibrant coloring before I plunge it into darkness.

n_y_japlander: Lol. An interesting theory. It would be tricky to convince either of those characters to help out though.

amanda: Glad that came across. Even though she's “retired,” Yuki is very dedicated to these specific cases.