Tldr: there WILL be a new chapter this week.

Not that the long version is very long, the building I was living in was damaged, the owners ultimately deciding to shut the place down completely. So with all of THAT chaos I didn't have the chance to post a chapter, and now that things are a bit more settled I've decided to post the next chapter at the regular time on what is for me late Friday night. Thank you all for sticking with me, I've got some fun stuff planned for this storyline coming up!

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Honestly, thanks to EVERYONE who's been reading along. I started this story when my life was a LOT more stable than it's become over the past year and a half or so, having people read and even give their own thoughts even through all the problems going on "backstage" has been huge. Thanks again, hope everybody is doing okay and I'll be back with more of the adventure this weekend!