Thank you all so much for being the best readers on Royal Road!

As you can probably tell, the next chapter is going to be delayed. This is because we had a death in the family. Our 18-year-old cat's health took a sudden turn for the worst this week and he passed away yesterday, on Thursday. Knuckles' death hit us very hard since he's been a beloved part of our family for so long. He was my little writing buddy too, and sat next to me, cuddling me, whenever I wrote.

It's difficult to write and edit comedy while grieving so I'm just going to spend the rest of this week recovering from the past few nights I spent worrying about him and working on my mental health. I'll have the next chapter up next week.

Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.

All pets are special, but Knuckles, in particular, was extremely precious. Due to how friendly and loving he was, we would say that he was dog software running on cat hardware. Every time someone new came over he would treat them like family, welcome them, and ask for pets and cuddles. He was seriously the best of the best. I have never met another cat quite like him, and I probably never will.

Just look at this guy...

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He will be dearly missed.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. I apologize for the short notice about this chapter delay.

- T. D. Rochester