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@whalekeeper

Mel

“Taken?” Mel half slid, half climbed down the vine, her feet landing in a puddle at the bottom. “Taken by who?”

@whalekeeper thanks!

@whaley @rae

Soldier

“Please ignore my weakness just now, I’ll be…fine.” Gabriel claimed.

He didn’t look fine.

“Can he fly or does the labyrinth prevent him?” he then said, and it took a minute for me to realize he was talking about me.

“Of course I can fly!” I barked, flapping a few feet into the air to prove my poin…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Yep. See near bottom of page 52

@whalekeeper @rae where were we? I think Gabriel asked if Soldier could fly?

@loopylin

Lucille

“Speaking of, I’m starved.”

The wall ended. Lucy found one of the vines tangled on the top, a thick silver tendril, and hacked at it with her hatchet. One end of it fell to the ground, and she slid down it like a drainpipe.

She looked up at Mel, holding the vine steady. “So you didn’t get taken?”

@whalekeeper

Mel

“I came through a door in my great aunt’s cabinet. I just need to find my door again…” She stopped walking for a moment and looked out over the maze, the reality of her situation seeming to sink in a bit. “… I hope I’m not too late for dinner.”

@loopylin

Lucille

“Outer fields.” Lucy stopped to help Mel over an extra large mound of vines. “Do you know how to get back to Colorado?”

@whalekeeper

Mel

“Colorado. How about you?”

@loopylin

Lucille

“Thanks. I’ve practiced. Where are you from?”

@whalekeeper

Mel

“Yes, but it was kinda on purpose. I like not knowing where I am.”
In all directions, the maze spiraled out, disappearing into the grey haze. It was quiet, save for a soft breeze and the ducks splashing down below. Mel waved goodbye to them. Then she stood up and followed Lucille, focusing hard on her balance.
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@loopylin

Lucille

“…That way.” Lucy pointed. She stood up and began awkwardly walking along the top of the wall, arms and jacket winging out. “Are you lost too?”

@whalekeeper

Mel

“Where are we going?”
Mel joined her, climbing quickly and easily. She was happy the vines here didn’t try to grab her. Soon, they reached the top. Mel straddled the wall and looked at her companion expectantly.

3 pm central works great for me any day. Even if I have work, I’ll be done by then.

Just throwing out another suggestion, how about 3-ish PM Central tomorrow? Or on Feb 7, since Ducktator can’t do the 31.

If 11 on either of those dates works better, great!

Finished it, but it’s sooo bad 😭 I’ll edit it later XD

@ellette-giselle you’re welcome! it was a very enjoyable read!

@loopylin your planet worldbuilding is awesome 😉

@koshka

Joining to finally lock in and get this overview book review for school finished 😭

@theducktator

Agreed.

@whalekeeper

Why do I feel like the characters are going to crash-land there? It’ll be an episode of a tv show where it’s Dante’s POV and he’s absolutely miserable

Oh, wait, good idea. I’m writing that down.

Seems like a fun place with a lot of artificial lighting and neon yellow highlights. I’m not sure if that’s ac…

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@loopylin

Dante would not survive twenty minutes there.

Why do I feel like the characters are going to crash-land there? It’ll be an episode of a tv show where it’s Dante’s POV and he’s absolutely miserable

The natives are Lemonhead’s species (still no name). They invented space travel first. It’s also the only planet with rings like Sat…

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@theducktator

Well, they’re pronounced the same, technically, since a Q without a U sounds like a K. (I think?? Lemme double check that)