by KgTrout
They still need a sustainable source of protein. Farm animals will be hard to come by.
Argh! I'm devastated that it's stopping here. I want more more more! Ha. It is a good place to pause though I'll admit. This has been by far my favorite story this year, if not longer, and I'm really glad you wrote it. Thanks for writing!
Very well written. I will have to go back now and read the preceding 15 installments….
I'm usually not one to leave comments on a story but i felt I had to for this one. The series as a whole was very good; a lot of the character interactions were great and the pacing was good for the most part. There were minor grammatical and spelling issues that probably could have been caught and fixed throughout the series, but none felt so egregious that it took me out of the story. What was confusing, though, was the timeline on a lot of things because Cal would consistently get these injuries and then be right as rain seemingly within a day or two. Lastly, I have a request. Would it be at all possible to do one more chapter before hanging it up for a while? We've spent so much time with half of these characters stuck in a madman's zoo, but it feels like we barely get anything of their triumphant return. It would be nice to spend just a little bit more time with the characters in happier circumstances for a change
Nice, you picked a good place to stop. And who knows, there might be a 28 Months Later when you pick up the pen again...
Hi folks, thank you for all the kind words. I means a ton to me that you've all enjoyed these stories, warts and all. On requests for more or to not wrap up, it's really flattering, but the best stuff happens when you're right there in the story and the writer is charged up and typing at top speed, not just endless prologues and epilogues, so sit tight, I'll get around to it.
As to a few questions that have come up, happy to answer them here real quick:
Protein/farm animals - it's mentioned several times that the characters fish and hunt. I don't spend a ton of time on it because its' not particularly exciting content (trust me, it's not all the exciting in real life 99% of the time either), but it's there.
Injuries: I try to represent healing time, and keep a loose timeline. You'll notice that Cal has to rest up for a couple of weeks after being shot, and after being stabbed he's also resting (thus the whole aside with Faith). It's not necessarily a "real" timeline of recovery because it's boring to spend all day carefully detailing healing, and honestly not fun to read.
I'll go back to being a hermit now, have fun, enjoy, and as always, friendly comments and constructive feedback are always cool.