I'm glad you enjoyed the final result, my love~ 💜🌸

Lucky for you, you don't *need* to challenge me to get my attention~ I have such wonderful plans for you and the fox today. 💜🌸

I don't think Maximal can ever be "sympathetic" as a character. In fact, they'll probably be even more completely irredeemable after this chapter. I still really want to do their *motivations* justice and I think that's coming together nicely.

Plus lots of death and murder.

Maximal would say this.

Writing Maximal Value as the perspective character while also trying to establish Shalquoir's identity more, especially after Sabik stole all my focus in Chapter 1, has been a huge fucking pain. That said, I *do* like having a puzzle to solve!

Ehehehehehe, I'm so glad! That's exactly the reaction I was going for. 🥰

EXTREMELY good work, Red!!

I tend to agree~

Ehehehe, thank you~

EHEHEHEHEHE, thank you, Ruby~ It wouldn't have been nearly as good without your editing help!

Oh, and here I thought *Mari* was more of a Vanessa type. Tweaking her gender just a bit into something more fitting *does* seem right up her alley, though...

Awwww, thank you so much, *Mari*~! That means the world to me to hear from you. I'm so flattered you read the whole thing and enjoyed it so much~

Ehehehehe, on the bright side: your characters are lovely and I deeply enjoy looking at them, my love~

Really expected the two female leads to wind up together by the end, though? Without getting into spoilers, it really feels like it's heading in that direction for the whole second half and then just... never crosses that particular finish line.

Love, love, love the way her twisting body looks like it could be dancing, or could be bent and spinning from the impact. Very good stuff, starlight~

We've gotta get you looking more like this, my love~

Hey I also said he BUILDS HOUSES I gave him SOME credit!