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@ Koschka

Thank you for commenting again, love! Both of your comments really made me smile (and laugh, especially about the doodles!) xD

Yeah, Matt cried over the books; not like a lot or anything, but there were at least a few tears. D: I totally understand you not knowing what to think about them, but I'm glad you appreciate her attempt to show she cared.

I'm always glad to hear when you approve of my version of Johnny! I was thinking about making it one of the Berrys, but Johnny seemed to fit the role so much better, and I was hoping you'd enjoy his presence. xD But seriously, I think you're the person who understands Johnny the best -- no one else seemed to really catch on to the awkwardness of the call, how he didn't know how to act, like you said. And yeah, you're right about Brian.

I'm glad you liked the comment about her little comments in her writing! (That makes no sense. Whatever.)

I'm also glad that you appreciated the chapter from Zack's perspective; I think he was long overdue to actually, you know, share things. I mean, really. And that thought about Drake setting a trap was totally a smart one! There's always the risk of that kind of thing, especially when it comes to Drake! The next chapter might shed some more light on things, or it could totally not; you know me and my ridiculous plot twists. xD

I'm just about to update with another massive chapter, because I felt bad for leaving it as a cliffhanger. Thanks again for the comment! :D

@ Koschka

Aw, thanks, girl! I'm glad you like the new avatar; I got all over-excited when I first switched it and started posting everywhere just so I could stare at it. I'm a dork.

And fair point! Fourteen shows would be ridiculous, and no one would probably be able to survive! Well, I'm sure they'll tour Germany plenty of times in the future, and hopefully they'll come closer to your town next time! (:

And oh, that'll be great! That sounds like an epic tattoo, especially with the deathbat wing frame! Congrats!

And of course, of course! Don't worry about rushing to read anything; it'll always be there whenever you have spare time and the interest!

@ Koschka

Did I say shows? I meant songs. xD Sorry! Fourteen songs is still awesome (though admittedly not as awesome as fourteen shows)!

Also, congrats on finding a parlor and having everything all planned out! That's super exciting! Do you mind if I ask what you're planning on getting?

@ Koschka

Thank you for the comments once again! You know by now I always love hearing from you! (:

Yeah, that first chapter was a pretty tough chapter; it's almost as emotional as the epilogue. The next ones will be at least more interesting and longer, so don't worry about that.

And oh, no! I didn't say that someone will die, I just said that there was a chance someone might not survive the sequel. I'm just not going to promise you that everyone will be fine and survive and everything. But just because I'm not promising that doesn't mean that that isn't what's going to happen. They could definitely all survive and live happily ever after. Haha, and so noted! I figured there'd be hell to pay if anything happened to Johnny! I'll definitely keep that in mind. (;

I'm glad the concert was amazing! Fourteen shows?! That sounds like it'd be awesome! I've only seen them once, and they had their set cut in half because Godsmack ran over... ugh! But that's awesome for you! I'm glad you had a good time! (Except that sucks about your voice, but I'm sure it was well worth it!) And dang! I should've told you I was considering going!

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your back! That must be awful! D: I will do my best to keep updating to try and keep you entertained then!

@ Koschka

Ahk! I'm so terribly sorry for not responding to your comment earlier, love! I disappeared for a little bit because I had some major essay writing to do for some of my classes' finals, and then I went to London, and I just haven't had a moment to sit down and actually relax, you know?

But I want you to know that I really, really appreciated your comment on the epilogue of What We Left Unsaid! So, seriously: thank you!

I know the ending of the story was terribly depressing, and I know it was certainly not what anyone was hoping for -- even I had a hard time writing it and uploading it and that ending was something that I had been planning since the first time I started writing the story!

I'm glad to hear you liked the epilogue, though! That was honestly one of my favorite things I've ever written.

And don't worry too much! The sequel is not listed as a tragedy. Of course, that doesn't mean it will end happy, and that doesn't mean that every character will necessarily survive, but I do promise that the ending of Slip will be much less depressing as this ending was. So... hopefully that comforts you a little bit.

Oh! I'm sorry that Ava had to die in the end of this story about the same time as the main character in that book you were reading died - that's got to be tough!

AND HOW WAS THE CONCERT IN FRANKFURT? I actually almost went to that, because when I went to Frankfurt in October it was so easy and relatively cheap that it almost made sense... but I obviously ended up not going; I had a midterm.

And pshh! You didn't let me down at all! I absolutely adore your comments when you leave them, but I don't at all get upset when you don't. You have a life, Mibba seems to hate you when it comes to notifications, and most importantly: I'm not the kind of person who expects people to comment all of the time. It's no big deal!

Anyways, thank you again, and I hope you'll enjoy the sequel as much as you enjoyed this story! (:

@ Koschka

Maybe I should be sending you a message each time, and then you'd get a notification? I'll go ahead and do that as soon as I post this message here, and we'll see if that helps you get notifications any better. I really don't understand why Mibba does this to you!

Anyways, I am so very very sorry that I never got back to you! I had a ridiculously crazy month, with major projects and midterms, and then I had three different trips that were basically back to back, and I literally had no time to update or even respond to comments. I feel awful about it! But really, thank you ever so much for the comments you left on the story! I hope you were able to know how very much appreciated they are, even though I didn't respond.

As always, I am happy to hear that you enjoy Johnny's continued role in the story! If you're pleased with him, then I know I'm actually doing him justice, so I'm glad. And I know, Ava wasn't really particularly nice to him in that chapter, but she at least had smiled at him and, you know, if it makes you feel any better, she actually wasn't trying to be rude to him then. If anything, she was harder on Brian. But yeah, at least you understand where she was coming from there.

And thank you for not being upset that she reacted the way she did! I know a lot of people have been awfully irritated with how she just 'brushed off' Zacky almost killing her, but that's kind of exactly an Ava thing to do, like you said. Yeah, Bri's more insightful than he appears at times, partially because he's more insightful than he even wants to be, or hopes to be. Of course, there's no telling if he's right or wrong, but the next two chapters should answer that question.

It really means a lot to me to hear that you can understand all of the different points of view and still acknowledge that just because they're understandable, they're not automatically correct. Really, it means a hell of a lot that you're able to read the story that way; that's exactly what I always hoped for when I started writing this story.

You won't have to wait long to see if there will be a happy ending or not, but I do promise you'll find out very soon. I've just posted Chapter Thirty-six, and after that, there are two chapters and and epilogue left. So, technically three chapters, I guess. By then you'll know, so that shouldn't be long at all now.

Once again, thank you for the lovely comment and for just being the awesomeness that is you. I really appreciate how much you've been here for pretty much the entire story, and, again, it means a lot to know that you really do understand the story the way I always meant it to be understood. That really makes posting this story worth it to me. <3

@ Koschka

Haha, I don't know why I always do that with my chapters! I want to say it's a stylistic thing and I want each chapter to be more like a scene from a memory, where it's a little blurry at first as you're just starting to remember things, and then it becomes more obvious as it goes on... but I think it kind of just happens, I don't know. xD This last chapter was better than some of the others about clarifying quickly, though! (Or maybe I'm imagining that.)

I know, I'm sorry that the hot tub thing ended up being so confusing. It technically occurred between chapter thirty and thirty-one, and like you pointed out, it was explained a bit in chapter thirty-one. I was debating with it for a while, but I decided in the long run that it didn't need it's own chapter, because it just would have been a huge pointless filler, and then it would have also been difficult to choose a point of view for it... and it just all around would've sucked. But I realize now that the way I tried to explain it in thirty-one was not good enough. I'm sorry!

Essentially, all that you really need to know about the hot tub was just that everyone was having a good time hanging out in there, and then all of a sudden Zacky flipped the fuck out and stormed away -- like, complete switch from laughing with the guys to shouting and throwing a tantrum. And that happened when his nose picked up on the fact that Ava was a little bit aroused. (Just because werewolves can pick up on the smell of that... which makes it pretty much impossible to hide being aroused, even if you're a girl and you don't have to worry about getting a boner or something.) I promise that's all that is important from that whole event.

Oh, and don't worry, Ava most definitely told him exactly that when Brian originally kicked her out of the room. (Can you imagine how that conversation would have gone?) But she also kind of alluded to that when he said what he told her to do, and she just quickly responded by saying that she doesn't do what he tells her to do. But you're totally right -- Brian's the only one that really sees through most of Ava's actions, and he's the only one with the balls to actually say something about it and call her out on it. Although, Johnny definitely was pretty direct in this chapter, too.

And yes, of course you can! He's been yours for months! xD

I really appreciate your honesty! I know, the chapter definitely wasn't my best, and I know that I should have worked on it a lot more to make it flow better; I just decided to post it because I was taking too long and it seemed like I was never going to be happy with it anyway. I do promise you that the next chapters are much better written (at least I hope!). Again, though, I really really appreciate your honesty! Thank you for be straight with me. (:

And I know, Matt's whole demeanor in the chapter was pretty heartbreaking to me. Although at the same time I was amazed he was even able to sit there in the same room with her and respond without shouting or throwing a knife at her or something. xD

THANK YOU for your amazing comment, by the way! You know I always appreciate it! (:

Yeah, I saw the RaR show and they definitely did a great job then! But I have to say I think some of the new songs are really just meant to be played live; all of their songs are awesome and all, but those ones just are incredible when they're done live! They never show Johnny enough on any of the live videos! Which is super sad, because it's not like he's doing nothing there. He's usually making faces and singing along and just being the awesome little guy that he is!

And haha that doesn't sound creepy, don't worry! I have no idea how far I'm going to be from you, though. I'm in Lüneburg?

Oh, that means so much to me to hear that you've enjoyed the last few chapters, too! And I'm glad you don't want me to spoil the story... because I never would and then you'd end up hating me. xD I hear you! I always feel worse for Johnny than for Brian, because I'm totally biased, but I promise you that neither of them are feeling desperately lonely or anything! It's not like they couldn't go be with someone if they wanted to. He really is the sweetest of them all, and I know, I wish he had someone to go to when he was feeling sad about Jimmy, too! Maybe when things calm down a bit, I'll make sure he has someone!

@ Koschka

Oh, how I've missed you! (And oh, how horrible I feel for not responding to you sooner! Life has just been super hectic and I didn't even see your comment and message until now!)

They did such a good job at Rock in Rio, didn't they!? I'm sorry that Mibba is being a pain and not notifying you! I mean, what more can it possibly want? I'm posting on your wall and doing the reply thing!

I'm glad my harassing you won't be a problem then... because it's totally going to happen! Ireland is great, really, and the people are very nice. You should totally make it over here if you ever get the chance! I'm so sorry to hear that the problems just keep coming! That must be such a pain to deal with! Hopefully you'll find a much better apartment this time around!

And haha, don't judge me too much for that; it was only one time! No but really, I think I've been drunk... three? times in my entire life, and none of those ever even resulted in a hangover or anything; I'm not usually the type to be drunk in the middle of the week, ever. But I didn't have classes the next day, so it seemed like as good a time as any. /shrug. It was fun though!

And thank you for the comment on the latest chapter of What We Left Unsaid! You know I always appreciate the time you take to read and comment, and hopefully you know that even though I appreciate it, it's totally completely fine if you don't. You have nothing to apologize for! Your comment still made me really happy. (:

Have I ever told you that I love the way you think? Because I do, and it's great that you know me well enough by now to know that something is behind that. Of course, I won't confirm or deny your suspicion about her 'bored' attitude, but I will say that you're the only one that seems to have thought of that so far, and it does logically make sense! The only question would be whether she cared enough to get her brothers away from him in the first place. You are right about this not being something that will be cleared up easily, though -- it always has to get worse before it can get better (if it can get better, that is), and there is definitely more drama to come!

I'm glad you enjoyed the progression so far, and I'm glad you liked the scene with Matt writing on the board. That was one of my favorites to write! It was just... such a Matt thing to do!

When Matt tells Kat... that's definitely not going to be pretty, that's for sure. But he did tell Zee he'd try and hold off on that a little bit... I'm sorry I didn't update to help you with how much you have on your mind! o: I had too much trouble writing this chapter now that it took forever to write, and I'm sorry about that! But the next one will definitely come much quicker so if you get to read it, you won't have to wait too long. (:

And thank you again!

@ Koschka

I'm glad you're alive (and out of control!) Man, now I really need to go listen to some Papa Roach!

And oh, jeez, I was so not concerned about if you had been reading my story! I just wanted to make sure you were okay and all since everything sounded so crazy the last time I had heard from you (and still does -- I'm sorry to hear that!). ...And I might have randomly gotten drunk with some of my friends in the middle of the week, so apparently I'm responsible enough not to drunk-message ex-boyfriends or anything, but yeah...

And the timezones actually work for once!! I'm actually not in Germany yet, though; I'm in Ireland for a few months, and then I move to Germany in the end of December or beginning of January. And you will know when I get close to moving, because I will totally be harassing you to know things like where I should take weekend trips to and whatnot. (:

@ Koschka

Hey, girl! Has everything with the apartment gotten better? Hopefully? I'm honestly a little worried that that whole thing might've gotten worse. D:

Anyways, I totally understand if you don't even get this message for a while because of all of the craziness in life and whatnot, but I just wanted to check in and make sure you, you know, hadn't been killed by your work or anything.

@ Koschka

Oh, love, you have nothing to be sorry about! I'm glad to hear you're okay and all and work hasn't killed you or anything! But I'm super sorry to hear about the apartment and all of that hectic-ness. I've never had to deal with that, but I can imagine it's an absolute nightmare! Hopefully it won't take long to be fixed!

But please don't worry about not reading or commenting on my story! Your life is so much more important, and you really don't have anything to feel sorry about. Good luck on all of your applications and on the craziness with your apartment!

@ Koschka

I think everyone except maybe four people (including you and I) actually want Ava and Brian to hook up... and I can't explain that, because I don't understand it myself. I'm right there with you!

No comment on whether you're right about the events of the next chapter, but I promise you won't have to wait too long before I update for you. (:

And I'm happy that you've caught the little things I've picked up from interviews and stuck them into the story! Sometimes I think you're the only person who picks up on them! I have to second your commentary on both Matt and Brian's hair! I... I don't know exactly what happened there. o:

And thank you for the concern! My mom is definitely doing much better now. (:

Oh, and which book was it, again? I can't remember if you told me.

Don't feel bad about not getting back to me right away or anything! You have a life that comes in wayyy more important than me and my little comments! Plus, your life sounds hectic as hell right now, and I totally understand that, and you totally need to take the time to relax and everything after working all the time. So don't feel bad!

@ Koschka

Yeah... funny how things work out, huh? But I did update a little bit late, because I ended up wanting to change part of the chapter and totally missed my deadline by a few hours. Maybe next time it'll work out better?

I'm glad to hear you don't hate the way I always open (and sometimes end) chapters! I think you'd probably have murdered me for it by now if it bothered you. xD But I always do that partially because it's a habit for this story, now, but mostly because I want each scene to seem more like a memory fading into consciousness, you know? Like when you're remembering something but you can't exactly place all of the details for a moment.

And THANK YOU for commenting on the whole Ava-sleeping-next-to-Brian thing! I was starting to think no one noticed that little line! You're probably right about her relationship with Brian causing problems; I mean, no promises or anything, but Zacky already has been being a bit of a dick to Brian specifically about things involving Ava.

Brian's a tough guy to figure out, I know. Partially because he's pretty vague about most of the things he says; growing up with Ava and all, he knows not to directly say some things.

Keep in mind that Johnny didn't know about the whole silver-in-drink thing from the night before; only Brian, Ava, and Zacky knew about it. But your worries were obviously legitimate, since Brian totally agreed and all. And, yeah, I made Johnny the one who ends up passed out in hallways often enough; he has enough drunk stories to work with from interviews that I figured it was a fair assumption. xD

Yeah, Matt's totally going to flip. That's a guarantee. (: And I know the footage already showed her picking Johnny up (and carrying Zacky across the hall, too), but I think she was just figuring there was a difference between footage showing her carrying someone versus footage showing her dragging a completely limp man along the ground. The whole dragging thing seems more like he's dead, you know?

PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! D:
I know the whole smell thing was overly suspenseful, and I know the ending was definitely less than pleasing, but the story's not over yet! So don't throw a fit and/or kill me. xD ...Then you'd never know whether he has an explanation or not.

ANYWAYS, thank you as always for being super-epic and commenting on the latest chapter! I love hearing your inner ramblings and your surprise totally made me smile! (:

@ Koschka

So... you get off work around now-ish? I will make it my goal to update the next chapter around this time, and then we can beat that time difference's ass! :D

And of course you're a sweetheart! Everyone else you know must be ridiculous to not say that to you more often. I like your long comments! I mean, it can be stressful to me when I have a bunch of comments to get back to and literally no time on my hands, but I'm luckily in a very awkwardly boring point in my life. I was supposed to already be in Europe, but my mom broke her leg and needed surgery, so I'm still here helping her out and everything for the next month, but it's not like I could get a job for just a few weeks, you know? So yeah, don't worry about spamming me! Pshh! Take a look scrolling down your wall, here; clearly I'm the one spamming you!

I think the reason we've talked more about Matt/Johnny/Brian being the way they are and haven't really talked at all about Zacky being the way he is... is because the story hasn't really given much insight into Zacky's past. Or Ava's, now that I think about it. Neither of them have chapters where they're reminiscing on old memories or anything, and none of them bring up old jokes in conversations very often. So I think it makes sense that you haven't thought as much about Zacky's past. I'm not sure he wants you to.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO RUIN ANYTHING FOR YOU! D:
I know you probably have like a million questions I could answer, but I feel that if I did, it would really take away from the story. I don't know, I just feel like this is one of those stories where I don't want everyone to go into it knowing all of the facts like you would in a soap opera. I don't want you staring at the screen shouting at the characters for being stupid and not seeing something that you only know because the narrator told you everything fact-by-fact, you know? I'd rather you feel more like you're a character in the story, like you actually don't know how true everything is because it's impossible to know absolutely everything. I don't want people hating characters because the narrator (or the author!) tells them to; I want them judging the characters and coming to their own conclusions based on what they believe is true, based on some of the thoughts the characters share and based on what is said and done throughout the story. I don't, maybe that's silly, but that's the way I've looked at it. And I just realized how demanding that sound because I kept saying "I want" and "I don't want" xD

You're right; Ava's never really had much girl time in her life, growing up with all brothers and hanging out with the guys and all... and the whole female-werewolves-are-rare-as-hell thing, of course. :/ But, I mean, she also wants Kat to like her simply because she lives in the house with this woman, she's her alpha, and she's one of her best friend's mates. I think I'd personally have issues if one of my best friends (pretty much all of mine are guys, too!) was married to someone who hated me. (OH! I don't know why you do that, but it doesn't bother me or anything. /shrug. I like hearing what you're thinking, whatever way you feel like telling it. xD)

Everyone can totally change their minds; you're right! And, yeah, seeing Matt and Kat right in front of them every day could definitely stir something up inside of them. Brian's made it clear he thinks watching them must be hard, and Matt himself said something similar back in Chapter Twelve; "Forget about the fact that you’ll have to figure out how you’re going to deal with her being in heat; what’s going to happen when one of you does decide you actually want a mate? I know you say you don’t ever want a mate, but that could change! Or, better yet, she might eventually want to have a mate and pups -- did you consider what would happen then?"

I'm sorry to hear the coma wasn't refreshing! And I'm really sorry you got called in! I know how much working long shifts every day can suck! I used to have to work eight to ten hour shifts (depending on the day) every day of the week. It was awful. But at least I didn't have the heat! D:

I could never finish reading a book if I hadn't made up my mind about it by like 10% in... Apparently I'm impatient like that. Eh, just let me know what you thought when you're done with it!

@ Koschka

I know the time difference thing must be annoying because I always update late in the evening on my end, which I think translates to the worst possible time on your end. xD But I do think it's weird that you've all of a sudden become the last one to comment on a given chapter, because it used to take everyone else like four days to comment, and now they all do immediately. Weird. But, I mean, I always look super-forward to your comments, so it really is saving the best for last. (:

Speaking of: thank you as always for being such a sweetheart! Your comment really did bring a smile to my face, as always! :D

Did you forget something? I... don't think so? I mean I can't be sure, but I think you're just surprised about the whole Zacky's-family thing because it really is the first time it's been mentioned. I'm not sure how much it helps, but his "entire family" was kind of an overstatement. If you recall, his father was a turned werewolf and his mother was always a human (she was never even turned). Now, forget about their parents and/or siblings and whatever -- they were never in the picture. But a human can't raise a werewolf, because that logistically makes no sense, plus the Council'd intervene, so he didn't grow up with his mother or even know her at all. His father's dead, though, because of the whole insult-kick-in-the-face thing Brian explained way back in like chapter six: "But a turned mating with a human -- wait, fuck that; a turned breeding with a human, and not even biting them to turn them? Yeah, that’s a big ‘fuck you’ to the werewolf society, you know, to be given the gift of being a werewolf only to go back to humans? That’s why they’re ranked at the absolute bottom, because not only are they so diluted from interbreeding with humans, but their existence is an insult to the species." His father was dead a long time ago, though. Zacky'd have literally no memories of it. And Zacky didn't have any twins/triplets/whatever (his Mom was human and all, so only one baby), so it's not like his siblings were killed off or anything. "Entire family" was a stretch, and he didn't know them anyways.

...Does that help explain anything? I'm making literally no sense right now because I'm exhausted, too! But I tried to explain why it wasn't as massive of a deal as it sounded like.

No comment on Brian's feelings for Ava; I refuse to spoil anything for you! xD You've heard what Brian said on the matter and what Zacky's said on the matter, and that's all you know for now. That whole dynamic will be more explained in the future, though, don't worry!

I'm glad you liked the Jimmy part and the incorporation of the tour stories! And I know, I think everyone except Brian was hoping that she was looking at Zacky!

I'm assuming the "it" in "I never thought of it the way Brian did" is the whole Ava-mate/pups thing, right? Brian definitely has a different perspective on a lot of things, doesn't he? I'm sure he agrees with you wanting her to open up a bit and talk about things sometime, but that's not exactly Ava's style. I'm glad you like Ava and Brian's relationship/interactions, though!

Zacky and the silver. I didn't explain that too well, I know, but I was limited to only sharing as much information as Brian would have, so that got pretty confusing for a lot of people. Zacky said he saw whoever had dosed the drink move quicker than a hunter could have, so that says that he saw something put into her drink. As to how he specifically knew it was silver: silver doesn't have a smell, and when he smelled the beer, his werewolf nose didn't catch anything suspicious. I'm operating on the belief that a werewolf would be able to smell at least some of the other drugs that someone could drop into a drink, you know? So, anyways, he knows it doesn't have a smell and it was dropped by someone who wasn't human -- that kind of suggests werewolf and silver. And of course he could have used his own hand to prove it! But why would he burn himself with silver when he could burn her? xD

Does Zacky want a family? He told Ava back in chapter six, when he was explaining why he was reluctant to go out and get a mate: "I just don’t want a mate, okay? How fucking hard is that to understand? I don’t want to be tied down to a single woman; I’m not interested in starting a family like Matt is; I don’t want to have to spend time with and take care of someone because I’m suddenly responsible for them; I have absolutely no desire in any of the things that come with having a mate!" Now, that's what he said; it's not necessarily what he wants. Anyways, I won't say more than him on the matter, sorry!

Haha, I hope that coma is refreshing! That must absolutely suck to have to work ten hour days!

And thank you ever so much, once again, for being such an awesome commenter/reader! (:

@ Koschka

Ha, yeah, I'd probably not tell the boss, if it was me. xD When I was first meeting my brother-in-law, back when he obviously wasn't my brother-in-law, my sister and I were telling him all about the concert we had just gone to see (Avenged was the headliner, but there were almost twenty other bands there, some of which were actually more famous than Avenged). But then when we were getting ready to go to the store, he threw on a backwards hat, and, because he was also wearing a Metallica shirt, I very quickly handed him a pair of aviators and told him to wear them. It took him like twenty minutes to figure out why my sister and I were grinning at him like we were, but when he did, holy crap did he already think we were obsessed. ...So I never told him about the whole fanfiction thing, either. xD

I... I don't know if I'll get homesick, but I probably get countrysick just from spending so much time in a bunch of countries that are very different from what I'm used to. But I already go to a University that's on the other side of the country from where my parents live / where my 'home' is, and that's actually nice, so I'm hoping it won't be too hard to get over the whole homesickness thing. Hoping. I guess I'll find out in a few weeks. xD

And I know, right!? That must really suck, though, to have literally no one in your town that would want to go with you! It's hard enough for me to find people here, where everyone pretty much only listens to English bands (well, except for a few select groups, to be fair). I can't imagine how much harder it would be over there for you!

Yeah, I saw that both Avenged and Papa Roach seemed to be all over Germany this year! And I know, London would be a pain in the ass to deal with because of the expense, but I'm trying to convince myself that it's worth it, because I've never seen Papa in concert, and I've only seen Avenged once. They both have Dublin shows, but it's not something that could be done in one trip, because Avenged decided to do it in the middle of the freakin' week. And I just had to choose a University on the other side of the country. Yeah, I don't know if I'm going to end up making it, either. :/

@ Koschka

It'd probably be better if I waited and didn't reply while you're at work... but I'm afraid I'll forget if I don't. SO PLEASE DON'T GET IN TROUBE BECAUSE I'M DISTRACTING YOU. But woo! Avenged shirts for the win!

And, yep, I am! Officially, I'll be in Lüneburg from January through April, but then I'll probably be traveling around during breaks and after the semester is over and all. ...I really need to start nailing down those plans, now that I think about it. But I'm glad to hear you'll definitely make the Frankfurt concert! I'm sure it'll be epic! (: I'm planning on trying to find someone with an awesome taste in music to convince to take a weekend trip to London with me in early December, and hit both an Avenged and Papa Roach concert. Buttttt, I don't know if that's going to happen. :/

And, uh, hell yeah you will! I now demand to know whether this book is worth reading! c: I haven't found a good one in a while!

@ Koschka

That I did, yes... though it's not exactly a hint, since I'm confirming it now, is it? (And cool! That tablet sounds really cool and interesting especially to a lazy person like me!)

I can't stand monopoly because it takes for-freaking-ever to finish. Like, it's one of those games that we could spend a week playing and still have to agree to call it quits and just hand over all of our money to our chosen winner. And I always would get mad, because the places I wanted to buy were never really worth buying. And someone would just be all "then purchase this one, loser!" and I'd just shake my head, because no, that one had a stupid name. ...And that's why I don't play monopoly. xD

How about... you can keep Johnny and your money, and I'll post the next update sometime before Thursday? Fair? (:

Damn! I tried to pick the most likely to be international restaurant, too! It's a pancake place. I should've just said Waffle House. At least the name makes that one pretty obvious.

Were they really? I hadn't known, either! But the good news is, they're totally going to be all over Germany this autumn! (Which only makes me regret the order of my semesters so much more, because I'm in Ireland in the autumn and Germany in the spring semester!) But hopefully you'll be able to see them during one of those concerts?

@ Koschka

I don't think I'll ever be able to write a Johnny that isn't a complete sweetheart. xD Just from the interviews I've seen and the comments from all of the other guys talking about how he's genuinely the nicest guy in the group, I think he's forever ingrained in my mind as a sweetheart.

And oh yes, picturing a meal with those guys before Kat showed up has me laughing, too! Especially something like breakfast. I imagine dinner and everything would be fine ("We're having hamburgers for the fifth time this week, guys!"), but I feel like for breakfast they'd all just sit around the table staring at each other until one of them either decides "fuck it, we're going to IHOP" or "why don't we just order a pizza?" xD

I'd pay to see that conversation, let me tell you.

ANYWAYS, thank you once again for your comment on the latest chapter! And holy crap, there actually are one hundred comments -- that's so surreal to me! I might just have to update again extra soon in celebration. (;

I'm sorry that it was so confusing at first, especially with the whole game-of-LIFE thing. I argued with myself over whether that was the smartest decision when I was writing it, because I knew that would be a game that would be easy enough for Americans to realize, but probably pretty hard for all of my international readers. But... I tried to write it with Monopoly first, but that sucked. So yeah, LIFE it was. You're not missing much, don't worry. Though, of course, I think the guys of Avenged would make absolutely any board game seem like the best thing in the world.

The next update addresses the whole concert thing and why it's a "bad" thing, so I promise you won't have to wait long to have that question answered. All I'll say for now is that you should remember this story isn't in modern time; it's not 2013 in the story, and they're not talking about releasing Hail to the King. WHICH I AM SO EXCITED FOR IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.

Thank you once again, love!

@ Koschka

Pshhh. As if I would ever break a promise to you! You should know better. xD But I'm so very glad you enjoyed it, especially since knowing you liked it means I didn't completely fuck up Johnny's character. I really don't know why, but for some reason he was harder to write than Brian for this story... and that really never happens for me.

But yeah, I did choose to skip the dinner with the councilman, partially because there would have been huge boring parts, and partially because it would have taken for freaking ever, because there were so many things that had to be said. Plus, I figured I'd just let Ava tell everyone what she wanted to tell them about it. /shrug.

No comment on the why-Brian-has-been-destroyed thing, but I agree with you completely about Brian's mom not being so sweet anymore. xD I laughed out loud when I read your change of heart on that woman! And, I mean, the guys can take care of themselves -- they had to before Kat was around and everything -- but they're just lazy enough to steal it if it's already being made. xD And, hell, I don't know an exact ratio of pancake mix to eggs and milk unless I read a box or a recipe, so I figured a post-it note would be helpful, haha.

Also, I'm glad you really though Zacky's more-comforting-to-me comment really summed everything up! I was so proud of that little line when I was writing and suddenly it came out of his mouth, even though I was also shaking my head and mentally calling him an asshole for saying it.

And I know it was shorter than the last few ones have been, and I felt bad about that, especially since I took so long to post it, but I do promise to not make you guys wait much longer at all for the next update! (: