Commencement: Chapter Five, Page Nine

Staff meeting! Plus a shout-out for Nein Quarterly and its many fans. I think you can actually buy that mug somewhere. Eric, tell us where! I’m sure my readers want to fetishize your commodities…

Commencement:  Chapter Five, Page Nine

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Commencement: Chapter Four, Page Ten

Somewhere in my notes there was once an indication of an unhappy past history between Aloysius and Michiko, and this is its survival into the main narrative.

Tension between Aloysius Kim and Michiko Maeda.

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Commencement: Chapter Four, Page Seven

The friends gather at a dark site. Special kudos to those of you who recognize the lyric that Jireen is using as a passphrase.

Jireen meets Aloysius at a hiding place he picked out.

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