Halloween I.F – “Final Call” – Author’s Notes / Story Q&A
[Author’s Notes / Story Q&A] Thank you, everyone, for joining me in Final Call! Whether you hopped in or just read (or are reading this in the future), I’m so grateful for your time and presence with me. It was a lot of fun to write, and I hope you enjoyed reading it!. The final […]
Halloween I.F – “Final Call” – Conclusion
There is one thing that Lucien knows, though he knows nothing else here: he cannot let Shuni ascend. Does Shuni even want to become a Lord? He never expressed interest in anything but getting his own heart back, and the fear of it ending up in someone else’s hands. Sacrificing it now seems—wrong. It’s Shuni’s […]
Halloween I.F – “Final Call” – Day 30
[Please read the Instructions before jumping in] Time seems to slow. Lucien feels as if he has a choice here. He could run to Shuni himself, trade the box for the knife, and keep it out of Shuni’s hands—he’s not sure why, but he feels as if it’s dangerous for Shuni to have it right now. Or […]
Halloween I.F – “Final Call” – Day 29
[Please read the Instructions before jumping in] So it’s the finale tonight. So the Lords might be destroyed, so the world might end— So what? The show must go on. Better that he focus on doing what he knows, and doing it well, Lucien decides. If he panics, he’ll endanger the performance itself, and perhaps everything will […]
Halloween I.F – “Final Call” – Day 28
[Please read the Instructions before jumping in] Lucien stares into the pool, trying to see something, anything, even his own reflection, but there’s nothing there, just the blackness of the pool and the lock he sees within it. The surface ripples like water, but he cannot see anything reflected in it. He tries again to access the […]