Homecoming - Episode 19
Added 2023-12-18 09:23:35 +0000 UTCKris hunts for a villain. Is she the predator or the prey?
We're nearing 500 pages on Homecoming now! In this episode, Chris takes a back seat as Kris steps into the limelight. Think she'll be able to ensnare a target worthy of Bella's attention?
I had fun writing for Kris this time. We've only seen her in the mirror before and now she's out in the world. Or is it merely "Chris" with a different dialogue color, fooling himself? 🤔
I can't wait to read your thoughts!
Comments
Thank you, fin! I just saw this comment for some reason but I so appreciate you noticing the details. 😊
Emory Ahlberg
2024-01-12 06:44:18 +0000 UTCThe subtle softening of Kris's facial features between pages #9 and #10 that I perceived is not solely a product of my imagination, I hope. The gorgeous woman on page #19 is not the same one who first walked into the club...
findesiecle
2023-12-25 03:15:55 +0000 UTCYes! After all, we've only "seen" Bella once - briefly - in Season 1... and she was wearing a mask and seemed disfigured. We don't know who Bella is or how she plays into this saga... But that is a question which will be answered before this is all over!
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 01:16:58 +0000 UTCI hope you feel better quickly, Robert! Ben may well end up in Bella's bordello... but I'd say that Bella has at least shown that she is willing to release SOME of her captives back out into the world, as promised...
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 01:14:37 +0000 UTCThank you! I'm so happy you liked the episode. 😊 To be honest, we're not sure yet if this takes place in the "Xuniverse." Second Dawn hasn't been mentioned at all!
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 01:12:25 +0000 UTCThank you so much, Gemma! Writing them was a pleasure, even if it's a little angsty. Kris / Chris have a lot on their minds!!!
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 01:06:09 +0000 UTCMy reply: Thanks, Elrod! Hm, I don't think the dialogue is too different. In the mirror scene, Kris agrees she's a hallucination brought on by "trauma, sleep deprivation, and stress." When she says that doesn't mean she isn't real, she means the strength that he has inside of him. Kris is an avatar, of sorts. 😉 In this episode, she says Chris is experiencing a psychotic break... If that's the case, all bets may be off! Brilliant analysis on Kayla and what she's going through. And if only she knew what Chris was truly experiencing, as well...
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 01:05:09 +0000 UTCElrod, I'm sorry I accidentally deleted your comment! You'd written: FYI - I'm trying to not put any spoilers in here. One thing that bugs me is episodes ago in the mirror scene, Kris was telling Chris that "I'm a part of you, whether you admit it or not." (paraphrased). The 'internal dialog' in this chapter was a different tone - "I'm not real; you made me up ....." which seems too radically different of 'Kris' attitude previously. Which doesn't bode well for Chris/Kris integration of their two sides. Kayla's own internal duality and conflict is building - and she doesn't yet recognize it. She wanted to be intimate, but then couldn't deal with it. Then said she couldn't lose Chris again. I suspect that when she finds out that her 'betrayal' of what Chris told her put lives in jeopardy, her reaction is going to further add to her internal angst. I could see a nervous breakdown in her future. Would Ben then blame Chris? Would Ben then try to get her out of her angsty-mental state? And how is Chris going to react if/when he discovers that the sexy red outfit was a gift to Kayla from Ben? Another nail in the coffin of feeling betrayed by Kayla? (I suspect that if I turn on my Angst-o-meter, this story is eventually going to break it. FYI - the Angst-o-meter is an inside joke from the way I've treated my own characters in Whateley stories I've written!)
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 01:04:26 +0000 UTCIt's an interesting question! Chris certainly doesn't want to subject anybody else to the experience he went through, but he's afraid of the consequences if he doesn't. He doesn't think Bella is all-powerful, but doesn't want to call her bluff and potentially bring harm to Kaya and to himself. After all, when Cindy didn't comply, she was taken back and her points were reset to zero.
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 00:52:44 +0000 UTCBella definitely knows what's going on. But going after a police officer would still be dangerous for her. Does she risk it?
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-23 00:36:09 +0000 UTCChris does want to do anything necessary to make sure Kayla isn't harmed. But he also wants Kris to "take over" during this part. That's what she's for... Right? 😉
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-22 23:42:08 +0000 UTCAnd just who the hell is Bella? Is she female? Male? A cypher? An amalgamation of several other characters? An entire criminal cabal? And just how deep did Kayla and Ben’s relationship develop during Chris’s disappearance? At least we have one answer - Chris was kidnapped, and he has to find someone to replace him, or Bella will ensure that all hell is let loose upon everyone in his life, unless…unless…he’s imagined the whole damn thing and the Cunt swings back into play.
Robertlouis
2023-12-21 17:24:16 +0000 UTCOooh, “silent Kristic Storm.” Intense!
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-20 02:33:26 +0000 UTCBeen having a few heavy Long Covid days hence my late arrival. Speaking of heavy, I have real foreboding about the direction in which this is heading, for Kris, Kayla, and Ben. Somehow I see Kris’s plan going wrong and Ben ending up in Bella’s clutches. Plus Bella has never struck me as the type to keep her word either, so Kris/Cris and Kayla will remain in jeopardy too.
Robertlouis
2023-12-19 13:55:18 +0000 UTCAaaa, thank you, Maggie! What do you think / hope will happen next? Obviously you don’t know too much about this man (not even a name) but do you think Kris should just “get it over with” and turn this guy over to Bella if possible? And, yes, let your story torture commence! 😂
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-19 01:56:07 +0000 UTCThank youuu! 🫂 God, I hope your day got better as it went along. I crashed kinda hard after this one. December is weird.
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-19 01:49:31 +0000 UTCThank you, Ella! This season of Homecoming has been so fun to write. I guess you can tell! But, yeah, the tension is ratcheting up…
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-19 01:35:22 +0000 UTCI love her dress. It’s super unique and sexy, yeah!
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-19 01:24:08 +0000 UTCThanks Tiki! Yeah, she’s a total survivor. Whatever it takes.
Emory Ahlberg
2023-12-19 01:12:46 +0000 UTCAnother one knocked right out of the park, my muse. But there is one thing I fail do understand in your beautiful Xuniverse; that's Bella. I sincerely doubt Xu and Davis are allowing her to exist and steal their business because of the goodness of their hearts.
Alex From the Tri-Cities
2023-12-18 22:46:01 +0000 UTCBeautiful images as usual Emory. In this episode I am particularly impressed by your writing and the sing song poetic rhythm within the interchanges dialogue taking place between the different parts in Kris/ Chris that you have written Emory in this episode.
Gemma
2023-12-18 20:04:33 +0000 UTCWhen breath joins the flesh to rebuild the living, we can experience the nutrients of time and space. A dazzling and balanced chapter despite the silent Kristic storm.
France Day
2023-12-18 15:40:05 +0000 UTCJesussssssss what a cliffhanger... OMG... continuation on new year's eve??? Emory you didn't say you like to be our mistress and we are your slaves... :} two weeks of sweet torture thank you, mistress ❣️❣️❣️
Maggie Heels
2023-12-18 14:44:13 +0000 UTCBeen having A Bit Of A Morning so I’ll limit my comment to: wow!
Alyson Greaves
2023-12-18 13:49:59 +0000 UTCI can hardly wait to see if Kriss goes through with it or if Chris’s conscience force them to pull the plug and try and find another way 😄
Omagathief
2023-12-18 11:44:57 +0000 UTCGetting more and more exciting by the chapter!
Ella Cherry
2023-12-18 11:30:36 +0000 UTCI have a bad feeling about this about Chris/Kris and Ben paths will intertwine due Bella playing them as pawns on a chess game. She has spies almost on every angle. Chris/Kris might unintentionally get Ben capture at some point in the story.
Tiki D
2023-12-18 10:23:41 +0000 UTCKris know how to be sexy in her dress.
Tiki D
2023-12-18 10:11:41 +0000 UTCKris really knows how to be Ice .
Tiki D
2023-12-18 10:10:51 +0000 UTCChris/Kris back and forth dynamic is very interesting in this chapter. Chris within Kris doesn't want to do this, but at the same time, Kris trying to her/himself that they are doing the right thing.
Tiki D
2023-12-18 10:08:05 +0000 UTC
