After Action [COMPLETED]

[GR] "OPERATION SHORT STORY"

Written 29 November 2019

What the fuck, it's getting cold now. I can actually feel the cold air touching my skin. (Then again, I'm wearing a T-shirt made of thin cotton as of this post.) I think this is but a prelude to the anticipated Amihan season for this year. But this Internet "mercenary" here has actually experienced Baguio at one point―especially on the outskirts; that was during the summer, though. I do wonder how cold the City of Pines can be during this season, now that the temperatures on the city proper are spiking up with each passing year.

And, speaking of cold: I am starting to write a short story, which will be published on Wattpad once I finish it. This particular scene is actually playing in my head for quite some time now:

After that somewhat tense first encounter on the Coda chapter of 'The Christmas Excursion', MIDNIGHTGODDESS has actually furthered her interest in knowing the person―rather, the modern-day "One-eyed Dragon"―who wrote the "explosive" non-fiction novel on Wattpad, which involved a couple who have once made national headlines (this aforementioned couple is actually the main pair in my "second" novel, which is currently on hold, unfortunately), and have become her friends long after her not-so-pleasant first encounter with one of them at her alma mater―the main campus of PUP in Manila. And this time around, MIDNIGHTGODDESS has dragged her boyfriend along for the ride.

As much as I have actually enjoyed creating her own character render in-universe―and mildly cringed at how that chapter she's in turned out―I don't want to run the risk of depicting her as a totally different person. I'm actually planning to write up some questions about herself; I'll add a few questions about the relationship dynamic she has with her then-boyfriend, as well (they're now engaged as of writing). This time, however, I am testing the waters here―maybe this move will make things much more awkward for us than it is, especially that she only knew of me as someone who makes direct references to animé whenever she posts here on Zuccfeed, and drags her name along on every "shitpost" I write on Twitter.

Well, I have actually learned how to "abandon" my humanity―what's there for me to lose? If ever she feels like I'm probing into her life with the questions I'm planning to write, and she doesn't want to answer them, I'll just respect her decision―no questions asked.