Kalis, again!
Welcome back to Chapter 1. Again. Yes, you are seeing this correctly in your feed, and no, your app isn’t glitching. You haven’t entered a dark parallel universe, because it’s just me republishing the opening chapter of SHARP THIRTY for the nth time. My brain simply refuses to let me live in peace. Let’s be completely honest with each other here. The original plot had a plot that was supposed to properly plot out the overarching plot, but then I looked at it and felt a sudden wave of deep discontentment. Naturally, I decided the only rational, mature response was to burn the entire blueprint to the ground and start over from scratch.
To my absurdly loyal readers who have now digested multiple slightly different versions of the exact same opening scene, you are literal gods among mortals. Your patience deserves an international holiday and I sincerely apologize for the narrative whiplash. To anyone clicking on this story for the very first time, congratulations! You caught me on Draft 4.7.2, where the pacing is tight, the character motivations actually make sense, and my remaining sanity has decreased by an additional 15%. Please enjoy this freshly baked and heavily overhauled version, but here is a quick word of advice. Don't get too attached to any specific background details just yet, because at this rate, they might get aggressively re-plotted by next Tuesday. Grab some coffee, pray for my outline, and let us pretend this was the master plan all along.
-Kalis
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