Welp, we're here. Chapter 49, which makes 50 chapters of Chilled total. Took us a little longer than Shattered, but then again word-count wise we're almost even. That should prolly take another chapter or so to reach. It's hard to believe, really, and I'm glad you guys are here along for the ride. <3
Some bombs dropped, too. Most of you guys figured out that Silverstar was preggers before, but now it's official. So to Chilled's current pregnancy list, we can put Silverstar (x2), Rabbitleap, and technically Emberflight, since she kitted within the confines of the story. I guess we can count Nettlefrost too. Not bad.
This might cut off suddenly because a friend of mine is supposed to be coming over, but rest assured that if it does I'll be back later to finish it off.
@samredlamb: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. :)
@Shadow-Wolf: Hey, Shadow! What made you think someone in the group had to be pregnant? I love you...r face. :)
@WildheartTheWarrior: I think Rook's accent makes him more adorable than he really intended to be. You're right, he does need to learn how to share; I guess he never really had kitty preschool. He tends to cling onto what he has, since everything was pretty much lost to him during the fire. I don't know any Phantom of the Opera songs, unfortunately (except for the titular one, I guess? My mom has one on her iPod that I used to listen to, and that's the title of it, which does kinda remind me of Chilly) but I've heard him compared to the Phantom before. The Phantom doesn't win, though, does he? o:
@Sunspirit: Correctamundo. Bullet and Blizzardpaw aren't related at all. Reedrush and Birchpool (Bullet's mate) did know each other back in the Kalan (when Birchy was Brightflash) but they weren't super-close and they lost track of one another after Ashstir died. Yep, Sootpaw's always been a bit of a doormat, which can be good - in that she's not terribly selfish - but it's also landed her in some sticky places, like the DF. Soot and Spider only heard of lakes and the like from their mother, but hearing about something and imagining it for yourself are very different things, haha. It's a good thing Bluepaw isn't really the jealous type, or she might have been miffed about Nightingale spotting the pregnancy while she didn't. Bluepaw isn't all that observant, like a good meddy should be, unfortunately. And yes, Nighty can speak, although her voice is extremely unpleasant and it can be a little painful, so she prefers to pretend that she can't. She's very self-conscious about it, poor thing. :c
@Ranger: Aww, don't feel bad! I've miss-typed character names on many an occasion. It happens. For every predictable twist, I try to throw in a curveball now and then, to keep you guys on your toes. :D
@Hermytail: I don't have any plans for a sequel, at the moment. Chilled's already a sequel, and I can't really see myself rounding out a trilogy. Maybe a few one-shots about the characters, though, after everything's said and done. :)
@Lynxeye: Usually really timid characters bother me too. Sootpaw actually wasn't intended to be so timid - she was supposed to have a bit of a temper - but since her brother was already so hot-headed, they ended up contrasting one another. We'll probably be seeking the SkyClan-searchers sometime soon, although I can't promise exactly when it will be. ^^
@Jack Holmes: It's okay, I love you even without your sophisticated language! Thank you, I'm glad you appreciate my schedule struggle, haha. I slipped a bit in the last week, but that was partially because I was trying to get a job at the library and I was a little too frazzled to really write. Ah well. Hopefully this week will be smoother!
@TheVioletGleek: Of course I remember you! It's great to have you back, I wondered why you kinda dropped off the face of the earth there. I'm glad you can accompany us again. :) Yup, plot-wise Spider's hasn't been as big as Soot's - since she has the DF and the StarClan cats and the real journey to worry about - but things are heating up with Carmelo and PeakClan, fo' sho'. I'm glad you're fond of the siblings, and I have to say that Swifty is one of my favorite DF kitties too. My top three would prolly be Chilly, Swifty, and then Shrew/Nettle tied for third (although that's not really a top three, mm). I've never heard of Alexithyma, but after you mentioned it, I went and looked it up. It's really quite interesting, especially in that it overlaps a bit with Aspergers, and a few people have said Chilly might have a touch of that as well. Neat stuff! As for Petal-snuggles, do you mean Stormshadow? We haven't seen much of him as of late, but he and Petal did come from the same group, so they do have a history. Bullet's not related to Jaggy by blood; Jag's brother died when he was a kit, and he never knew his father. How come you're getting a vibe from Bluepaw? I think that's interesting, since so far she's just been a ball of forgetful fluff. xD Anyway, glad you're back!
@Flowerleaf: Glad you're enjoying the story, but I'm afraid you might be a budding serial killer for liking Blight, haha. It's okay, though, we accept all types here. xD
@Tangleflame: Thanks, glad you liked it.
@Pinestar: Thanks, I think? I'm not entirely sure what you were meaning to say. Sorry. ^^;
Anyway, that's all for now. See you guys next time. <3
