While I play A LOT of games on this site I basically live on the thread of another game. I hardly ever post elsewhere but having followed Now & Then since CH 4 I I felt compelled to say how much I've enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for a good zombie apocalypse game but this is that and so much more. By the end of CH 4 to care about Carol and the feeling only get stronger as we get closer to her which is a testament to your writing ability.
Same goes for Naomi with all the flashbacks of her building her up as a cheerful free spirited girl seeing her so broken when we rescue her was heart wrenching. So keep up the good work cuz I'm anxiously awaiting the next chapter
Side note: More of a trivial nitpick than anything but during the questions game when the MC admits he had a crush on his 9th grade teacher Naomi calls it a "middle school crush". Since Shenandoah and the Appalachians are mentioned I'm assuming the game takes place in Virginia in the US where 9th grade is the first year of High School so it would be a High school crush
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