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100%. I'm not expecting the path to follow the same progression, after all, it's already different, but the charcaters and their basic motivations are pretty similar. I think the next full chapter will get us to the point where the character's stories and tension will at least equal or exceed what existed before, even if the plot hasn't.YEah it's interesting pieceing together what happened and timelines.
I feel everything we are seeing now that we didn't before...just wasn't shown before...but was there in the background, Ocean just never either thought was important or his lack of experience got him sidetracked with all the other stuff.
He's just now expanding the overall 'what we see' and all the little things he never showed or introduced previously. Your previous post I liked...Helen's accident was definitely some time before Leia bothered calling for sure...
As to what happened with them...why...who was threatening who and with what...I guess it will come out eventually. I also like the new little changes, as you say, Donna, Dana...I think they work far better. However, in the old version, was maybe Donna being used by the Krayts? Is she still working for them perhaps? I dunno...maybe it's time to finally let go of the old version and forget it existed, stop trying to compare and move on with the new vision.
I think we can all agree though...old or new...Leia is a possessive, jealous bith and is probably the likely root cause of most of the issues surrounding the MC, others and Helen. I like her as a 'character'...she is interesting, complex, has depth...but unsure if could ever see her as a LI again....she even worse now than she was heh.
I just hope Willi beings Daphne back with him...even if that will piss of Miru,...and hey...who knows, that migyt be the start of any cheating route...*shrugs*....
It's an amazing universe Ocean has created and fuck the haters, if it's never finished then so be it, I'm just happy being along for the ride while it's going.
I guess in terms of completion, I'm thinking of it as a tv series or comic. It keeps feeling like you'll find out everything, but there's a twist and the mystery deepens. In a comic or tv series, that's not really an issue.
And yes to more Daphne. I can see her path being one of the more romantic. I don't think Ocean plans on leaving her out of the rest of the story.
As far as Donna goes, in the old version, I thought she was working with Warden Harbour - the Krayt people looked mainly like street thugs when Miru was dealing with the leader, and the person we saw in the scenes with Donna and the mystery blonde seemed to have a bit more class than the Krayt people. I think that'll be quite different in the new version. Donna seems to be with the college counselor, maybe she's part of the religious cult that Willi wonders about, that affected Dana, and possibly who Daphne's parents are involved with.
Regardless of where it gets to, each update is enjoyable so far and gives me a lot to consider, so yeah, the magical world between the pages is worth rereading while I wait for the next installment.