For something I wrote and drew mostly on the fly I feel like I managed to get the point across in spite of my failings. That’s not to say that this scene has one specific point to make. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I showed a perspective that you wouldn’t see on the surface. If I had chosen to show Patricia’s perspective I’m sure it would pull audience opinion in yet another way. Narratively and tonally though I would hesitate to show her unvarnished perspective. Not only because it would be a bit much, but also because her mind is much more alien to me than Thomas’s is. If you were to skip over the Speed Of Memory pages Thomas’s reaction might seem strangely forgiving given the general color of his character. That said he has shown a capability to be forgiving, or at least the idea of being open to it. He is passionate, vengeful, stubborn, and emotional. In this situation, without the context added by the internal workings of Thomas’s memory, it might seem like he changed his opinion very quickly. For someone like him though it may take merely a few seconds of introspection to pivot to a new, or revised, position. If this were Reggie he might well not look inward until after feelings are more clearly hurt. Well after an interaction has soured and both parties have left and dug in to their positions. In any case I have too much to do to site here and try to edit and re-edit my words in an attempt to explain the intricacies of my perspective on writing.

I hope you had a nice weekend, in spite of the recent losses, and that this week will embrace you gently. For my part you can expect another page on Wednesday, as always. I will also have the pages up on Patreon at the very least. I know some of you look forward to reading an entire month’s pages in one long go. Anyway, I must attend to other matters. I will talk to you later.

3033 Speed Of Memory 6: There And Back Again.

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