This may wind up having a dual update this month, as the natural conclusion for the chapter was a bit of a cliffhanger. (If so, it'll come after Mah-Teor is launched, directly into the soil of the Acres.) But for now, after 6700 words and a full can of Monster -- I'm still at the point where I have to keep fixing mistakes in a Patreon post. That means letting the natural break point/cliffhanger be the equally natural end for this section, and stop.
(Besides, if I'd let it run on, we would have been looking at 13k or more for the chapter. That kind of word count has to be saved for special occasions. Such as when the caffeine is fully working. And I just typed 'sich'.)
Tomorrow is for recovery -- I feel like I need one, especially as a supermarket trip with extended time in the meat section has left my feet at 'frozen' for hours -- and with a little luck and no sneezing, Mah-Teor will start on Sunday. After that, we're looking at either another update or a new one-post one-shot: the Mr. Rich vs. CMC story of Protest Too Much.
Forward march.
Or backwards-flop onto mattress. That's closer.