Jigsaw man where have you gone?
Melted into morning
Don’t believe in don’t belong
Death-defying dawnings
Vibor blue
The have-nots and the have-to’s
The frozen chosen few
Destined to see it through
Born to vibor blue
Vibor blue
The have-nots and the have, too
The frozen chosen few
Are here to take us through
Gateway vibor blue
Vibor blue
The have-nots and the have-to’s
The frozen chosen few
Are here to take us, too
So is vibor blue
Destined to see it through
Born to vibor blue
Cream of the Strange is the ‘step back and speak to what it’s all about’ scene of The Strange Remain. I wrote dialogue of the long conversations between Summer and me, but I deleted them out of respect for her privacy. I probably could’ve written three or four more chapters about the aftermath of Harriet and Warren’s departures, but the confrontations with Simon and The MP were the clear midpoint of The Strange Remain. The change in Harriet’s demeanor (Nice Girls) and Warren’s departure (Opportunity Cost) is the clear “all is lost” moment. Now I’m 95% of the way through the story. Wrap it up for God’s sake!
I left in the ‘Do It Clean’ vignette about Winston, though, because Winston is a terrific guy, and I never told him what it meant to me that he was interested in joining my team (or at least talking about it). I also wanted to be fair to Vernon – he at least tried to do right by Winston. From what I have heard, Winston is doing well. I’m happy for that.
Especially juxtaposed with Vernon’s other ‘subordinate,’ namely Damron, you see how different the treatment. This isn’t a knock on Vernon, but merely demonstrates that with respect to me, Vernon was doing as he was instructed, no more, no less. I deleted that observation from Do It Clean, however, because I wanted to give Vernon credit where credit is due. But he is a patsy.