How old is our narrator that squick is supposed to be part of his “normal” vocab? That’s the only part I’m not really buying here. And, you know, is it wrong of me to try singing the Red, Red Knives variation of Red, Red Wine? :)

The narrator, Simon, is supposed to be 16 – 17 years old. I’ve been having trouble getting his voice to sound authentic and reconciling the fact that he has all this knowledge and these skills, but he’s still that young. That’s one of the reasons that I don’t get very far with these stories.

Also; I’m a sucker for the jokey-pun titles. I can’t help it. It’s a sickness.

The description of Anzhela scared me.