Not that way, you idiot!

Expect some fairly significant changes in the way the story unfolds compared to how I've so perfectly outlined it in previous posts.

Talked with Stinkyman on the way to and from work a few times last week. He reminded me of a very important lesson - characters, not plot, drive stories. He felt I was twisting his arm, forcing him to go in a certain direction that he himself would never choose. "I'll make the damn decisions in this little epic if you don't mind, Mr. Fancy Pants Writer," he said.

Then he borrowed five bucks, and I haven't seen him since.