Table of contents: [ Spoiler ] Since this story has grown so much bigger than I ever imagined I feel like its time to borrow a page from some of my favorite SimLit writers and offer you a syn...
@GalacticGal Thank you so much. No offense taken.? That is something that has been in the back of my mind for a while now. I've been a little shy about showing confrontation especially when it comes to sensitive topics like sexual harassment, sexism, homophobia, etc. Being inexperienced its easy to go to far with the dialogue, the first origin story for Izabella is the perfect example.? I've been erring towards using references to those subjects instead of depictions of them. As I've said before, I am always open to constructive criticism.
From the start I wanted this to be positive and show healthy relationships. I agree about Summer being positive. I've tried to keep that but show her as being more mature and confident. Summer keeps her free spirit feeling but gains self confidence and a sense of humor. I find it's really easy to have her be the one in the group that delivers a funny line or hilarious facial expression.