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A New Start

* Interactive: "Nine's a Crowd" 
* Public: "Nine's a Crowd" 

I said last time that I wanted to write something that starts near the beginning of the story, with new characters. Today's chapter is a stab at doing just that.

Confession: I really have no idea where this is going. I have no idea how long it will be before masks start being made. In fact, I have a backlog of only two chapters after this one, and I cannot even guarantee that this branch will last longer than those two chapters. This is going to be the most public, high-wire act I've done in a very long time.

I'm even giving readers a chance to critique it in real time: "Commentary: "Nine's a Crowd""  

Anyway, where are we?

So, our protagonist, Will Prescott, bought a crazy-looking book at the used bookstore, but he didn't much like the look of it, so he buried it in his room and has gone about his life. Feeling restless, though, he has gone out this Saturday afternoon with his two best friends in search of adventure at the local mini-golf course. (Will's horizons are pretty cramped, let's admit right up front.) He has tried flirting with the ticket-seller, and has bumped into some girls from the local private academy. What will he do with these opportunities?