17th May 2016, 12:02 PM
in Ch. 29: Transitions
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Jocelyn
17th May 2016, 12:02 PM
There is a lot to take from this page, and yet so much I can't say. But how do you feel about this? Did Emily handle this well or not so much? Should she have spoken to him directly? She seemed careful, but is there a chance anyone overheard?
And what about Chase himself? How do you imagine he'll respond to this voicemail?
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And what about Chase himself? How do you imagine he'll respond to this voicemail?
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Rain, all characters and all other aspects of the story are copyright material belonging to me.
As you may probably know by now, I'm saving up for my (hopefully) upcoming SRS date in a few months. If you're able, you can help me out. Buying books, or shirts, or just plain donations are all very helpful right now. Obviously, if you are unable to or don't want to offer anything monetary, that's totally fine and I completely understand. There are other ways you can help. Like voting for Rain on TopWebComics or joining/sharing the Facebook page (or even just telling your friends!) can help spread the word about my work. Thanks for anything you can do; no hard feelings if you can't. ^_^
User comments:
Given what we know about Chase - that he has no problem sleeping around with underaged girls until they're pregnant, and his inconsistant temper - is that really something she ought to be angling for?
That all said, I'm really worried that Chase will try and use this pregnancy to force more interaction and increase his current stalker behavior, because he'll feel "ownership" over the child.
And unfortunately, if he did want to pursue it, he could pursue legal rights of access to the child and by proxy Emily, though he might not seeing as how said child is also proof he committed statutory rape.
I'm honestly a bit worried that no matter what she does, he's going to try and harm her in some way.
Is this really a trope? O_o
Either way, it's not about right and wrong. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with accepting child support money; the point here is just that Emily has to look at other factors as well. In her case, it's about her not wanting him involved. It's about her not wanting a petulant alcoholic pedophile with no concept of responsibility having an impressionable role in her child's life. Perhaps the money would make things a little more comfortable for them, but is it really worth it when weighed against someone as incredibly toxic as Chase?
(weird that i can internalize the situation despite having had hysterectomy as small child...)
As for if anyone overheard her... we will know soon
http://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/729
And that might be bad for Emily, because everyone else who knows she is a survivor of statutory rape cares about her and would check with her about her wishes before tipping off the police, but Kellen actively hates her and is the sort of person who'd find it easy to convince herself she's doing Emily a good deed by reporting.
Plus Kellen is probably in the mind to really take it to Chase seeing as how there's probably a whole mess of awful that was at the core of the end of her own relationship to Chase. So, I wouldn't be surprised if Emily gets a visit from a cop at some point due to a tipoff by Kellen.
This will probably be the last chapter to feature the longest February ever though (because it's bugging me a little). And I probably won't keep the story in a single small window of time for this long again.
but pearly is super thin and a bit taller than some humans
also pearl is saltier xD
I can't judge how well she handled it in her situation, but I know I would not have been satisfied with that phone call, if It was me on the other end.
That is all.