current chapter word count: 6591
reduced count because of deleted clutter, relocation of Purification Panic to chapter 17 (fits better emotionally)
added scene in its place: Meeting the Boss
amount of chapter considered done: 75 - 80% (discounting tinkering)
overall feeling about the chapter: cumbersome & unimaginative & "this is never going to be a readable text!" (in short: as usual)
character in for a surprise: Subaru
character not to be named even in the chapter for political reasons: "the veiled Mr. A."
research of the day: Japanese imperial and military history between 1868 and 1945, Emperors Meiji, Taisho and Showa, Empress Suiko
quote of the day: "Would you have killed my father?"
reduced count because of deleted clutter, relocation of Purification Panic to chapter 17 (fits better emotionally)
added scene in its place: Meeting the Boss
amount of chapter considered done: 75 - 80% (discounting tinkering)
overall feeling about the chapter: cumbersome & unimaginative & "this is never going to be a readable text!" (in short: as usual)
character in for a surprise: Subaru
character not to be named even in the chapter for political reasons: "the veiled Mr. A."
research of the day: Japanese imperial and military history between 1868 and 1945, Emperors Meiji, Taisho and Showa, Empress Suiko
quote of the day: "Would you have killed my father?"