By now I hope the story is beginning to come into focus. Some people are walking in a strange environment. yes? Shadows pass a plant as it loses a petal. is it too boring to be interesting? does any more or less seem to shine through?

hmm. …

There is a specific numbering scheme/puzzle that I’m pursuing here. But I hesitate to explain it, because it was part of what struck me as “fun” about this project. I like the idea of the title of a thrice-weekly comic being a “countdown” that ultimately relates to the comic’s story.

I mention this explicitly, because the title alone didn’t seem to be enough of a “ticking timebomb” to keep anyone interested in the story’s slow start, last time  (last year, when I first attempted this). I wonder if people didn’t care, or didn’t notice, or if you can only have two people walking silently for sooooo long, before even rocks will get bored.

Note for anyone who’s actually read the first run: While I am recycling many of the early strips from last year (though I am tweaking a couple little things here and there), the first major deviation is due to occur around “Blood/Sugar2001″ (or about a dozen strips from now). Feel free to come back then. Basically the week after next. :)