Catch-22, Chapter 18

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So as of now, the Pathos blog has passed 10,000 hits!  Thanks so much, guys! :D

In probably the space of two or three more chapters, we will be at the finale of our story.  Who ends up with who, what happens where, and will anybody manage to live happily ever after?  It’s just about time to find out.  We look forward to finally getting there with you.

The fairy tale Linali mentions in this chapter is a reference to Old Stories, an earlier fic by my co-author Hinaku.  While not precisely part of Catch-22 continuity, you might enjoy reading it nonetheless :)

Catch-22, Chapter 17

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Welcome back!

Considering the number of times I’ve broken my own promises about our update schedule, I’m going to try not to make any solid specific ones anymore. :D;  But I definitely intend to finish posting Catch-22 this year before you all get thoroughly sick of us.  I’ve edited this chapter well in advance to save myself some work later, and hopefully from now on we won’t go longer than a month or two between each new post at the worst.

The fairy tale in this chapter is paraphrased/adapted from a version written by Colette Chooey on the Chinese Tea Stories website.  There are many different versions of this folk tale; we have merged the story as Ms. Chooey relates it with part of the version my co-author was told growing up.

As always, thanks for your feedback, guys — it makes everything worth it!!

Catch-22, chapter 16

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LONG TIME NO SEE.  It took your co-author several months to get off her butt and edit this thing together, but at long last, the crazy soap opera continues.  Please be careful to heed the following WARNING: this chapter contains brief but detailed descriptions of some horrific subject matter.  If you are easily upset, please tread carefully or stay away.

This chapter was inspired by the cover illustration for manga volume 7.

Catch-22, chapter 15

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With this chapter we head toward the next bit of plot…  crazily enough, although we’ve still got a ways to go yet, we’re inching closer toward our conclusion.  We look forward to having you with us for the ride!

Catch-22, chapter 14

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Welcome back! It’s been a little more than a week, but hopefully we can return to a semi-regular update schedule as of now. We’ve got a lot going on in this chapter, but we can at least promise a bit of a break from the doom and gloom before long :) Enjoy! As always, your comments and feedback are immensely appreciated!

A little bit of Chinese review before we begin:

Diē and niáng – father and mother

Now without further ado~

Catch-22 – our writing mix

Here’s a little present for you. :) These are some of the songs that spoke to us most while we were writing Catch-22. We’ll leave you to decide which characters and situations correspond to what. I wonder if you can guess the ending from them… ;)

Catch-22, chapter 13

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Not a lot to say this chapter, but we hope you enjoy the extra-long update and I’ll try not to take so long at it next time around, lol. As always, we appreciate your feedback – it’s what really keeps us going!

Catch-22, chapter 12

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Long time no see! We’ve been pretty lax about posting chapters, so we thought we’d make it up to you… this update we’ve got two of them and then an extra little present as an apology. If you’re coming from a Livejournal link, please click here to check it out. Enjoy and see you in Chapter 14!

Catch-22, chapter 11

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Welcome to another chapter!  First I must apologize for the utter lateness of this one, which is entirely due to laziness on the part of yours truly (Loren), which I have no excuse for.  So feel free to beat me with sticks if chapter 12 doesn’t go up precisely a week from now, lol.

No Chinese glossary for this chapter, but if you see a word you don’t know, please let me assure you it will be explained in time ;)

 

Catch-22, chapter 10

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In this chapter we’re steering quite rapidly into a much darker direction again. Our yaoi fangirl is totally showing… Also, considering how we end here, I feel I should probably assure you that this is not the last chapter! We’ve still got quite a long way to go, so I hope you’ll continue the ride with us through next week and beyond!

Chinese for this chapter:

Nai nai = grandmother

Ye ye = grandfather