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"I accord them all their faith out of courtesy! [...] I nod along with my fellows no matter what mystical claptrap they proclaim. I wish them well on their mortal journey! There's boys all types of strange that find woodsy refuge! And seems to me that ought to include one very large and very ugly skooch!"

"But it seemed an affront to my new maidenly status to just squat in the open--for hadn't I made myself available for courting? Even if none had yet courted me? […], so I went to the crapper, which, once inside, I reminded myself to call a "comfort station" for a more ladylike effec--even if only in my mind. For the process of changing oneself, I've heard said, begins with self-talk."

The Chaser: 4/5. Expected a different (or more to) the ending from the title, but it still made sense with the ending we got. Both the MC and Robbie are teenagers and act believably, even if it's frustrating from a reader's perspective.

Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones: 3.5/5. The novella length doesn't do the story here any service; I would've liked more of this one with the world and history that was set up. Great ending though.