author: Nicole J. LeBoeuf

This is a public announcement that Chapter Twelve is done. It contains things that were not planned as part of the original chapter outline, even considering that I've diverged from the structure of the original chapter outline already anyway. There's the potential beginning of a "keep swimming or die" theme, and the achievement of oceanic satori, and a cameo by the fabled Leviathan.

Next up: A conversation with the Shark Goddess, and an interlude with Amy and Todd back on land. I'm not quite sure in which order these will appear. If one sequence doesn't work out, the other probably will.

I'm a little worried. We just met the great beast Behemoth, and now I have to establish that the Shark is in fact all that and twice the bag of chips. I mean, it's pretty easy to say "it could have eaten the Leviathan in two bites," right, but how the hell am I supposed to convince anyone of that? I mean, it would be like C. S. Lewis trying to describe Aslan after having the children meet King Kong. Divinity, yes, it's divine and all that, but we're comparing it with Frickin' Huge here.

Of course, pretty much everything seems impossible when you're sleep deprived. With your permission, I think I shall collapse now. G'night.