[Hereafter] Chapter CV: Parting Glass (Patreon)

Believe it or not, there was actually a plan for Taylor to sing "The Parting Glass" this chapter, or at least have the crew sing it, because it's definitely old enough a song to have been around back then for the crew to know it. For various reasons, however, it got left on the cutting room floor.

The middle section got away from me a little. That heart to heart came almost out of nowhere, but I liked it so much that I ran with it and kept going until it felt like it had run its course. I wanted it to feel organic and real, and I also wanted to dump a little bit of lore in both yours and Taylor's laps.

As for the ending, it came to me in a flash as I was writing that section, and I realized, no, Rika's definitely going to go that direction, and I needed to lean into it, so I did. I really like how it came out. Extra fitting, when you remember Blackbeard's intro.

EDIT: Moving down all the way. 7/9/2023