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Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz (longest German word)

I can't wait to do more with Aussie. I'll make the AI way over-the-top Australian. He'll hail from your neck of the woods, Woop Woop.

The sun? Giver of life?

Amy, I left out the smilies in my post. I assumed they were implicit. Sorry about that. I've been emulating Kranky with his unique wit, so let's blame it all on him. :-)

As for God being real or not, I walk a fine line like a staggering drunk. Just when the reader thinks they're real, I do something that makes them sure they aren't. And vice versa. That's intentional since it adds a little fun, I think. One is the things God says whenever the two MCs are together: he says things about the non-POV MC as if he knows things about him that only God could know.

There are a number of other examples scrambled somewhere in my head. For example, when Apollo begins to trust God at the end of Act III, he gets arrested on New Beth. God tells him not to worry because that's exactly what's supposed to happen. Another is when God tells Joseph to volunteer at the haven hospital. He saves Anikh from the fire, only to have her die in his arms, which triggers his decision to create the Christian Heresy. Also, there are the muscle urges that allow Apollo to beat the shogun, as well as the urge to pee and his head jolting. For obvious reasons, there are always other explanations, even if the odds are very slim.

I'll be adding another one in v3. Joseph's God will use some expression regularly and Apollo's God will use it at least once in some obvious place in the story to create a WTF moment.

I've had reviewers tell me they were sure one way or the other about God, which suggests I'm achieving a reasonable balance between the two possibilities.

Again, sorry for the missing smilies. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Huh?

Now you tell me, when I've written a complete draft? <insert grumble>

Six months ago, you had kittens because there was too much of a link between their lives, meaning that God must have been real:
- They both hear God when they are young (though not at the same age/year).
- In v3, Apollo will hear multiple (2) voices in his head, just like Joseph does (3).
- Young kid dies at the same time in both their lives (Andrew and William); William will be Apollo's best friend in v3 to create more anger/hatred in Apollo.
- They were both deeply affected by the first attack on New Bethlehem, causing each to accept their destinies.
- Things keep happening in Act II where God comments in such a way that strongly suggests he knows about/is the other God.
- Joseph accidentally kills his mother; right after that Apollo's father is killed.
- The shogun appears in both their lives, abusing each MC.
- Apollo is almost killed by Lupus; Joseph is almost killed by the shogun.
- They both leave Earth at the same time.

Nevertheless, your point is well taken. I haven't causally linked the two MC's events. It's two stories that only coincide in Acts 2 and 4. However, the sympathetic pain between them doesn't seem possible, since that definitely demonstrates God is real, doesn't it?

Thanks, Janet.

I already wrote the cameos for Amy (Dr. Ess) and njc (the Professor and founder of Acmy, Inc.). They'll both appear in Act I.

Thanks for the review, Your Majesty, Aussie Reid. Just think, you almost became Jangaroo, but it was a little too silly for the battle.

WTF?

Try these two name generators:
http://fantasynamegenerators.com
http://www.behindthename.com/

murderers, not murders. Hope you caught that before going to print. :-)