just checked the word count and what i had *promised* myself would be 1k and a treat has grown to 2k and i’ve barely gotten to the premise.

i *could* go whack the exposition but i know that’ll just make me too grumpy to finish, so instead im left pondering whether i should make some sort of diploma for whoever (if anyone) ends up actually reading this steaming pile of nonsense once (if) i kick it out into the world.