Story Notes:

Well, it's been exactly one year since I've written “The Fall of a Kingdom�, so this means it's time for another birthday story for exclamation man (an author whose work you should definitely check out, if you haven't already. Seriously.)! Now, I do have quite a few things to say about this story. First of all, it's 8:20 in the morning and I haven't slept at all because I wanted to finish it on time, but that's alright; I'd feel much worse if I had slept and not gotten to complete it. Then, there's the meaning. I realize that the ending of this story can basically be interpreted in every way you want to, so, in order to avoid confusion, I'll just say that this is a story about EVERYTHING. Well, everything except for success, probably. Then again, maybe not. Let me just put it this way: The story makes sense to me. If it makes sense to you, too, then that's good. If it doesn't, then that's good, too, I guess. Anyway, happy birthday, ex-man, I sure hope you'll enjoy this years present at least as much as I enjoyed staying up all night. I'm pretty lucky it's still weekend.