Jan 26, 2022
Lol, am only a few lines into this monster of a chapter but the hell you mean it's only been a week?😅
Are weeks longer in this world? Have we seen every single action antrhyom has taken, every day of quiet uneventful travelling between locations😶?
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Heck let's break it down shall we?:
Walked to the village, meets Sae Squad & Co [+1] - Kills rats then hunts beasty [+2] - Get hit on by priest then save burning town(kinda) [+1].
Walk to next town and stay at it [+1], spent days making money at a post office and getting a map plus lord.cabinets aid [+like 4?].
Crystal crossing[+1]
Meet anthryom at the party and start traveling[+1], attacked by initial assassin's[+1]. Pokémon cave[+1].
Sandy Cove filler arc (library day plus anthryoms 'day-off') [+2].
Figthing goddess snake [+1].
Verdict: At a conservative estimate atleast 16 days have passed, more then 2 weeks minimum!
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Don't get me wrong, I know this must all seem like a nickpity and it is (and boi will I be embarsed if I read on only to find out you address this later in the chapter😅) but this is the sort of thing that can completely shatter a reader's emersion.
In adventure stories, the passing of time is one of the simplist ways the author shows progress to a reader.
In a lonnnnnnnnng ass book like this one, it is best to convey that an equally long time has passed.
Imagine reading 2/3rds of lord of the rings only for Sam to go "Oh Mr.Froodo, it's only been a week but already I miss Honiton" - It would kill the immersion, bring into question the fundamentals of time and distance in this world and make the story feel inconsequential - Like the couple 1000 pages of reading where just an elaborate opening act.
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That's all for now, shall read the rest of the chap soon 😊👍.
