Ok, not that last time wasn't a legit reason (at least I assume having a broken arm counts). But yeah, for the second time ever, Shackles and Friendship is going hiatus.

As some of you know, I've been preparing myself for a grueling program called HackReactor, which in a nutshell is a boot campt for programmers. A 13 week course of constant hacking/coding, 8am-8pm, Mon-Sat, nonstop.

Crazy.

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Trying to get a feel of where you stand on this. As some of you know I use pictures and sound to make the fic a bit more interesting. Pictures, I use sometimes when I feel my writing skills fail to describe what I imagine.

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Did I actually keep my word and uploaded a new chapter as I said I would?

Oh goodness! Something must have gone right in the world!

...

Or very, VERY, wrong.

Chapter 45 - Scatterbrained

I'd say two maybe three days before I upload it. Thanks for being patient.

~Zai

So as some of you might have heard from a certain abomination, I was indisposed for a while due to a broken arm. Well it's still broken and I'm still wearing the cast, but I've managed to reorganize my life so now I can put some time to writing. Understandably it will be slow till my arm's inevitable freedom, but the good news is that the newest chapter is currently being edited, and should be uploaded soon.

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I'm Zai's (what kind of name is that) sister. I was asked to inform you all that he broke his arm a few weeks ago. Which is why there's no news or updates. I was kinda supposed to post this last week, but I forgot.

To his great annoyance.

Zai doesn't know how to swim. Haven't had a girl for two years. Can't ride a bike. Is losing hair. Getting fatter.

I am evil.

Editors go through a lot of stress swimming in our pool of misspells, grammars, and whatever else amatuer writters create.

My self included (sorry editors!).

So here's a little something I found that might better express their frustration.

Update: HA! Looks like I was a bit slow, knighty already posted this up.

I'm happy though, Tirek is definitely a antagonist I can keep in the back burner till the time is right. A leaching antagonist that's likely more powerful than Rodney? Heck yeah! Now that's battlefield equalizer!

Thank you Hasbro!