I think we see—clearly—more of Mer’s hypocritical side here. Honesty is good, unless she’s the one who is supposed to be honest. Then it’s bad. I mean, if she was really all that concerned about what Michael has been keeping from the others, she’d tell them herself, right? But she doesn’t, ergo Merri’s a pot and should probably leave Michael the kettle alone.
The Merri/Gen friendship development kind of threw me for a loop, but it makes sense at this point—who else does she have to talk to about the stuff going on with her? There are just the four of them (well, and I guess Thad counts too), that have this big secret and know what is going on. Sage is growing more and more distant from everyone, so she’s not about to get all chummy with Gen. Obviously, she and Michael aren’t going to be total BFFs or anything (although, admittedly, I’d like to see some kind of friendship develop between them at some point). That leaves Merri. And Gen is more or less over her distrust for the time being. I think.
And note the slow strain on Gen & Levi’s relationship. That’ll come to a head at some point in Part Two.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."
Author Commentary
I think we see—clearly—more of Mer’s hypocritical side here. Honesty is good, unless she’s the one who is supposed to be honest. Then it’s bad. I mean, if she was really all that concerned about what Michael has been keeping from the others, she’d tell them herself, right? But she doesn’t, ergo Merri’s a pot and should probably leave Michael the kettle alone.
The Merri/Gen friendship development kind of threw me for a loop, but it makes sense at this point—who else does she have to talk to about the stuff going on with her? There are just the four of them (well, and I guess Thad counts too), that have this big secret and know what is going on. Sage is growing more and more distant from everyone, so she’s not about to get all chummy with Gen. Obviously, she and Michael aren’t going to be total BFFs or anything (although, admittedly, I’d like to see some kind of friendship develop between them at some point). That leaves Merri. And Gen is more or less over her distrust for the time being. I think.
And note the slow strain on Gen & Levi’s relationship. That’ll come to a head at some point in Part Two.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."