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VI: Things are not looking very great.
Don’t you dare harm him! Nathan is harmless.
As for Bea…. She is busted too. :(
Yeah you TELL her, Ben! I’ve been so annoyed with Bea for treating Ben the way she does. He deserves to know SOMEthing. :<
You can’t change the past, she should worry more about her future. I hope she doesn’t blame herself for Nathan’s demise though.
Same, she already learned that you can’t really change the past. Hopefully if she calms down she’ll remember that. ;;
Nathan Hale’s left eyebrow > Ben Cato.
They both love playing football. Perhaps they can settle this on the field.
Thank god she has reasonable friends, I feel so bad for them though. She’s basically playing him. I hope he forgives her for her foolishness, I like him better than dream boy.
OMG. You did NOT just say that. You’ve got to be… How can you SAY that?! She had a crush on Ben before she met Amazingly Lovable Alan Never-to-be-replaced!!! He may be in the past, but he’s part of her future, as well! I refuse to believe otherwise! Ben is an unfortunate person, who although is not wholly without merit is NOTHING in comparison to Alan!! Does Benjamin Cato have a linen shirt, wear amazing boots, carry a rifle, have a tricorn, or climb apple trees barefoot?? No! And he almost certainly does NOT know all the verses to Amazing Grace by heart!! Nor does he have that gorgeous smirk and delicious handwriting and compose heartbreaking letters of goodbye before marching into battle.
And how can you be worried about Ben and his petty man-issues when NATHAN HALE IS IN DANGER!?!?! *cries* How!? Where is your heart!?
I’m sorry. I’m not trying to be rude, but I couldn’t disagree with you more.
You put the words right in my mouth. I have always tried to figure out why I liked Alan over Ben Cato, but now I know why. :)
I think I agree with you, Beth. Ben is nice and considerate and all, but he just isn’t right for Bea. He doesn’t understand her the way Alan does. He makes a wonderful friend, but Alan loves her so much more.
My thoughts exactly! And now Ben will be the cause of Nathan’s death. :’(
Whoa lol! I didn’t expect this kind of reaction! I’ll admit, I’m not a vocal part of the fan community, I’m a bit on the quiet side, but I meant no hard feelings. I’ve just never been a fan of the old fashioned man sort. You know, the type that feel like they must struggle alone and sacrifice themselves all the time – wounded, like Nikki put it. Alan is a cool hero, but he’s certainly not my type and I don’t really see Bella developing a healthy long-term relationship with him right now. Maybe they’ll both change to fit each other better, we’ll see, but I do like Ben more. He is kind, intelligent, understanding and has a great sense of humor. Ben truly treats Bella as an equal and is concerned for her overall well being. I would have begged to have a boyfriend like him in high school. He deserves to be treated like the rare gem he is.
Linen shirts, amazing boots, carrying a rifle, tricorn hats, or climbing apple trees barefoot are not what I look for in a partner ^.^; Alan is brave, honest, poetic, and many things appealing, I’m sure, but when it comes to understanding who Bella is right now, I don’t think he has it. He origionally fell in love with her when she was actually part of his world, before she “woke up” and is now modern Bella. Maybe I’m thinking too much on it, but I really don’t think so. This comic isn’t vapid, it’s touches on some serious issues. Sure some scenes are romantic or hilarious. I have cried while reading this and I have fallen in love with many of the characters. That note Alan wrote broke my heart in the best way. But I still feel this comic warrants deep thoughts sometimes about how relationships realistically develop. Relationships are srs bsns to me XD
I’d hate to live in a society where women were treated as inferior, so living in the past is not such a romantic idea. I’d be horrified to wake up and find myself as a second rate citizen with my life planned out for me. Yes there were some badass women back then but they were few and far between. Bella realistically wouldn’t have developed the personality she currently has had she grown up in the past, her appeal is that she has a modern mentality in a far gone time. Anyway, I guess some people like that gilded image of a simpler time where male and female roles were clearly defined. But because I’ve studied this period, I know that this really wasn’t a pretty time in history. It was scary and turbulent. It’s exciting to watch, but not to live in and I can’t help but put myself in shoes of the characters who do not make it through. As a normal person, I feel for all the normal historical people in this comic who died for this cause and because of this war. This comic has brought this realism across well, which is one of the many reasons I continue to read it.
OMG I’m so sleep deprived…. I have no idea why I wrote Bella when I mean Bea. *fixes fixes fixes fixes fixes* T.T
I found it funny that you accidentally wrote in Bella instead of Bea. Your arguement in favor of Ben was the exact argument one of my friends made in favor of Jacob in the Twilight series. :)
Then again, a lot of the points that made Beth flip out in favor of Alan are why my other friends (and I) favored Edward…the old-fashioned, devoted, poetic types do induce swoons a little more frequently than the “he’s better suited to your future and he won’t try to tie you down/over-protect you” types.
Erin, I agree with you. I think people assume because I love learning about history (and writing about it) that I’d want to live there. Not even close!
Racism, disease, sexism, life expectancy, lack of modern conveniences, slavery… Nope. I don’t to go back!
Am I allowed to have an opinion? I think Erin is right: Ben deserves better. She either needs to change her game or let him go.
I agree. Alan is just attractive and in love with Bea. He’s the kind of “prince charming” guy every girl dreams of in middle school. I like him and all, but he seems too…full of angst…the “Wounded prince” type. Ben is much more real, at least to me.
I would say that Alan and Ben are BOTH “real” in the context of their respective worlds. Ben probably seems more down-to-earth for most of us because he’s also dwelling in the present and is therefore easier to identify with. Alan just SEEMS like more of a “fantasy” character because he’s basically living in a setting that’s straight out of an historical romance novel. That’s my theory, anyway.
… and because he’s awesome ……. but not quite as awesome as Nathan. <3 :'(
They’re both real in both of their worlds, certainly. It’s just that there’s nothing WRONG with Alan, persay. He’s “perfect”: attractive, angsty, and madly in love with the main character. (Including getting into fights over her and all that.)
Nathan is from the same fantasy historical romance setting you mentioned, but he seems more “real” to me than Alan. The reasoning behind this is…hard for me to put into words for some reason. Maybe in real life, I’d be more attracted to Nathan than Alan..??
I would argue that Bea’s long-time crush on Ben was a type of fantasy in itself, where she merely idealized him without ever really knowing him, so to compare their relationship as being so much more real than hers with “dream boy,” I think is unfair. (Unless I’m missing something from skimming modern-day panels and she knows him much better than I imagined.) We can know people here and now in our own lives and find out they’re more of a dream than someone we might meet in,/i> our dreams, because of the way we’ve set them up in our minds. So as David said, I believe both men are equally “real” and to say Ben is more so than Alan is unfair.
Of course, I respect the difference in tastes and values in men, but what drew me to this comic was the historical spin. I don’t read other webcomics – not any! So yes, I’m pretty much only here for the (admittedly) romanticized manly men with rifles and girls in petticoats and corsets. And I would sacrifice everything but principle for someone I loved. So I do feel that even though that time must have been horrific for many, I would brave it all without hesitation for the chance to be with a man like Alan for even a month. No, a day, even!!
And from my perspective, regardless of how good a person Ben Cato is, his modern day problems seem entirely superficial when stacked against Alan’s (and Nathan’s) life-or-death/liberty-or-death situations. Maybe that’s unfair, but after reading about the exploits of the brave men in the Revolution, it’s hard to see Ben as much more than a nuisance.
Oh, goodness! :) Of course Lora; yours is the ultimate opinion! And yes, I agree, it’s not fair to string him along. But I still understand why she feels she can’t just say yes or no and hangs onto him. (Akin to Christine’s Raoul vs. Phantom problem.) Although if it were me, I’d stick to my belief that if a real life man can’t top a dream he’s not worth it in the first place. That’s probably why I’ve never dated… :P
I’m getting rambly now, and I apologize for my lengthy posting!
Whatever. Ben, Alan, AND Nathan are all pretty cool in their own ways. I’ll just leave this particular debate to the fangirls, who certainly know more about the details involved! I DO know that Bea is going to be making a tough choice eventually, and SOMEBODY is going to be heartbroken. :(
Hm.. true. “Bea’s long time crush on Ben.” I never really considered that as fantasizing or whatever. But if you want to go there, you need to include the beginning of the webcomic, how Bea was instantly more into Alan (preoccupied over him and his appearances in her dreams) than Ben. So if you want to say her crush on Ben was fantasy, remember how her [dream, not her 1776 actual] relationship with Alan began.
Also, and this is entirely speculation because Lora never really explained WHY Bea liked Ben all that time..but when people (especially girls) have a crush on someone, it’s likely because she observes a boy and likes what she sees. NOT just the physical aspect, though. Perhaps she saw how nice Ben was to others (even if it wasn’t to her) and found that attractive. Again, this is speculation.
Okay, taking your second point into consideration….perhaps I’ve misspoken. Maybe “unreal” is the completely wrong term to attach to Alan. Maybe the word would be…. “Gary-Stu-ish…?” You probably know that this is a term for male characters who are considered perfect or almost perfect, by either the characters in the story, or the story’s fan-base.
(Or perhaps I’m wrong again and that is even more offensive than “unreal….!”)
Oh holy goodness, do NOT assume I’m discounting what the men of the Revolution did! No no no! 99% of my heros are my dear Revolutionaries! <3
So sure, Ben's high school drama and his problems are certainly more trivial when compared with Alan's. But I have to wonder…doesn't that add to his "over-perfectness?" Like he's so much more amazing because his life is so much harder than Ben's? (Thus adding more angst as well?)
Ha, dont worry about being rambly. :) I don't even know why I'm debating so heavily….but I can tell you I'm enjoying myself…so I hope no one's being offended!! :)
I do agree Ben deserves better…but I’m still 100% Team Alan! :P
I agree with you! I have preferred Ben to Alan since the beginning. He is such a great guy and truly deserves better treatment than what Bea has been giving him.
In IV: I’M COMING FOR YOU NATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uh oh, busted now, Bea!
This should be fun…>.<
If Bea DOES actually tell Ben the truth his reaction will be PRICELESS!
Uh-oh…..things are not looking good in Benville. And even less so in the VI.
INCENTIVE CAPTION!!!
Rogers: “Say it! We know all your tricks….”
Nathan: “No!”
Rogers: “Yes, you silly rebel! After all, tricks are for whigs!”
No! Tricks are for KIDS!
Uh-oh. Caught.
I’m sure Ben will understand that Bea has a boyfriend in another era. No big deal. :)
Rule of relationships — it’s not cheating if it’s in a different timeline
Lol!
Erm… Nope.
As a wife, I disagree. Cheating is cheating!
Well, to be fair, Bea IS between a rock and a hard place here. Whether she goes with Alan or Ben it will mean she’ll basically have to be celibate in one of the two era’s. THAT’S not going to be easy!
Um, no. Worse. She’s going to have to die in one or the other, and so join the other completely.
Well, at least that would solve the whole celibate-in-one-century issue!
It just occurred to me. What if 18th century Bea were to die while 21st century Bea was still “present” inside her and then became a ghost? She could eventually end up haunting HERSELF in the present!
Now THAT would be awkward! AND creepy!
omg not now Ben! haha geesh I was excited to get back to the future, or present, whatever time zone/frame we are in lol but now I want Bea to change history!
Da, Bea, change history! Save Comrade Nathan! The Soviet Uni…I mean, the Dreamer fans will be MOST grateful!
Nathan!! Invoke the right of parlay!!
Hehehe! Love this!
Haha!!
“Hello Poppit!”
(what is a Poppit anyway?!)
I think you meant “poppet”. It’s either a term of endearment, another spelling of “puppet”, or a type of valve. Take your pick!
A poppet is a little doll-thing. It’s mentioned in the Crucible and it’s supposed to be a “fetish,” which is kind of like a voodoo doll. (Not THAT kind of fetish, people!)
Just going by what I found when I looked up “poppet” online. But waitaminnit, VOODOO! We totally overlooked THAT possibility! Quick, somebody make a Robert Rogers plushie and start with the hexing!
With pleasure, darling! XD *grabs sewing kit and pins… lots of pins* *evil laugh*
Maybe make a Gen. Howe plushie also, in case Plan A doesn’t work! *sinister chortle*
I must say, you’re doing a fantastic job of keeping us on the edge of our seats. If I wasn’t seething at Ben and his horrible affinity for getting in the way, I’d… actually, I’m kind of blinded by the intensity of these emotions, right now, but I really wanted to reiterate how much I love this, and your hard work!
*sniffles* But it just ocurred to me that September 22nd is this week… and I have a dreadful feeling that this means… the comic might align with… and… NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NATHAN, NOOOOO!!! *weeps* You can take it back, Lora!! You can change history! Make it not so!!!! *tearfully gets on knees and claps hand to you* Let him liiiive!
OHMIGOSH………Just. NO. NO! Lora, you did NOT plan it so it would line up that perfectly……Ah…wait, you can’t; the 22nd is tomorrow, and that’s a Saturday. So unless you favored us with a very early update…. we probably don’t need to break out the tissue boxes until later. ;P
As much as I want there to be a way for Alan and Bea to end up together, I definitely think Ben has every right to be concerned and a little pissed at Bea right now. I mean, while we know Bea crushed on him for a long time, he had to have felt the same for a while as well if he asked her out. He’s genuinely interested in her, and she just blows him off all the time. Even their kiss was like a token of appeasement, compared to the practically-burst-into-flames-hot of her kisses with Alan. I get that she’s torn, but she’s not being fair to him and her head isn’t in the right place for a relationship of any kind with him right now.
So, either she needs to tell him something plausible (“I’ve been having these really weird dreams and not sleeping well, and it’s just really getting to me”) or break it off with him. Which will certainly cause plenty of drama in her 21st century life.
In other news… Tomorrow is the 22nd, isn’t it? :( Anybody else wonder what would have happened if Nathan ran toward the fire with everybody else, at least until he could make a sideways escape down an alley? Running directly away was going to attract attention from anybody, not just the Rangers.
She won’t. She won’t tell him something as simple/plausible as that. She’s probably going to tell Ben the truth because she’s really that..foolish. D:
You share my thoughts. I think poor Nathan was kind of just panicking at this point and couldn’t think straight enough to realize how much he’d stick out when he ran the other way.
*ques Braveheart soundtrack*
Miss Lora, I must humbly beg for Nathan’s life. You mustn’t kill him; time can be rewritten! He’s so amazing and sweet and incredible…he doesn’t deserve to die a traitor’s death. Perhaps his hanging was all a misunderstanding–someone else stood in for him and he escaped.
You see, while Alan will always capture a special place in the hearts of girls everywhere, Nathan has his own charming sense of attractiveness. We can’t help but love him for who he his (and the fact that he is still single is nice too).
Part of me will die if Nathan dies. You must let Nathan live.
*dramamtic speech closes with the audience weeping and cheering*
…well, if you don’t want him to have a traitor’s death, then you want him to have an officer’s death?
Firing squad it is, then!
(I’m sorry, I like messing with you all…) ;)
YOU ARE SO CRUEL TO US!!
(just kidding :). Seriously, though, I’m actually a bit of a weirdo in that I love it when lead characters die. I’m the author of 12 books, so someone dies in every single one, lol)
…I actually hate it when characters die!
And then I chose to write a story about Dr. Warren, Colonel Knowlton and Nathan Hale.
#fail
Haha!! Yeah, my family calls me heartless. I just wrote a novel about set in 1884-1890 in which a surgeon and his widowed daughter befriend a young, seriously deformed outcast named Joseph Merrick. After they have known him for three years, he dies tragically in his sleep.
Of course, it’s a true story, so I kind of had to kill him since he died in history. So I suppose I faced something similar to what you are now facing ;)
And, contrary to my usual feelings, I actually was weeping for hours after I wrote his death scene. That was, I think, the one character that really got to me. I miss him :(
My favorite character is Frederick Knowlton. And at least he lived to see his eighties!
Freddie!! Yep, I like him too :).
Team Fred, fo sho.
So now I suppose you’ll want to make some “Team Fred” tee-shirts?
I’d buy a Team Freddie t-shirt ;) Since we can’t have Knowlton pere, at least we know Freddie is available.
And he’s safe from Historically Accurate Lora, too! Give us the shirt!
You know… I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that they don’t know where Nathan’s body was buried… Maybe he transported to the future instead? Opened a nice little historical library somewhere,, : )
Ha! I like this theory. And yes, his execution site is debated and we don’t know where he was buried. Same for Knowlton though he at least was given an officers’ funeral.
Here’s what I think happened. The British thought they could turn Nathan over to their side and use him as a secret operative for their espionage service. However, it would require Nathan to be “dead”, so they basically faked his execution. But afterwards Nathan pulled the wool over their eyes and managed to escape. THEN he could have transported to the future!
Dude, Ben…bit of advice for you. If a girl you’re trying to date wants to ditch school, you don’t tell her she’s not going to until she tells you why. You tell her she’s bringing you along, or else you’ll turn her in.
Why was I single through most of high school again….? ;)
“Dude, Ben… If a girl you’re trying to date wants to ditch school… You tell her she’s bringing you along.”
And Trevor joins the gold star club!
Brent – 3
Caera – 1
Jen – 1
David – 1
Faith – 2
Amber – 1
Tammy – 1
Trevor – 1
I wish Bea really could “bring Ben along”. As if the 18th century wasn’t dramatic enough already!
She totally could bring Ben along. It’s called “shared dreaming,” and he could also implant ideas in her brain while she sleeps. It’s called “Inception.”
I know it’s possible, because I’ve done it before.
I like that you’re keeping track of these.
It’s the only way to keep it straight.
Yay! Now I feel awesome!
Poor Ben! I feel for you man, but GET OUT OF BEA’S WAY! She’s trying to save nathan for all of girls!
I am missing something here. In the interest of science, medicine and precise historiography, can anyone tell me the significance of Ben Cato’s Ominous Blue Outline (OBO)? Is this the first appearance of same? Just when plausible theories for ORO have emerged, OYOs and now OBOs appear!
I wondered how long it would take for the diagnoses on the OBO to begin. Perhaps it’s a predatory warning, along the lines of: RUN, BEA, RUN!!!! Crap is about to hit the fan!
So this is a first appearance of OBO, occurring in a high school corridor. I do not recall seeing such a thing in my high school. Then again, it never achieved the level of drama that is par for The Dreamer course.
OBO – drama, angst :-(
OYO – peril with a small possibility of pain and/or death 0_0
ORO – immense pain; large possibility of death* x_x
*occurs in 90% of all known cases
I could be mistaken, but wasn’t there an Ominous White Outline around Nathan soon after he arrived at the Fighting Cocks tavern? It was also around the barmaid, if that’s any help to you in figuring out what it’s meaning could be.
True, but we’ve only seen that the once and I’m inclined to wait before making an official description. My instinct, though, is “suspense and drama”. Stick it between the OBO and the OYO on the scale.
Also…..
-Happy birthday, Mr. Frodo and Mr. Bilbo!
-Remember Nathan Hale and most of the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815 today!
It could stand for “subterfuge”, since that’s what Nathan was up to at the time.
subterfuge is a division of suspense and drama.
Hmm, Well, I only know from looking it up that subterfuge is basically about trying to avoid bad situations, and acting sneaky to evade Loyalist spy-hunters should fall under that category. Nevermind, just as long as the Ominous White Outline is added to the list. I’ll settle for that.
No Adam at the concerts, and no Nathan in the update. Can I die now?
Y NO ADAM?! D: Tell me this tale of woe!
Um, he apparently crashed from exhaustion the first night (he hasn’t been well this week–apparently his voice gave out in Houston) so he wasn’t awake to come say hello, and the second night they grabbed him and threw him in a truck parked backstage before the lights even came back on. After all the hell I went through at that Austin venue, I was exceptionally P’d off, as you can imagine. Not sure what the deal was. He doesn’t make a habit of doing long signings afterwards or anything, but he’s known for being incredibly sweet, and he loves his fans, so it’s odd to think of him playing the Rock Star.
I DID however, get to meet Daniel, Jasper and Steve. Breanne was nowhere to be found either night though, and I don’t know anything about that. So I’m going to just have to stalk her and Adam until they sign my stuffed owl…
And then I get home and find no Nathan in the update, and I was done. I took Ambien, despite saying I never would risk it, and went to bed. It had no effect whatsoever.
Aww, dear thing. I am full of sympathy. He didn’t come out after Bottom Lounge in Chicago (this past July) either… apparently he had to find someplace to take a shower before they hit the road that same night, en route to the next venue. I’d never begrudge him that, of course, but I was still disappointed after I stood around outside for like, 2 hours (or more) waiting. Alas! I just wanted a picture and a chance to add my voice to the hundreds thanking him for his music! He did, however, wave to us from stage – it’s a tiny venue, standing room only, and we were front-ish center, holding glowsticks that spelled out ‘Owl City’…because yeah, why not? :D (Behold: http://quothshe.tumblr.com/post/27133053788/owl-city-bottom-lounge-chicago-july-12-2012)
And he said this: http://quothshe.tumblr.com/post/27131997908/take-it-all-away-owl-city-live-in-chicago
I think you’re right on… he’s the sweetest thing ever, but only human when it comes to his energy level/social skillz/ability to go out and please the masses night after night. And hey, I’m all for being kind to introverts… that’s why we love him, I’m kind of one myself. :)
*OFFERS BROWNIES OF THANKS TO LORA FOR SHARING HER COMMENT SPACE WITH ADAM YOUNG’S INDOMITABLE ADMIRERS*
Oh! And I did “meet” Breanne, Daniel, Jasper and Steve… kind of. I was actually too shy to take pictures or ask for autographs, though. (Go figure…) They’re super nice people, too, and I imagine they act as a kind of fan-buffer for their fear(less? ful?) leader. ;)
You’re one up on me. I didn’t meet Breanne. I got a picture with Daniel but my phone died before Steve and Jasper showed up. :P I got all three autographs though so that’s good. :)
Yeah, I was talking to Daniel and he said the tour life was pretty nuts. I don’t blame Adam for looking for a shower! lol It’s not like any of them COMMIT to signing afterwards, and knowing how much of a toll just GOING to a concert is (being an introvert as well) I don’t really expect to see him lollygagging about afterwards. Still, if I ever became famous for any reason and knew I had fans waiting I’ll be sure to make a point of seeing them. Just because the kids out there with me were so precious. Um, am I allowed to say that about people only 7 years younger than me? lol
lol Sorry Lora. Hoot-Owls have a way of taking over…
I hear ya, and I would try to do the same (…I think…never been in that position so I can’t *really* say). I know his appreciation is real, though, and that’s enough. :)
Haha, yes! 7 years is a big difference. I hate age segregation and being talked down to, but now that I’m in my 20s I can’t help smiling when I’m around a bunch of teenagers… I know it’d be a fatal mistake to say, “Aww…your lives are SOOOOO cuuuute…!” But I’m definitely thinkin’ it! 0:) Gives me some perspective. What must those older folks be thinking of me, eh? I don’t even wanna know.
p.s. I heard from a guy who was the first in line outside Bottom Lounge that the trick is to beat Adam’s tour bus to the venue. He was already in line when Adam arrived, and got his T-shirt signed and everything. Standing there all day wasn’t possible for me, alas, but maybe I’ll try it if I can come October…? *sneaky*
I don’t suppose anyone knows what the ETA of the tour bus is? He was pulled up and parked by the time I got there both times, 6 or so hours beforehand. It’d be easier if people would actually come to MY city…^.^; But now I know. lol Gosh it sounds like stalking now…I’m not sure I’m ok with that seeing as I have had stalkers.
There is a fine line. ;)
Well, so long as I don’t go driving up the interstate to Owatonna I think we’re ok, right? lol
…you mean you haven’t done that yet?!
=P
Nope. Even I have scruples!
I wish God could bring Nathan Hale back from the death we really need you Nathan really bad.
Ah, but how do we KNOW he’s REALLY dead? We only have the Lobsterback’s “official” word on that and I’d trust them about as far as I could throw King George!
Yeah… Maybe the Brits shanghaied him somewhere… His family could not find him and he did not return from the war.
Then again, what about John Montresor’s account? He seems pretty honest.
Good point about Montresor. Still, we must remember that he WAS a British Army officer who would obey whatever instructions were given to him by his superiors. On the other hand, as a member of the Corps of Engineers Montresor may not have been part of the “inner circle” of any possible conspiracy here, and could have honestly reported the truth AS IT WAS KNOWN TO HIM.
OK, I KNOW this is sounding far-fetched, but we should consider ALL the possible theories and scenarios, especially since we can’t exactly dig up NYC in search of Nathan’s remains to prove or disprove the official story. Honestly, I’m not sure I’d want to exhume Nathan even if we DID know where to dig! :P
Hmm.. Somewhere I found that he was Howe’s aide. It could be possible..
Oh gosh! What have the British sent him to Senegal Africa or Sumatra in the East Indies? They did do that to American POW’s.
Research it. It is crazy!
Or maybe they took him to India or gave him up to Muslim pirates. Goodness, my mind is going places here! Maybe they locked him up in a castle in Quebec or Montreal. Maybe they put him in the Jersey prison ship.All kinds of theories going on here. What DID happen to Nathan Hale?
I think by then they’d started sending people to Botany Bay too…perhaps there are Hales in Australia ;)
Yeah, You’re gettin’ it! Things are not always as they seem.
Btw, Elvis is ALIVE! Well, maybe not the original, but his clone is doing fine in Las Vegas as, ironically an amazingly realistic Elvis impersonator. Just thought you should know!
“I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country” may or may not be exactly what you said, but I’m sure the sentiment was the same. Rest in peace, buddy!
I guess I am the only one who is thinking “who does this guy think he is?”
He’s not her father.
She doesn’t have to explain anything to him.
He can ask but she can decline.
It’s not his business.
Oops, seems Bea’s not lucking out in trying to get out of school.
In other news, I had a dream the other night about how you ended this issue and how you showed Nathan’s death. For some reason it wasn’t all I’d dreamed it to be and I was like really upset about it in my dream. I know it’ll actually be wonderful, though because you’ve never disappointed us so far.
Sorry this is probably the weirdest reply ever. O_o