by Kris@WLP » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:16 am
Aticston, you really aren't going to like the next page, I think. Sarah's going to unload about how she feels, and it's whiny and all about her.
Yes, most of the characters are thinking only about themselves. These are all teenagers, after all, as BAR-1 said. We will see signs of thinking of others in the next few pages... but Sarah's not going to be one for a while. She still has a big steaming cup of wake-up that hasn't been served her yet.
But for serious grown-up conversation, you're going to need parents... well, parents who have grown up. Gus Cramer and Walt and Sally Stubbe don't count. You also need calm times with nothing much happening... which, in terms of storytelling, are boring. Watching personalities go BANG against each other is much more interesting.
And there's also the problem that Sarah quite thoroughly blames Peter for her problem, which combined to the other embarrassments he's led her into during the story has made her disinclined to start any meaningful, sensitive conversations with him.
Hmm... actually, thanks, Aticston, you've just given me the opening few pages for the next chapter. NOT Sarah and Peter talking, but Sarah and someone else, perhaps...