Weekly writing update

As of Sunday night:



Now bogged down on at least two fronts, possibly three, and in danger of losing sight of the plot, but slogging on regardless. Why will characters -- characters put together completely on the fly, at that == not do what they're supposed to do? Behemoth 23 is not supposed to be saved, but between her Navigator and her eager young Engineer it might happen.

Message I just sent to my apartment management

My air conditioning doesn't appear to be working properly, as of yesterday when I turned it on for the first time this year. The fan works, and the compressor makes about the usual amount of noise, but no cooling occurs -- the air coming out of the vents is not noticeably cooler than if I just run the fan. In previous years it would usually cool down to 80 degrees within less than an hour.

Also, the endless running water noises are still audible. If this is a normal condition, please could you let me know so that I can stop bugging you about it?