Two months on the job and I can definitely tell that I am not quite up to the rigors of this assignment.  It seems that no matter how hard I try to keep things light, balanced and under control, things just seem to go horribly awry.  I didn't sign up for street gun battles in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  The good people of Minnesota should be able to walk the streets without worrying about being caught in a crossfire.  Particularly one that was instigated by me.

Out of character - great work by Clay in juggling four so very different characters.  The early sessions are always the hardest for the GM because the players really haven't become a unit.  So nicely done, it was free form and for the most part, light and fun.

In character - It is difficult to accept my new role.  While I am certain that I was an instrument for good this past weekend, I cannot ignore that I did much harm while achieving that good.

So it is only 5 days out from the 29th of May and our final session.  I am still not sure on the location, but if it is down south, let me know and I'll arrange the carpool.

I feel I owe an explanation over the slightly earlier than expected end to my contract.  It wasn't that I was trying to shaft the players out of another session of fun, but that in the grand scheme of things, something that I wrote long ago, became less and less challenging as we progressed until it reached the point that it finally became irrelevant.

We have our eighth session scheduled for next Sunday (April 3rd) at 11:00am at James and Mary's home.

Some things to consider:

Act 1 is an odd one, it is rather out of place compared to the rest of the session.  But it expands on some things that you already suspect and will learn about as we approach the end.

Act 2 is our pretty normal fare over the past 5 sessions- strange times in Dowling, Walt getting into trouble, poor Angela cleaning up crises, etc.