Everlost chapters 16-20

Allie found her way aboard the ship by taking control of a real-life ferry man. She then proceeded to make the aquantance of the McGill. However, things didn't go quite as she had planned. The McGill, threatening to throw her over the side, demanded to know how she got aboard her ship. Allie told him that she possessed a living-world person to do it. The McGill, as it turned out, wanted to return to real life and demanded that Allie teach him how to possess the living. Allie agreeded, knowing that she could buy time this way. However, Allie knew she couldn't teach the McGill to possess the living, so she began a sort of training that was all bluff, to buy her time to figure out how to free Nick and Lief. While She was on his ship, Allie discovered something increadible and potentially useful: All fortures from chinese fortune cookies come true in Everlost. The McGill had a stash of fortune cookies that he liked to consult whenever he wanted to know something about his future. Allie also discovered something else: the only time the McGill had ever lost a battle was when he went up against a tough band of Afterlights in Atlantic City. They captured the McGill and he only escaped much later. With this in mind, Allie began to formulate a plan.

If I were an afterlight in Allie's situation, I would be pretty freaked out and pumped up at the same time. Let's look at the facts: I'm on a monster's ship, with the only thing stopping him from throwing me overboard is the false promis of teaching him to possess the living, which I can't in fact teach him. However, this is also an excellent adventure, so I would be pretty excited too. I think that the way Allie is manipulating the McGill is pretty ingenious. She has bought herself a lot of time and has made herself valuable to the McGill, so he can't throw her overboard. She is also discovering things about the McGill's ship and Everlost in general. She's playing smart, with everything she's got at her disposal. However, I don't know if it's going to last. The McGill is bound to figure out that Allie is bluffing about teaching him to possess the living and when he does, he will no longer value Allie, so he'll have no reason not to throw her overboard. Overall, I'm very pleased with how the story is progessing and I hope there are still more twists to come.