Finally got Chapter 5 of Arson posted. It's titled "Not the Issue". Funny thing is, the text I posted has been written for almost a month now. If you haven't noticed, the chapters have been getting longer. My initial intention was to write the Project Yin stories in full-length chapters, but, as it was pointed out later, the shorter chapters make it easier to take in, and each chapter thus far has a certain sense of completeness that a chapter should have, despite their size. Additionally, I find it much easier to pace myself with the smaller chapters, since I only have to focus on one scene and one central series of events at one time, rather than trying to tie multiple scenes together in ways that may not be necessary. So I decided to cut Chapter 5 short, saving the scene in Hari Kari for the next installment, which will see Kurt sharing more dialogue and shedding himself of the silent-emo appearance I've been hiding him behind lately.

That being said, don't expect BLUEngn tutorials until I get done with Chapter 6. It was supposed to be part of the original Chapter 5, after all, and that particular part was what I intended to finish at about the same time as the tutorials. Chances are I'll probably get the tutorials done before I finish writing, since I've been doing more site development lately (notably the mobile xhtml version of the rss feed), so you might see the tutorials before "Hari-Kari" is posted.

Also, I'm pretty sure the Hari-Kari scene will take about two to three chapters to complete in this "short chapter" format, but the chapters should flow more smoothly, so they should almost be back-to-back. The only reasons for the division are the introduction of the mysterious girl from "Pagoda" and my preference to use cliffhangers ^_^. I'll try to make the wait as quick and painless as possible. Trust me, I'm waiting for the next day in Arson to come as much as you are. I heard there will be guns and explosions. :D

The Project Yin has officially kicked off with the first chapter of Arson. You can read the prologue in the Project Yin section. More should be coming soon.