Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-35702393-20180628083548/@comment-34320391-20180702150035

Uhhh... Cora, I know you may hate me for saying this but I think it's too soon. It's your character, you have the choice, but I think you should use the run-away-from-home card a lot later in the book. It would be a big task to do, and doing it now may completely collapse your character. You could use the party as an opportunity to have a big argument with Mr Smith, with maybe Cora semi-winning for the first time in her life (or it all goes down against her). If Cora continues to live with Mr Smith, later arguments can occur when Cora attempts to sneak away to meet Starlight, etc.

Also, if Cora leaves, all 3 of us other kids will be questioned and harassed until we give your whereabouts. It also cuts off Mr Smith from the equation, and a possible Red excuse to leave her parents. (I was thinking that Red's parents think that Mr Smith is a good gentleman and that Red should company Cora for that reason.) "If only they knew..."

Another problem, we can't all be cut off from each other. It would make it practically impossible for us to meet up again. We have to all think of excuses to leave our homes. I've got my cousin, Red's got Cora (so far) and Newt's parents are busy and have basically given up on him. Maybe Mr Smith is really angry at Cora and beats Cora, but is forced to let Cora go with her friends because he doesn't want to lose Cora forever (which Cora threatens to). Meanwhile, Cora contemplates whether actually running away, something she does later on.