{"id":1866,"date":"2026-09-04T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2026-09-01T03:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:01:18","slug":"chapter-29-behind-the-scenes256","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/09\/04\/chapter-29-behind-the-scenes256\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 29 Behind the Scenes256"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/09\/03\/chapter-29-behind-the-scenes255\/\">Previous<\/a> &#8211; Book1 Page256 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/09\/05\/chapter-29-behind-the-scenes257\/\">Next<\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p>They pick up their drinks, no biscuits nor cakes, and they disappear in the direction of the changing rooms.<\/p>\n<p>AngryBard and HayWire watch the girls depart, and NutJob notices that AngryBard\u2019s eyes are following Kayt carefully. Kayt\u2019s rear end to be precise! Amused by the thirteen year old\u2019s interest in one of the sixteen year old girls NutJob looks AngryBard in the eye, raises his eyebrows knowingly, then looks in the direction of Kayt. And once more looks directly at AngryBard.<\/p>\n<p>AngryBard recognises exactly what all the non verbal communication means, and asks, \u201cDave, can I chat with you for a mo?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK, come on then! We\u2019ll get a bit more privacy if we use the prop room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HayWire is left there at the refreshments table, standing among a group of random people, but feeling quite alone.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting on one of the tables in the prop room, AngryBard is no longer certain that he actually wants to ask any questions. NutJob\u2019s sure that he does, but thinks he\u2019s probably unsure how to phrase things. In a sympathetic tone he kicks off the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody thinks you joined the orchestra, because it\u2019s full of girls. We assumed that you were keen on one of them. What\u2019s up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all boring!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoring? You mean, <em>you<\/em> find them all boring? Maybe they\u2019re all OK? I don\u2019t know them, but maybe they\u2019re all completely normal girls?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AngryBard shrugs, and says nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re the exceptional one,\u201d says NutJob, \u201cgenuine talent. Have you ever thought about it that way?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d he says, \u201cbut what I mean is that none of them has any enthusiasm. They all play music, but they don\u2019t <em>feel music<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see \u2026 what does <em>feel music<\/em> mean to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/09\/03\/chapter-29-behind-the-scenes255\/\">Previous<\/a> &#8211; Book1 Page256 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/09\/05\/chapter-29-behind-the-scenes257\/\">Next<\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous &#8211; Book1 Page256 \u2013 Next They pick up their drinks, no biscuits nor cakes, and they disappear in the direction of the changing rooms. AngryBard and HayWire watch the girls depart, and NutJob notices that AngryBard\u2019s eyes are following Kayt carefully. Kayt\u2019s rear end to be precise! 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