High-concept storytelling in Gone 6: Ending big, promising bigger

Ending big, but promising bigger

We'll be safe together

Danger, check. Time to move forward.

Sam, as leader, secures the team.

“Come with us, Astrid, okay?” Sam said. “We’ll be safer together.”

Astrid flinched at the word “safer.” But she nodded.

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Can you find the same pattern in these examples?

“Heidi… you coming?” Noah asked. “Ready to check it out?”

“If that was a checkout chick gag… blind or not… I’ll kill you,” she spat. “But, yeah. Sure.”

“We’re going to need food,” Trixie said. “To get food, we’re going to need people and cars.”

Hunter and Bron nodded. They were in her hands now.

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