Sparkatale

Maybe it’s just because I’m not very smart, but I found this chapter a little confusing and hard to wrap my head around. I’m sure as I keep reading I’ll begin to understand it better (that’s what happened with the last story of yours that I read). Still, I think some readers might be a bit put off if they find the first chap too confusing.

Despite that, though, this chapter has perked my interest. I’m wondering what a “zomb” is. It reminds me of zombies, but then I’m sort of thinking it just means an ordinary human :P I’m also curious to learn more about whatever cyborg/robot the main character is :D

It's sci-fi - another genre you probably don't usually read, I think? I try to keep the science content manageable, but if you find it overwhelming, then do let me know.

Okay, so now I’m thinking a zomb is a human robot thing that’s had its past and emotions repressed… Does Allegra’s kind use them for servants or something like that? I don’t know :P And I think Allegra is a human with part of a computer for a brain, but I’m not quite sure XD I’m curious to see what happens next after the conversation at the end.

You're spot on in your understanding of what a Zomb is - a human being with his/her personality suppressed and replaced with programming, that the owner can do anything with. And yes, Allegra has an operating system installed in her brain (almost everyone in this story does), with which she interacts as a voice in her head. She refers it with her own name, allegra, because it is essentially herself. Kind of like Iggy's Voice but much much smarter and without a personality of its own.

Does aws mean hours? I think that’s quite a strange way of writing it (mostly because I’m assuming its meant to be a syllable thing of hours, but that word is pronounced more like ow-wahs instead of ah-wahs, so I don't know if aws is the best way of writing it. But that probably doesn't make sense, so maybe you should just ignore me :P). I’m beginning to understand now, so I’m assuming Allegra knew Zech before he was a zomb? Sorry I’m a bit slow on the uptake :P It’s sad that she’s obviously regretting turning him into this soulless un-human thing, I hope she can find a way to change him back, though I doubt she’ll be able to :(

I don't think you're slow on the uptake, it's just the way I've presented the story - readers have to work things out for themselves, little by little. Cause I like stories like that, they're like puzzles or whodunits.

Yes, an aw is one hour, a sec is a second, twelve aws in a daycycle and another twelve in a noctcycle (from nocturnal). The story is set in the not so distant future, so I use these terms based on the reasoning that language changes slowly over time but it wouldn't be completely different. Likewise hetfriend (the opposite is homfriend), biological progenitor (parent), etc

It’s creepy how the zombs have become these lifeless shell things and can even be “customized” (mostly because I think it’s actually possible that one day something similar may happen in the far-future, knowing the way people are). I’m wondering why she made him a zomb in the first place, if she’s going to regret it this much. I’m assuming she’d know what was going to happen to him, so it seems strange to me. Although I suppose it’s probably the sort of thing that seems like a good idea at the time but in reality is much worse :P

Again, you are right in guessing that when Allegra made the decision, it seemed the right thing to do. I don't present events in chronological order, which is probably the source of this Why? question.

Allegra is socially unskilled because she's a programming genius who doesn't have many friends, whereas Zech is somewhat more 'normal' - at least he was before he got Zombed. Anyway, they do have history together, which will be revealed later.

Hmmm, that seemed surprisingly easy to me. I mean when she suggested she could bring Zech back I thought it would at least take her a few chapters to do so… But it seems like at the end she gave him back his life… Or maybe I just didn’t understand? I’m not sure :P Maybe she hasn’t completely brought him back yet.

At this point, she's got the means to restore his memory, but that doesn't mean she will go through with it, because to do so would mean admitting to him what she did, not to mention possibly losing him completely. Which would you rather have? Do the right thing and lose the only person you ever felt any connection to, or hold on to someone who can literally be everything you ever wanted? That is the big question in this story.

I’m still confused as to whether Zech has his memories back or not… I mean, at the beginning of this chapter he seemed way to calm, so I’m thinking maybe he hasn’t gotten them back completely yet :P

Anyway, the information about Zech and Allegra’s past was interesting. The process of making a Zomb was very creepy. I’m still wondering why Allegra made the decision to turn him into a Zomb in the first place. I mean, before you said she thought it was the right thing to do at the time, so I’m wondering exactly what made her think this, especially when the whole process is so scary :P

Nope, he's still a Zomb. That glowy orb needs to be 'installed' to complete the process. She might do that, she might not. But first we get to see how they started out and what events led up to Allegra being in this situation of being stuck between a rock and  a hard place.

I found this chapter really sad, I don't know why :P Maybe it’s just because I was listening to depressing music when I read it... Anyway, I wonder what job she wanted Zech to do. Now I see why she’s hesitant to return him back to normal, considering how he said he’d never agree to become a zomb… She’ll have to face some serious consequences if she restores him O.o I laughed at the bit at the end, though XD

The description of the zombs as accessories was creepy, especially when it mentioned "zomb farms". I found the stuff about “love” and “ownership” interesting. It makes me think of how in real life some people say they’re the “property” of their boyfriend (or girlfriend, but most people I know who’ve said this are girls talking about their boyfriend). It creeps me out, ugh. Anyway, I’m assuming from his memories that Zech’s dad (if it really was his dad) was raising him so he could sell him for a very high price as a zomb?