Not a big surprise. This seems to be part of the deal I’m getting when I choose to enter a story without knowing where it’s going. I mean, by definition… I don’t know where it’s going. Theoretically, I can unfold things in the direction I want, but it has to make sense for Christine. And so, contrary to what she might believe, I can’t just do whatever I want.
I try to go back to “What does Christine need/want?” Superficially, “She gets what she wants immediately, end of story” might seem like what she needs/wants, but in all stories, that’s rarely actually the case. So, I am trying to see what we’ve covered and what we haven’t covered yet. As in, there is a reason Christine wants/needs the specific things she wants/needs. Why is that? What must happen for her next?
I wouldn’t say that I enjoy this not knowing, but I also wouldn’t say that I don’t enjoy it. Sometimes, in my own life, I think what I need/want is getting every answer right away. But then when I really think about it, I realize that such a state would be incredibly boring. It would be like going on a trip and returning from it at the same time.