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>>25041
Quite deliberate. The narrator is telling things from his perspective, and since he knows who he is and the audience (in-story) knows who he is, names are unnecessary. I threw that in partly so the readers could put a face on him, and partly to show how serious this moment is in the story.
It's not the only significant thing that's going to happen with names in the story, but that's for later.
>>25040
Just think of this story like a fine wine: if you uncork it and chug the whole thing a week after it was bottled, it's just swill. You gotta let it age properly and develop subtle notes and undertones before drinking it slowly to appreciate all it has to offer.
Or so I'm told; I don't care for wine and I'm just a hack who writes a loli story on the internet.
Next chapter is going to be a big one, building up to the big moment. I would like to do it all at once and not blueball you with another cliffhanger, but I make no promises.