Dearest David,
The following is a formal complaint on the leaked ending of your novel ‘Dear Daisy’ and the general recent lean of the tale which, for want of a better term, is just bullying the protagonist.
Thus we would like to submit a counter proposal for the suggested ending of your creation: Kai Grape does not die. We appreciate this could confusingly affect the interesting plot, so we have come up with a few suggestions as to an alternate ending to aid you:
o Kai visits the grave of his deceased friend, Daisy Strawberry, and buries his notebooks alongside her having finally come to terms with his loss.
o Kai and Daffodil begin a preferably romantic ( but we will compromise for a platonic yet strong) relationship journey, going forwards into a new exciting chapter in their lives together. They maintain strong friendships with characters that have positively impacted their lives.
o Daisy, due some plot detail not yet covered, arises from the dead. She and Kai walk off into the sunset hand in hand after he resolves his family issues.
o It is revealed that Daisy, again due to some plot detail not yet covered ( some suggestions: tracked by the government because she was a super genius, blackmailed into it), faked her own death. The series of letters end with one slotted into the notebook – a note from Daisy herself asking to meet Kai to explain everything, and confirming that she never really died.
o Kai wins the lottery.
You may be wondering why we have dedicated so many words to opposing this proposed ending. Taking this into account, we have prepared an additional list in the hopes that we may succeed in convincing you of the merits of our agenda. Therefore, we would like to present ‘Reasons why Kai should not die’:
o Kai has already suffered enough, whether you view his story from a humanitarian point of view or that of the average reader, it is evident that he struggles greatly with family issues ( presented especially strongly in Issue #104), grief ( arguably presented in each and every issue by the simple fact that they have been written), and other ailments.
o Kai has, over the series of letters, developed many meaningful relationships with characters such as Daffodil Banana and Iris Blueberry. To eradicate all life from the character would be to sever these carefully developed bonds.
o Your readers. Throughout the 122 letters (excluding any author notes and additional content) you cannot deny that emotions have been played with – anger incited, sadness induced and happiness is only fleeting. Murdering the protagonist would be unfair to both your loyal readers and their families because they would have been pushed past the breaking point into insanity. Don’t you care about your readers – your friends?
These are just a few reasons from the plethora that comes to mind upon the notion of Kai Grape’s death. To proceed in the face of such polite yet extreme opposition would quite simply be absurd. After only just over two hours since the announcement of the ultimate ending of the story, five people have expressed sadness and opposition to this idea, including but not limited to: MarkTwain2.0 and bunnybear. When measuring the impact of this seemingly small number we ask that you take into consideration the fact that time zones may prohibit some readers from having seen the ugly message and so have not yet had the opportunity to react.
Many thanks.
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