[ She would say she was asking him the reader, not the editor - but he gets there eventually. Offers a slight tilt of the head as she considers: ]

You leave them notes?

[ It's almost teasing: Like that's not very godly. Not that she has room to speak, really, given her own behaviors. But it's cute to envision and how many ways it would go wrong, so she offers a half-covered laugh as he goes on. ]

Now that's you slacking, I'm surprised. Maybe the Reader is facing the story within the book and finds the protagonist. Maybe he thinks that the book's protagonist is the hero, but because he knows what happens and how to counter it he's the real protagonist.


[ yes, this is just riffing omniscent reader's viewpoint ]