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AWLL3 — Book 3 — A New World

Last updated through AWLL3.3 ch 066.

Book summary

AWLL3.3 A New World runs September 11, 2001–January 14, 2002 (ch 1–66; Chapter000 9/11 timeline excluded from bible). NIKA and the Adams household absorb 9/11 — Belinda Barton confirmed dead, Ailea lost at Cantor Fitzgerald, Amir Khan detained, FBI at the Khans and Compound. Steve shelters Yousef/Nada/Fatimah; Philosophy Club debates war and liberty; Hope surrenders her purity ring; LA trips yield Aisyah (sex with religious limits on oral/kiss). Harper Atkinson Assistant CTO; Managed Services; Dante 2 suit. Winter cascade: Dyani, Nickie, Kayla, cheerleader V-cards, Yuriko, Shannon (Boca). Jesse sees Macrina and has sex with Angelina; Francesca runs again; Estrella arrives. Book closes when Kelly outs Steve as Angelina’s older guy — Jesse walks home alone.

Chapter summaries

  • Chapter 1 — September 11, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Second tower strike at NIKA; staff watches CNN/Fox; Belinda on Flight 11, Ailea at Cantor Fitzgerald. Steve needs no propranolol; supports Al Barton at hospital.

  • Chapter 2 — September 11, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Yousef asks Steve to shelter Khan women; Amir detained in Boston. Evening FBI search of Adams house; Steve's encrypted journals sent to Samantha.

  • Chapter 3 — September 12, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Steve waits on Khan stoop; FBI/CPD raid with guns drawn. Patricia/Melanie/Liz represent family; Birgit unnerves agents on video.

  • Chapter 4 — September 12, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Jessica home; triad checks on Khans. Birgit challenges government «cheating»; Steve warns against Afghanistan quagmire.

  • Chapter 5 — September 13, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Stephanie confirms Belinda dead; Felipe safe. Steve vetoes weak CTO candidate; postpones user-group meeting.

  • Chapter 6 — September 14, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Natalie forgives broken guest-room promise. Birgit sneaks Rachel Kealty into teen party; sauna with UChicago friends — Nickie wants more cuddling.

  • Chapter 7 — September 15, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Saturday run; Sarah York requests Philosophy Club access. Sensei Jim approves Neil as personal student.

  • Chapter 8 — September 16, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Jackson argues Steve «controls» through excellence, not coercion. Dyani controls pace in sauna intercourse.

  • Chapter 9 — September 17, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Post-coital rules with Dyani; asylum limits for Fatimah discussed. Jesse's basement game room plans; Michelle calls about Sarah.

  • Chapter 10 — September 19, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Michelle warns Sarah will seek sex; Steve will mentor only. Hope declares readiness — homework first.

  • Chapter 11 — September 22, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Hold 'Em tournament; Commander Northrup visits. Hope wants sex «not just yet»; calculus tutoring continues.

  • Chapter 12 — September 29, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Taliban protect bin Laden; Steve favors surgical SEAL strike over invasion. Suzanne urges Steve to ask Nickie to dance — he has «not a damned clue» how.

  • Chapter 13 — September 29, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Consent philosophy: Steve last asked a girl in 1979. Vice sting at Union Station — cop asks «what did I do wrong?» after seeing Steve's family photo.

  • Chapter 14 — October 5, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Harper Atkinson interviewed for Assistant CTO. Hope Trek banter; joint Guys'/Girls' Night jazz and games.

  • Chapter 15 — October 7, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Birgit hosts teen discussion group; Fatimah marriage dread. Philosophy Club: «Think of the children» and Jessica finally sees Steve's liberty argument.

  • Chapter 16 — October 7, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Birgit retains Patricia on Fatimah asylum — no path before eighteen. Hope offers purity ring; Sandy supplied Smart Teens; Smart Choices.

  • Chapter 17 — October 13, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Hope's ring removed; STI exchange; virginity lost in makeshift space. Sundae role-play and two Hope blowjobs.

  • Chapter 18 — October 14, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Morning-after praise; Hope's church fantasy versus Steve's consent ethic. Triad affirms Hope mentorship.

  • Chapter 19 — October 15, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Rebecca face-to-face for security role; background check clear. Steve prepares LAX trip.

  • Chapter 20 — October 17, 2001, Aboard a flight from ORD to LAX — First-class to Los Angeles; Kimmy messages about Aisyah. Andy dinner reservation confirmed.

  • Chapter 21 — October 19, 2001, Los Angeles, California — Aisyah cooks; extortion fear clarified as quid pro quo for identity of gossip leaker. Islamic view of possession versus Anala/Hope dynamics.

  • Chapter 22 — October 19, 2001, Los Angeles, California — Jessica phone: no conversion; Rule 3 exception for Aisyah discussed. Wife approval for Los Angeles contact.

  • Chapter 23 — October 20, 2001, Los Angeles, California — Oral pleasure yes; Aisyah refuses intercourse and kissing as ḥarām. Steve affirms wives hold veto.

  • Chapter 24 — October 21, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Home dinner; Penelope «intelligence skips a generation» banter. Jesse learner-permit studying.

  • Chapter 25 — October 23, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Imam meeting on Muslim employee issues; Reliance of the Traveller lent. October 25: Jessica prescribes propranolol; Jesse permit test aced.

  • Chapter 26 — October 26, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — _A Wartime _Consigliere__ — Stephanie wartime counsel mode; approves Dave's programmer request. Penny pair-programming tension acknowledged.

  • Chapter 27 — October 27, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Nickie dance to How Deep Is Your Love → Suzanne's room. Birgit POV: parental party logistics and Navy «widows».

  • Chapter 28 — October 28, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Sarah entitlement collapse — no owed sex. MySQL hiring; Occam/QED homework humor.

  • Chapter 29 — November 2, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Date with Alex; Amber (twelve) crush acknowledged safely. Libby walk home — boundaries with young girls.

  • Chapter 30 — November 4, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Steve questions Catholic practice; mens rea church debate. Prepares second LAX trip.

  • Chapter 31 — November 8, 2001, Los Angeles, California — Convenience-store chain inspection with Muhammed — distressed inventory and Aisyah's bad news about Ailea (confirmed lost).

  • Chapter 32 — November 12, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Albert POV: Navy blocks Thanksgiving recruits; IRC with WarriorChick. Chelsea intimacy at Compound.

  • Chapter 33 — November 18, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Jesse POV: post-hockey escape in BMW; Libby counsel. Philosophy Club clarity on dating ethics.

  • Chapter 34 — November 23, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Albert POV: Chelsea Thanksgiving; Etheldred nickname. Family Trek viewing; Perfect World banter.

  • Chapter 35 — November 26, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Cheerleader Kayla STI talk → Like a Virgin soundtrack; queen-of-hearts card. Birgit promotion readiness; Emilee arrogance challenged.

  • Chapter 36 — November 30, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Jesse POV: Macrina «emission omission» joke; Monsters, Inc. plan. Sweden and Rochester hockey camp flagged.

  • Chapter 37 — December 2, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Sarah deflowering in sauna; virgo intacta medical framing. Freedom-versus-fear Philosophy Club thread.

  • Chapter 38 — December 2, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Kenwood Academy gang problem — Jesse may transfer to Lab School. Trib editorial on nekulturny security.

  • Chapter 39 — December 7, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Kara/Jessica overrule kids on school move; Steve demands they hear children's views. Attitudus teenagicus coined.

  • Chapter 40 — December 7, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Attitudus Teenagicus — Peter/Birgit dating talk; pre-marriage sex none-of-your-business ethic. Teen attitude diagnosis.

  • Chapter 41 — December 10, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Birgit POV: useless school sex ed; Lab School hope. Mons veneris anatomy straight talk.

  • Chapter 42 — December 14, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Kelly couch session; Xbox/Mario Kart with Jesse. Kristy card-game virginity pipeline.

  • Chapter 43 — December 14, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Truth or Dare with Kelly; four queen-of-hearts cards. Jesse/Libby «anything you want» lecture.

  • Chapter 44 — December 16, 2001, Greater Chicagoland, Illinois — Jesse POV: Orthodox consecration day; Young Frankenstein/Deep Throat humor. Macrina sexual troubleshooting «patent».

  • Chapter 45 — December 20, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Argentine visa crisis; Dante 2 internal project name. Crain's/Sun-Times press thread.

  • Chapter 46 — December 21, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Matthew POV: Chelsea oral; Adi wants boyfriend-first path. Dayna/Stefania virginity scheme via Mattie.

  • Chapter 47 — December 23, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Matthew POV: Adi hockey-player seduction; Europa Universalis gaming. Tom Clancy Capitol bombing «what-if» debate.

  • Chapter 48 — December 26, 2001, Boxing Day, Chicago, Illinois — Albert POV: Boxing Day with Grant grandparents; Black Hawk Down in Grand Rapids. Birgit driving tease.

  • Chapter 49 — December 27, 2001, Grand Rapids, Michigan — Steve/Alex chili and Graeter's; whirlpool with Natalie/Leigh. Affirmative-consent debate with Grant elders.

  • Chapter 50 — December 28, 2001, Grand Rapids, Michigan — Vizzini wine logic on personal responsibility. Natalie exploratory boundaries.

  • Chapter 51 — December 29, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Princess Bride quotes; laundry and Cirque du Steve domestic chaos. Kara room-offer etiquette.

  • Chapter 52 — December 29, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Birgit snit over mindgames versus actual sex. Logan's Run reference; sauna resolution deferred.

  • Chapter 53 — December 30, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Birgit POV: Rachel revenge fantasy on Carla's birthday. Spin the Bottle plans.

  • Chapter 54 — December 31, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Cheerleader virginity party begins; Kayla, Kelly, Kristy queue. Steve's NYE resolution framing.

  • Chapter 55 — December 31, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Adult NYE guest list — Emilee, Latricia, Navy men. All Out of Love/Open Arms dance mix.

  • Chapter 56 — December 31, 2001, Chicago, Illinois — Three cheerleader V-cards; The Glory of Love/The Next Time I Fall with Angelina. Yuriko body-hair request honored.

  • Chapter 57 — January 1, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Jesse POV: I-190 toll; Macrina date plan. New Year's driving and Angelina thread.

  • Chapter 58 — January 2, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Jesse POV: basement pipe flood → Macrina house tryst. Parents won't object.

  • Chapter 59 — January 2, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Estrella internship exception pitch to Dave Kallas. Colombian exchange student arrives.

  • Chapter 60 — January 4, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Anala lunch; Rap Session values reshape her worldview. Loki chaos principle.

  • Chapter 61 — January 5, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Jesse POV: Macrina philosophy date; purple-unicorn nonexistence joke. Carol Stream side trip.

  • Chapter 62 — January 7, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Jesse POV: FBI summons at Kenwood; Angelina bedroom tryst. WLUP on stereo.

  • Chapter 63 — January 7, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Francesca runaway — FBI cars at Compound; dinner for agents. Katya dossier versus Janice Parker Sun-Times op-eds.

  • Chapter 64 — January 9, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Birgit POV: post-Russia cuddle; Kara cold-war flare. Black Hawk Down movie night tension.

  • Chapter 65 — January 12, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Vanilla Sky plans; Maya full-day tryst negotiation — second Saturday pattern. Birgit knows cheerleader scorecard.

  • Chapter 66 — January 12, 2002, Chicago, Illinois — Jesse/Macrina afternoon sex; Kelly reveals Angelina's «older guy» was Dad. Jesse refuses to talk — «just let me be!»