34,157. Essentially caught up, but tomorrow it'll be official, assuming all goes well. I think when this is finished -- meaning on the second or third draft, probably -- the final length is gonna be in the neighborhood of 70k. As it stands in the current form, I think I've got plenty of story to get me through the end of NaNo and probably some more to spare. The characters have really filled out, except for Benevici, but I've already figured out what to do with him on the next pass. Right now, for the first time, we're about to meet the "Big Bad." Trying a different tactic with the antagonists this time through -- should be interesting to write, but I'm not sure how tolerable it'll be to read. So I may have to undo it later. But for now, it's gonna be great.