Another fantastic update! I really liked how you used outside characters to put the ideas at hand in perspective for both Emily and us the reader. Of course now I'm all the more exited for the next chapter and to see how the story progresses. I'm also really interested to see how events foreshadowed in previous chapters come to pass in the future. I hope the work on your other projects is going well and look forward to reading them! Also I noticed you didn't update the the abdl forum with this chapter, are you no longer posting there?
While I may not have theories, I do have opinions. Your stories are always exceptional, and this is no exception. I look forward to seeing how this plays out, however it does so. Keep up the great work!