@Coen, yes it does seem to be rather long. It's mainly why I break things up in scenes to begin with. It allows the reader to leave mental bookmarks of where they are. I will start posting issues by scenes instead of chapters. Thank you for your feedback and suggestion.
I like how you gave human emotions to Irene and I really liked how she gets her name :) Btw, I realize you tend to post one chapter with 3-4 scenes. However, to increase readability, I think you can consider separating each scene because they are long enough to be posted as an issue themselves.