Thank you all for the very encouraging comments! I have to say, I never really thought I'd be on the receiving end of comments. It's a pretty great feeling!
I'm glad the nervous tic line worked so well, and Clark's... er, impossible choices. I had a lot of fun writing this story, and I'm glad the humor works so well.
Dave - Actually, I don't think I ever thought about the falling-vs-floating thing, at least consciously.
I wish I had, and I think it's neat that you saw that.
Now, for all of you who felt this part was a little too short... hey, I've been there, reading other authors' work - I can relate. I'm a nice, civic-minded FoLC (except apparently, I'm leading Sara astray) :p and I can take a hint. So I've posted part 2 and it is much longer.
This story is finished, except for a little... shall we say italics-fixing, Wendy? So while I haven't counted how many parts I've got, I do have a lot I can post.
How does every other day or so sound?
