Hope you had a good time out of country, groobie -- and so glad you're not tired of the writing style! Not to give too much away, but the tissues might be a good idea.

(Also, I so miss your beta-ing comments, but life is crazy and I'm barely getting them written and posted and all!

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Hey, got someone else to forget about RL stuff, LMA; I'll choose to take pride in that instead of be properly sorry for that.

So glad (and maybe relieved) to hear that the first chapter got you invested in the story. I know I've written about this time period before, and I'm always afraid people will get bored with whatever else I have to say about it. Definitely lots of suspicious goings-on here!
Thanks for the feedback, guys!