Thank you! I'm often amazed at how fragile my self-confidence can be; I was pathetically nervous after posting this. I think it was partly due to the fact that I really wrestled with the second half, and when I posted the part I was happy with in hope of motivating myself to finish, none of my regulars commented, which got me thinking, ohshit, if they didn't like THAT, they're gonna HATE the rest! So...yeah. I'm pretty happy with it now that it's done, but I feel much better knowing my first comment isn't gonna be "OMG THIS SUCKS!" so thank you for that. It reads better in its entirety IMO, so I hope you're right about people waiting for the full fic - all 30 pages of it.

As for my back...meh, don't ask. It's marginally better, which means walking hurts less, but sitting is still agony. I just hope it goes away before I have to return to work on Tuesday. *cry*