Oh, wow. So humbling. Woman, you give me a complex. You had some typos, and one of those sentences was incomprehensible to my teensy brain for the first three reads (#12), but guh. So many of your usual little details, delightful injection of real character, story, sci fi, humor, and touching sorrow. I think I'm too tired to give you feedback that's worth anything, but I really, really liked this. ♥