Wow. I haven't seen much of S9 yet (and only bits of S7-8), but I've been thoroughly spoiled by discussions of the storyline, and I think this is great. Beautifully written and very moving. (First time I've read a Lucas fic.) I know you're determined to keep your Net time to a minimum and don't want to get sucked back into the forum (and I definitely don't want to do anything to make it harder for you), but I did wonder if you would consider posting this on the board in the Spooks thread in our new Cast & Crew forum. If you'd rather not get back on the board right now, I understand -- I can post it for you.

(Btw, our "Missing scenes/Postscripts" ficathon is going quite well... but I really, really don't want to be a temptress. :D Good luck with everything.)