Yeah, as much as I whined about how it just kept getting longer, I'm really impressed with how it went down. And with the deadline I had on this, it forced me to keep it on track and not get distracted by filler scenes, so that went a long way to keeping the flow solid.

I admit, I love writing Jack's POV a lot. And Cruger - Jack is a lot of fun to do, so I'm glad you think that works. :)

13,630 words. *sobs*