I only just realised, towards the end of this episode, that it's written in present tense. Normally I dislike present-tense writing, except for short effects (as Zelazny used it for the hellrides in the Amber books, for instance) and for writers who do it very well (Snow Crash, for instance), and I always notice it. Up to now. This is written so well that I didn't even notice (I had to go back and read the other parts because I hadn't noticed at all with them)! Well done, ye! You've managed to carry off a style which most other writers can't do well enough to satisfy me, that's impressive...