Thanks for the great comments!
And I actually think you've got the whole thing backwards, Terry--I lacked sleep when I wrote this, and it turned out a bit more confusing than I usually like my writing to be. But it was an idea, and I had to get it down.
Actually, I was planning on having Bobby say something before the first line of the story, and forgot to put it in once I found out which episode I was trying to set the story in. The story wasn't meant to begin with Lois's initial reaction, but I figured once it was posted I'd leave it as-is.
Thanks again!
"You take turns, advise and protect one another, even heal or be healed when the going gets too tough. I know! That's not a game--that's friendship!" ~Shelly Mezzanoble,
Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress: A Girl's Guide to the Dungeons & Dragons Game Darcy\'s Place
