Thanks for your comments, everyone. Sorry for taking so long to respond, I've been very busy this last week (this week, unfortunately, doesn't look much better).
Glad you enjoyed it, Artemis.
Hi Noorie, I understand your sentiment, but even a story that's taken me years and years to write has to end at some point, right?
Thanks, Ann. I could definitely imagine this sort of thing being so overwhelmingly stressful that when a person finally got good news, they wouldn't know what to do besides laugh.
Agreed, Iolan. Forget tugging on Superman's cape. Woe to the guy who messes with his family.
DW, that was exactly what I wanted to convey - that even give all they've been through, that was a week of pure torture.
Hi Michael. Macau doesn't have the death penalty. Also, since I base Metropolis on New York, and New York hasn't used the death penalty in over a decade (and it's only on the books as being the penalty for murder with extremely aggravating circumstances), it wouldn't apply to Jiang.
More is coming up!
Regards,
Rac
