if you're going to skew the story to a J/E, who knows wtf could happen?

That's very true. I think that may be what the Muse had in her tricksy little mind. (I think her name must be Calypso ...)

I thought you went all Stepford Sparrabether

I write many things, but Turrow's where it's at for me personally. (Which I'll be getting back to finishing that story now that this is out of my system, thank you very much! *G*)