paizo.com Recent Comments on The Secret of the Rose and Glove—Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's Keypaizo.com Recent Comments on The Secret of the Rose and Glove—Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's Key2011-06-15T20:05:27Z2011-06-15T20:05:27ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyKevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#312013-09-05T16:30:31Z2013-09-05T16:30:31Z<p>The subject of anthologies of the short fiction has been broached many times. I'd certainly be all for it, but the decision lies with the editors and publisher to see if the numbers work.</p>
<p>Glad you enjoyed the silver maiden. She's a fun device for an 18th century game certainly.</p>The subject of anthologies of the short fiction has been broached many times. I'd certainly be all for it, but the decision lies with the editors and publisher to see if the numbers work.
Glad you enjoyed the silver maiden. She's a fun device for an 18th century game certainly.Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)2013-09-05T16:30:31ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's Keyselunatic2397https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#302013-09-03T22:53:01Z2013-09-03T22:53:01Z<p>I borrowed the silver maiden for my game...and so much more!</p>
<p>If you ever get a book of these stories printed up I'm all in!</p>I borrowed the silver maiden for my game...and so much more!
If you ever get a book of these stories printed up I'm all in!selunatic23972013-09-03T22:53:01ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyKevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#292013-09-02T23:17:30Z2013-09-02T23:17:30Z<p>Glad you enjoyed the story and the detail! There are three other stories with Norret, and lots of other fiction from me with other characters elsewhere too.</p>Glad you enjoyed the story and the detail! There are three other stories with Norret, and lots of other fiction from me with other characters elsewhere too.Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)2013-09-02T23:17:30ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyYasumotohttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#282013-09-02T07:44:33Z2013-09-02T07:44:33Z<p>Norret definitely grew on me, and I really appreciated the detail! So glad I came back around to finish this- very well done!</p>Norret definitely grew on me, and I really appreciated the detail! So glad I came back around to finish this- very well done!Yasumoto2013-09-02T07:44:33ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyKevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#272012-03-09T00:34:06Z2012-03-09T00:34:06Z<p>Cheapy—</p>
<p>High praise. Thank you. It's great to know when your work inspires someone else.</p>
<p>Itchy—</p>
<p>Glad you enjoyed those two too, and thanks on the correction. I did skip the smaller one.</p>Cheapy--
High praise. Thank you. It's great to know when your work inspires someone else.
Itchy--
Glad you enjoyed those two too, and thanks on the correction. I did skip the smaller one.Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)2012-03-09T00:34:06ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyItchyhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#262012-03-07T13:05:00Z2012-03-07T13:05:00Z<p>Correction: He did <b>two</b> short pieces for Wayfinder #6. The first is a short story, the second is a VERY short story. Both are very good.</p>Correction: He did two short pieces for Wayfinder #6. The first is a short story, the second is a VERY short story. Both are very good.Itchy2012-03-07T13:05:00ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyCheapyhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#252012-03-07T05:17:50Z2012-03-06T19:39:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kevin Andrew Murphy wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Cheapy wrote:</div><blockquote><p> This was the first web fiction I really read.</p>
<p>I now want to read more. </blockquote><p>Well, I'd direct you over to <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial/thePerfumersApprentice/v5748dyo5ld1r?The-Perfumers-ApprenticeChapter-One-The-Flowers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">"The Perfumer's Apprentice"</a>, the sequel to this story, but I think you read that one first.
<p>For other Golarion fiction, I also did one of the chapters of <a href="http://paizo.com/products/btpy8lx5?Pathfinder-Tales-Prodigal-Sons-ePub" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">"Prodigal Sons"</a>, the AP fiction for Kingmaker. And I also did a short story for <a href="http://paizo.com/products/btpy8qgp?Wayfinder-6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wayfinder #6</a>.</p>
<p>And of course you can check my website for my other work (though I need to update the list).</p>
<p>Glad you enjoyed! </blockquote><p>I have not yet read that one, but plan on it. To say this story inspired me is an understatement.Kevin Andrew Murphy wrote:Cheapy wrote:This was the first web fiction I really read.
I now want to read more.
Well, I'd direct you over to "The Perfumer's Apprentice", the sequel to this story, but I think you read that one first. For other Golarion fiction, I also did one of the chapters of "Prodigal Sons", the AP fiction for Kingmaker. And I also did a short story for Wayfinder #6.
And of course you can check my website for my other work (though I need to update the list).
Glad you...Cheapy2012-03-06T19:39:20ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyKevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#242012-03-06T08:54:45Z2012-03-06T08:54:45Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Cheapy wrote:</div><blockquote><p> This was the first web fiction I really read.</p>
<p>I now want to read more. </blockquote><p>Well, I'd direct you over to <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial/thePerfumersApprentice/v5748dyo5ld1r?The-Perfumers-ApprenticeChapter-One-The-Flowers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">"The Perfumer's Apprentice"</a>, the sequel to this story, but I think you read that one first.
<p>For other Golarion fiction, I also did one of the chapters of <a href="http://paizo.com/products/btpy8lx5?Pathfinder-Tales-Prodigal-Sons-ePub" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">"Prodigal Sons"</a>, the AP fiction for Kingmaker. And I also did a short story for <a href="http://paizo.com/products/btpy8qgp?Wayfinder-6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wayfinder #6</a>.</p>
<p>And of course you can check my website for my other work (though I need to update the list).</p>
<p>Glad you enjoyed!</p>Cheapy wrote:This was the first web fiction I really read.
I now want to read more.
Well, I'd direct you over to "The Perfumer's Apprentice", the sequel to this story, but I think you read that one first. For other Golarion fiction, I also did one of the chapters of "Prodigal Sons", the AP fiction for Kingmaker. And I also did a short story for Wayfinder #6.
And of course you can check my website for my other work (though I need to update the list).
Glad you enjoyed!Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)2012-03-06T08:54:45ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyCheapyhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#232012-03-06T04:49:30Z2012-03-06T04:49:30Z<p>This was the first web fiction I really read.</p>
<p>I now want to read more.</p>This was the first web fiction I really read.
I now want to read more.Cheapy2012-03-06T04:49:30ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyKevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#222011-03-21T18:02:10Z2011-03-21T18:02:10Z<p>Glad you enjoyed it, especially the ending. As I mentioned earlier, this is probably one of my favorites, and I'm glad that you and others have liked it.</p>
<p>And kudos to the folk at Paizo who built Galt and the rest of Golarion, making this tale possible.</p>Glad you enjoyed it, especially the ending. As I mentioned earlier, this is probably one of my favorites, and I'm glad that you and others have liked it.
And kudos to the folk at Paizo who built Galt and the rest of Golarion, making this tale possible.Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)2011-03-21T18:02:10ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyMalachite Icehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#212011-03-20T18:43:17Z2011-03-20T18:43:17Z<p>The ending is marvelous; after the various healing that Norret uses for himself we expect that whatever he choose will be to his own benefit - and of course, it is, in a way that we totally don't expect.</p>
<p>I have had the pleasure of encountering your fiction elsewhere, and I may say that this is one of your better pieces. It humanizes the endless tragedy that Galt embodies, and at the same time shows that even against such a festering pit of mutual betrayal - humanity and nothing more at its worst - one can pluck a rose.</p>
<p>Thank you for presenting that rose to us Pathfinder fans!</p>
<p>MI</p>The ending is marvelous; after the various healing that Norret uses for himself we expect that whatever he choose will be to his own benefit - and of course, it is, in a way that we totally don't expect.
I have had the pleasure of encountering your fiction elsewhere, and I may say that this is one of your better pieces. It humanizes the endless tragedy that Galt embodies, and at the same time shows that even against such a festering pit of mutual betrayal - humanity and nothing more at its...Malachite Ice2011-03-20T18:43:17ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyErik Mona (Chief Creative Officer, Publisher)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#202011-02-21T20:53:00Z2011-02-21T20:53:00Z<p>There are no concrete plans to do this now, but it wouldn't terribly surprise me if it happened some time in the future. If/when that does happen, though, it certainly won't be ALL the stories, so your best bet for completism is still reading them online. </p>
<p>We are in the process of converting all of the Pathfinder Journal entries and the web fiction to the ePub format so people can read them on iPads and other digital readers, but that's sort of a computer, so perhaps not what you're looking for.</p>
<p>It also takes a long time to convert the file formats and get them uploaded, so it's something we're doing in batches, as time allows.</p>There are no concrete plans to do this now, but it wouldn't terribly surprise me if it happened some time in the future. If/when that does happen, though, it certainly won't be ALL the stories, so your best bet for completism is still reading them online.
We are in the process of converting all of the Pathfinder Journal entries and the web fiction to the ePub format so people can read them on iPads and other digital readers, but that's sort of a computer, so perhaps not what you're looking...Erik Mona (Chief Creative Officer, Publisher)2011-02-21T20:53:00ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyAlephtau (alias of Valiance)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#192011-02-20T18:51:19Z2011-02-20T18:51:19Z<p>Thanks, I certainly shall read broken blades, but for now i am slowly reading the past stories first. I have been a fan of pathfinder for awhile now(wish i could say from the beginning, but sadly did not discover pathfinder until the tail end of Council of Thieves, and am slowly playing catch-up), and just recently got internet so i can catch up here too.</p>
<p>I have really enjoyed these stories, but for one thing it is hard on my eyes to read them on a computer screen. Is there by any chance plans to publish these stories( and possibly the pathfinder's journal stories from the adventure paths) in a short story book collection? That to me would be wonderful.</p>Thanks, I certainly shall read broken blades, but for now i am slowly reading the past stories first. I have been a fan of pathfinder for awhile now(wish i could say from the beginning, but sadly did not discover pathfinder until the tail end of Council of Thieves, and am slowly playing catch-up), and just recently got internet so i can catch up here too.
I have really enjoyed these stories, but for one thing it is hard on my eyes to read them on a computer screen. Is there by any chance...Alephtau (alias of Valiance)2011-02-20T18:51:19ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyJames Sutter (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#182011-02-17T20:00:20Z2011-02-17T20:00:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Alephtau wrote:</div><blockquote> Not to be negative, but a lot of this story did not make sense to me. The riddles were never explained that i could tell. Too many of the sentences were run-ons and hard to follow. Overall a good story, with a good twist on some staples of RPGs and a pleasing ending, but I had trouble following a lot of it. </blockquote><p>Don't worry about being negative. :) We play around with different styles in Pathfinder fiction, and it's important that people tell us both what they like •and• what they dislike, so that we can modify our material accordingly. With its bevy of awesome alchemical information and allegory, Kevin's story is on the denser end of the spectrum—for something equally fun but a bit more straightforward in its prose, might I recommend taking a look at Monte Cook's new piece, <a href="http://paizo.com/store/byCompany/p/paizoPublishingLLC/pathfinder/tales/serial/v5748dyo5lbue" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Ghosts of Broken Blades</a>?Alephtau wrote:Not to be negative, but a lot of this story did not make sense to me. The riddles were never explained that i could tell. Too many of the sentences were run-ons and hard to follow. Overall a good story, with a good twist on some staples of RPGs and a pleasing ending, but I had trouble following a lot of it.
Don't worry about being negative. :) We play around with different styles in Pathfinder fiction, and it's important that people tell us both what they like *and* what they...James Sutter (Contributor)2011-02-17T20:00:20ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyAlephtau (alias of Valiance)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#172011-02-17T06:05:54Z2011-02-17T06:05:54Z<p>Not to be negative, but a lot of this story did not make sense to me. The riddles were never explained that i could tell. Too many of the sentences were run-ons and hard to follow. Overall a good story, with a good twist on some staples of RPGs and a pleasing ending, but I had trouble following a lot of it.</p>Not to be negative, but a lot of this story did not make sense to me. The riddles were never explained that i could tell. Too many of the sentences were run-ons and hard to follow. Overall a good story, with a good twist on some staples of RPGs and a pleasing ending, but I had trouble following a lot of it.Alephtau (alias of Valiance)2011-02-17T06:05:54ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyKevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#162011-02-04T19:16:15Z2011-02-04T19:16:15Z<p>Thanks. This is probably one of my favorite endings, and I'm glad you enjoyed the alchemical details as well. Norret is a lot of fun to write.</p>Thanks. This is probably one of my favorite endings, and I'm glad you enjoyed the alchemical details as well. Norret is a lot of fun to write.Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)2011-02-04T19:16:15ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyScrotusMaximushttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#152011-02-03T22:16:09Z2011-02-03T22:16:09Z<p>Terrific story, loved the attention to detail in the alchemical symbolism, etc. Parts reminded me of Foucalt's Pendulum. Well done, beautiful ending.</p>Terrific story, loved the attention to detail in the alchemical symbolism, etc. Parts reminded me of Foucalt's Pendulum. Well done, beautiful ending.ScrotusMaximus2011-02-03T22:16:09ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyZeugmahttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#142010-10-23T20:53:49Z2010-10-23T20:53:49Z<p>I really enjoyed the ending of this story. It made me say "Awww." At the same time, I kept wondering what Norret will say when Orlin asks about his parents and his other brothers' fates.</p>
<p>After reading this story, I think the Final Blades are even more terrifying! They're like Purgatories with no way out, when the possibility of resurrection is a literal truth.</p>I really enjoyed the ending of this story. It made me say "Awww." At the same time, I kept wondering what Norret will say when Orlin asks about his parents and his other brothers' fates.
After reading this story, I think the Final Blades are even more terrifying! They're like Purgatories with no way out, when the possibility of resurrection is a literal truth.Zeugma2010-10-23T20:53:49ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyKevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#132010-10-22T22:14:11Z2010-10-22T22:14:11Z<p>Glad everyone liked this so much. I don't always do happy endings, but in this case, I was very glad to be able to pull one off. Norret really deserved one.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for all the comments, and also to Geraint for introducing me to a new idiom.</p>
<p><i>(Records "sweet as a nut" in mental lexicon alongside "pissah!" once awarded by a Bostonian poet....)</i></p>Glad everyone liked this so much. I don't always do happy endings, but in this case, I was very glad to be able to pull one off. Norret really deserved one.
Thanks everyone for all the comments, and also to Geraint for introducing me to a new idiom.
(Records "sweet as a nut" in mental lexicon alongside "pissah!" once awarded by a Bostonian poet....)Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor)2010-10-22T22:14:11ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyJason Lillishttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#122010-10-21T19:41:27Z2010-10-21T19:41:27Z<p>Agreed! Excellent stuff, Kevin. Hooray for happy endings!</p>Agreed! Excellent stuff, Kevin. Hooray for happy endings!Jason Lillis2010-10-21T19:41:27ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyArazyrhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#112010-10-21T13:34:36Z2010-10-21T13:34:36Z<p>This may be my favorite Web Fiction story yet. Yes, I'm a sucker for a happy ending. 8^)</p>This may be my favorite Web Fiction story yet. Yes, I'm a sucker for a happy ending. 8^)Arazyr2010-10-21T13:34:36ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyMatthew Morris (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#102010-10-21T11:54:02Z2010-10-21T11:54:02Z<p>Wow.</p>
<p>That's all, just wow.</p>
<p>I hate to think of the amount of reading I'm going to need if I play/DM for an alchemist.</p>
<p>The 'realtionship' of Alchemy vs. Arcane magic was nice too. I always played up the psions vs. mages, psychic warriors vs. monks aspects in my writings, so this was well received.</p>Wow.
That's all, just wow.
I hate to think of the amount of reading I'm going to need if I play/DM for an alchemist.
The 'realtionship' of Alchemy vs. Arcane magic was nice too. I always played up the psions vs. mages, psychic warriors vs. monks aspects in my writings, so this was well received.Matthew Morris (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8)2010-10-21T11:54:02ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyGeraintElberionhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#92010-10-21T10:53:27Z2010-10-21T10:53:27Z<p>Lovely stuff, sweet as a nut.</p>Lovely stuff, sweet as a nut.GeraintElberion2010-10-21T10:53:27ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyEric Hinklehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#82010-10-21T00:35:15Z2010-10-21T00:35:15Z<p>A great ending to a great story. I loved the use of alchemical symbolism.</p>
<p>And this line was pretty good too:</p>
<p><i>Further along, standing on his hind legs and dressed as a court fop, was Patapouf the unicorn, flirting with a camelopard dressed as a houri from Katapesh. </i></p>
<p>So Golarion has furry art? ;)</p>A great ending to a great story. I loved the use of alchemical symbolism.
And this line was pretty good too:
Further along, standing on his hind legs and dressed as a court fop, was Patapouf the unicorn, flirting with a camelopard dressed as a houri from Katapesh.
So Golarion has furry art? ;)Eric Hinkle2010-10-21T00:35:15ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Tales: Paizo Blog: The Secret of the Rose and Glove--Chapter Four: The Silver Maiden's KeyMikazehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lbjb?The-Secret-of-the-Rose-and-GloveChapter-Four#72010-10-20T21:03:58Z2010-10-20T21:03:58Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Paris Crenshaw wrote:</div><blockquote><p> This was a great tale. I love the variety presented here. Something heartwarming...not what one would normally expect from a setting like Pathfinder. It made my day.
</p>
</blockquote><p>I don't think the setting as a whole discourages heartwarmingness.
<p>But man I <i>was</i> surprised to see a story set in freaking <b>Galt</b> work out this way.</p>
<p>Very, <i>very</i> good stuff.</p>
<p><span class=tiny>Not crying...</span></p>Paris Crenshaw wrote:This was a great tale. I love the variety presented here. Something heartwarming...not what one would normally expect from a setting like Pathfinder. It made my day.
I don't think the setting as a whole discourages heartwarmingness. But man I was surprised to see a story set in freaking Galt work out this way.
Very, very good stuff.
Not crying...Mikaze2010-10-20T21:03:58Z