*Squee!* Yay! More of this fic! And oooh, developments! Everyone's called in! I hope the next part is available soon. :-D

That being said, I *love* all the character development you've provided here, the hints of underlying incidents, the variances in the connection between John and Ace. I enjoyed every minute of their conversation, and would have been happy to read pages more of it. Brava!