Wow. That was just amazing. I've never seen Maureen written so eloquently before. Awesome job.

Whew. You have some major talent. Your last paragraph gave me mucho shivers, esp. the part:
"Our soft parts, all pressed together, like we’re two armadillos, and my back protects her and her back protects me."

Kudos to you for a lovely piece of prose

wow. That was really quite beautiful. Great job.

Fantastic. I loved it. Your interpretation of Maureen was so realistic. And I have to addmit, I liked the armadillo part.

Wow. Very lovely. I love the way you write Maureen-- still very much her own person, but with the influences of the other characters so clearly there. Bravo.