It's been a few good months since I read this and it was a stunning piece of work, now with that said I'd just like to say that
... F*** I despise when the fanfic I've read is so good that I just can't stop daydreaming about it. Hahaha, easily one of my top 3 read fics (I don't have a number one bc I haven't been able to read every last fanfic in existance so no way I will rate one as n1 lol)

Wow... I happened to read this for the first time only after 19 years after it was written!

Gosh, this is awesome! A brilliant noir novel which I totally enjoyed reading!

It's so perfectly fitting into the original Cowboy Bebop's story which doesn't happen often with fanfictions, and the story is really deep and well written! Thanks a lot for this masterpiece!

I'm many years late, but wow this was good. I accept this as Cowboy Bebop prequel :)
Thanks for writing!

Geez. This is one of the best things I've ever read. You managed to create a whole backstory for Spike, Julia, and Vicious that was complex and blended seamlessly with their actions in the show. I thoroughly enjoyed this- my only beef if that you kept the affair between Spike and Julia to only a night, which only makes the complete story all the more tragic! I loved how you brought entire scenes and dialogue to to images we've already been shown. Great job all around.

Wonderful story. Very well written. It seemed as though it could have very well been cannon. Loved this anime and these characters in particular. It great to dig into this past a more.

I absolutely LOVE this fanfic. I always wondered what happened before Spike joined Jet on the Bebop...I believe this is his real background, since it doesn't show much in the anime. And Chapter 29...omg. I never knew what true love was like until this chapter lol. Definitely added this to my favorites stories, and you to my favorite authors :-D

That was fantastic! I absolutely loved the ride. Thank you so much for writing this. I think this is my new canon for their background.

I absolutely adore this story so far. It very much feels like a canon background for the characters, and it's tearing me apart reading it as the train builds momentum for the impending trainwreck.

I really actually feel worst for Vicious here for whatever reason. He's done some douche-y things, but his best friend and his girlfriend are betraying him behind his back. If it had happened right after the Manfred thing, it wouldn't have felt like such a betrayal. But they were doing so good together.

Now, Julia has the right to love whoever she wants, but she has to realize that nothing but bad things can come from doing it the way that she is. Though it's obviously an impulsive thing here.

But yeah, it definitely feels very canon. Spike is normally my favorite character (and I still love him here), but I'm definitely feeling most for Vicious. It feels like his world is going to fall apart around him very soon.

Then again, we know what will ultimately happen, and Spike and Julia are obviously ultimately the two that are worst off.

I also wanted to mention that I'm liking the parallels drawn between what happened with Spike's father and what is happening now.

This is what I was looking for. I was more fascinated by the backstory of Cowboy Bebop then the show and spent a good week looking around on the internet for something like this. Thank you, it's fantastic.

"So you told her to go, and then sent me to kill her if she did? What is this, gangster high school?"
Too funny.

I don't know what to say exactly. You have brought to me and your countless other readers a gem among this site. A maturely written, canon novella. Thank you for writing this out in the detail and depth it deserved, for giving me a glimpse into the world of pre-Bebop. I seriously can't appreciate enough your time and effort, thought-out plots and in-character dialogue. Similar to the show, I am left empty and saddened, driven by the story, devoted to the character connections, and left staring, thinking "dam..." This I think should be your biggest accomplishment in me as a reader. Thank you.

"You save me." Damn, Spike...

Only two chapters in and I am captivated and committed to your story.

I don't know if you'll read a review that's coming eight years after the story was last updated, but I came here from TVtropes and didn't want to leave without thanking you for the wonderful read. I have a long-standing Bebop obsession that was recently reignited with a rewatch, but I've never sought out fanfiction on it before and wasn't sure I wanted to unless I could go straight to the best - lucky me, that's just what happened. Mostly I was looking for a logical assembly of Spike's past that would help me understand what all of the flashbacks meant, but you delivered so much more. I hope that whatever you're up to now is just as awesome. Cheers!

I don't know what to say. Like the last session of Bebop, I cried slowly and silently at the last paragraph of your beautiful yet haunting rendition of the prequel to an amazing show. I read every chapter hoping for more but realizing you gave what you could, we all know the story. It keeps you wanting and begging for more, for a resolution, for a conclusion, for a last kiss. Anything. This was more than a joy to read, and I curse you for making me emotional all over again. See you Space Cowboy