BWA-HA-HA-HA! :D Oh, this is priceless - thank you so much! *hugs*

This is by turns sinister and hilarious! :D You are truly inspired, this is a work of pure genius. *hugs* This also explains a LOT about why Limburger's goons were so restrained where Charley was concerned. ;)

...so, quick update on my situation with my noisy sex fiend neighbor: right as I clicked 'Post Review' on my previous review, she started hammering on my apartment door, screaming death threats and spewing vitriol like you wouldn't believe. I opened up and saw a bunch of our neighbors beyond her - and all of their death glares were directed at her, not me. [She is really unpopular, we've been complaining about her late-night deafeningly noisy sex for years and no luck - until now, but I'm getting ahead of myself. ;)] One of our neighbors happens to be a federal agent, and he was there: if looks could kill, then the noisy sex fiend would have been incinerated just from his evil eye alone. ...annnnd the noisy sex fiend hauled off and punched me in the face, gave me a black eye.

Now, the noisy sex fiend telegraphed the punch so it was obvious to me what she was about to do - but I had a dozen witnesses, at least some of whom would be eager to testify in a courtroom - so I could have dodged, but I didn't bother. Because if the noisy sex fiend wanted to make it easy for me to get rid of her, then that was fine with me. After she slugged me, the off-duty agent stepped in, ID in one hand, identified which agency he was with, tried to talk the noisy sex fiend down - and she reacted by kicking him in the privates before turning back to me. I blocked her punch but took care not to do anything except dodge, duck, and occasionally block the various blows she threw at me - until the agent could recover enough to grab her and pull her into an armlock which she couldn't get out of, at which point I backed up half a dozen paces while holding my hands out to my sides, about level with my waist, palms facing forwards - a clearly non-aggressive position, all in full view of all my lovely neighbors-turned-eyewitnesses.

The noisy sex fiend has just been driven off in the back of an SUV, handcuffed and Mirandized, having been charged with one count of assault [against me] and another count of assaulting a federal agent [i.e. my helpful neighbor]. She is now in federal custody, and will end up in front of a federal judge in a federal courtroom, and likely end up in a federal penitentiary.

So, thank you thank you thank you SO MUCH, my dear Third Biker Scholar! :) You have [however inadvertently] helped me and my neighbors to get rid of a thoroughly obnoxious Neighbor From Hell - by making me laugh so long, hard, and loudly that she completely lost her head and served herself up on a silver platter! :D *hugs*

I wish you luckf! Hell, may the Force be with you! Yikes, that sounds like a nightmare.

Anyhow, this is a hilarious and very enjoyable chapter! :) *hugs*

How did this not happen on the show?! :D This is hilarious - thank you so much! *hugs*

This is such a cool chapter! :) Oh, wow, you really went to town thinking in depth about the practical challenges which Charley would face in helping keep the Mice healthy and properly vaccinated, and otherwise in fighting trim. Tell you what, if I ever meet a friendly alien, I'm just gonna contact you to ask for advice on keeping my new bud / beau safe - you're clearly just the lady to talk to about such things. ;)

*hugs* My hat is well and truly off to you for this one: you have successfully captured the full scale of the heart-breaking horror of what happened to Mars in all of its agonizing grief.

I screamed the place down with laughter during this chapter! :D *hugs* ...although I must admit that some of said laughter was leftovers from the chapters I previously read. [Before you ask, I have no idea why I started by reading from the final chapter backwards to the first. I'm weird and random, sometimes.]

I completely sympathize with you about zombies. I can't stand the damn things in works of fiction either. Oh, those poor medical staff... I really hope they read your sister the riot act, that was really not cool of her, and I fervently hope she has since taken those lessons to heart. *hugs*

A-BWA-HA-HA-HAAAA! :D This is fantastic, you are a comedic genius! *hugs*

I nearly split my sides howling with laughter over this awesome chapter! :D *hugs* ...my noisy sex fiend neighbor is complaining even more loudly - sucks to be her, the cow, MOOOOOO! :D

...wow, you are much more tolerant of spiders than I am. Fuck a five-foot perimeter - I see spiders, I attack and kill kill kill KILL KILL KILL KILL THEM ALLLLLLL! ...sorry. I really really hate all kinds of creepy-crawly things. I'm like a mother-frakking Dalek where bugs are concerned.

BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA...! :D Oh, frak me, my jaw hurts so much, the stitches in my sides are stabbing me even worse than the shrapnel I got skewered through my abdomen with in the 'Stan, I'm struggling to breathe, my boobs hurt [I have no idea why, that's a new one on me], and my noisy sex fiend neighbor is now banging on the wall because I keep shrieking with laughter so loudly during this chapter and so many others - so I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me to WREAK MY REVENGE UPON HER! :D ...and it is all so totally worth it! :) *hugs*

This is both hilarious and awesome - talk about throwing down a huge challenge! :D

This is fantastic! :) This chapter is by turns hilarious, insightful, and heart-warming in sooo many ways! ...seriously, how did this not happen on the show? The production team could have subtly slipped in all sorts of educational facts about Mars, just like you have! Oy... talk about a missed opportunity.

OH, WOW! :) This is an awesome start to this particular plot arc! *hugs* This chapter is 100% pure brilliance all the way through.

It's just a shame Carbine isn't there with them: I think she would especially benefit from the experience. ...unless she later flies in / crash-lands nearby? ;)

...my sides hurt so much from shrieking with laughter over this chapter! :D I will never look at bananas the same way again...

BWA-HA-HA-HA! :D "I just wanna take it home and SMASH it with a hammer..." Oh, frak me sideways and lube the butt plug with Tabasco sauce... :D I laughed SO HARD during this one! *hugs*