Wow- some really nice turns of phrase. Loved the hooded cobra line and the voice like flint. Great dialogue, a lot of concrete detail. I think the end needs a little work because it slips into abstraction, but I can honestly say that this story is the best one I have read on this thing so far. I was interested the whole time.
Chris-
Thanks, I corrected that. Sorry, I didn't know that you had to click 100 % for it to show the whole thing. I'm new to all of this I'm afraid!
:)
Mel