Stephen spelling Jon with an H cracked me up far more than it should have.
Jon's reaction to the news was spot-on; and him finding out via tapes of the Report places him quickly on a parallel with Evie.
Alone in front of the sink, he loosened his tie and stared into the mirror. My favourite line in the chapter. A quiet moment, and Jon loosening his tie/actually looking at himself - taking a moment - letting it sink in, I think, it's the fact that he actually stops to let it sink in. I'm pretty sure it's coming through in the comments, but in case it's not clear: as much as I admire you for taking Stephen-as-character and doing so much with him in your stories, I am a huge fan of your Jon characterisation. It is, I think, harder to keep him accurate - the line between on-screen Jon and Jon isn't clearly delineated at all, it's more two facets - more than two facets, really - of his personality which mesh - they're not at all separate.
Laughed out loud at how Stephen stopping talking is the only situation Bobby's not at all prepared for - complete with the proviso about the Second Coming. Also a nice little reminder of how capable Stephen's crew must be to cope with him. Ditto the pun on morning/mourning sickness. Nice touch, very "Stephen".
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Jon's reaction to the news was spot-on; and him finding out via tapes of the Report places him quickly on a parallel with Evie.
Alone in front of the sink, he loosened his tie and stared into the mirror.
My favourite line in the chapter. A quiet moment, and Jon loosening his tie/actually looking at himself - taking a moment - letting it sink in, I think, it's the fact that he actually stops to let it sink in. I'm pretty sure it's coming through in the comments, but in case it's not clear: as much as I admire you for taking Stephen-as-character and doing so much with him in your stories, I am a huge fan of your Jon characterisation. It is, I think, harder to keep him accurate - the line between on-screen Jon and Jon isn't clearly delineated at all, it's more two facets - more than two facets, really - of his personality which mesh - they're not at all separate.
Laughed out loud at how Stephen stopping talking is the only situation Bobby's not at all prepared for - complete with the proviso about the Second Coming. Also a nice little reminder of how capable Stephen's crew must be to cope with him. Ditto the pun on morning/mourning sickness. Nice touch, very "Stephen".