where his civilizations, including our own

I do remember, when I think more carefully about the sequence of things. You and Susan were digging your heels in. I think Susan joined not so long after you; she was the last holdout. :) I posted my first two fics just past New Year in 2006. I remember it clearly because my dad had passed just the previous autumn, and while it was a terrible time on a RL level, I was still super excited and happy to be inspired to write again in a new fandom. You were just drifting into a fandom semi-hiatus about that time, I think, but I remember you and Muridae helping me out with beta over the holidays, and how absolutely stoked I was to get your approval on the first draft I sent you. ♥