Oh, sweetie! If I've inspired you, that makes me so happy! The roller coaster of emotions in this chapter was part of what made it so difficult to complete. I was up and down right along with it! But I'm so glad to know it seemed to work well! (And yes, there's still a bit more to look forward to!)

I think you're right: Megs's stupor probably would have lasted a lot longer if Minion had been gone. Heroic stupors make for boring writing, though, so I was glad that didn't last longer than it had to! :)