Here's my little update thread.  My timing is just impeccable, as "Run" happened to be the most recently updated story both when the site went down a couple days ago, and when reviews were disabled this morning.  Mare had just left a really great review before the reviews disappeared, and I never had the chance to respond.  I've been at work all day, so I hadn't tried to respond, but oddly enough, I was able to link to that review through my e-mail and respond to it.  So, for the time being, I'd love to see any other comments about chapters 8 and 9 that were posted during all this craziness, or anything you'd like to say about any of the rest of the story or anything else I've written!  Cheers!