Good. You’ve pretty accurately captured the deep breath before the pitch.

I’m also going to have to say something about those tags: well done, sir.

I love tags. They’re a great way to make stupid jokes without ruining the mood of the story.

Which is not really the point of the tag system, but whatever.

Thanks for the positive comment.

You understood the challenge better than the rest. I say again: well done, sir.

Congrats on the win, and a wonderful story. I love the optimistic first line and then we find out the reason behind it- nothing unites us like an enemy. It feels like the first page of a book, the opening narrative before plunging into more detail.