Nice sequel, new person in the opposite chair, new environment, but you took the ominous words and made them hopeful. If only we could view every trial of life as a way to do something different and new.

I like how you inverted the usual stereotype of corporations being run by inflexible, heartless old men by having such a person offer the potential for salvation. It adds to the symbolism of the woman who damned her; she was a symbol of what Mary could only hope to, and had ultimately failed to, live up to. This ficlet made me smile, thank you.

I like this Memento, the way both men Parrot each other, the redundancy is nice, it actually adds a lot of tension: I’m waiting for something to blow up.

Gracias, amigos.