Read this after Inconcevible. Simon changing makes more sense now.

James

Glad it does. I really must put links to the appropriate stories in the proper places.

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Very nice.

What is Willow's thing with frogs? I'd love to read your twist on that?

James

Thank you. I have no idea. I made up the claustrophobia. I may devise something about the frogs as well.

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Will this be the end of the series? Will the author continue to add to Part 2? I, for one, am quite hooked on this huge family and what happens to them!!!

There will be a few more scenes and quite possible a few more stories, but that will take some time to develop. The main sotry line certainly will continue. I'm working on a SG story, to give slightly more attention to that, as well as a Charmed version.

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A nice gentle interlude in the series.

Thanks for writing this.

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You've suggested before that Wilkens did something to older Simon. Really makes me wonder why nobody in the know about magic noticed or did anything.

Ah, we'll get to that. Suffice it to say that they were dark deeds and will make you shiver...

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This was... I can think of a whole lot of adjectives, but I will go with Really Damn Good. Nice addition to the world you are building.

Thank you. I rather liked Mrs. Chandler and some people asked about the first meeting and I felt I had to write the second. THere will be several more, I think.

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Sounds like Simon's father tapped into the Hellmouth for magical power, but unlike his son, it changed him permanently. Suspect that he liked the power it gave him and kept seeking it more and more.

Like how this fleshes out the main storyline.

Thank you. Did he? It might be so...

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I really love this one. I liked the character you portrayed. Nicely done. A fine addition to the series.
Fire

Thank you. I only know MRs. Buffum from a few short interviews. But she seemed a remarkable woman to me, even is she was born with a golden spoon in her mouth, she used it to dig a Panama canal.

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A good addition to this series.
I like these glimpses into the quitter moments in their lives.
This does bring up questions about Simon’s father though and what happened to make him the way he was. Especially after only just seeing what happened to Simon when he tapped into the ley lines of the Hellmouth. Did something similar happen to his father I wonder, only with no recovery for some reason.

Thank you. It will be added to, though I've got a definite ending dor it in mind. Simon Snr.'s descent was slow and nasty. I'll be getting in to it a later time.

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*shakes head* You know, every time I think I've got a handle on this series, you throw something new at us. I love it. *grins*

I do my utmost to confuse my readers. Grins back.

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Ah, the eternal mystery of *what* was Joyce thinking? This is the best and coolest reason behind Buffy's monicker that I've come across. Fits in with Joyce's arts and culture background. Beats the ever popular explanations of Joyce was on drugs, Joyce was watching daytime soaps while pregnant, Joyce had a beloved pet called Buffy, Buffy full name is Elizabeth etc. Weird to think that in an alternate universe, Buffy may have been Dotty the Vampire Slayer ;) Loved the koi fish. Wonder who Simon's dad was in love with, and if she has descendants in Sunnydale. Nice story.

I ran across Buffy Chandler some time ago and it just clicked in my mind. I had to use it and someone like W&S Joyce would name her daughter after such a person, I think. Glad you like my reasoning.

I like Koi, they're nice. All the Koi here depicted are based on real Koi. Some have regrettably now died...

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I liked this. Again, nice, simple ways to spend the day. And meeting a great woman in the process - always good.
So, more hints of the fact that something happened to Simon's father. What? I guess we'll have to wait to find out.

Thank you. It was fun to write. As one of the few people to remember the young Simon XIV and the goings on back then, she's a veritable font of information.

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Makes me wonder if older Simon lost out to the mayor? "Edna Mae" ?

No, Edna Mae was married to the mayor in 1903. Simon XIV was four then. Possible, but unlikely.

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