Yep, still amazing even though I haven't figured out quite what to do with the cognitive dissonance yet. (I even found some of the manga, though I'm not entirely sure that helps. why is Poland a valley girl boy?) Again: lovely and psychologically acute. And was that a sneak allusion to the Baltic Way?

Sorry this isn't more articulate; I'm still kind of scroggled that you've got me shipping countries, which is a little distracting. But I thoroughly enjoyed this -- thanks.