Oh yay, thank you! That makes me very happy. I wasn't sure if I managed to say what I was trying to say with this one.

And I so agree with you on Elizabeth--there's so much more the writers could do with the character. ::sighs::

I'm really glad you liked it! And I do love that icon, dark, shadowy John--a side of him that people don't usually get to see, but Rodney figures him out anyway. *g*