Update again!
I'm sorry that I keep posting here so frequently, please let me know if it's getting annoying.
Anyways, in the span of three days, I read the third Core volume. It was crazy, lots of things came unexpectedly, I'm thuroughly engrossed and will proceed to blaze through volume 4. I still haven't decided if I want to read the other stories in chronological order, release order, or if I want to pick and choose. We'll see. I'm just becoming a huge fan.

I'm actually from Massachusetts, and I get a bit excited when I find stories set there. That was part of the initial appeal as well.