I'm still processing this and may try to find time to do one of those blow-by-blow commentaries later in the week (after rereading).

For right now, though, I'll say that I liked the less-linear-than-usual narrative and the device of having all the viewpoint characters removed from the A-plot action. And I was particularly amused by the bit where Garibaldi tells Sosuke that he could've had all the gear he wanted if he had just asked. Perfect compaction of how Sosuke is both excellent at his job and still seriously green behind the ears at the same time.

One trivia question: you (G) said (in some other thread that I am failing to dig up right now) that one of the reasons this took so long was that in a previous movement one of your collaborators introduced characters you weren't familiar with, and then dropped out of touch. Now it's not a spoiler, can I ask which characters those were?