>>I have to admit, I was very excited that this piece had nothing to do
>>with Diqiu.
>
>... sigh. I understand you have a bit of the forthcoming plot invested in the Diqiu bits. And as I've said before, I like pretty much everything you've written for the last 15-20 years or so. I'm just not a fan of the background pieces for Diqiu/the Mission to Yue. You only can write so much, so you write what interests you. I just don't share that interest in this setting.
So it was refreshing that Diqiu was not a factor in this one.
-Bodhi