>> Just as note, I always read and appreciate your stuff. <<

Thank you!

>> I think I actually prefer this bit...I understand where you're going with them switching down, but it's a nice change of pace seeing them outside of game-night etc. <<

Sooth. From the pattern emerging, game night is about building trust and teamwork collectively. Private sessions are for addressing individual needs and helping the Littles bond with their Big(s).

>> Plus while Phil is carefully repairing damaged psyches it's so they can function better as adults, or at least, I think that was the idea, wasn't it? So seeing them actually doing so is sort-of the pay off here. <<

Yes, exactly. He wants them to be healthier and happier. A lot of what happens later in the series is coming directly out of what happened earlier, as the growth brings up new things.

>> Besides, while seeing you working with a small cast list and a controlled setting is like watching someone paint a miniature... <<

Such a beautiful image, thank you!

>> I can't help wondering how you'd do with the vast canvas of the Marvel universe and it's many varied [and at times very dysfunctional] characters. <<

That's the kind of scope I'm doing with the gigantic sprawl of Polychrome Heroics over on the original side. The structure is actually like a comic publisher putting out multiple titles -- I have some fans making storyline guides at the moment.

>> Not to mention how Phil's avengers would now deal with the likes of Dr Doom for example.. <<

I even have some notes for touching on Dr. Doom in Love Is For Children, if I have a chance to carry the story that far. He and the Fantastic Four have made oblique appearances previously and it's something fun to explore.