
This thread is one of the first I've come across since joining, and the first I really want to participate in--so I decided to write a reply before posting here, and at the moment it's nearly finished; it will no doubt be completely finished by tomorrow. However, by necessity it ends both the night and the rainstorm within the allegorical world, so I'll probably have to wait a while before posting it anyway.
I know the etiquette of this sort of thing in theory, but in practice it's a bit daunting, at least the first time... from what I infer, no real approval is necessary, but I.. I'd prefer some form of it, just to be sure. Either way, though, kudos to Circ for starting an amazing thread.