This entry is a series of firsts for me -- first 9/9/9, first story that felt completed and not rushed, first story I'm saving on my hard drive, first story that made me truly feel something. (At the risk of insulting all the other authors, and to keep things cryptic I'll mention that I'm not reading the Games in any particular order.) The tears are streaming down my face, in equal parts sadness and happiness at such an amazing story. Thank you for it.