Johnny does tend to fly off the head when he's pushed to far, but you know it's pretty bad when he decides to jump Ripp. That was a harsh blow for Johnny after the abduction. He had come to really realize how much they mean to him and then he finds them together in his brief absence. For Johnny, it must have seemed like he didn't even exist anymore. He was abducted, and Ripp instantly took his place, like he was just waiting for him to let his guard down for a second.

Not to give anything away, but Ophelia might get that scolding before it's all over. Johnny hasn't asked her for much detail about the incident yet.

Thanks. I like how the fight scene worked out. I was dreading that scene, since I find a lot of attempted moveobjects action scenes fall short of their intended impact, but that FT animation box was so appropriate for what I wanted. My original idea was to somehow remove an "attack" from the dust cloud, and isolate a frame of it, but that would have been too violent. Johnny wouldn't fight Ripp the way he fought Tank. Even in a state of rage like that, he'd be careful not to break him up too badly.

*snicker* Zoe could do MUCH better than Gunnar. Almost anyone could, really, but Zoe is hot, so she really has no excuse for stooping so low.

It's hard not to pity Ripp in this situation, even though he brings a lot of his troubles on himself. He's sort of lost and helpless, when it comes down to it. He finally gets a little bright spot and then everything blows up in his face.

You want Frances to give him a hug, huh? *snicker* He does seem to like to offer his "services" to men from the Grunt family, doesn't he?