By the way, use the word “affect” only when you’re using it as a verb. So in your sentence above, where you’re using it as a noun, you need to use “effect.” OK, spelling lesson officially over. ;-)
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PTL , I’ve been struggling with that for years. I could never remember when to use ‘affect’ and when to use ‘effect’. :)

The effect. The e’s go next to each other. Oh, and the ficlet was neat too. I liked the internal discussion hearkening back to an earlier, peaceful time.
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I like the skips to the different characters. Very well told, original story.