Hello, Anna. Welcome back to The Pretender universe! I'm so pleased that you're liking it so far. I'm working on the next chapter- and annihilating aphids.

Thank you for reading and reviewing.

Haha. I like your name very much, Twisted, but my name ("Mirage") has always been more - mm, befitting me.

Indeed, Cox is a rather disturbing, rather creepy son of a bitch- Lenny Von Dohlen nailed it! He is so weird (in his TP appearances) that it's comical and he does play the creepy guy often enough, but he actually plays a normal person in the movie Tender Mercies. Shocking.

Yeah, I hoped I could be subtle and still get the idea across. I really didn't want to write out the horrific details.

Miss Parker will be kicking some ass; it's what she does best. Thanks for the r & r, Twisted.

Hello, g18. Indeed, it is sad. I can't believe I wrote off a child. Lady Muse is wicked. Jarod will (eventually) kick some arse. He and Parker both will have their revenge. Thanks for the R&R!

Thanks, twisted. No, I didn't know you were a fan of my writing. In fact, I wasn't aware that you were following this story, after all, this is your first review of QCIC.

There are moments (many, many moments) I feel I shouldn't write/continue any fic so I can empathize with you, however, other readers (readers who have given feedback, asked me continue, requested sinister, Centre- based themes) want more and they tend to agree with Lady Muse that in true "cautionary tale" fashion, Jarod's missteps will lead him right back to the Centre (and in Persona Non Grata, that's exactly what happened) - it's a sorta twisted cause-effect irony that I didn't foresee but the muse loves it! And I will not, under any circumstances, defy the muse.

Thanks, xibadgurl. Aha, so I'm not alone in my fondness for the "f" word, haha (verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, interjection- it's quite a versatile little word)!

I've never watched xfiles but I've read many xfiles fics in which Scully kicks some major ass, and I've been planning to redeem myself and set aside some time to play catch up with the show. If the depiction in fanfic is any indication, I'm going to like her. A lot, haha. 

I will absolutely update as soon as I possibly can.

Thanks, tpfan.

Thanks for reaading and reviewing, Anna. I will update as soon as I can.

Thanks again, Jules. I'm pleased that you're happy with the fic and the its little twists.

Thanks for taking the time to read and review, anon. At the moment, I have no plans to write a continuation but I had no plans to ever write fan fic anyway so who knows?

Hello, Dark One (ever the flatterer haha) and thanks for reading and taking the time to review. I did finish Nemesis and I'm quite pleased to be done with it for obvious reasons.

Indeed, Jarod is in a bit of a bind and he may be there for a while.

Hi, Jade. I lived in New Orleans for a few years, spent some time swatting pesky critters and still, I can only dream of describing that place the way I'd seen it everyday. I can still see the "sinister serpentine vines", but I'm no writer. Still, I hope it works okay. Hmm, I'm not sure if Miss Parker will help Jarod, still not sure that I'll continue this. I'll try. Thanks for the lovely review and you are welcome.