Aw, thank you! I'm glad the humor and weird prophecy bits worked. I must confess my process for the latter was pretty much "what is the most obnoxiously oblique way I could possibly rephrase this"; fortunately Anathema has had plenty of practice deciphering such ridiculousness...but no more!

I'm so glad you enjoyed the Hernez family! The prompt just said abroad, so I wasn't initially sure where to send them, but then I got to Jaime's scene in the reread and remembered how much I'd always adored that two-page wonder. I'm pleased his family worked for you! Also glad you liked Anathema and Crowley's chat, as it was a bit too fun to write. :) Thanks so much for reading!