New friends are always welcome :) I don't mind at all.

One of my pet peeves in fic is where we get too much Dumb!Jack or Wimpy!Daniel. (Though, I admit I've written then before as well.) I also don't like to see characters give up unless there is a very good reason. So, I try to avoid it in my writing. Sometimes I succeed. Sometimes not. I'm glad that it seems like I did okay this time :)

I'm glad that you enjoyed it and took the time to read. :)