FicWad

I'm glad you enjoyed how much I enjoyed your story! I figure if you enjoyed my review even half as much as I enjoyed your story, then it's all good grin

On to the second part (I consider the theater as the second part, for some reason). Again, I really like the way you set the scene. Don't know how you do it, but the theater feels real and vivid in my mind. The little touches in the descriptions and the nuances in their expressions are just right, and are able to convey the scene without belaboring the point. (I especially enjoyed the line where he pauses before saying "Lucas")

I also enjoy the little subtle hints that something is wrong, or strange, definitely not normal. The thing with the accents has made me more curious (not that I wasn't curious enough already!)

Related to that (this should properly go as a review to the second(?) chapter), but I loved the way you handled the glowing people scene. It was dreamlike and surreal without being overblown. Loved the body language and how it was consistent throughout the scene. Just really well done.

I also neglected to mention earlier that I like the way you handle the slight awkwardness in Dmitri's speech. It's just enough to give a hint of his foreign-ness without making it difficult to read. I enjoy Stella's voice as well.