this was sooo accurate and good.i loved it.

I love the detail of Ziva being upset over the vending machines, of all things. It's just so thoughtful, the way someone can take a minor thing and connect it to the bigger picture and I like that you included that here.

Good story.
Interesting to see things from each team members' POV.

i like the opening, very in character. please update soon x

Really well done! Wish these interludes could have been included in the episode! The one about Tony not wanting to be alone, oof. And that's pretty much what Gibbs told him, 'don't be like me'. Thanks for writing and sharing

This gave me goosebumps. You captured the emotions of everyone and I applaud you for it. Great job. Now all we have to do is wait for next week for the new episode. Awesome story.

I really like how you've written everybody's points of view about what's happened to them. Despite the fact that so many members of the team have issues with their families I'm glad they have each other to lean on while trying to deal with the bombing aftermath.

Thank you for acknowledging that last scene. This was beautifully written, touching all the hinted at but not shown thoughts of the characters.

Damn, they all have such extreme daddy issues (on a side note... I was a little miffed when they wrote daddy issues in for McGee. If felt a little too pat after detailing the extreme angst of Ziva and Tony's relationships with their fathers - and Gibbs' mild awkwardness with his. It almost felt like the writers thought, "Oh no! McGee has no family drama! Let's make one! What can we do?... Ah! Daddy issues! Because we've written that before!" Sigh).

Anyway, lovely, lovely story. I loved Tony and Abby's sections the best. I thought this was a nice cap to the premiere (which, as you said, was good but not *that* good. Then again, I would be happy if this season was even a tenth better than last season). I thought you did really well writing each character's inner voices (which is *tough*). Keep writing!

I really enjoyed this, especially the Tim part. There was not enough of him in the episode.