First of all, thanks-because it was partly your story about Fraser and Bob that got me thinking about Fraser's childhood again, so consider that bit about Bob Fraser scaring the shit out of Ben a personal shout-out to you!

Secondly: Just curious: how old is Ben when this takes place?

This is an interesting story; I had an age in mind, and then I asked astolat what age she thought Fraser was in this story, and she came up with the same number, even though I never said. So I'd be curious to know if you'd make the same judgment as she and I did.

In my mind, he's twelve.