You did almost *too* good a job on the cruelty of the other kids. ::shudders:: Little horrors. I'm afraid I had to skip some bits, but this was a really good story. I thought you used the five-things theme really well to string it all together, and nice how you came back to the beginning at the end of it. Great look at things that made Ray Ray.

Also, catalysis being provided by a vat of possibly corrosive, decaying chlorophyll in a vitamin warehouse? Made me smile.