Thank you! I'm flattered :D And I'm so glad the kids came across as convincing to you - I think that was the hardest part for me to write. And I loved doing the creepy undertones. That's one of the things I like about SW, the combination of the fun kid-movie feel and often dark and creepy things happening that aren't really explored.

I had fun with Bail and Owen. We have a pretty good model for how Owen would handle something like this in ANH (just forget about the droids and Kenobi and all that, Luke). I figured Bail would be a little more subtle in trying to distract Leia - he must be an expert at that sort of thing, surviving as a Rebel in the Senate for so long. I really must do something with Beru and Breha one of these days, though; they get left out too much. (Understandable so with dialog-less Breha, but I like Beru.)