Story repost: Primeval, "Fresh Scars" (part 7 of 12)

TITLE: Fresh Scars
AUTHOR: Aelfgyfu
RATING: FRT (fan-rated teen; violence, occasional bad language, dubious humour)
CATEGORIES: Drama, angst, episode-related, hurt/comfort, attempts at humour; AU, fix-it
SUMMARY: This story takes a sharp right turn minutes before the end of episode 2.07 to put right what once went wrong. Now everyone has some healing to do—but some far more than others. 
SPOILERS: Everything through 2.07
WARNINGS: Some tasteless humour, some medical detail
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I'm not sure "hurt/comfort" is quite the right label; Brilliant Husband suggests "hurt/discomfort": some people just aren't very good at comfort. 
Many thanks to Brilliant Husband (dudethemath), kristen_mara, and hestia8 all of whom acted as betas and made many helpful suggestions and corrections. lukadreaming volunteered extraordinarily helpful Brit-picking even after I originally posted the story. All remaining errors, infelicities, and poor judgement are my own.
DISCLAIMER: Primeval and its characters are owned by Impossible Pictures, ITV Productions, M6 Films, Pro 7, and possibly other entities I couldn't easily find on IMDb. No copyright infringement is intended, and indeed the story probably won't make sense unless you've watched. So watch the show, buy the DVDs, etc. I do not profit from fic except insofar as comments make me happy.

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six

( Part Seven )

Story repost: Primeval, "Fresh Scars" (part 7 of 12)

TITLE: Fresh Scars
AUTHOR: Aelfgyfu
RATING: FRT (fan-rated teen; violence, occasional bad language, dubious humour)
CATEGORIES: Drama, angst, episode-related, hurt/comfort, attempts at humour; AU, fix-it
SUMMARY: This story takes a sharp right turn minutes before the end of episode 2.07 to put right what once went wrong. Now everyone has some healing to do—but some far more than others. 
SPOILERS: Everything through 2.07
WARNINGS: Some tasteless humour, some medical detail
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I'm not sure "hurt/comfort" is quite the right label; Brilliant Husband suggests "hurt/discomfort": some people just aren't very good at comfort. 
Many thanks to Brilliant Husband (dudethemath), kristen_mara, and hestia8 all of whom acted as betas and made many helpful suggestions and corrections. lukadreaming volunteered extraordinarily helpful Brit-picking even after I originally posted the story. All remaining errors, infelicities, and poor judgement are my own.
DISCLAIMER: Primeval and its characters are owned by Impossible Pictures, ITV Productions, M6 Films, Pro 7, and possibly other entities I couldn't easily find on IMDb. No copyright infringement is intended, and indeed the story probably won't make sense unless you've watched. So watch the show, buy the DVDs, etc. I do not profit from fic except insofar as comments make me happy.

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six

( Part Seven )

Passport fee increases

The US State Department has recently announced increases for new US passports and renewals for but if you have your materials in the mail no later than Monday, you get the current rates.

This site has official forms. Some forms are not available online, but the one I needed to renew my passport is, and I suspect most people will find what they need. If your passport needs renewing soon, do it now! I put off other work yesterday morning when I heard. I spent half the morning filling in the form, printing it out, getting my pictures (only $9 and a few minutes at CVS), and then trundling everything to the Post Office to find out how they recommended sending it. (Registered Mail was their answer; the State Department website didn't have a recommendation, just the address. Registered Mail doesn't pass through machines, and someone signs for it every time it changes hands. I do not work for the PO or the State Department, so I'm just passing on what they told me; I can't vouch for it, but it's what I did.)

This site has official information.

The increases are pretty steep, so it may be worth your time to take care of renewal now.

Passport fee increases

The US State Department has recently announced increases for new US passports and renewals for but if you have your materials in the mail no later than Monday, you get the current rates.

This site has official forms. Some forms are not available online, but the one I needed to renew my passport is, and I suspect most people will find what they need. If your passport needs renewing soon, do it now! I put off other work yesterday morning when I heard. I spent half the morning filling in the form, printing it out, getting my pictures (only $9 and a few minutes at CVS), and then trundling everything to the Post Office to find out how they recommended sending it. (Registered Mail was their answer; the State Department website didn't have a recommendation, just the address. Registered Mail doesn't pass through machines, and someone signs for it every time it changes hands. I do not work for the PO or the State Department, so I'm just passing on what they told me; I can't vouch for it, but it's what I did.)

This site has official information.

The increases are pretty steep, so it may be worth your time to take care of renewal now.