This is excellent and indulgent. I haven't read enough of your usual work to tell how much of the downplaying of quality is universal, or tied to Eta's sex-shame response, but either way, this is more fun than you're giving it credit for, and other people will like it too.

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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, but thanks for the encouraging remarks -- even if you did get downvoted for them.

The story's complete now, in case you lost track of it.