I love the part about the visions, because it gives the story a certain inevitability, yet at the same times doesn't exactly tell me how the pieces are going to fall into place

Exactly! Thanks for saying that!

well that brings in a whole lot more interesting, fucked up psychology to play with

LOL! Yeah. I've been wondering just how far I can take that. I mean, I do have a certain (forgive the pun) climax in mind for John and Sam, but just how twisted can they get before the story ends...? I'm not sure yet.