Honestly, I don't personally feel that this story is too fragmented. Sure, I much prefer some parts over others, but that's because Sniper/Spy is my OTP so naturally I'm going to find any scene with a Sniper and a Spy much more interesting than any scene involving any other characters :P Has anybody here watched the movie Stardust (the one based on Nail Gaiman's novel)? Its story has like five different threads, which are constantly changing as different characters get separated and meet the other characters, and they all come to a single conclusion. I loved that movie to bits, but a friend of mine thought that it was too frustrating to keep track of all the threads. My point is, different people like different things. I can easily understand why 149 doesn't like the vignettes that have nothing to do with the main plot, but I do wish s/he made it clear that it's her opinion, not an objective fact. Some people, like me, like stories with different threads and a few little "meanwhile, side characters X and Z..." interludes.