original_post:_5/18/2001_______________ Of course, this story with Tommy and Chip is a nod to Cyrano, but with a couple of little twists thrown in. I always liked the Steve Martin movie "Roxanne" too, which took the big nose thing to an extreme, but has one of the best insult scenes in film history. Tommy has amazing generosity to his fellow characters. This is twice he's helped out his new friends that he barely knows and is being unselfish. I would have liked to go into more detail about Tommy's past, maybe feature an ex girlfriend or an old friend, but just never got to it. Maybe there's an extra book feature there.