Yup. I remember. I did. One of these days, I'll renew my efforts. LOL.
But ya basically, after I finished reading your post I couldn't help myself but think 'man..that was a long story'
If I could recount my travails when playing anyone of the FATE series RPG and how aggravating some of my character deaths have been in the past, I would. And they would be fairly lengthy for sure as I'd have to recount the telling of the tale from start to finish. But I"m just not up to it atm. LOL.