Heheh - very nice! And all fair objections, too! I've given you another prompt, if you want it...although it is a bit derivative, I feel, and maybe not the kind of thing you'd like, but...see what you think of it...

Colonel Crichton as an amateur detective in his retirement? Colby, Nat and Tilly in the same story? Couple of fic bunnies for you there, if you want them (although I suspect the last thing you want is more fic bunnies)