I think this was one of your best chapters. Sure it's about CJ but there's more than that. We've known for a long time that when they get to know CJ people genuinely like him, with a few exceptions. This chapter reenforces that. The embassy staff very much like and respect him because he's himself, not some spoiled rich brat, with them. Still trying to determine what the real cause of Stephen's animosity is. Maybe he's deeply closeted, in denial and has dreams and desires that he can't accept.