Nice job of holding to the standard of Will as an intelligent, witty, and wise beyond his years adolescent. He is really caught in the mores of the tween years. The dialogue between Will and the "adults" was awesome - I like the fact that Will held his own but also listened to what was being said. The play out between Tony and Will clearly implies that Tony is very emotionally tied to and involved with Will but intellectually has a long way to go. It will be interesting to see how Will handles Tony after all the adult counsel.
Great writing again Mark. You are unparalleled as a teller of stories of cross generational interaction and changing cultural and social values.