It makes him differently dangerous. He ultimately has more fun with the sex than the killing (he probably does not require murder rehab), but he'll still do the killing. Though a person can probably save his or her life by being a good lay.

OH AND ANOTHER THING there is no Gwen. There is a Suzie. This is because John was bright enough to spot the glove becoming a problem and destroy it before it could really start fucking with Suzie's head. I would not be averse to a running gag where they end up having to re-Retcon Gwen every couple of weeks, though.

Ah. I don't really do novels. I'm just now experimenting with writing stuff that sustains itself beyond three thousand words. Novels are a long way off. *g*