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>It's true, though. Interlude at Bancroft Tower No. 1 was the first piece of the >Symphony completed, a week or two before Wounded Rose. It exploded out of my
>head in the space of a single evening/early morning, and in so doing changed >what had originally been intended to be a harmless little joke - Corwin's
>initial reaction to Utena - into a major character axis that will affect the >entire Symphony.

Hmm, that explains a few comments from a while ago, although it was a shock reading it. I've gotten used to Corwin almost acting like an adult. Then something like this happens, throwing the poor guy off balance, making him act more like the kid he is.

>That was the moment when I knew this was going to be one of those projects >where the characters show me the way, as opposed to the other way round. That >was when I knew Corwin was for real (and that Utena had decided to stay for a
>while :). A wonderful feeling...

I really enjoyed how Utena spoke of the Rose Bride, actually letting me in on some of her past. And Corwin asking Utena out was brilliant!

Matrix Dragon