>We won't know unless she has cause to try. I can tell you this: at
>15, she's hardly a master of Katsujinkenryuu (the family kenjutsu form
>- yeah, I know, never mind what you read in Days of Miracle and
>Wonder, my research was less than half-baked when I wrote that).

Okay. I was just nervous about her being God (Dios?) or something with a zatoichi. I guess I've seen too many good fics ruined by that, and being a MU* staffer intensifies that twitchy feeling a lot. Sorry if I press too hard. =)

>
>>Like Miki, or even worse, Juri? I hope she's not invincible;
>>that opens up the same can of worms that turned some people off from
>>DJ Croft. I hope her skill is...well, I can't say 'realistic', since
>>that final attack smacked of WL, (I'm not against this in the least)
>>but at least balanced?
>
>The Storm of a Hundred Blades is a pretty basic technique for
>Katsujinkenryuu - after all, it's a martial art in an epic cinematic
>world. It's the equivalent of that thing Chun Li does when you hit
>the kick button a lot. :)

Of course, exactly what I was thinking. Now, lessee...that's three hits against anyone in Saionji's hex at Strength+Technique+Modifier-Stamina damage....*punches on a calculator*....Ow.

>
>>Personally, I'd like to see Utena and Anthy reunited, preferably after
>>defenestrating Akio from the Planetarium a few dozen times.
>
>How do you defenestrate someone from a structure that lacks windows?
>I suppose it could be like Batman knocking that one fireman through
>the brick wall in Year One. ["You're the one... who tried to
>shoot the cat..."]

Sure it's got windows. What do you think those shutters slam over whenever Akio...erm....makes use of those white leather couches? They don't open, but hey, with enough force (where's Skuld and her mallet when you need her?) I'm sure Utena and Anthy could drop him out of one.

>
>Say, that would be satisfying.

It'd be even better if they could drop the Akio-car on top of him after he landed. But I'd be satisfied with a serious maiming.

--"I invoke the rites of fiery Muspelheim, and give thy soul up to the inferno's embrace..."