>In fact,
>there's a solid comparison to be made in this very story: It's akin to
>the transmat food machine technology, which was incredibly
>bleeding-edge and potentially lucrative in its day, but by the time
>Friends Like These happens, is nothing particularly special
>(although Japari Park's version's energy source still is). Even if it
>could be recovered, there's unlikely to be anything in it that is
>interesting or novel in the 2400s.

I thought of that too, but didn't think of mentioning it. :V

Anyways, have you given any thought to sending Kaban, Serval, and Tsuchinoko to DSM? If they're going to be ambassadors for the Friends, then there are things they need to learn beyond books, and throwing them into the mix with Kaname and Sosuke and the incipient Armorsports team can only lead to excellence or serious injuey.