>>what if Utena is the pillar?
>
>Then Cephiro is destroyed, because she hasn't been praying for its
>safety for over four months.

well, ok...that would suck

I suppose I should go watch MKR before commenting further on cephirean metaphysics. Although I thought Hikaru left Cephiro while pillar, and all was (more-or-less) ok...

Ah, well, yet another DVD box set I must spend money on...