>I dunno about Lain - probably - but Kate isn't based on any particular
>character, so that would be harder.
>
>(I have the persistent feeling that Corwin does resemble some actor or
>character I've seen, but I can't nail it down in my head. Kind of
>maddening.)

Did you ever remember which character, from which anime series, had clicked in your mind as looking like Kate? I remember it was driving you nuts a few weeks ago.

--truss.
And now it probably is again...