>>Although I'm interested in how their road trip is going to go.
>
>Well, I was originally going to gloss that over, but the cast of
>characters jumping on board for it ended up being so amusing that I
>think I'll have to go back and render it in, even if it means delaying
>the Fifth Movement a bit.

Hey, I don't mind waiting.

>I'm really pleased with the way the
>character dynamics are developing for this group. Utena and Saionji
>as friends? Who would have thought?

Indeed. But then, you have a knack for making the impossible possible. :)

>>Miki finding the properly colored roses. I remember reading this is
>>the last SOS part and thinking: Even though they joked about it,
>>he's going to find a place that has the right roses. It's nice to
>>be vindicated. :)
>
>If Kaitlyn is Buckaroo Banzai, Miki is Perfect Tommy. :)

Heh.

>>Azalynn. Wow. I really enjoy the depth you've given her.
>
>Thanks. I'm pretty pleased with Az too, given that, just before she
>appeared in Wounded Rose, I had no idea she existed. No slow
>build-up, no dim notion in the back of my mind that percolated up
>after a few days, nothing - just "Hi! Here I am!" She's refined
>herself since then, of course, but it was still a remarkable
>experience.

It's an interesting thing to see a character evolve as you continue to read a series.

>Original characters used to be very hard for me - it's
>one of the reasons I started out writing fanfic whose non-borrowed
>characters were all real people I knew. I won't say they're easy now,
>but they're not as hard as the used to be, when things go right. I'm
>very happy with the whole IBGF, but right now, Azalynn is the
>stand-out.

I look forward to see how the rest of the IBGF evolves as well.

>>The Crab Rangoon Debate: It's the filling.
>
>If Saionji was right, he would have won. At least, that's what
>Saionji will tell you. :)

Rematch!

>>Dorothy's humor - I think she picked up some pointers from Sylvie
>>before she left.
>
>Could be, could be. Dorothy's development is going very well; it's
>another reason I want to go and show the Toronto trip after all. :)

Can't wait to find out.

Zack Seaholm - Anime fan, weathernut, worshipper of the goddess Belldandy.

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