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Forum Name: Symphony of the Sword/The Order of the Rose
Topic ID: 223
Message ID: 28
#28, RE: Clarion Call
Posted by clg on Jul-29-08 at 00:18 AM
In response to message #0
Let's try one of the old-fashioned, point-by-point dissections. I'll try to skip what's already been addressed.

Finding a venue for the occasion hadn't been easy.

Wild guess: this was the out-of-story sticking point that Gryphon mentioned.

Yeah. It looked like this was going to go according to plan after all.

You'd think Skuld would know better by know, really.

As he stepped off the lift into the corridor segment set aside as the VOQ, he paused for a moment to return the salute of the uniformed Tac Div officer on duty (must be a new guy, he thought)

That last little phrase threw me off for a bit; I was thinking Cassidy was some sort of covert threat at first. But no, he's actually just the FNG. (I hope.)

the little tracked robot managed, despite his awkward construction and the fact that his dance partner had no legs at all, to pull off a nice approximation of a spin-and-dip...

Hee! I wish I could draw, if only for moments like this. (And, well, a bunch of other moments in the story.)

Then, switching to a weird, high-pitched trilling language, he added, <Go ahead and code-stream it if you want.>

Corwin speaks Artoo-language. Why am I not surprised?

Almost all of those whose lives they had touched were invited, from the core diplomatic and operational staff of Babylon 6 to members of no fewer than four space navies, independent operators, private citizens, university professors, Duelists and Jedi Knights, divinities and demons.

Beg pardon? Demons? Anyone we know, besides Svanhvit Icebinder and Hellboy?

Aeryn Stonefist, the Valkyrie close-combat specialist, was hardly a four-year-old. She was a native of Vanaheim's northern Shire...

About time we got to meet Aeryn. I'd always thought she was a dwarf.

Far from being tense and impatient, as Nall had expected, Corwin seemed completely happy: down on one knee, wrench in hand, bolting down the front panel of a small, cube-shaped robot...

Same old Corwin.

Pointing across the meadow, she added, Look! Even Svartalfheim has sent an ambassador.

Tsuwabuki blinked. What? No, the svartelven government specifically -declined- their invi - ...

Oh, here we go.

This didn't surprise me the way it seemed to shock some of the other commenters. We knew Akio was up to something, and given the timing it probably involved the wedding. If anything, I was surprised at how little overt hostility there was. (Also I wondered where Nanami was.)

It looks like he was invited by Lady Freyja of Vanaheim, he said...

This bugs me a bit. I mean, I can see Freyja wanting to disrupt the wedding of someone who shoved her aside for a svartelf. But using a svartelven demon to do so? Even in the context of her madness, that doesn't make much sense. Either personal affront >> racial prejudice, or Akio has pulled a major mind-whammy on her. All I know is, I do not want to be this woman's shrink.

Freyja, darling, why don't you go ahead and mingle with the others from Asgard, he said calmly to his date. I'm going to stay here for a little while and just... take it all in.

This would seem to support the Akio's messing with her head theory.

X and the beagles staring Akio down? Very cool.

Utena's tone as she spoke the last sentence was light, wry, even a little self-deprecating; but the look in her azure eyes as she sought out and made fleeting eye contact with a particular member of the silently watching throng made it clear that she'd taken note, and would not forget.

Love this too. Yeah, we'll cancel the ceremony. For something important.

She explained that part better than I could, Ivanova told him. She's an International Police officer and a starship captain. It's a matter of honor. With perfect cordiality, she added, In your position, you probably wouldn't understand. Excuse me, Ambassador.

You know, I'm starting to think the sole reason for Akio Ohtori's existence is to give the heroes Crowning Moments of Awesome.

Damn, I feel bad for these Earthforce pukes.

Ever since the teaser came out, I've been thinking, Why would Earthforce attack the wedding? Now I feel silly.

Out of curiosity, how does Ragnhildr translate? And does the ancient sword have any particular name?

...And that's where Nanami is. Fantastic cliffhanger -- I actually don't know what she's up to.

Very good stuff; eagerly awaiting Movement 3 (and 4, and 5, ...)

- Chad