>In the old draft, the
>character Gryphon ended up buying was an import of Millennium Nocturne
>from Lost Universe, but they never got along well enough for
>the dynamic between them to settle into something conducive to wacky
>adventures. She wouldn't believe he wasn't the Butcher and kept an
>eye out for ways to cash in on the price on his head - they were like
>Spike and Faye without the chemistry. Eventually it just got annoying
>and I tossed the whole thing in the bin.

You weren't kidding when you said the characters did the driving. Also, do you think Millennium will return at a later date?