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>>This is a roundabout way of saying I really liked what you did with
>>Vandal. There's very clearly a history between him and Gryphon, and in
>>fact between Vandal and the majesty of the law in general.
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>Thank you. That was more or less exactly the effect I was going for -
>the idea that Vandal, now a grizzled old space criminal, had been
>tangling with the WDF a/o 3WA, with Gryphon often finding himself
>involved, since he was a rakish young striver looking to carve out his
>niche in the underworld. Gryphon cannot be said to have been
>fond of him by any stretch, but there was a certain pleasure to
>be had from crossing metaphorical swords with him. He was far from
>the worst foe they had back in the day.
>

I imagine something like, "Okay, Vandal was a murdering bastard without a single scruple in him, but at least he didn't engage in mindless carnage. Can't say that about this guy."

Peter Eng
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