>Ok...considering the very specific names and stuff, as well as
>Offside's response...did I miss something or is this 'just' a very
>cool story?

Well, that it is. And specific names always make for well-rounded characters. If the kids with the grimoire are anyone from a particular source I don't recognize them. Lydia, however... you gotta wonder what her ex(?)-boyfriend is like in the UFVerse.

-- Bob
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My race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite.