I'd just like to thank EPU for preventing the Holocaust for over 20 years, since way back in The Universe According to Chris, Part II. It makes my day.

And also thanks for providing unique female wedding attire since Symphony 2.

Anyway, I finally caught up on all of OWAW, reading over the last couple of weeks. It was quite enjoyable, more than I expected.

Quoting from the other thread:
> So, because I've got to do things the hard way, I went and brought
> (Neuroi-chan) back, and am now trying to keep the thing acceptably
> light anyway.

In a nutshell, this is the reason why your story is far better than the original Strike Witches. I gave up on it after the first season, because it had little going for it dramatically. I don't think I ever felt like the cast was ever really in a war; it just felt like a weird setting for moe and a sort of tribute to ace pilots.

Freiburg was brilliant, because I actually felt the danger. I love the interaction with the other wing divisions, and I thank you for the mental image of HRH Elizabeth in her knickers. It feels like an actual war is going on out there, with more gun shots than panty shots. While still containing wacky cuddle hijinks. And Hannelore von Hammer, a woman who fights for many different forms of love, is just superb. I'm jealous of Fritzchen, more so than of most monarchs :)

So please continue to take the hard way, ad astra per aspera.