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Forum Name: Our Witches at War/Gallian Gothic
Topic ID: 85
Message ID: 21
#21, RE: Gallian Gothic Book 2: NSM Act I
Posted by Astynax on Sep-22-20 at 03:20 PM
In response to message #20
>Flan being Flan, she might see the incongruity in it and invent a new
>wedding role for herself. Sergeant-at-arms, for example. Every
>wedding should have a sergeant-at-arms. :)
>

She does have suitable firepower, and now I'm picturing her in a vaguely military sort of dress (something with epaulets and almost-but-not-quite medals dangling from the chest,) trying to look like she is about Serious Business™ but mostly failing and then laughing about it.

>Also, I've had a couple of realizations about this whole amusing image
>as the subthread has unfolded, to wit, in no particular order:
>
> - In-setting, our closest equivalents to Blofeld and Klebb are
>Reichenberg and Skorzeny. Which, in my opinion, makes every potential
>outcome variation even more satisfying, because really, I mean, who
>doesn't want to see Otto Skorzeny get his just desserts in this or any
>other life from a tiny blonde whose Name is a killing word who
>can bend steel in her bare hands?
>

Strikethrough inspired mental image: Meiling yelling Flandre's name into a weird megaphone-ish contraption and a vehicle in direct line with its business end exploding, followed by the typical 'I did not intend for that to happen' examination of the device with a look of bemused horror.

Also, if you have a supernaturally loud voice, any name can be a killing name. Just ask Black Canary.

> - One of the most satisfying peripheral images from the whole
>business is what becomes of the groom, since, unlike Bond, Gryphon
>doesn't have to spend the rest of the scene crumpled in a despairing
>heap over the body of his fallen lady love. All he has to do is stand
>well back and watch her work with the kind of smile that says, Yep.
> I am winning at life right now.
:)
>

Someone would need to hand him binoculars to follow the action as it ranged away, but Sakuya probably has a set or two for just such an occasion.

> - The vampires have a speed advantage, but they're going to need it
>if they hope to get to the prize ahead of Gryphon's best witch.
>Colonel Sakamoto don't take no shit from no Nazis at her boy's
>wedding.
>

This raises the questions: would any of the witches bring their Strikers (maybe intended for some sort of aerial stunt show as the happy couple exits the church en route to the reception) and are the Scarlet sisters faster than Strikers if they push themselves?


-={(Astynax)}=-
"I expect they are definitely more maneuverable at least."