>Not so much the former, possibly some of the latter, and the rest,
>even Flan's not entirely sure of at present, except that it feels like
>it's important.
>

Well, so long as everyone involved is supposed to be some level of confused then I don't have to feel like I missed a turn somewhere, and can just go back to admiring the scenery.

>Well, when I went to build that scene into the episode, I didn't
>specifically set out to end on it, but when I got there it seemed the
>logical thing to do. (The little stinger with Meiling is partly there
>as a nod to the classic "character forgotten in the setup scene" gag
>in anime, and partly to take the edge off that ending a little bit.)
>

It's a suitable ending, it just has impact, which is not bad, just noteworthy. I suspect it may have a little more impact from posting here in fact (between the Mini Story and various bit of background info fleshing out the elder Scarlets to being more than the typical D&D character backstory angst fuel dead parents are often relegated to.)

>It was certainly unintentional on Meiling's part. As for me, I just
>like that there's a character in this cast who can say something like
>that and just literally be talking about installing water conduits. :)
>

The more she's around, the more Meiling reminds me of a more on the ball Scorpia from SPOP (Netflix She-ra for any unfamiliar with the abbreviation.) Since I don't believe you've partaken of that series, this is a complimentary comparison, Scorpia is a big girl with a heart of gold, just dealt a few bad hands, but game to keep playing anyway.

	-={(Astynax)}=- "You could find a market for 'What Would Scorpia Do?' t-shirts, and it wouldn't be a bad moral compass really."