True enough!

>Canonically, as far as I can recall, she never showed any particular
>interest in anybody apart from that one guy she scared the crap out of
>at the beach party in that one episode. Avatar was on
>Nickelodeon, so even if anything further afield than that was somehow
>in the character's nature, it wouldn't have been expressed on screen
>anyway.

Yeah, I thought of that kind of thing after I posted. I didn't remember Nick specifically but I realized it wasn't exactly on Adult Swim. At least that leaves maximum flexibility.

>Oh my yes, which is to say no. The adjective "woeful" comes to mind.

Aaaand here exactly is the incentive to take that and run with it, no doubt. There's only so many times a person can go 'NNNGH' and slap their forehead in anguish.

>Yes, and then she's off to medical school. She's not even really
>going to have time to think about starting to consider contemplating
>the general notion of reproducing until at least 2350. I suppose it
>could be argued that accidents do happen, but a) not so much in the
>24th century, generally and b) not to someone with as much medical
>know-how as Rhian, in particular.

I'm still convinced we don't have better contraception -now- because of political reasons, not scientific ones. I fully expect the whole chemical implant thing would mean utterly zero chance of pregnancy for a properly equipped person, and maybe even have an electronic toggle switch if (s)he has a neuroprocessor.

>
>Well, at least not if you assume that Mairwen would also be up for it.
> I don't have any data on that at present.

Well, I admit I knew I was making the assumption. But I have a sneaking suspicion that it'd be either both or neither, simply because whichever one was would have private, sad moments that possibly the other and definitely Laura would notice, or if the other knew, their relationship would be incredibly awkward. Although I can also sort of see them being best friends at the time they meet Laura and sort of progressing beyond that point later, during college. When you fight alongside someone, and been through the scrapes they have together, there's a platonic bond far beyond a mere high school friendship. I could see that bond maturing into something else a few years down the road.

>>Not exactly a Dr. Chakwas, I guess. =)
>
>No indeed. Rather the opposite, in fact. Rhian does have a
>fairly adventurous spirit - she's a Neo-Snowdonian Guide, after all -
>but it runs more toward outdoorsiness and liking a challenge than it
>does to that Bashirian "real frontier medicine" attitude.
>She'd rather have an enormous, well-funded research establishment
>behind her medical adventures.
>
>That said, having mentioned Julian now, I like the idea that she
>might've been one of his mentors. Judging by his accent, it's not out
>of the question that he may have received some of his medical training
>in the Crown Colonies.

Hm. That DOES kinda fit.

>
>>(Caesar's Legion must have been heeling and toeing it from
>>Fisto!)
>
>... as it were!

S'pose...er, turning tail, as it were, wouldn't be the recommended tactic against him.

>
>Azula's version of Fisto's OS actually has two modes, one for when
>he's "in the office" at the Wrangler and one for when the gang's out
>doin' shooty stuff. About the only carryover between the two is that
>he sometimes instructs raiders he's shooting at to assume the
>position.
>
>... and sometimes also Boone, but that's just because Boone
>hates it when Fisto says that to him, so Fisto makes sure to do
>so least once a week. :)

I actually thought about this already--Boone lives for one thing, and that's putting sniper rounds through Legion craniums. I sorta thought Fisto would flush out game for him. =) But everything about Fisto is hilarious, so pointing and laughing at Boone on occasion doesn't hurt my feelings.

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this world created by the
hands of the gods
everything is false
everything is a LIE
the final days have come
now
let everything be destroyed

--mu