10||0|2583|3|yes 0|0|0|||1||%28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|Gryphon||23:05:31|10/23/2010|%5Bsmall%5D%26l%3BKate%2C Juri%2C and Sumire are aboard an express train from Ohji to Sendai%2C en route to the Shinguuji compound for the Christmas festivities.%26r%3B%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btt%5D%5Bpre%5D Kate pictured a younger Sumire exploding onto the scene at the%0D%0ADeedlit Satori Mandeville Memorial Institute and couldn%27t help laughing.%0D%0A %22What%27s so funny about that%3F%22 Sumire demanded. %22Do you not%0D%0Athink I could%27ve gotten in%3F I%27m not just one of the great beauties of%0D%0Aour age%2C you know%3B I also happen to have a brilliant mind.%22%0D%0A %22I%27m j-just pic-c-picturing you and L-Liza g-going head t-to%0D%0Ahead b-b-back in the d-day%2C%22 said Kate between giggles.%0D%0A Sumire%27s dark eyes widened. %22What%2C before her transformation%3F%0D%0A%28And before mine%2C come to that%2C I%27m sure you%27ve heard the stories%2C%29%22 she%0D%0Anoted as if making an aside to a stage audience. %22Frankly%2C I%27d like to%0D%0Athink I would have crushed her. I was an -exceptionally- talented%0D%0Abitch.%22 She sighed nostalgically. %22Ah%2C well%2C that was then. I%27ve%0D%0Amellowed considerably in my old age. You can thank Kaitlyn%27s father for%0D%0Athat%2C%22 she added offhandedly to Juri. %22It turns out the old saying%0D%0Aabout difficult women is true.%22%0D%0A Kate made a small noise%3B Sumire turned back to her with a%0D%0Asolicitous look. %22I%27m sorry%2C Kaitlyn darling%2C too much information%3F%22%0D%0AKate merely gave her a look%2C because she knew that if she opened her%0D%0Amouth it was all over%3B Sumire shrugged and added nonchalantly%2C %22In that%0D%0Acase%2C I probably shouldn%27t mention that your mother and I are planning%0D%0Ato finally fix him up with Kohran this year. The poor dear desperately%0D%0Aneeds her bolts tightened%2C if you%27ll pardon the expression.%22%0D%0A Kate%2C barely containing herself%2C glanced to Juri for support%3B%0D%0Abut all she got from that quarter was a single arched eyebrow%2C which%0D%0Afinished her off. She buried her face in Serge%27s back %28puzzling the%0D%0Atiger considerably%29 to avoid alerting the whole coach with her torrent%0D%0Aof laughter.%0D%0A Once she%27d gotten that out of her system%2C she raised her face a%0D%0Alittle from the tiger%27s back %28now slightly damp with tears of mirth%29 and%0D%0Asaid%2C %22Y-you%27re n-not really.%22%0D%0A %22Are we -not%2C-%22 Sumire replied mock-haughtily. %22She -was- the%0D%0Afirst of the Hanagumi to kiss him%2C you know.%22%0D%0A Shaking her head%2C Kate let go of Serge%27s sides and flopped back%0D%0Aagainst the compartment wall. %22You p-people have r-r-ruined his r-%0D%0Areput-t-tation%2C%22 she said sadly.%0D%0A %22It%27s a dirty job%2C%22 Sumire conceded%2C %22but someone has to do it.%0D%0AIt%27s probably petty of me%2C but I just like seeing -how ridiculous- we%0D%0Acan make the rumors in %27Hello%21%27 magazine without his knowledge.%0D%0AEveryone needs hobbies.%22%0D%0A %22Th-th-the one about the chorus l-line was a b-b-bit much%2C%22 Kate%0D%0Aopined.%0D%0A Sumire gave a rather Gallic shrug. %22I only regret that I not%0D%0Aonly can%27t claim%2C but don%27t know who -is- responsible for%2C the one about%0D%0AJames May.%22%5B%2Fpre%5D%5B%2Ftt%5D 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|The Traitor||09:02:08|10/24/2010|This just made my day. And now I have to clean the sprayed coffee out of my laptop. You%27d think I%27d know better...%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Together we will build an empire of a million shining suns.%22 -- Dave%2C Dictator of Utopia. 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|A Vile Gangster||14:40:19|10/24/2010|%5Bb%5DLet us observe James May as he sits in his cubicle%2C reading an article in %27Hello%21%27 magazine. Over the top of the pages%2C we can see the upper half of his face go through several interesting convolutions as he reads and re-reads the same paragraph several times. As he finally finishes the article%2C we can see that his hands have balled into fists%2C which also ruins the magazine.%0D%0A%0D%0AA moment later%2C May%27s head emerges from the entrance to his cubicle. %5Bi%5D%22CLARKSON%21%22%5B%2Fi%5D he bellows%2C his voice heavy with his irritation...%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ASo%2C this is how the audiobook played out in my head. It was read by Alan Rickman%2C apparently.%0D%0A----%0D%0ANow Playing%3A%0D%0AVNV Nation -- Carry You %28Judgement%2C 2007%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5D...%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3C THIS SPACE FOR RENT %3E 5|2|2|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|astfgl||06:15:05|10/25/2010|Oh yes%2C that fits both UF and RL Clarkson perfectly. May%27s the intended target too%2C Gryphon%27s just %28possibly complicit%29 collateral damage. 3|1|0|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|TheOtherSean||21:58:58|10/24/2010|That%27s a fun and cheery little fragment%2C but it only whets my appetite for more.%0D%0A%0D%0ARandom thought%3A If this story does get finished%2C will Symphony 3 cease to be title %22The Unfinished Symphony%3F%22 7|2|3|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|JeanneHedge||18:12:38|10/29/2010|%3EThat%27s a fun and cheery little fragment%2C but it only whets my appetite %0D%0A%3Efor more. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ERandom thought%3A If this story does get finished%2C will Symphony 3 cease %0D%0A%3Eto be title %22The Unfinished Symphony%3F%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AAccording to %5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FFI%2FSOS%2Fsymphony-3.html%7Cthe page for Symphony 3%5D%2C %5Bi%5DEntr%27Acte%3A A Day at the Races%5B%2Fi%5D is still to come. By the listing%2C that one would fit in the timeline immediately before %5Bi%5DChristmas in Sendai%5B%2Fi%5D%2C and directly after %5Bi%5DFifth Movement%3A Sophomore Slump%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22 width%3D%2280%25%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd align%3D%22center%22 width%3D%2210%25%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%2Fmisc%2Foldowl.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont size%3D2%5D%5Bb%5DJeanne Hedge%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bi%5D%5Bfont size%3D1%5D%22Believe me%2C if I have to go the rest of my life without companionship%2C knowing myself won%27t be a problem.%22%0D%0A -- Gabrielle of Potadeia%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 4|1|0|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|Bad Moon||23:39:59|10/24/2010|Always good to see the Grave Feminine Conspiracy use its powers for Evil instead of Good.%0D%0A%0D%0A------%0D%0AJon Helscher%0D%0A%0D%0AThat thing you burned up isn%27t important to me. It%27s the fluid catalytic cracking unit. It made shoes for orphans. Nice job breaking it%2C hero.%0D%0A%0D%0AGLaDOS- Portal 6|1|0|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|BZArcher||11:05:31|10/27/2010|Ah%2C god%2C you have no idea how I needed a laugh this morning. 8|1|0|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|JeanneHedge||18:21:58|10/29/2010|Since I%27d pretty much resigned myself to %5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2Fmo04.html%23walkinthewoods%7CA Walk in the Woods%5D being all we%27d see of the long %22promised%22 %5Bi%5DChristmas in Sendai%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I hope this means more goodness might see the light of day relatively soon. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22 width%3D%2280%25%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd align%3D%22center%22 width%3D%2210%25%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%2Fmisc%2Foldowl.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont size%3D2%5D%5Bb%5DJeanne Hedge%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bi%5D%5Bfont size%3D1%5D%22Believe me%2C if I have to go the rest of my life without companionship%2C knowing myself won%27t be a problem.%22%0D%0A -- Gabrielle of Potadeia%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 9|2|8|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|Barricade||14:29:19|11/28/2010|%3ESince I%27d pretty much resigned myself to %0D%0A%3E%5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2Fmo04.html%23walkinthewoods%7CA Walk in %0D%0A%3Ethe Woods%5D being all we%27d see of the long %22promised%22 %5Bi%5DChristmas in %0D%0A%3ESendai%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I hope this means more goodness might see the light of day %0D%0A%3Erelatively soon. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EJeanne %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AFunny thing is%2C every time I read that%2C I end up thinking of the Halo OST song %27A Walk in the Woods%27%2C which oddly enough%2C really fits that chapter as they look for the Giants%2FMeltrandi. But then%2C UF is awesome that way. 10|3|9|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S3M6 Christmas in Sendai|pjmoyer||10:18:48|11/29/2010|%3E%3E%5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2Fmo04.html%23walkinthewoods%7CA Walk in the Woods%5D %0D%0A%0D%0A%3EFunny thing is%2C every time I read that%2C I end up thinking of the Halo %0D%0A%3EOST song %27A Walk in the Woods%27%2C which oddly enough%2C really fits that %0D%0A%3Echapter as they look for the Giants%2FMeltrandi. But then%2C UF is awesome %0D%0A%3Ethat way. %0D%0A%0D%0A%2Fme gives Barricade a Cookie%2C as that was the music playing in my mental soundtrack at the time.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22And it can now be told%2C that yes%2C the costumes for Utena%2C Anthy%2C and Corwin were taken directly from the Meynard christmas pic. You can assume they did the snowball battle another day%2C though... there was no good place to put it here.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D