On Sun, 10 Mar 1996, Rogue1 wrote:

On Sat, 9 Mar 1996, Jeanne Hedge wrote:

My only question is about the lady in the green dress (with Nephrite) who
gave her name as "Juno", and Mercury (with Zoicite).  Are they the Elder
Jupiter and Mercury or the Younger Jupiter and Mercury?

	They are the younger Senshi, i.e. the ones who will be 
reincarnated as Kino Makoto and Mizuno Ami.  John and I have taken up the 
convention of referring to the past life versions of the stars as the 
Senshi (Senshi Mars, Senshi Mercury, etc...) and the present day versions 
as Sailors (Sailor Mars, Sailor Mercury.)  The only Elder Senshi at 
the party were Mars and Venus.  The Elder Mercury and Elder Jupiter did 
not show.

And the Elder Mercury wasn't busy studying either :)
 

	Basically, the four younger Senshi are all engaged to Endymion's 
Guardians (Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Kunzite).  John and I got this 
from the manga, where he says that they were once engaged until Queen 
Beryl corrupted them.  We will have at some later point a flashback to 
the Moon Kingdom where the Senshi meet their corrupted fiances.  Since 
the Senshi all died on that day, it won't be pleasant.  We intend to have 
some emphasis on the Sailors' past lives and the Moon Kingdom in SMZ.

Given that I'm a historian, I of course have an elaborate history worked 
out :)
 

I really like the idea of Elder Senshi for the Queen's court and Younger
Senshi for the Princess' court.

	Well, it seemed to make sense.  The elder Senshi and the Younger 
Senshi are not related, but rather were chosen for their abilities.  They 
are then trained by their Elder counterparts.  Senshis Mercury and Venus 
also get special training elsewhere.  The Outer Senshi get out and about 
a lot more than the Inner, since they have differnt jobs.  The 
Outer Senshi are concerned with protecting the Solar System from the 
Things from Beyond.  We'll probably go into more detail about our history 
of the Moon Kingdom in later chapters.

Trust me, we will.

Oh, and anyone who can identify which parts Jeff wrote and which parts I 
wrote, gets a special prize!


 John Walter Biles :  MA-History, Ph.D Wannabe at U. 
Kansas         
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