Twister's message didn't come as a total surprise, more as a 
twenty-twenty hindsight twinge.  I can confirm most of what Twister says, 
Chris's physical appearance, her "protectiveness" of Hitomi, her stories 
of Hitomi's cooking (Akane and C-ko were out of the running).  I was 
aware of at least one money-making scheme, and had doubts about it.  But 
I did not believe and do not believe she was scamming us.  I think she 
was trying to find a project that would actually work. Perhaps dreaming.
	Twister is correct in his assessment that Chris is a very smooth 
talker (handles words *beautifully*, doesn't she?) and that where fact 
and fiction meshed is a complex place.  
	I'm glad I got to meet Chris, talk to her and even munch a few of 
her coffee beans.  I'm glad I got to tell her how much I enjoyed Hitomi's 
stories.  I hope she may be lurking and will relent and finish some of 
her marvelous stories.  

S h a z o r n				No, I'm not an otaku!
<rayburn@cc.umanitoba.ca>		But I'm working on it... ^_^;