On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Ranma Al'Thor wrote:

        Elsewhere in the city five young women sat around a large fire.  The
last week had been an emotional rollercoaster for the group.  Leda had

I think Lita is the usual 'americanized' spelling.

	Yes, but the story that *this* story is based on, Sailor Moon V:  
The Dark Adventures of the Sailor Scouts, calls her Leda because that's 
the way that the author, Troy "Silver" Staunton, always heard it.  It's
not unlike how the official Pioneer spelling of a certain space pirate's
name is "Ryoko", but quite a few people (including yours truly) call her
Ryouko, because that's the way it *sounds*.

Chris Davies.