A supurb story. Having Gos as the narrator was precisely the
right touch.
Two things that worried me. The quote from "Midsummer Night" was
apt, but it bothered me that Akane should be the one to quote it.
Somehow it was not in character for her. Perhaps Nodoka, or the oddly
missing Nabiki? Perhaps the good doctor?
The other thing was the oddity of the treatment of Kodachi at the
funeral. She was invited to hold a torch, yet dismissed at the end?
Didn't ring quite true.
The concept, Phoenix and its ultimate meaning, is a stroke of
genius, and Gos's slow realization is excellent writing.
Excuse me, I want to go re-read the story again.
S h a z o r n No, I'm not an otaku!
<rayburn@cc.umanitoba.ca> But I'm working on it... ^_^;