[Every now and again, I get to thinking about the stories I'd *really* like
to do. A continuation of "Castle Cagliostro", for example, or a crossover
of Bubblegum Crisis and Silent Mobius. Or ones in which all the characters
by a certain author -- Shirow or Takahashi, usually -- meet and hold
converse (among other things). And every now and again during these every
now and again moments, I think up something *completely* excessive. Himura
Kenshin meeting the Lone Ranger. Miki and Yuu moving into Room 5 of Maison
Ikkoku. The Together Again universe. <g>]
[What I've come up with *this* time is maybe just a little bit excessive,
even for me. Actually ... I suspect it may be a little bit excessive, even
for *Eyrie* ... but it might entertain you, so here it is.]
(Excerpted from the records of the archaeological examination of Dyson
Sphere Zeta Andromedae, concerning an apparently mythological sequence of
events which took place there some millenia earlier.]
"Well, these words -- Arcadia and Esmeraldas -- they pretty much
speak for themselves, don't they?"
"And likewise the three nines."
"Yes, but ... I'm not sure about this reference to a Super
Dimensional Fortress. What could they have meant by that?"
"It could be talking about the two ships. They are very large
'fortresses', after a fashion."
"But it's saying, 'as well as', right after naming the Arcadia."
"What puzzles me is the mention of the Army. These are astro-
nautical references, for the most part, and ..."
"Army? What Army?"
"Right there. That means --"
"That's not 'Army', you fool. It's some nonsense word. I can't
quite make it out. Not 'Gu-n-da-n', but ... 'Gu-n-da-mu'?
"I find this reference to 'Japan' being there far more puzzing.
This was after Earth's destruction, remember. 'Japan' had ceased to exist
well before that, and I hardly think that there would have been enough
space, even inside this Dyson Sphere, for everyone in the galaxy who
claimed Japanese ancestry or cultural identity."
"That's not exactly a common usage of that word in this period ..."
"Japan, Nihon, Yamato ... what's the difference?"
Some Stories Should Never End.
(Of Course, The People *In* These
Stories May Have *Different*
Thoughts On The Matter.)
Galaxy Express 999
Superdimensional Fortress Macross
(and Friends)
Mobile Suit Gundam
Space Battleship Yamato
"When We Say Megacrossover,
We *Mean* Megacrossover."
Potentially Coming.
Minmei Not Included
[Yes, by the way, the "friends of Macross" *are* "Superdimensional Cavalry
Southern Cross" and "Genesis Climber Mospeada". Complain, and I will most
certainly mix Megazone 23 in there as well.]