Adrian Tymes wrote:

The main thing I can't believe is that I didn't get inspired to do a
response-fic first...  ^_^;;

  I was somewhat surprised myself.

Anyway, the rest of the school day was predictably boring.  Almost the
only reason I keep doing my homework and taking those tests is to show
my contempt for this pitiful work...and so I can taunt those losers in
the lower 90%.  Not that I bother associating with anyone who scores as
high as I do: they're either stuck-up and pretentious, or they know
what they are doing and therefore dangerous.  I like to think of myself
as the latter.

  Generally, I thought that this fic was nothing short of brilliant, with the possible exception of this passage.

  Does Usagi _need_ to be this smart for it to work? It seems a tad jarring from the otherwise flawless depiction of a tough-as-nails Usagi.

Luna finished pawing through the dairy as the sun came up, sneaking
another nervous peek towards the slumbering blonde before putting the
dairy away.  "Well, she certainly is the reincarnation of the princess.
I just hope, when she meets Beryl again, she does not channel her anger
into another magical blast large enough to wipe out civilization.  We
were lucky to save life on Earth, even if it was at the cost of the
Moon Kingdom.  Now that we're *on* Earth..."  She shuddered, for
neither the first, nor the last, time.

  And this bit. Is the joke really necessary, either? I think this alt carries its own weight without the punchline just fine. Or, maybe the delivery just didn't work for me...

  Regardless:

  I'm just disapointed it ended there! Excelent work, Mr. Times, very thought provoking. Kudos!