In a message dated 2/5/2002 10:15:18 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
lwf58@socal.rr.com writes:

I hypothesized asexual reproduction, but my prereader said, "Where's the

 > romance in THAT?!"
 
     Well, considering that Usagi always calls Chibi-Usa the 'spore', I'd 

say

 that Arby would be able to give you a very good idea about the reproductive
 habits of the Lunar Royal Family.

Uh oh...

     Arby: Them Roiyal Looniez'r loike 'shroomz, they iz.  Every year, they
 goez daown inta' caves deep b'low the surface o' th' moon, and dances 'n a
 big Matin' circle.  Then they spreads their sporez t' th' air-currentz so'z
 they c'n grow 'n th' warm darkness... 'Oweva', th' unda' world'z gotz lotz
 o' wild, predatory carniv'rus fungus, it doez, an' most o' the Roiyal 

sporez

 git eat'n up 'fore they c'n grow big 'nuff ter foightz their way t' th'
 surface.  Mos' oft'n, only one 'r tew maike it each gena'ration, an' th'
 grownupz don' lift a flippa' t' 'elp. Gotta let most'a th' li'l beggarz 

doie

 off 'r th' moon'd be crawlin' in li'l Sereni'ies... Survoival o' th'
 fittes', y'know.  Jus' wouldn't be propa', otha'woise!

Arby, stop it! You're scaring the children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ArbyFish(innocently): Wot??? But Oye loikes to! They'z roight noice spores,
they iz! Quoite tasty in jam. (pauses) Caught'ya ear in th' jam, Oye s'pose,
but ain't no snuff off ME nose. ^_^

 > Those who were watching and reading might have recognized the
 > Men at Arms (Terry Pratchett, Discworld) reference.
 
     Speaking of references, did anyone comment on your lifting of Arby's
 death scene back at the end of the first part of chapter 10 directly from
 Kosh's death in Babylon 5?

A few noticed it, and noted that they enjoyed that part.

I can't just undo a nifty set of sequences like that. Wouldn't be propa'!

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