Standard disclaimers:  I don't own either "Revolutionary Girl Utena" or 
"Ouran High School Host Club". Be-Papas, Chiho Saito and Bisco Hatori 
have 'em.

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A Letter to Anthy
by Laurie Gerholz
August 2006
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                                                  June 15

Dear Anthy,

        I hope this letter finds you both well.  I can finally give
you a mailing address, as I have secured a new position.  Unless
something horrible happens, I expect to be here at least a year.
Longer, if I'm lucky.

        It must be my fate to wander the halls of academia, as
again I find myself working at a school.  In fact, my prior
experience at Ohtori Academy was key to landing this job.  You
see, my employer is Kyouya Ohtori.  That's not why he hired me,
but the coincidence gave me an opportunity to interview with him.

        Mr. Ohtori is a student here at Ouran Academy, in the high
school.  He's the financial manager for one of the clubs, and was
in the market for an assistant, someone who wasn't a student
here.

        This club is Ouran's Host Club, active in the high school.
Yes, I wondered what a "host club" could be.  This is a very
exclusive, prestigious school, attended by students from the
richest families in the country.  So, a group of boys who have
the time, charm and looks have gathered together to entertain
many of the girls, who also have too much time on their hands.
No, not *that* kind of "entertain".  They meet in a room decked
out like a French salon, serve tea and treats, and provide
scintillating conversation and fuel for the girls' romantic
fantasies.  Mr. Ohtori thinks it might be the first one of its
kind in Japan.

        The president of the Club, or "king" as he likes to be
dubbed, is Tamaki Suoh.  I kid you not, he's like a fusion of
Dios and Touga Kiryuu.  Happily, it's a combination of their good
qualities.  Not sure that makes him easier to deal with, though.

        Anthy, stop laughing.  I know you are.

        Anyway, I mention Mr. Suoh because he provides the usual
context for my tasks.  While his heart is definitely in the right
place, his enthusiasm often gets the better of him.  And while
he's an exceptional student, real-life tactical thinking isn't
his strong suit.  My job is to monitor tense situations, and to
defuse them when needed, which usually means putting the brakes
on Mr. Suoh.

        During my off-hours, I practice the maneuvers I used at
Ohtori.  So far, the best technique for handling Mr. Suoh has
proved to be the thrown banana peel.  One per incident is
generally enough now, he calms down quickly after one fall.

        I think my skill has improved with practice--when it was
time to dispatch some obnoxious visitors from another school, I
was able to take out all three with just one throw.  I know Mr.
Ohtori makes recordings of much of the Club's activities.  I'll
see if he caught that one, and if he'd let me send you a video
clip.

        Oh, we got a new member in the Club just after the start of
the school year, a first-year student by the name of Haruhi
Fujioka.  I think you'd appreciate Haruhi's role in the Club;
it's not unlike yours, when you were working in Nemuro Memorial
Hall.

        So, here I am, and that's what I'm up to these days.  Give
Utena my love.  Take care of yourself.


                                Your friend always,
                                  Chu-chu

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Laurie Gerholz
milo@winternet.com
http://www.winternet.com/~milo


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