Quote:Doug's stretching it out, and it's not that long a process to take off his helmet.
'Great' is a single syllable word. It isn't LONG enough to have the effect you describe happen to it!
Quote:It was.
This line put me in mind of the three Greek hags who only had one eye between them that they passed around amongst themselves. (Might even have been the Fates.) Was that on purpose?
Quote:The term is from the magic system for GURPS. "Essential X" is used to indicate the pure elemental version of various substances, usually the Platonic elements: Essential Fire, Essental Water, etc. Metal is an "element" in most Asian systems, so there is an "Essential Metal" to go with the others. Doug knows the alchemical/magical theory and procedures behind its extraction and the practical uses for the stuff.
Now I'm curious. Concordance this? After googling - essentialmetal.com - a collection of hard rock and heavy metal music releases. *facepalms* I should have know it'd be something like that.
This is in fact a Chekhov's Gun for something Doug will be doing in DW13.
Quote:Nice catch. Yes.
Hmm, would this be why Belldandy corrects herself in Chapter 2, talking about how long Chris will be with them?
Quote:This U is very A. Keiichi remembers.
Hmm, I seem to remember Keiichi couldn't (wasn't allowed to?) remember this, even after the recall incident, although certainly this can be counted AU to this universe.
Quote:How much help is covered in DW2 when Doug first broaches the subject of gods in his narration, in the Christmas Eve incident. He got the last blow in during a massive dogpile/melee. As for the other questions, well, in the first scene of chapter 4, the divine residents of the house work out answers for themselves.
Yeah, but how much help did he have for it? Could he do it again by himself? And probably having to face more than a single god in the bargain?
Quote:No need to explain, I think we both know what you mean. Thanks.
The final scene offers a pretty interesting look into the psychology of the mind of each character. Don't really know how to explain what I mean by that, though. Still, I liked it.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...