Well, that was something else. And-I'm not tryin to raise the level of this thread up a notch or so-but spaw, you're a good writer and you've created an interesting cast of characters.

Also, spaw, you're quite a philosopher:

...I [know] that ... feelings [are] generally the portend of bad things to come, but the mind is a funny thing and we often forget the past in an effort to hold out hope for a new beginning.
-catspaw

Hey, that's real heavy!

And as for khandu, among the things I learned about him from that story is that khandu's name is "Ken". Ah ha!

So where's Barbie?

[Ha ha! I know that's a weak joke, but I couldn't resist].