On 9/14/97 1:10 PM, Edward Becerra at eabecerr@henge1.henge.com wrote:

	And even if Serenity admits to errors, her court does NOT. Another
theme that's crept up from time to time is Serenity's INSULATION from the
world. She doesn't _wish_ to be insulated, but her lotal court often tries
that, thinking it's for her own good. ("We love you, your Majesty, and we
intend to protect you from everything, including yourself.")

	So she never learns about the minor problems that breed anger,
disaffection, poverty, disloyalty, et cetera.

	And of course, the people who DO know (like Mars) are apt to take
the attitude .. 'You're starving? So? That isn't important. You have your
love for Serenity. That should sustain you. If it doesn't, then perhaps
you're disloyal, hmmm? Perhaps you should be investigated?'

Chris Davies does a riff on this theme in his BGC/SM crossover set in 
Crystal Tokyo; Priss wakes up after umpty-ump years to find out that 
everyone she knew is dead, and oh yes, you're a clone, and you owe us for 
the flesh...

Good story that explores a lot of the same issues, though in a rather 
different way.



Travis Butler
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