Author notes

A Woman Scorned

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on June 24, 2009

For anyone keeping count, this is Chapter 74. This title has changed from original. The original title was "Reunions & Plans." It was a more accurate title but not as catchy. I changed the chibi dialogue to match the change. This new title works on a few levels, which you will see soon.

I rewrote the speech in the last panel half a dozen times. It feels forced, but I needed to convey a few concerns in limited space. 1) No one would want to help Fudo. 2) They have no leads and therefore no plan. 3) Seiko maintains hope that he is alive – but her hope might be exaggerated for Mike's sake.

Warpedwenger & roycemarie: I enjoyed reading it, but I don't think I'd read it again.

Tantz: Lol. No, but I might have to lower my standards a bit. (When you live in fantasy for a long time, reality is always a step down.)

n_y_japlander: His best friend was a magician, so he probably has magic tricks associated with him before. ~_^

DAJB: XD

Peipei: He's always out of the loop. – Not that that's a bad thing.

amanda: Thanks. The layout was tricky. At this point, I think even a hostile partner would be useful. Seiko's two-man sieges are seldom successful.

ghostrunner: Tada!

trevor: Of course! The other two are bad things. That one has no victims – if it's done right.

patrick: There are many different kinds and models of handcuffs. I'm not sure they've changed *that* much over time, but a person who knows about cuffs could identify the model and year. – There are also "Plasticuffs" (those zip-tie things), mostly used in riots.

that kid yellow: It's easy when you have nothing else going on in your life. XD