You make a good point, though, Trae. I've been noticing the loss of common sense at cons more, too. (It seemed/seems especially present at Detour, from what I noticed and still hear. I think it's because they have a young demographic...)
Well, you may be a cultural outsider to the phenomenon of Ash Wednesday, but you still managed to inform the raised-Lutheran girl that it was this Wednesday. :D Good going.
I recycle personality traits more than full characters, I think. Heh. And some characters just have their stories reworked so much that it's nearly a different story...
"Ilyena"? Trae, were you reading Wheel of Time, once upon a time?
