On Sat, 12 Nov 2005, Scott Schultz wrote: > Much of what we know about The Cycle is second-hand hearsay, but its > existence as an actual thing or entity appears undeniable. As opposed to first-hand? Not sure who would be qualified to discuss the Cycle outside the Person behind it. Anyway, Zerika having returned from the Paths seems like sufficient arising for anything more to seem de trop. And, unless she's got a magically perfect genome, anything less than a flock of Phoenix isn't going to provide a self-sustainingly diverse genetic population.