[OOC][PLOT] Planning for Arc 1 - Arrivals

[Labster]

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I'm curious about Usako's logic for staying in Canada, other than "It keeps the plot intact."  The most obvious one might be the loss of anonymity -- Japan reached such a saturation level of Sailor Moon that even here, they're still merchandising everything.  Otaku just might figure it out, especially if Odango-chan keeps her hair style.

Speaking of merchandising senshi (and not Senshi: The Merchandising, though that's another possibility), what happens to copyrights in this world?  Like for serious, could Akari Mizunashi sue for people merchandising with her image without her permission.  Does the author retain copyright even though it's based on the actions of people that will have happened 300 years from now?  Sorry, law geek here, but I'm just trying to get a glimpse how much social disruption all of this will cause.

While I'm waiting on my prereader, I've been starting to think about how to get a certain magical cardcaptor into my plot.  And... not having many ideas.  For once, I just want them to appear in West L.A., but I don't know how the meeting will take place yet.  It could involve Tomo with her manga knowledge.  Little known fact: Tomo reads as much as Yomi, just rarely anything educational.  Or it could involve Akari because

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of Akari's ability to see fey and magical creatures.  I've been playing with the idea of saying that Akari is a sleigh beggy (or slay vega depending on the translation), because gosh darn do fey seem to like her, and good magical things just happen to her.  But I'm not sure about the negative side of it, or if something else would describe her better.

I should be able to work a little on Halloween now, though.  I have my first four casts picked and settled, so it should be easy enough.