Betty wrote: <I, on the other hand, always refer to them as Our Protagonists, because, um, heroes some of 'em ain't... Besides, I'm sure at least two of them would object *strongly* to the appellation. :)>

You don't think he'd object to My Darling ..? <veg> Especially since

[a] I am still of the Firm Opinion that if - due to The Space/Time Phenomena Known as Mary-Sue - I landed on the Liberator, I'd not only *not* be His Darling, he'd have me out an airlock within a week (and that's 1st/2nd series only, where Fearless Leader wouldn't *let* him at first. 3rd series, I'd be lucky to last three days.

[b] we're talking about someone for whom the height of passionate declaration of commitment is "she was important to me". :-) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.