Author's note: This universe doesn't belong to me, I'm
only playing in it. The Big O is copyright by Sunrise
and Bandai. My thanks to them and all of the writers and
artists involved who brought this show to life. I am
especially grateful to Toshihiko Sahashi for the
incredible music, which has played on my various players
almost nonstop since the soundtracks arrived.

Special note: This story will probably make no sense
unless you have read "Memories". This is an exploration
of some of the events that were only hinted at in that
story.

Thanks to Bentar, Falcon7, Lady Tesser and of course
Shredder for the Beta. As always, any errors are
entirely mine.