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Annotations for Act 7

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" The story so far... "

Long summary, isn't it?

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" Ah. A six-armed gorilla in a tuxedo with an upper-class
  British accent. " 

I don't understand it either.  Blame Mike Loader. 

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"..the Collective can get stuffed, Tsubasa. You're the girl
I love, and if they can't handle that, then they can go
to..."

Referring to the Gosunkugi collective yet again, first
appearing in the Ranma 2096 story "GOSUNKUGI: Generations" 
by Rod M. 

Any time you see the word 'Collective', you can be sure it's
referring to the legion of Gosunkugi. 

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"  So she pushed her way through the tables, past clumps of
merrily chatting copies of people she knew, until her path
was blocked by a rather large party of gaijins. Loud, noisy,
slightly tanked gaijins. And Kodachi Kuno." 

Cameo by the Institut Rats, direct from their appearance in
the Nameless Sequel.

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"Excuse me. Would you, by chance, have seen a young lady,
name of Sarah?"

A Dr. Who reference, Sarah being one of the Doctor's many
companions.

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"You found..? Aw, damnit, Rod found her in the broom
closet five minutes ago."

Yes, kids, that's the Converging Series writers pestering
poor Kaeri.

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   "...My brothers? Not a chance. They last saw me falling
into the abyss, with an arrow in my neck and another by my
heart. No, they all are safe in the knowledge that Brand is
dead.  This Collective of yours, they can move through
shadow? How do they manage..."

Brand of Amber, chatting with a Gosunkugi.

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" Leaping back from her chair, the woman in black reached
 for a sheath by her belt in a smooth, practiced motion
 (marred only slightly by a noticeable swaying), drawing
 forth an ornate dagger. "

Sicarii Gosunkugi, yet another of the denizens of Ranma 2096

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"...Miller, I tell him, you're keeping her on too tight a
leash. It could cost us our jobs, and Heaven isn't much for
layoff benefits..."

Reference to the Heavenly agents in the Ukyou vs Skeride arc
of R2096

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"...I'm sorry, Mr. Ishamael, but we're fresh out of
positions.  I wouldn't be discouraged, though. We aren't the
only Hell in the realities..." 

Wheel of Time reference.

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"...I HOPE THE STABLE IS ADEQUATE. BINKY GETS CROSS,
OTHERWISE. TRY THE NACHOS, BY THE WAY..." 

A tip of the hat to Pratchett, his character Death, and
Death's horse, Binky.

Yes, Binky.

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"She had the bouillabaisse. He ordered wine."

Obscure 'Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom BEam'
reference.

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" "Tsereba. Reiko Tsereba." answered the woman. "

Reiko Tsereba is a character from the stories "The Letters"
and "The Shadows" by Erin Mills.

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" o/~ Have another yaki, o/~ Ukyou sang. "

The Ranma cast as inserted into the musical "Sweeney Todd".

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"Ranma-kun, you disappoint me."

Crossing over into Richard Lawson's "Appearances", where a
psychotic Kasumi dominates the Tendo home.

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" He didn't know how, he didn't know why, but Ryo Muhoshin
 found himself standing deep within a majestic city made
 entirely of crystals. "

Yes, that's Crystal Tokyo of the Sailor Moon universe that
Muhoshin is wrecking.

It had to be done.

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