Anyway, another verra excellent chapter by CT. Good job seven times. And then twice.

I've been meaning to ask if one of my (hastily created) characters may have a part in the story. I hesitated because I didn't want to possibly risk making the story sound contrived, but, I think it's gotten past all hope of ever becoming contrived. (Go CT! )

Name: Crystal Summer
Nickname: Crystal or Cryss
Age: unknown, probably between 17-22
Species: lagomorph
Gender: female (I haven't made a female character in too long)
Appearance: light blue, well groomed fur; bright green, sparkling eyes; long, darker-blue hair; usually wears a black bodysuit, with a crystalline C symbol on the front, and metal shoulder guards; modestly well-built stature; not quite as tall as most rabbits, but she takes pride in the fact that she's the exact same height as the famous Jazz Jackrabbit
Personality: It all depends. When she's around friends, she's one of the most chummy people in the group. And when she's around friends is a lot of the time, as she seems to have an innate capability to make friends and alliances at the drop of a hat.
Excepting when around the enemy, of course, which is where it all changes. While reserved most of the time, she will spare no mercy around the enemy. She will use any kind of weapon with relative ease, but she prefers long-range weapons over melée weapons.
Weaponry: Always carries a short, cyan blaster pistol in a small holster/pocket on her waist. A small sniper scope, which attaches to the pistol, is usually somewhere on hand as well. Other than that, she uses whatever is supplied to her.
Skills: all kinds of fighting and gunplay, especially sniping. While she does not rival Jazz Jackrabbit in speed, she does in endurance, being able to run full bore for almost a day straight. Having also been trained in ship controls, she can master just about any station in any ship in twenty minutes.
Friends: Just about everyone she comes in contact with.
Enemies: Anyone that threatens her or her friends. This includes all lizards, rats, and all turtles but one, Wayreth, who she befriended, and eventually took under her wing, after finding him stranded on a cold planet.
Family: Her father, Nickolai, was killed by a lizard/rat army, when she was about fifteen years old. She now lives with her mother, Alyson, and Wayreth the turtle.
Symbol: Crystalline, blue, sharp-looking letter C

OK, scratch the hastily-made idea, she took half an hour to come up with.

Even a small cameo, one line, would be exceedingly wonderful; but please, CT, only kill Crystal off if you must. I actually have half a mind now to use her in one of my stories.