(blocked) asks:
> My brother was wondering into my ear about whatever happened to
> the sword that Michael York's character gave to Delenn in "A Late
> Delivery from Avalon" -- what *did* she do with it? Does she still
> have it -- use it as a back scratcher or vermin control like
> Londo's kutare or what?????

It went back to our prop department....

jms

(blocked) asks:
> No -- I meant what did *Delenn* (the character in the story) do
> with the sword?

No, you were being clear, I was just being puckish.

Well, in theory.

I actually haven't worked out what she did with the sword, or
who has it now. I have several options on this, all of them
interesting, and never made the final decision. Maybe they used it to
make the new emblem. Lemme dwell on this.

jms

(blocked) asks:
> so does this mean that there are really no loose ends on B5?
> only things that you are still thinking about??
> Do you know how this kind of thing pans out when you write it, or
> is it simply fortuitous /serendipitous? Or is there more in *you*
> than you know?!!

I try not to randomly drop in significant lines without knowing
ahead of time where it's going to go, or where it has the capacity to
go. You can't just mess with the audience that way; that was where
Twin Peaks went afoul. You just have to vary them; some things are
obviously significant, some things only become significant in hindsight
(or rerun). It's a hard dance to dance.

jms