I really like the Burning Man scenario, Nelson, though calling David a "coot"...?! I keep looking for a way to connect to the Burning Man thing somehow, by the way. Their message board wasn't too interesting. Anyway, there's something compelling about that scene, not sure what yet. She's young, he's older. She's literally rising from ashes in front of his eyes. Did David ever have any sort of hippie-ish past himself?
Zahir--- Today's films and TV are our contribution to the folklore of the future I think, though we don't know what bits will survive and which won't.
Retzev--while I want the rules to be consistent, I don't as an audience member need to be told all of them. The writers are the ones who need to know the rules, and to follow them.
Good point, and I think that takes care of the Anne Rice objection, and Taeylor's (and my) need for consistency and continuity.