me: remember when the regular Sunday CCG group at the local comic book store mostly switched to L5R?

also me: Legend of the Five Rings, the Orientalist CCG!

me: that had to change their card backs and make everyone use deck protectors cause of a super-copyright law specifically for the Olympics

also me: did you notice how we played as the–

me: the Unicorn Clan!

also me: yes, who were–

me: Cavalry!

also me: specifically?

me: Mongol cavalry!

also me: maybe in Legend of the Burning Sands and when the Moto returned, but in the sweet spot after Scorpion Clan Coup when they came together?

me: …?

also me: they were girl cavalry warriors. The Battle Maidens? Shiotome? The Utaku?

me: Otaku

also me: until that got too embarrassing. But still, for all you think about being genderweird in the 90s, you don’t think much about how you had a slice of your identity tied up in fierce warrior girls

me: well, Xena, Buffy, that was just in the air back then

also me: