A/N: I know its kind of quick, but here's the next chapter. As I have covered all the main characters, you might notice a slight decrease in quality from here on out.

Dear Phangirls,

When I began reading your "phanfiction," I was downright horrified. It seemed that none of you were able to capture the true essence of Erik, little Christine, or even

Monsieur le Vicomte.

After quite a while, I became terribly confused, particularly in the regards to myself. This Leroux fellow put me down as a plump, eccentric, little box attendant. Monsieur Webber has me as the ballet mistress only, neither of which is totally correct. I am in charge of the ballet corps, but I also double as a box attendant to the infamous Box 5 when the usual attendant is unable to perform her duties, such as during the days and nights covered by the book/moving picture, which was late 1881 to early 1882. In appearance, I am closest to the woman in Joel Schumacher's moving picture, but bear less resemblance to a prune.

Another thing that horrified me was the level to which you degraded Christine! For those of you (apparently the majority) who were ignoring every scene that did not feature Erik, I said that I think of Christine as a daughter, as well as Meg.

Most of you seem to think that Christine would have been better off with Erik. Oddly enough, I disagree. I love Erik dearly and think that he is a fascinating (if not pleasant) person, but Christine is better off with someone who is not a murderer. I think that Monsieur de Changy and the former Ms. Daae are excellently suited to each other. They are both rather dreamy, and hopeless romantics. Yes, Erik and Christine do share a passion for music, but how far can that go in a marriage? If I were married to him (and I am not, despite several peoples' opinions) I would probably go mad from having to live with a deranged person like him.

There is noting more I can say without repeating someone else's letter, except this: how would you like it if a mob of hormone-influenced teenage girls were rampaging around, ruining, and sometimes trying to end, your life? Christine is NOT an airheaded harlot, Erik is NOT forgiving and merciful (if you didn't pick that up when he killed the defenseless Buquet for no larger slight than catching sight of him), the Persian DOES exist, and Monsieur de Changy is NEITHER an oppressive bully NOR a cowardly dandy!

There. You see? I've gotten myself all worked up now. I'll probably end up shouting at my ballerinas more than usual.

Fumingly,

Madame Giry.

Glitter Queen of the Ice Show: Glad to hear that the world has one more non-Raoul-basher.

Musing mynah: Most of my reviewers (like you) have been nothing but supportive and friendly, but some are just plain rude. As you have probably seen, I have no problem whatsoever bashing the Raoul-bashers. Oddly enough, I am actually quite a shy, mild-mannered person in real life.

Misty Breyer: Raoul says: "I hate your phangirlish (I would say phanbratish, but for your kindness to the Authoress) guts, too. For your information, I was not hiding from the Phantom, I was maneuvering to come from behind him. Also, could you have thought of a better plan? By the way, who is Victor Frankenstien?" Erik says: "Thank you, but please refer to the opening paragraph of my letter where I said that I was flattered, but confused, by your attentions." Christine says: "Alright, then. Actually, Mr. Crawford/Mr. Butler played a 'seriously deranged' person." The Authoress says: "I hope you don't mind if the 'authors' of the letters respond directly back. I love it when people write directly back to the characters. I didn't use the Leroux novel much, because I'd only read it once, and was afraid of getting a major point wrong, and thus loosing credibility. Could you imagine being Raoul in Phantom of Manhattan? This lady, almost a stranger, writing about your impotence in a letter to your archrival! Yes, Monsieur Forsyth is indeed in need of a punjabbing. In the movie script, Carlotta's poodles are referred to as 'NASTY LITTLE DOGS'. Seriously."

NLJones22: I'm looking for a good, preferably Raoul-friendly, role-playing site. Can you suggest one? The Vicomte will be happy to duel you too. I believe the meeting place is Big Ben, London, February 19, 2008. Bring your choice of weapons (no more than four) and a second. Carlotta is sort of hard to write, isn't she?

LoverofBalto: Wasn't Erik's "Red Death" costume the coolest?

VagrantCandy: Meg will be quite peeved, let me assure you. However, I'm trying to decide whether to put her down as a bit of an airhead, or not.

Fairy Godmoose: Which version of the soundtrack? I haven't been able to get my hands on the original cast recording, so I wouldn't say no to a copy of that. ;)

Daisy Diva: My pleasure, totally. You're right. Periods are just so… so… plain!

Varadrovia: That was… special. Hope you got the dove out.

Elizabeth: Raoul's second is the Persian, who is all for canonical accuracy, which includes Raoul with Christine, and Raoul not a fop. Do you mean modern archery equipment, with all those weird little dealy-bobs like titanium arrowheads and laser sights, or a traditional wooden bow and wooden, steel/iron arrowheads? Raoul wants to know if we're fighting to the death, or just until first blood?

Shandethe Sanders: is "Maskerade" good or bad phan literature (although I begin to fear that the term "good phan literature" is an oxymoron)? When you said "Freddy Darling," I thought of the Darling family in Peter Pan, lol.

Kchan88: I hear ya, sister.

Pixiestars162: yeah. When Daisy Diva submitted it, she called it "short and sweet."

Shirahime18: I'm not challenging people's rights to write E/C or whatever, I'm just stating what I think the characters' opinions would be. Never fear, I wasn't upset or offended. Thank you for being so civil in your disagreement.

Kaledena: Emmy needed a new makeup person. Did you see her eyeshadow! I looked like she had two black eyes! I would be happy to read "Notes," after you tell me one thing: is it E/C, or R/C? I just want to be prepared, either way.

Leotabelle13: welcome to high school. I would recommend sitting down to read, instead of wandering around. I was doing that once, and I fell down some stairs. I think you forgot to type who you were thanking both times. Just out of curiosity, who was it?