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Oh, I meant to ask—did anyone else notice that the green fountain pen (figuring prominently in last week’s ‘Alias’ season opener) was almost certainly a Namiki Vanishing Point? Once I saw the retractor I knew they’d either botched the prop (supplying a ballpoint instead of the FP called for in the script) or it was a Vanishing Point. As the camera approached, you could see the spring clip on the opposite end of the pen; as far as I know, the VP is the only pen of any kind which is configured this way. (It’s also the only pen that needs to be: fountain pens should always be stored nib up, to avoid gushing and spillage, and so it makes sense to put the clip on the nib end.)