yay! hooooray! i was seriously ready to cry. whatever you do, don't give up on her. i would like to echo some of the backup suggestions mentioned above- external drive, optical media and maybe even a separate machine as a firewall. but i'd also like to applaud the method by which she was retrieved. i have a friend whose work was broken into once, and his hardware assaulted. it can often be helpful to have a copy in a physically remote place. there are certainly enough talented and trustworthy people in this thread to provide remote, versioned backup if you would like it. and since there are so many talented clothing makers like xena here, it might even jumpstart 3rd party production.

as for a new kai, well, please, please don't change that beautiful face. i loved her look. her nose and her lips were perfect, IMHO. while that particular reference's breasts actually look less realistic than k1's, i'm betting you'll make her body even more perfect.