On Fri, 26 Apr 1996, Harvey Torrance Griffin wrote:

Orig> 	Frag it, if nobody else has the nerve....
Orig> 	I'm afraid that I've only seen the first OAV series, so don't
Orig> flame me too severely, OK

Ryoko's on my most likely to go after if in this dimensional plane list.
^_^  (after Nagisa, of course...)

Orig> 	Looks: Exotic.  She's fairly tall and her figure is not anything
Orig> to sneeze at; but her most striking features are her spikey mane of cyan
Orig> hair, catlike golden eyes, and slightly noticable fangs (now I see what
Orig> drives the Ryoga lovers crazy ;)

Hmm... she also has perfect skin which does not acquire any marring unless
she decides it worthy of the effect.  Her sense of fashion is light years
ahead of her sense of taste.  Her choice of clothing and action tends to
be more sensual and tempting than just hard core s**.

Orig> 	Brains: Average.  She has had over a millennia to aquire wisdom
Orig> (not counting the 700 years buried in Yosho's backyard), but seems to have
Orig> squandered much of it.

*chuckles* Actually, she is quite intelligent.  Remember, she's not human.
Actually, I believe she and Washuu are considered in-organics....
She has a vast store of knowledge and wisdom, though most of it goes
towards battle and campaign strategies.  She IS an ex-pirate...

Orig> 	Personality: Impulsive and undisiplined.  She seems to have had
Orig> little experience dealing with personal responsibility or society in the
Orig> past.  On the other hand she is fiercely loyal and rather forgiving of
Orig> others (I'm not sure to what extent her destructive streak is due to
Orig> Kagato's influence)

Hmmm... Well, if you were taken away from your mother at an early age and
were never given that mother loving care... had immense powers and had no
moralistic teacher to help show you the boundaries, then I'm sure you'd
feel a certain streak towards society...

Orig> 	Cooking (and housework in general): You're kidding, right?  Then
Orig> again she _might_ try it to prove something or be nice, but her competence
Orig> is in doubt.

Her cooking doesn't or really can't improve since she has no comparable
sense of taste. Literally.  Her experiences are mainly drawn from battles,
not cookery.  And since she has no need for food, she has no real contact
with "gourmet".

Orig> 	Fighting Skills: Mediocre brawler at best.  Probably has had no
Orig> formal training.

*smiles* As much training as any other extremely old warrieress roamer of
the universe.  Not formal training, but immense self-taught store of
knowledge.

Orig> 	Special Abilities: HOOO-BOY!  Flight, Energy Blasts/Sword,
Orig> Intangebility, Survival in Hard Vacume(sp?), Teleportation, Matter
Orig> Rearrangeing (golems come in handy), etc.  She has yet to tap her full
Orig> power (needs all three gems on Tenchi's sword to do so) and could
Orig> potentialy generate Radiant Hawk Wings unaided.  Oh yeah, she has a mental
Orig> link with both Washu and Ryo-oh-ki.

Most of her powers are derived from the elemental creatures, the blobs, in
Wahuu's lab.  The Maaz.

Orig> 	In-Laws: Washu (Mother/Creator) and Ryo-oh-ki (de facto Sister).
Orig> Ryo-oh-ki is naturally affectionate and rather hard to antagonize (cabbit
Orig> and humanoid forms are painfully endearing as well).  Washu... well she
Orig> has a harder time relating to others than her daughter (she plays the Full
Orig> Blown Mad Scientist to the hilt quite often) but has a distinct kind
Orig> streak

*smiles* I could live with it. ^_^  I'm sure I'd appreciate Washuu's
intellectual chats as well as the occasional emotional ones...

With Ryokoo, well... she can teach me to drink. ;) and we can laugh and
talk into the night about battles in her past...  Yes... and we could
cuddle Ryo-oh-ki (the main computational unit).

Orig> 	Compitition: Masakai Tenchi.  He seems indifferent to her
Orig> romantically (ARE YOU _BLIND_ MAN!!!!!), but unless he says or does
Orig> something abnormally cruel to Ryoko any attempt to win her heart is a
Orig> _major_ struggle.

Acutally, he does care about her.  It's one of those deep emotional
things.  It's just that Ryoko's insistant nature irritates him... and the
fact that to him, she's a demon. ;)  hehe... something which some people
wouldn't mind too much..

Orig> 	Economics: No skills that apply to a "normal" job (sorry, but
Orig> ex-space pirate and planetary vandal do _not_ look good on a resume) and
Orig> her laziness would work against her in the job market, but her abilities
Orig> could be used profitably in almost any industry if push comes to shove.
Orig> Then again, her mom has enough cash or potential sources of income to
Orig> mooch off of.

Job? Assassin, mercenary, high profile scout, infiltrator, emergency and
touchy situation rescues, general rescue of people in hard to reach places
since she can phase herself and other's out of normal reality/dimensions.
She can also be a good cop, but... her style of dress and conduct would be
slightly prohibitive... She'd also make a good home maker... if she'd take
the time to learn... to gain some patience... -_-

Orig> 	Sex: Aggressive.  Her idea of 'quiet seduction' could get her
Orig> arrested for Lewd Conduct or Sexual Assault in some jurisdictions.
Orig> Prepare for long and tiring nights (and days) on a regular basis.

*smiles* no comment here.

Orig> 	Overall: A potential headache, but her capacity for devotion may
Orig> make up for it.

Perhaps, but like I said above, she's on me list... ^_^  Btw, from her
description in both the OAV (1st) and from this compilation, I'd say she
was a cancer(a water sign).  ^_^  I wonder if Nagisa would... *wham!!*

Nagisa: YES!!! I WOULD mind!! *continues bashing Wing with various items
lying around the room; books, mailing tubes, video tapes, plush
skillets...*

*ouch*

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