Subject: <C&C><Three more Ranma stories>
From: Matt Posner
Date: 5/11/1997, 10:35 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com
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mposner@herald.infi.net

Here are some comments on recent posts.

"Mother's Day" by Victor Kotou
I don't feel this story is complete, because of one big hole -- who was
the father of onna-Ranma's lost daughter? Easiest answer I can see (if
you like this one) is that he fathered the baby in Akane's womb and then
it was surgically moved to Ranma-Chan so she could carry it to term.
This scenario I've suggested assumes either that 1) Akane could not
survive another pregnancy without complications, or  that 2) for some
reason motherhood would be important to Ranma, which would certainly
mean a different attitude than in the Takahashi storylines. Suggestions
-- use or don't, but the piece does need SOME explanation about the
father of the baby.
	Also, why is Genma still living at the Tendo dojo, rather than back
with Nodoka in his own home?

"The Legacy Part I Homecoming" by Joseph Ashira Kohle
No criticism right now; not having read this story before, I want to
know how this child came into being. Keep posting.

"Memories Mask" by Keener

Interesting story--please keep posting.
Editing problem:  you have your their, they're, and there confused. I
shouldn't bitch about that, except as an English teacher I see it all
the time and want to stamp it out of existence with the ruthlessness of
a rhino on a savannah fire.
"They're"  -- they are, viz. "They're going to have a fight because
Ranma called Akane uncute."
"Their" -- belonging to them, viz. "Ryoga and Mousse really hate their
Jusenkyo curses."
"There" -- I don't think you made a mistake with this one, but for the
record, it's a place word. "Furinkan is an exciting high school; there
are a lot of fights there."

DRM