Here's my first post to the ML.  Tell me what ya'll think

     <Who in the world ever came up with the idea that Jusenkyo was a 
good place to train?> the bitter old woman thought to herself.   Three 
days ago, the accident had happened.  Now, her grand...ahem...son seemed 
to be cursed forever.  Luckily they had discovered how hot water 
restored...him...back to ...her... natural form.  It was all too 
confusing, and not a little alarming.  Of course, her grand daughter 
wasn't the only one to suffer in the accident, and now three cursed 
women sat gloomily around the campfire staring listlessly into the 
dancing flames.
     The old woman was pleased to notice that at least they could all 
activate their powers, at least in normal female human form.  She had 
been scared to try in her new guise as a rather large and powerful bull.  
She would be a laughingstock for sure.  The newfound fame of her grand 
daughter would have to be repressed.  The less anyone knew about her, 
the less likely they would discover that she now turned into a teenaged 
viking boy!  At least he was good looking.  
     "All is not lost, old one," said the guide.  Although the curse 
seems hard to bear, there are many who lead happy lives in spite of 
their curses.  There is even a place in Japan, called Nerima, where many 
who have the curse live.  That place seems to be like a lodestone, 
drawing many who have the curse to live there.  Take your grand daughter 
and her friend, and make for yourself a new life in Nerima.  Perhaps you 
will even find a cure for your curse while you are there.

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     "Students, pay attention!" called the principal.  As always, the 
ridiculous man was dressed in his Hawaiian shirt and looked like he had 
just come in from vacation.  "These two girls are our new transfer 
students    and I want each and every one of you to make them feel very 
welcome."
     The two friends looked at each other briefly before looking again 
over the class they had been assigned to.  There was an exceptionally 
good looking guy in the back, dressed in a Chinese shirt, and with his 
dark hair tied behind him in a pig-tail.  She smiled at him, and was 
rewarded with dirty looks from at least four of the girls in the class.  
She shrugged and took her seat, very careful not to snag her skirt on 
anything.  She had the worst luck with keeping her clothes on, for some 
reason.
     She hoped she would like it here in Nerima.  The events of the last 
few weeks were so confusing to her, but she was starting to adjust.  She 
was just starting to get to the point that she might actually be with a 
man, and now this happened.  What guy would ever want a girl who was a 
boy half the time herself?  Her grandmother had been very quiet since 
the accident.  She probably blamed herself for what happened.  <Who 
cares?  I blame her too!>
     She missed her friends at home already.  Poor Chi, especially, but 
at least faithful Azusa was still with her, cursed as well.  Her mother 
had come down this first weekend to help them move in.  
Characteristically, she had already found her way into the arms of some 
old man after having been here a mere three or four hours.  What was his 
name again?  Genma or something like that.

     After school, she started walking home with Azusa.  They hadn't met 
anyone yet, and felt very uncomfortable so far.  At least she hadn't 
exposed herself to anyone yet.  To her surprise, she heard a voice 
asking her to stop from behind her.  She turned and gazed into the eyes 
of the beautiful boy from the back of the class.
     "Hi," he said.  "I just wanted to stop and say hello.  Hope you 
like it here at our school.  What were your names again?"
     "Mano Yohko," she said, "and this is my friend Kanzaki Azusa.  
"What was your name again?"
     "Saotome Ranma.  Nice to meet you!  Listen, I know its tough to 
move into a new place, so give me a call if you need anything, alright?" 
he said this last with a wink which made Yohko blush slightly.
     "Uh-oh!" said Ranma.  "Here comes Akane.  I better not let her 
catch me chatting with you.  Nice to meet you again!"  Ranma ran off 
just as quickly as he had appeared.
     "He looks nice, doesn't he?" said Azusa.
     "He seems nice enough, I suppose," answered Yohko.  "He's just 
about the only person who said anything to us at all.  Very friendly."
     "That's not what I meant when I said he looks nice, silly!"
     "Oh!  Well, yes he looks nice that way too!" Yohko smiled.  "Maybe 
we can find an excuse to call him tonight!"  Yohko and Azusa resumed 
their walk home.  Maybe Nerima would shape up to be a decent place to 
live after all.



Here it is!  As you can see, I'm just getting this idea started.  Any 
help with the characters would be appreciated, as I haven't seen all the 
episodes of either anime (especially not Ranma, I've only seen a few of 
those.)

--
Joshua Dyal
j-dyal@geocities.com
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/1958/


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