From: UkyouKwnji@aol.com
To: ffml@fanfic.com, NewNajar@aol.com
Subject: [FFML] [Ranma][Fanfic] If Ya Gotta Do The Time...
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:52:14 EST
And this is what I've been up to this week, rather
than working on Extended Play. Actually, this
story was originally scheduled for release on
April Fool's Day... of 1998. Trouble is, I've come
up against a logical roadblock, which I'll explain
at the end of the story thus far (BTW, good luck
figuring out what parts were written last year
versus this last week), so I'm throwing it out for
any and all suggestions y'all might have. I'd be
most appreciative.
Anyway, enough intro...
KLONK!
Ranma slumped into the defendant's chair, unconscious. Akane let the
mallet fall from her hand.
"I don't think you'll have any more trouble with him now..."
Okay... Today's "Minor Nit" is: Why the mallet? Heck, she's got
several tables and chairs to choose from, after all.
And that's about as far as I can go (yes, sir!)
I *can* picture a conclusion where Ranma comes home to the Tendo dojo
and is either greeted at the door or is confronted in the guest bedroom
with Kasumi in an... er... interesting negligee (personally, I *like*
Gregg Sharp's theory, from "Ring of Toltiir", that her vapidness is due
to the efforts of reining in a triple-strength libido. Virtually
without
canonical basis, but an interesting and amusing theory nonetheless),
but
getting to the conclusion has proven logically impossible.
Heh. Of course, such an activity would also require the disabling of
Soun and Genma.... Maybe they decide to see what's happening at the
school and get eliminated?
While we're on the subject of parental units, either Gary or Vincent
pointed out how pleased Nodoka would be with all this.... I don't see
why she should get off easy.
Perhaps when the three adults show up nosing around Furinkan, Ranma
figures that there's no way a _real_ pervert would neglect a hot fox
like his mom? Nodoka might come to reconsider just how "manly" she
wants her son to be....
For one thing, while he can shock most of Furinkan with his antics (and
he's already freaked out two of his fiancees), there's a question of
whether anyone will "get" the message (That Kasumi might miss the point
is acceptable; after all it's IC for her, if how she deals with the
misunderstanding is not). Moreover, the more I think about it, the
less likely it appears that Ran-chan will be able to complete the
task at all; namely, that of freaking out ALL of us fiancees.
Neither Shampoo nor I have ever called him a pervert (although I may
have given him a smack or two with my spatula if he got fresh... I
don't recall). Heck, that Chinese hussy would probably 'do it' right
in the middle of the schoolyard if Ran-chan asked her. And while I'm
not an exhibitionist like her, I certainly wouldn't rule much out when
it comes to being his one-and-only.
So it seems I'm stuck. And yes, I know I *could* leave Shampoo and
myself out, but it wouldn't seem *complete*, now, would it?
Vincent's suggestion that Ranm declare an interest in a 3-way seems the
best way out of this trap. I'm not sure that your alter-ego really
would let him go very far in any case once it became apparent that she
_wouldn't_ be his one-and-only... this Ranma is quite clearly into
sharing--and Ukyou definitely isn't.
So Shamps is the biggest obstacle--and playing up to her is likely to
backfire far more than anyone else. Hmmm... perhaps she could get
turned off by Ranma expressing an interest in challenging _all_ the
delightfully nubile young Amazon women? I can see it now...
"Sure, Shamps, I'd be happy to come back with you to the village...."
"Oh, is too-too happy day! Shampoo always knew you come around,
someday!"
Ranma leered at her and asked, "Say... when does that tournament get
held?"
Shampoo got a confused look. "Two months. Why you ask?"
"Well, I wanna be ready.... How many wives you think I can get out of
it, anyway?"
***
And before we get into an arcane discussion of Amazon Law, here, I'm
basing this on the episode of the Anime with Shampoo's Amazonian
"sisters"--at the end they declared that they were his "wives" too.
But that's assuming my assumptions about this piece being logically
flawed aren't correct, and this poor thing'll haveta be scrapped
regardless. I still think it'd be a shame, but that's life, huh?
I'd say that the story is very sound... it's just that Ranma will have
to actually _work_ a little to shock Ukyou and Shampoo.
I'll be getting back to Greenwood (and maybe even Key!) sometime
next week, and 'Natsu-chan and I WILL be at AnimeCentral (although
if folks like Biles-sama are coming, I don't think I'll be making
the cut for the fanfic panel). Oh, and the Ucchan should be open
for evening drop-ins (the B&B is nearly booked, though, so hurry),
but check with either of us first. We'll be wearing "Ucchan's
Okonomi-yaki" gear, so you shouldn't be able to miss us.
Cool! See you there.
--Freemage
Until then, ja!
Itsu mo,
Ucchan ^_^
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