A few comments from a longtime reader.

First off, while yes, this was short, I'm going to count it as more of
a prelude to the battle royale than anything else.  The intervention by
Mousse was interesting, though, as was Cologne's take on Duck-boy's
chances of actually affecting the outcome of all this.

--- "Nikholas F. Toledo Zu" <niftol@i-manila.com.ph> wrote:

����� I just "broke up" with my girlfriend of five years.� I'm
currently
with this very nice, impulsive, down-to-earth girl, and I'm getting
mixed
reactions from people.� I'm very much confused as to where my life
will
go.� I feel lost and scared but at the same time adventurous and
daring.
But the real question is, after all that has happened, can I still
write?
Well, only one way to find out.
---------------

The answer, good sir, is a most emphatic, "YES!"

������������������������������� The Leper
�������������������������������� Part 14
�������������������������� "Birds of a Feather"
��������������������� by Nikholas "NomaD" F. Toledo

����� They stood there for a while, studying each other's features.

����� "I'm not one to normally say this, but... you're a very
handsome
man."

����� "You're not so bad-looking yourself - should've kept the hair,
though."

*Chuckles* A very amusing bit.

����� Without waiting for an answer, Nabiki Tendo went straight up to
her
room.

*Ahhh, the bliss of Nabiki-afterglow.... ^_^ I have a weakness for
citrus scenes with the Mistress of Finance.*

����� "Ranma Saotome!� You are about to step into my home and
challenge
the Tendo Training Hall to be its rightful heir.� By doing so, you
will
regain your honor and your place in this family."

����� "I will regain what was rightfully mine!"� Upon uttering this,
Ranma stared meaningfully at Akane.

Ahhh... the return of the Ranma of the Martial Arts Skating arc.  He is
so much more likeable this way.

����� "History, no doubt."

Looking forward to seeing that history.

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end of part 14
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����� Now, before you start commenting on how short this thing is,
let me
inform you that I wrote this one together with Not 14 (just like 8
and
interlude).� Well, ladies and germs, I'm back... for good I hope.�
And I
hope you didn't have trouble looking for the new site.� For my loyal
readers, feel free to mail me, I'll be most certain to reply.� For
comments and suggestions, please write to the "Nikholas F. Toledo Zu"
at
niftol@i-manila.com.ph, care of NomaD.

One more note:  The editing on this has improved since the early days,
tremendously.  Even given the short length, I found nothing worth
commenting on--whereas I used to not post replies to this series to the
list because I didn't want to bore the ML with a grammar lesson.  Nice
to see the improvement, and I hope it stays a constant.

--Freemage
  Fan of other fans
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