David Smith wrote:

  Just curious about the apparent contradiction here (loosely termed,
I suppose, all things considered).  If Mousse's gender got switched,
why didn't Ryouga's?
  Other than that, you -are- the kumquat Haggendaz, and an evil one
at that...

Dave
 -- waiting for roller coaster to start the big drop into insanity

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      The patrols went out.  Ranma on her motorcycle.  Ukyo,
Shampoo, and Gosunkugi in the Aston Martin.  Kuno in a private car.
The Four Riders (Hiroshi, Daisuke, Yuka, and Sayuri) in the Lovely
Angel.  Akane and Cologne stayed back to coordinate and to see what
Akane could detect with the Mercury Computer, P-chan (or as one wag
called him, Luna-P) grumbling.  He was DAMN glad that if he had to
be a talking magical cat he was a MALE talking magical cat.

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      And Mousse sat at one table cleaning a complex looking
firearm.  Looking up, with oddly clear eyes SHE adjusted the strap
of her muscle-T, scowled, and adjusted her now thinner glasses.  "I
get the feeling I'm not myself.  Can't put a finger on it, but..."

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I'll give you a theory. It was also stated in the story that the power
of the spell was growing, so...

The people in costumes were changed first, while the spell was weak, so
the spell only created a partial change. Hence they notice the
differences and Ryouga was changed into a male cat. (Heck, his gender
couldn't be hidden by a costume anyway, so it was allowed for.)

People who were changed later by things around them received more
complete effects because the spell was more powerful - and also didn't
realize what was wrong.

Chad Walker, cswvna@hotmail.com (main)
cswvna@austasia.net (FFML / alternate)