At 10:52 PM 1/7/02, Aaron E Nowack wrote:

Hmm... I was literally just wondering idly when the next chapter of this
fic would come out when I checked my mail and saw it...

## Yup.  Now you can start wondering about chapter 9.  Maybe I should 
actually start working on that....  Naw.

On with the C&C...

## And on with the smart-assed responses to the C&C!

Anyways, just read the fic.  Please?

Well, since you asked so nicely...

## I was debating threats, but I decided they would be... tacky.

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All the Small Things--Chapter 8

A Sailor Moon/Ranma 1/2 X-over

By: Slacker (rheins@pmt.org)
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         "Her precognition has altered.  Every Chaos mage has some
kind of precognition.  My father knew the exact time, place, and
method of his death since the moment he was born.  I'm a
psychometric.  Mara always dreamt of her next kill.  It never let
her sleep well."  Nemesis explained.

I would imagine not... in fact, with something like that, assuming Mara's
personality was like Hotaru's, I owuld be surprised if she didn't attempt
suicide a few times.

## What a lovely thought.  That hadn't occurred to me.  Thanks!

         "Just came to tell you I'm gonna be gone for a bit."
Nemesis replied.

Same problem with these... periods ending the quotations should be commas
since they're followed by a speech indicator.  I noticed this a few other
times, but I own't point out each one.

## *chuckles nervously*  Yeah, I admit to this one.  And, I admit to it 
very likely not changing any time soon.  I KNOW it's incorrect, but it just 
seems...off to put a comma there.  Chalk it up as one of my foibles.

         "By my blood and power, I swear I will protect her.  I swear
it by my name and my heritage.  I will not let her come to harm.
My blood before hers, my life before hers."  Nemesis let three
drops of blood fall onto the pristine white of the pillar.  As
soon as the third drop hit, he felt the effects as his Oath
settled on him.

Ooh... interesting.  Very interesting.

## Ain't it though?  Of course, the real question is:  "How will this 
affect him later?"

         "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true...."  Deus began to
sing in a distorted tone.

         "Damn it!  Stop that!  It's creepy!"  Nemesis yelled.  Deus
chuckled.

That whole sequence is just too amusing...

## Thanks!  It just occurred to me and I decided to use it.  (Note to self: 
must watch 2001 again.)

         They were cats.  Sort of.  They resembled your common big
cat like a child's toy tank resembled a M1-A1 Abrams.  That is to
say, small, weak, and pitiful.  All of the cats were colored the
same jet black.  Each of them had a mouth full of needle-sharp
teeth.  All had the same insane gleam in their red eyes.  The six
legs each possessed ended in long, wickedly jagged claws.  And
every last one of them was at least twelve feet tall at the
shoulder.  And they all looked very, *very*, *VERY* angry.

This should be fun... ;)

## Sounds like you have the same definition of 'fun' as Nemesis 
does.  Personally, I'd only think it was fun if I were FAR away from it.

         And everything went...crimson.

Nemesis... in the Neko-ken... ow.

Let me say that again.  Ow.  This will not be pretty.

## Pretty is all in the eye of the beholder.  And that last line was one 
I've been wanting to use for quite a while now.  Maybe I should actually 
write with a plot, instead of just trying to fit in various lines I've got 
rattling around in my head?  Naw.  That's no fun.

         Then I realize:  I *LIKE* cliffhangers.  And instantly, I
feel better.  Of course, I usually receive a wide (and rather
inventive) series of death threats after one, but that's pretty
cool, really.

I wish I got death threats when I wrote cliffhangers.  It would mean that
people were actually reading my stuff...

I intended to give you an imaginative death threat, but I'm too lazy to
type it up.  But, it involved bubblegum and an overripe bannana.  The
remainder is left as an excercise for the reader.

##  No comment.  The jokes I COULD make are all.... Well, 'nuff said.

Apologies for the paucity of comments, but I really didn't find that much
to nitpick on, and my Muse of Humorous Comments is awol at the moment.

Now, get to work on Chapter 9! ;)

## Chapter 9?  Oh.  Maybe I SHOULD start working on that....

Ja Ne!
Slacker

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STUDENT: Master, what is the secret of a popular fanfic?
MASTER: Child, the secret is simply this: You must serve the fans.
STUDENT: So the secret is fanservice?
MASTER: You begin to learn, grasshopper.
After finishing a story:
If you liked the story, drink a bottle to celebrate.
If you disliked the story, drink two bottles to cheer you up.
If you're apathetic, then drink till you care, dammit!
(From a Slayers drinking game.)


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