On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, Bryan K. Ogawa wrote: 

On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, Mike W. Loader wrote:

   Yes, it's called the Nameless Sequel. Beeeeeeedah. Since I have only a
vague idea of where I'm going with these things, names are hard to come up
with. Besides, most of the good ones have already been taken. ;)
   This won't make much sense if you haven't read The Varaiyah Cycle. Good
thing I posted the Cycle all this week, huh? :)
   Enjoy. C&C is very, very, very much requested.

I liked this story a lot.... I'll comment more later on.

Cool. :)

(Lights come on upon a empty stage. A gong sounds, and an 
assortment of people troops in.)

Ranma and Ryoga: The threatened cloud has passed away,

[...]

All: And merry dance.

(They glare at each other, bow to the audience, and stalk off.)

Hm... what's this from?  Just curious.

The Mikado, by Gilbert and Sullivan. The song is from the beginning of the
finale to Act 1. Just before the sh*t hits the fan. :)

EPISODE 1 - A Suitable Case For Treatment

(Flashback to the end of Nameless 8)

Hm... should this be "Varaiyah" now?

Probably.
 

Ukyo: (shaking her head) The man needs help, Doctor. I hope you 
can give it to him. (her expression turns curious) By the way, 
Doctor....which country were you born in? Switzerland? Germany? 
Austria?

Hasigawa: (puzzled) In Japan, of course.

Ukyo: Then where were you raised?

Hasigawa: Osaka.

Ukyo: But your accent....

Hasigawa: Oh, that. That's from my mother.

Ukyo: Where was she from?

Hasigawa: Hokkaido.

Ukyo: Never mind.

HAHAHA! This was one of the funniest jokes... I loved this.

The whole psychiatrist bit seems to be getting mixed reactions....some are
really liking it, and others...
 

[...]

Ranma: (morosely) That's right, rub it in...

Nabiki: (cheerfully) Don't take it so hard, Ranma. I lose all the 
time at games like that, with one or two exceptions...

Actually, I think Ranma's taking this pretty well, all considering.

Ranma, by this time, is used to losing at Shogi. Yes, this will tie into
the later bits.

Akane: (scoldingly) You can't still think it's Felix, can you? That 
kawaii little kitty? She wouldn't hurt a fly!

What planet is Akane living on?  Felix is the monster terror of DOOOOOOOM!

Well, yes, but Akane gets away with rubbing her tummy and mouthing
baby-talk at her. Cats are like that.
  

Ranma: Kasumi, *chew* your cooking's great and all, but this is 
like the 23rd day in a row that you've *swallow* made some kind 
of pig for dinner.

Maybe "some kind of pork" ?  I dunno.  However, Kasumi seems a little
fixated, still.  I guess this is just foreshadowing, though.

*evilgrin* The Nameless Kasumi, as I've commented before, is not all
there...indeed, she gets a little creepy at times. But she's completely
over her experience with the tea. Honest. ;)
 

Ryoga's Voice: (from a distance) Chaos Butterfly Weather Point!

(The sky, previously clear, suddenly fills with dark storm clouds. 
A huge funnel cloud forms over the bar, and bolts of lightning 
blast down upon the hapless structure.)

It looks like Ryoga's been practicing.  Maybe it's just some attack I've
never heard of before, though.  I hope we get to see how he learns this if
it's the former.

Ryoga, in true R 1/2 tradition, has picked up yet another ridiculously
powerful technique to beat Ranma with. And yes, a later flashback will
explain all.

Rancher 1: (spitting profoundly) Them aliens again.

Rancher 2: Third time this month.

Rancher 1: They took five of my sheep last time. Almost fergot to 
pay, too.

Rancher 2: Was that Um-Gonxyt and his boys?

Rancher 1: Naw, it was Tfghxyyyt from the cloud nebula.

Rancher 2: (spitting) I don't do business with them cloud nebula 
folks. Almost as bad as Californians.

Ryoga: (blinking) Whoops. Need to learn a bit of control.

Local 1: (blackened and pinned under a timber) Ah'll say...

I hope to see these aliens in some future, if you don't mind...

Hmm...there's a mention of them in Ep. 2, but other than that....

Tape: (<> indicates Chinese) <Good afternoon, class. Here is your 
lesson for today. "I would like to buy a basket of fruit."> "Me 
want fruit basket." <"I'm afraid I don't know."> "Not know that" 
<Please fondle my...>

Ah ha!  So that's why...

I've always disliked the fact that Shampoo spoke in that pidgin; it seems
to pander to the Japanese stereotype of Chinese people. This is my way of
explaining....and changing....that aspect of the series.

(Scene changes to the Great Hall in Varaiyah. Tsung, looking lordly 
and disinterested, is sitting on the ornate throne. Suddenly, a 
disembodied tinkling, as if many small bells were ringing, echos 
through the hall. The courtiers and servants look around 
fearfully.)

Servant: What is that noise? A spirit? A demon?

(Tsung removes a cell phone from his robes and snaps it open. The 
hall gives a sign of relief.)

Tsung: You have reached His Dread Potentness, the Warlord of 
Varaiyah. Who has the privilege of speaking with Us?

Phone: (hesitantly) Hi...you probably don't remember, but you held 
me prisoner and threatened me with torture unless I became your 
concubine a few weeks back...anyway, what are you doing next 
Saturday?

Coool...

Most people have been up in arms over that bit. I think I've earned my
place on the Kuonji Jihad hit list. :)

Sorry.  Couldn't find too much to complain about.  Basically, WRITE WRITE
WRITE and I'll (probably) be happy.

Fair 'nuff.

- Mike of No Particular Title or Handle
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