The thing is that rape is about the most unpleasant crime our society
can contemplate, and the thought of this happening to a character
(Akane) who, though disliked by some on the list, is virtually a
personal sweetheart to others...well, the thought doesn't sit well.

Um...  you could say the same thing about much of the female cast, 
though...  (Well, OK, maybe not Cologne, but I think you get the 
point.)

Now, I'd recommend against writing this fic for a number of reasons 
(the chief of which is that it seems to be sick and demented simply 
for the sake of being sick and demented), but one of those reasons is 
_not_ because it will piss off fans of any particular character.  
That, IMHO, is a _very, very poor_ reason not to write any particular 
fic.

True, you have to know what you're getting into - take a look at the 
flamefest on RAAF over Bitter End - but this factor _shouldn't_ deter 
anyone from writing any particular fic. 

[snip]

2. The others are so angry at what happened to Akane that they drag Ryoga to
Jusenkyo

If they could get to Jusenkyo so easily, they'd go fix their own curses.
Anyway, who's "everybody?" Do the women do this also, or only the men?
Or, more likely for me, it's only one of the men. Your obvious choices: 
Ranma, Tatewaki, Soun, Happosai, Dr. Tofu.

Ranma, Tatewaki, Happousai:  definite possibilities.
Souun: He probably couldn't stop crying long enough to.
Dr. Tofuu: He seems to have more sense to do something like this 
normally, and he'd be too preoccupied if he was in one of his 
Kasumi-induced deliria.

[snip]
 

As for the real villain of the piece, who started the whole thing off by
assaulting Akane and framing Ryoga, I favor the Jusenkyo guide ("Ah, no
can eat this one, mother $#@#$!").

Wow... talk about holding silly grudges...  Even Ryouga pales in 
comparison.
 

Suggestions are very welcome.

I suggest you don't write any version of this story.

Hmmm... this seems to be the general consensus... Let me add my voice 
to it, too. 

- Sean Connor (connor@meena.cc.uregina.ca)

        "It jams." - Intel TV ad, referring to the Pentium chip.