Sarah: look at what i created!
Eric: whats would that be?
Sarah: *two little green dolls appear on Sarah's shoulders*
LilSarah1:Sarah you are the greatest!
LilSarah2:Sarah you are a genius!
Eric: I think i overdosed you on Tenchi Universe last night.
Dim: that show is depressing
Sarah: grrrrrr
Eric: it helps if you ignore him.
Sarah: so its 6am in the morning and you just got your butt
wupped in an xwing... what do you do... what do you do?
Eric: WE... review fics!
Sarah: and what have got tonight...err this morning?
-----Original Message-----
From: Big Bore <bigbore@eagle.ptialaska.net>
To: Fanfiction Mailing List <fanfic@fanfic.com>
Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 1:35 AM
Subject: [FFML] [fanfic][Ranma]Ranma Goes Fishing
**Warning!Warning!Warning!Warning!Warning!**
**Writer Self-Insertion fic Ahead!**
Sarah: whaaa hoo... more self insertion!
Eric: somehow i dont think it'll be like SKJAMs!
Sarah: could be fun either way... can we insert ourselves
Eric: sure..*punches a button*
Sarah: Yes, we're the first NON-Brazilians to enter a fanfic!
Mr Peabody: Correction Sarah, You are the second.
Lil'Boy: Thats right Mr Peabody!
Mr. Peabody: Quiet You!
Eric and Sarah: *sweatdrop*
*snip*
Sarah: we'll just cut the authors boring statement on how much he
loves me out. dont wanna emberass anyone.
Eric: at what point did you become an egomaniac?
All Ranma characters belong to R. Takahashi, Viz, Kitty and
probably a
whole bunch of other people.
Sarah: *waves her piece of the ownership around*
Eric: you are in rare form tonight.
Sarah: sleep deprivation... does wonders.
Prologue
It was a beautiful spring day in Nerima. The sun was shining,
the
air smelled sweet, and the few billowy clouds merely served to
offset the
deep blue of the sky.
Eric: you know its kinda nice.. but i always wondered WHY IS IT
ALWAYS SPRING OR SUMMER in nerima?
Sarah: oh stop whining.
At the Tendo Dojo, Soun Tendo and his friend Genma Saotome sat
on
the porch playing a game of Shogi and enjoying the warm
sunshine.
Eric: not to mention downing several bottles of sake while they
were at it.
Soun's
daughter Kasumi sat not far from them mending a pile of damaged
red shirts.
Sarah: i feel for the poor little Ultimate Male Fantasy.
Eric: it brings a tear to your eye doesnt it?
Genma sighed and looked at the clock.
"Well, Tendo, it seems our quiet time is about up. School got
out
about ten minutes ago. The children should be along any time
now."
Eric: arm the battlements!
Sarah: red alert!
"Quite right Saotome," responded Soun as he stopped to listen
to
something. "I think I can hear Ranma coming now!" Casually the
two men
Sarah: run!
Eric: Ranma must make a lot of noise.. i hope he's arriving with
an entourage today.
got up and walked behind the door into the dojo.
Sarah: thats right hide in the dojo.
Eric: c'mon lets join them.
Starting quietly, a whistling sound could be heard. As the
moments
passed, the whistling got louder and louder. A speck appeared
high in
Eric: it hurts my ears!
Sarah: if its someone falling out of the sky into the KOI pond of
all places...
the
sky, and it too began to grow. Very soon, the speck became the
figure of a
young man. He was falling with his back towards the ground,
arms and legs
akimbo. He knew, just knew, where this flight was going to
end, and
Sarah: akimbo?
Eric: akimbo?
didn't want to watch. With the speed and accuracy of an
artillery shell,
Eric: shall you do the honors?
Sarah: but of course... watch this... *grins wickedly and
powerblasts the pond drying it up instantly* heheh..
Eric: those poor fishies...
he impacted exactly on the koi pond in the yard of the Tendo
dojo.
Eric: that has to hurt...
Soun and Genma came out from behind the door as soon as the
splashing noise retreated. Their cushions and Shogi board were
soaked,
proving their good sense in moving. "I wonder what he did to
upset
Sarah: but not thier good sense in moving thier shogi boards and
cushions.
Akane
this time?" Genma asked. Soun didn't bother to answer. There
was simply
no understanding why his youngest daughter and her fiancee had
it in for
each other.
Sarah: its love!
Eric: you know the more of these fics i read the more confused i
become on how these two can actually love each other.
At ground zero, a red haired girl crawled out of the pond. The
koi
also wished they could leave for a quieter place, but were
unfortunately
Sarah: they are in a far far better place then they have ever
been since i burned out the koi pond.
stuck there. After the nth time, they were used to the sudden
appearance
of falling objects in their domain, and had taken to staying as
far away
>from the center of the pond as possible.
Eric: they probably USED to hide under the rocks as best they
could.
Sarah: and take bets on which one would get nailed next.
"Well boy," shouted Genma as the girl started to walk past
him.
"What did you do to Akane this time? Why can't you just come
out and admit
your true feelings? Why can't you-"
Sarah: slug him.
"Why can't you shut up, old man?!" Exclaimed the red head as
she
grabbed Genma by the shirt front and picked him up. With a
mighty heave
she threw him in the direction of the pond she had just left.
Another
splash, though a smaller one owing to the lower velocity of
impact,
startled the poor koi yet again.
Sarah: unfornately the pond seems immune to my evaporating it
Eric: or the author just wont play along.
Sarah: by the way owing?
The hulking figure of a panda stood up in the middle of the koi
pond. It produced a sign: {You must learn to control yourself
better!!!}
Eric: this from the man who lets like Ryouga.
However, the subject of the sign was lost on the girl as she
hadn't
bothered to read it.
"Oh, hi Ranma!" Said Kasumi brightly. "I have some mail for
you."
Sarah: look the UMF speaks!
Eric: you just arent going to drop this one are you?
Reaching across her mending, she picks up a thick envelope and
hands it
Eric: she picked up and handed it
to
Ranma. "It came registered, so I had to sign for it. I hope
it's good
news!"
Eric: was it sent post post haste?
Sarah: you know that group sucks for delivery times..
Eric: just look at Romeo and Juliet.... mmmm Claire Danes.
"Thanks, Kasumi," mumbled Ranma in reply. 'I don't remember
anything that would be coming to me registered mail...I wonder
what it is?'
Sarah: a challenge? a new fiancée?
Deciding to find out after getting some hot water and changing
back to a
guy, Ranma trudged upstairs to his room for clean clothing.
Eric: grr the suspense is killing me!
Sarah: how can he just walk away like that
Eric: i open my mail immediately!
Sarah: you never GET anymail
Eric: bi-
Sarah: bills dont count.
A few minutes later
Eric: agonizing and cruel minutes!
Sarah: i like reading these better then sitting in them, this way
i can skip over certain parts.
Genma and Soun had resumed their game of Shogi, though Genma
had
Eric: of course their butts are all wet.
not bothered to change back to a man. Kasumi had been joined by
her
sisters Akane and Nabiki who were talking about how great it was
that
school was over for the summer. Suddenly, from upstairs came a
shout of
joy.
Sarah: dare i comment?
Eric: do we really want to know..
Sarah: mmmmm.... i dunno...
Eric: you often call me the pervert..now i wanna know whats on
your mind.
Sarah: nuhhhhthing.
"YEEAAAAHHH!" Screamed Ranma as he jumped down the stairs to
the
Sarah: i tried that once when i was younger... fell the whole way
down and bounced.
Eric: funny.
floor below. Three long strides later he was in the living room
with his
father and the Tendos.
"What is it Ranma?" Asked Akane. "What is all the yelling
about?"
Eric: wait shouldnt she wap him first?!
"I just got this in the mail!" He shouted, flashing an
envelope.
"I, uh that is we have won a vacation! A weeks food and lodging
plus
airfare to and from Alaska for six people! What do you think of
that!"
Eric: sounds cool... see i told you there were bonuses to being
IN the fic.
Sarah: somehow i think he has six people alrady picked out.
Eric: theres always the luggage.
Sarah: *groan* at least Dim can't join us.
Dim: this fic has been depressing so far...
Sarah: GAH!!!!!
Ranma 1/2 Goes Fishing
Eric: coincidentally this is written by Big Bore.
Sarah: which is nonetheless frightening.
I was getting ready to finish up my day at work when I met
them.
Meeting tourists in Alaska for the first time is nothing new for
me. See,
I run the sporting goods department for a major west coast
retailer here in
Soldotna, Alaska. What startled me about these was the way I
met them.
Sarah: i hear they have really big fruits and mosquitoes in
alaska.
I had just finished helping an older couple from Arizona get
ready
to go to the Russian River after Sockeye Salmon. I then heard a
load
Eric: are they salmon that get socked in the eye?
Dim: that was a depressing joke.
Eric: where's Sarah?
Dim: being depressed by the lugage.
(on board the airplane with Ranma and crew, Sarah is scrunched up
in a corner cursing Eric and Dim)
conversation, well, actually argument , in Japanese. I don't
speak
Japanese myself, but on of my co-workers does. "Uh, Gordon?
Can you
understand what they are saying?" Though we couldn't see the
people yet,
they were obviously heading in our direction.
Eric: then how do you know they were headed in your direction..
Sarah: *exploding out of lugage* maybe the author means they
couldnt make out the features of the people.
Gordon cocked his ear for a minute and listened. "Well, it
seems
to be a boy and a girl arguing about something....wait a minute,
she just
called him an idiot and a pervert....he just called her a uncute
tomboy....oh, here they come around the corner."
Eric: ahhh they could hear them.
Sarah: well its good someone speaks japanese.
Just then, a crowd of six people came around the corner, led by
the
teen-aged couple that was doing all the arguing. There were
also two grown
men and two good looking young women.
Sarah: humm is it Ukyou and Shampoo or Nabiki and Kasumi?
Eric: and which one will take a shine to the author.
Sarah: my bet is for UMF.
Eric: her NAME is Kasumi.
[Listen Akane, let's quit arguing. Pops, Mr. Tendo and I want
to
do a little fishing while we are here. They say this is the
where the
biggest salmon in the world come from. You, Nabiki and Kasumi
can go on a
tour or something!]
Sarah: ahh Nabiki and UMF.
Eric: big salmon AND big mosquitoes what more can you ask for.
[You listen Ranma! Nabiki and Kasumi do want to go on a tour,
but
Sarah: quiet you!
I want to go fishing. So just live with it!]
"Um, can we help you folks?" I asked as they came up before
the
counter. I didn't figure I'd get an English response, but with
Gordon
right there with me, I figured we could handle it. I was quite
surprised
when I was addressed in excellent English....better than my own
if the
truth be told.
Eric: nabiki?
Sarah: humm.. she's usually the fall back on who can speak the
language.
"Yes, the three of us," the dark haired boy said, waving to
Eric: RANMA?!
Sarah: but he's an idiot where'd he learn to speak English?
indicate the other two men. He then looked at the youngest of
the
girls...the one he had been arguing with. She was glowering at
him. If
Eric: coincidentally what makes the Akane look to be the
youngest?
Sarah: true they are only three years apart at most and Nabiki is
only a year older.
I
didn't know better, I would have said she was glowing a bit
too--bright
blue. "I mean the four of us need to get set up to go fishing.
We are
Sarah: oi... she has the power! Laura glowed blue too..
Eric: i think its her chi, not the same thing you have.
here for a week and want to try out all the different kinds of
fishing we
can."
Oh, I do love it when someone talks like that. We get a lot of
Japanese tourists, and quite a few of them are fanatical about
going
fishing. "Okay, so you want four complete set ups for Reds,
Kings, and
trout. Does that sound about right?"
Sarah: why are you asking them?
Eric: and why are they fanatical about going fishing?
The short haired girl that had not said anything to this point
stepped forward. "Hi, um," she said taking a quick look at my
name tag,
"Bob. Just exactly how much will all of that cost?"
Eric: cost yes cost.
This girl seemed to be a shrewd operator. Probably the one
Sarah: or someone with a hint of intelligence finicially
speaking.
controlling the purse strings for the group, judging by the way
her voice
caught on the word 'cost'. "Well, it depends on what quality of
gear you
Eric: this Bob is certainly observant.
buy. Is this a one shot thing, or will you be taking the gear
home to use
again and again?"
Sarah: you always leave with more then you came with.
The boy spoke up again. "This is a one shot deal. We won a
vacation to Alaska, but I don't think we will be coming back
again."
Gordon wandered off about then to help some other customers. I
spent the next hour (a fair bit of overtime) getting these
newcomers set up
to do some fishing. Explaining that it would be expensive to
set up for
each species of fish for a one time vacation, I got them into
basic Sockeye
(Red) Salmon combos. I also set them up with some lightweight
trout rods.
Since decent Chinook (King) Salmon gear is relatively expensive,
they
decided not to buy any. They also decided they didn't have
enough cash for
all of them to go on a charter (the easiest way for a tourist to
fish Kings
anyways).
Eric: a fascinating visit into the fish of alaska.
Finally, they were all set up and had paid for their purchases.
Ranma (I had been introduced to all of them by now) was pretty
disappointed
that they wouldn't be able to go King fishing. I decided to do
something I
don't normally do.
Sarah: you offered them a free can of worms? oh the shame!
"Tell you guys what. As of this very minute, I'm off for the
next
few days. My wife is up in the Interior doing some research, so
I'd be
Eric: damn he's married so much for one of the girls taking a
shine to him.
willing to take the four of you fishing with me tomorrow morning
in my
boat. What do you say?" Looking back, this was probably not
the wisest
choice I have ever made.
Sarah: if you had only known then...
Dim: this could get depressing for him.
Eric: you mean it isnt already?
Dim: no it is but i mean MORE depressing.
*******
I picked up the four the next morning at 4 am in front of my
Sarah: (floating in a boat on the river) two fours... is it
indicative or something?
Eric: yes indicative if the number 8 coming up shortly.
store. My wife had our Ford Expedition with her on her research
trip, so I
was driving my F-250 Crew Cab Diesel. Genma sat up front with
me and Soun,
Ranma and Akane crawled into the back seat. We trailered the
boat on over
to The Pillars, a boat landing near my home. We had no problem
launching
the 20 ft Alumaweld Intruder, and after a quick safety lecture
(mainly
showing everybody where the life vests were) we ran on upstream
to a really
good spot I know.
Sarah: you can probably dispense with the really.
"Boy, " said Ranma, "I figured this river would be more
crowded. I
only see a few other boats." He peered around into the
lightening morning
looking at the sights.
Sarah: the lightening morning?
Eric: you know with the sun coming up and all..
Sarah: but still it sounds like a thunderstorm booming in.
Eric: oi i see what you mean. once you look at it like that, you
cant go back the other way.
"Well, guides aren't allowed on the river until 6 am. After
that
is when we will be seeing more boats." We were coming up to
Falling in
Hole about then, so I eased back on the throttle and got us into
position
for our first back troll. "Okay, everybody pick up one of the
rods near
you....Great, now unhook the lure from lower rod guide...Careful
Genma,
those Gamakatsu hooks are sharp...Okay, there is a small bucket
of salmon
roe by each one of you, just take one of the precut chunks and
put it
through the loop near the upper hook." About then I noticed
that Akane
Sarah: i'm getting hungry reading this... i'm craving food right
now.
Eric: Salmon Roe?
was
balking at putting on the smelly salmon eggs. "Hey Ranma, how
about
Eric: oh i see Salmon eggs.
helping out Akane. She looks like she is having a bit of
trouble."
Sarah: you dont know what you are asking... you poor man.
Eric: i can almost feel for him.
"What, me help that tomboy? Besides, she wanted to come along,
so
she can bait her own hook."
Sarah: oh the fun begins.
"What did you call me!?!" Akane began taking on that vague
blue
glow I noticed the day before.
Sarah: i'm telling you i should investigate this thing,
Eric: dont you flare up green you might confuse the fic.
"An uncute, unsexy tomboy! Thats what! You want to go
fishing,
but you're afraid to bait your own hook!" Suddenly, Akane sets
her pole
Eric: Akane, set her
down and reaches behind her back. She whips out an evil looking
wooden
mallet and hammers Ranma right on the noggin. He seems to lose
about two
inches of height in the seat. I figure I better
intervene...though it
takes a moment for my jaw to start working again.
Eric: you are writing this from a past perspective, careful you
are slipping into the present tense here.
"Alright, that's enough you two. I don't want a hole in my
boat,
and I don't want to waste fishing time chasing down somebody
that gets
knocked overboard. And, pardon me for asking Akane, but where
did that
mallet come from?"
Sarah: BWAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHA
Eric: heheh.. and where did it go?
Akane looks at me innocently and says "What mallet?" The
mallet is
gone, and I have no idea where she could have gotten it or where
it had
gone.
Eric: you're slipping still..
Sarah: ahh the great mysteries of the mallet.
While all of this is going on, Genma and Soun look on with
indifferent expressions, as if they are used to this. Deciding
I better
press on, I finish getting everybody set up (baiting Akane's rig
myself)
Sarah: a wise choice.
and their lines in the water. I then stream out my own pole and
settle
down into the routine.
Eric: fishing always looked boring to me, but for some reason you
make it sound semi exciting
Sarah: *tosses her line out into the water* it could be relaxing
if i werent freezing!
Dim: *hovers near Sarah*
Sarah: dont you dare!
After two three passes through Falling In Hole, I decide the
fish
Sarah: two or three passes?
Eric: or two three passes...
aren't their. I tell everybody to reel their lines in. "Go
ahead and
Eric: there.
put
on fresh bait while I run down to the next hole. Akane, I'll
bait yours
Eric: the messiah has returned!
Sarah: he walks... nay.... runs on water!
up
when I do mine."
"Thanks, Bob, by the way what is the name of the next spot we
are
going to?"
"It's called Honeymoon Cove."
Sarah: oh oh ...
"Perfect!" Shout Genma and Soun in Unison. "I don't suppose
you
have a minister nearby do you?" Asked Genma.
Eric: yes coincidentally they have one stashed away in the trees
for just this occasion.
"Watch it Pops!" Snarled Ranma, "It's a cold morning to have
wet
fur!" Curious comment, that. Genma looked like he was going to
make an
Sarah: oh but if you only knew.
issue of it, but backed down.
Eric: uncommonly wise of Genma.
As we started our first pass through Honeymoon Cove, the guide
boats started hitting the river. I had understated things to
Ranma by
Sarah: take cover! they're dropping like bombs!
Eric: i swear i just heard a french man claim he was farting in
my general direction!
saying we would see more boats. Actually, there were a LOT more
boats.
Most of them were Alumaweld Intruders like mine, or Willie
Predators.
Sarah: i REFUSE to comment on the Willie Predators..
Eric: *sitting cross legged* please dont
Both
are big, wide boats that make for a comfortable ride for the
people on
board. Though the Kenai River is limited to 35 horsepower
motors (or
less), the wakes of a lot of boats moving can still throw you
around a bit.
When we started the second pass through the hole, I noticed that
Ranma was
looking a little green around the gills.
Sarah: great... now Ranma does the green thing.
Eric: jealous?
Sarah: green with envy.
"Uh, you okay Ranma?" I asked.
"Yeah, just a little-" Ranma turned to the side and began
hurling
over the side of the boat. I'm glad he had the presence of mind
to face
over the side, as I hate having to hose out somebody's
breakfast....
Eric: and who wouldnt?
"I told you not to eat so much this morning!" Fumed Akane.
"You
baka!"
Sarah: oh oh..
Ranma finished his business, and turned to start yelling at
Akane.
Just then
Ranma's rod bent double and his reel started screaming like a
banshee.
Sarah: woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Eric: WHAT are you doing?
Sarah: sound effects.
Dim: a depressing display.
Sarah and Eric: *sigh*
"Okay," I said, "Everybody but Ranma reel up. Ranma grab the
rod with
both hands and set the hook like you mean it!" I reached behind
me and
Eric: and Ranma knows how to set the hook like he means it how?
grabbed my rod and started reeling. I also kicked my Evinrude
outboard
into neutral. Ranma did a great hook set, then waited for
instructions.
Sarah: what is a hook set?*glows green* can't i just powerblast
them outta the water?
"Ranma, just keep the line tight, reeling in as the fish comes
closer.
Don't put too much pressure on it yet, until everybody has got
their line
in." I looked around and saw that everybody had their poles in
now. I
finished reeling mine in and turned to Genma.
Eric: so far so good... disaster must be close.
"Genma, grab that big net and extend the handle. Then hold it
straight up with the butt of the handle on the floor. That will
let the
other boats know that we have a fish on and they will get out of
our way.
Sarah: wow so many things to do.
Since I'm running the boat, you will have to net the fish."
Genma nodded.
I turned the boat sideways to the current to hasten our trip
downstream.
The king was still ripping line off of Ranma's reel. "Okay,
Ranma, tighten
the drag slightly....good, now reel as you drop the rod tip just
a
little....now pull up on the rod tip again....now reel
down...excellent,
keep that up, but be careful not to snap the pole or the line!"
Sarah: i wanna go fishing!
Eric: So do i!
We fought the King for about fifteen minutes, and drifted by
Sarah: look Elvis IS alive and he's a fish...
several guide friends of mine. They all gave thumbs up and
shouted
encouragement to Ranma as we went by. Ranma was loving it,
being the
center of attention and fighting a great fish. Finally, he got
the fish up
to the boat as we came to a sharp corner in the river down by
Eagle's Rock.
Sarah: i feel like i'm taking a tour of alaska.
Eric: it is kinda nice up here.
I really had to watch the boat to keep from either hitting the
bank
or another boat in that spot. Though the rules of the river
were to get
out of the way of somebody with a fish on, there just aren't
many places to
go on that corner. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Genma dip
the net
Sarah: you should probably just a different word for one of the
corners.. like - at that bend.
into the water. I looked around to see a big wake coming right
at us.
"Nuts, hang on you might get a little wet when that wake hits
us!" I
shouted.
Sarah and Eric: *close their eyes*
Dim: *wanders over to Genma and Ranma* heheh.
Just as the side of the boat dipped down into the wake, the
King
went into the net. I heard Genma grunt as he started to pull
the salmon
out of the water. I also heard the salmon do the normal
thing--go berserk
and start splashing. I heard a heavy thump meaning the fish was
in, so I
kicked the motor into gear and steered upstream.
Sarah: huh? no splash no panda?
Dim: *rains on the two*
Now that we were no longer drifting, I could spare some
attention
to my passengers. Once again my mouth fell open in shock. In
the place of
Ranma and Genma there was a drop dead gorgeous red head girl,
and a Panda!
Sarah: a drop dead gorgeous red head girl? how did Amber get
into this fic.
Eric: grrrr QUIET YOU!
The Panda was holding onto the net and trying to kill the fish
with a fish
thumper. The girl had her arms crossed and was glaring at the
Panda. I
Eric: one thing since you had to tell them almost everything else
how did he know to use the fish thumper?
was so shocked I almost run down a 14' Starcraft.
Akane looked at me and took pity. "Perhaps we should
explain...."
Sarah: any normal person would.
*********
"Let me get this straight. When Ranma gets splashed with cold
water he turns into a girl. Genma gets turned into a Panda?"
I felt a
major league headache coming on.
Sarah: and you only know half of it.
"That's right. Hot water, or at least hot liquid changes them
back."
Eric: yah.
Grabbing a thermos out from under the console, I handed it to
Akane. "This is some hot coffee. Please change them back. I
really don't
want one of the guys with Fish and Feathers (local slang, it is
used for
the Alaska Department of Fish and Game) to see a Panda in my
boat. I don't
know what the penalty is for harboring exotic wildlife without a
permit,
and I don't want to find out!"
Eric: i'm sure if you explained.
Sarah: we live in a strange world.
Dim: its a depressing world.
*********
It took a while, but I adapted to my new friends. We fished
most
of the rest of the day, but only caught one more fish. At the
weigh in
Ranma's King Salmon went 68lbs 9 oz. Akane's was 74lbs 2 oz.
Ranma was
not happy.
Sarah: A 68LB FISH?!!?!
Eric: Akane's was 74LBS?!?!?!!?!?!
Sarah: WOW!
"Ranma, that is a poor attitude to have. Lots of people come
to
Sarah: boy have you got a lot to learn... Ranma has a poor
atitude about everything.
Alaska and never get to catch a King at all, let alone one as
nice as
that!"
"Yeah, but this tomboy will probably never let me live down the
fact that she caught a bigger fish than me!"
Eric: *sigh*
"Who are you calling a tomboy !?!" That mysterious mallet
appeared
again, and Ranma was struck...again.
Sarah: it certainly is mysterious... maybe i SHOULD check this
out.
Eric: *grins evilly* oh you will... you will
Sarah: whats that mean?
Eric: uhhh nothing.
"Tell you guys what. I'm going up to the Russian River
tomorrow to
try to bag some Red Salmon. They just raised the bag limit to
six fish per
person by emergency order. You want to go?"
Will I ever learn?
Sarah: apparently not.
Once Again, C&C is greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the
time to read
this!
Big Bore and the Nitro Express!
Sarah: ahhh this was a quaint little story.
Eric: unfortunately i havent seen any plot developments aside
from self insertion fic where the author is dumbfounded by the
Ranma crew.
Sarah: also we'd like to see what Nabiki and UMF are up to.
Eric: now mind you this is a nice little story and i enjoyed it.
Your enthusiasm for fishing carried over very well and it made me
want to try fishing. I take it you live in alaska?
Sarah: The problem that arises from this though is that the
visual scenery is not treated right. Honeymoon Cove? Fall in
Hole? Eagle Mount (?) this all SOUND like interesting places but
i really wanted to know why they were named like they were.
Eric: exactly. they sound like very interesting spots and i
understand that Alaska is a beautiful area, but it might be nice
to "see" these places.
Sarah: also beware of one thing... dont let the characters appear
one dimensional. So far most of the characters havent developed
in any way.
Eric: but even so... nicely done.
Sarah: i agree but i still would like to see some sort of plot
develop, not just a fishing trip.
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