Subject: Re: [FFML] [Fic][Ranma][Short] The Smile
From: KLEPPE@execpc.com (Gary Kleppe)
Date: 10/4/1998, 2:06 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

Dan Root <dar@thekeep.org> wrote:

This won't appeal to everyone, but then, what does?

Um... the rich taste of SPAM?

Yeargh.  Another fic that ripped its way out of my subconscious
without stopping to ask first.  The concept of a lack of aura as
a superior fighting tactic comes from Seta Soujirou from the series
Rurouni Kenshin.  When applied to the Ranma characters, there was
really only one choice in my mind for who could do it.  And no I
won't say who.  You can guess yourself if you care.  You might even
be right.  :)

I'd guess Kasumi or maybe Nabiki. I'm pretty sure none of the Four
Fiancees would be particularly good at hiding her aura... and we know
from the narrator that it's not Cologne.

I was half-expecting more of a surprise ending... like the battle
turning out to be a card game, or a contest of wills between Ranma and
Akane to see who would make the first move on their honeymoon. :)

Interesting concept, but I think it went on too long, and you beat the
idea to death. By the time I got towards the end, I was skimming through
it. I think you could cut it down quite a bit.


Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics