Subject: Re: [FFML][Fanfic][R1/2] Shampoo 1/2 Chapter 39: Aftermath
From: "Freemage ." <freemage@hotmail.com>
Date: 12/29/1998, 3:37 AM
To: sommer@3rdm.net
CC: ffml@fanfic.com

Whooo....  I guess someone decided to turn the humour setting up to 
Ultra-Double-Maximum-with-a-Twist, eh?

Now, on to the major events/themes:

Genma vs. D'Amour:
    This scene officially destroyed any viable doubts anyone could have 
about your skill as a writer.  I mean, any time someone has _me_ 
cheering for Genma....

Doc Sangre & Bubbles:
    D'oh!  You really are shameless, aren't you?

Herb & Domino:
    You do understand that the contents of this exchange mean that we 
all now fully expect Shampoo 1/2, Vol. 2, The Return of Herb, right?

D'Amour, Aki and Minami:
    Ah, well, it was a valiant effort.  Maybe next time, they'll think 
to swipe his blade.

Ukyou & Ai:
    I want you to understand that I fully appreciate the needs of 
dramatic resonance, and I appreciate that an author must tell the story 
as it demands to be told.  That said, if Ai dies, I release the hounds, 
got it?

Ryouga and Kyoko:
    That girl's gonna have to go through BT-training if she wants to 
last in this relationship.

Kasumi, Master of Ancient Amazon Lore:
    This is going to be explained, right?  Right?  RIGHT?

Kunou, the Warrior Fallen:
    I told you that the duel was one of my favorite parts.  You continue 
to give Kunou just the right touch.

"Ranma wondered if maybe he should ask his father about how he came to 
understand his mother."
    I coughed up a spleen, but Gosunkugi came along and swiped it.

And for the big points:

Akane:
    Shit.  Shit shit shit shit shit shit!  I know this is the only 
logical outcome for her, but damn it hurts.  Especially knowing that 
Soun is still going to be going on, prattling on about the joining of 
the family lines.  I really hope that the first time he or Genma does 
that near her, she feeds them the business end of a really LARGE mallet.

Shampoo & Ranma:
    Their continuing troubles make one hell of a lot of sense.  However, 
I can't help but think that their little bout of selective amnesia has 
let them off the hook, just a touch.
    Damnit, these two announced that they would hurt, even destroy 
everything they held dear, just to be together.  I understood that, 
agreed with it, cheered when it happened, but frankly, I think they 
should still have to face it--not just the consequences, but the 
understanding that they knowingly chose those consequences.
    They should not be allowed the luxury of saying, "Well, we didn't 
have time to think about _that_.", or, "We had no way of knowing that 
this would result."
    To my way of thinking, anything less demeans the choice they made.

The Return of Gemma:
    Ack!  I assume that part 40 is already finished, and will be posted 
tomorrow, right?

In any case, thanks, as always, for a fantastic read.

--Freemage


  

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