Fun story... and upbeat, too (Akane and Ranma just met, and they   
_like_ each other?!?  Cool!).  Obviously you changed a lot of the 
"standard" background, and that's fine, but why'd you change the relative 
ages of the Tendo girls?  And where did Ranma get the idea that girls 
can't be mechwarriors?  Tell that to Natasha Kerensky and you're toast... 
	Oh, and what year did this take place in the Battletech universe?
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