At 05:29 PM 3/18/96 -0500, you wrote:

While I'm at it, I'd have to say that if you want to continue writing
in the lemon-esque style you've been doing so, ignore the complaints.
Sexual tension between Ranma and Ranko, especially if it just
continues to stay at the tension level, is hardly unreasonable or
unlikely, and definately adds to the interesting flavor (so to speak
:-) of this work.

  I like the lemon in it too.  It's hard to write because I'm trying to not
let American proscriptions on that sort of relationship interfere with the
way I'm writing Ranma and Ranko's building relationship.  [Also I have this
nagging tendency to make Ranma be the aggressive one (that's because I was
putting myself in Ranma's place... ^_^;; ).  I do believe that I've got that
part of the story nailed down properly, at least for now.]

  I have to keep in mind that the only way that Ranma could've had a sister
prior to the wish was if he had dunked himself in cold water.  I.E., Ranma
never had a sister, and never knew what living with a sister was like.
Hence his attitude towards Ranko wouldn't be the stereotypical
brother/sister one.  

  Add to the mix a young, hormonally charged Ranko who had gotten several
unintentional glimpses at her brother, and you have a grand emotional stew.
Throw in a dash of confusion due to Ranma's extreme difference from his
"other" self, and let simmer for two weeks.  Then stir in a pinch of sexual
tension from the trip to Dr. Tofu's office, and add a kiss for flavor.

  Something's bound to happen.

I'd also say that your self-estimation of your ability to write
lemons is too severe....

  I'll repost 'UY - The Prince and the Lecher' on the ML sometime in the
near future just to illustrate what I'm capable of.  ^_^  Kun-chan's already
read it (what there is of it.  I'm about half done with it.)

(I.e. I wouldn't be writing this if you didn't write very good
lemon-esque bits in Careful Destiny).

  <bows>  Thank you.  I try.  (... hears Bert in the background, 'Yes, I
know you're trying.')

BTW, I hope to soon have time for comments on part 2; right now let me
just say that having Ranma say "KUNNOOOO!" twice as he rushes up to
the school kinda of sounds dumb.  I wonder if Ranma, especially this
new improved Ranma, is a bit more reserved that that.  (E.g. one
KUNOOOO! would be enough.)

  Good point.  I'll change that little bit.



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Newberry College Computer Lab | Author: UY - The Prince and the Lecher
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