On Wed, 27 Mar 1996, Nightelf wrote:

    Thanx for the input on "The Circe Project".  I probably should have
done this sooner, but a few explanations as to the security measures are in
order.

    I reasoned that Sylia would not sacrifice one of the Sabers unless
it was absolutely necessary.  So...here's what I came up with.

    1.  If someone other than the designated person is using the suit,
        the suit recognizes this  and anesthetizes them, then heads back
        to the nearest stationary or mobile base.
    2.  If the suit is powered up and operational, but noone is in it, then
        the suit heads back to the nearest stationary or mobile base.

The above two seem reasonable and should be feasible for Knight Saber 
Technology.

    3.  If it cannot get back to a base, then, and only then, will the
        system self-destruct.

Seems a bit drastic...

     As for Linna's plunge...her resulting transformation messed up the
hardsuit so much that even the final option was impossible.

She fell into the pool of "The Yeti that drowned while riding a bull"?  
The one that Pantyhose Tarou was dipped in?  She could make a troublesome 
prisoner.

     I'll post a final draft of Part 1 on Friday...there won't be any
serious changes to it.  Part 2 won't be out for a few weeks.  I thought of
a scene that I want to add to my draft, and it will take awhile to actually
write it.  For those who haven't read it, I'll be reposting "Sunrise" on
Friday, too.

A minor point, when I worked out how much the money they were being 
offered for the job was, it was around $750000-$800000 US.  Petty change 
for an organisation like GENOM and probably only a fraction of the cost 
of a hardsuit (though probably enough to maintain the KnightSaber 
operations for a few months).  Which does not really jell with Sylia's 
statements about it being an expensive trap - capturing hardsuit 
technology should have recouped the investment 10 times over (at least!). 

     More comments:

     Careful Destiny:  Cool.  Damn cool.  Kinuko is something not seen in
the traditional Ranma stories: a true vixen, a dark seductress who sees
Ranma as something to be owned, not loved.

Pretty much the same attitude Kodachi displays throughout the series.  
Kinuko has a slightly different approach to her goal is all, having a 
different set of skills to the girls Ranma remembers.

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