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From: James Lynn <jamesl@garcia.efn.org>
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LOOKS:  Gorgeous, in a very young, innocent fashion.  Beautiful eyes. 
Nice, though not extravagant, dresser. 

SMARTS:  Seems intelligent enough, though her intellectual education has
probably not been emphasized.  Figures out problems and solves them,
though bad luck has a way of interfering. 

PERSONALITY:  Very sweet and kind.  However, she's not afraid to stand up
for herself if necessary.  Turned out amazingly well for someone raised
with such hellish parents.  Sosuke thinks the world of her, which is
probably a good sign.  Seems well liked in the village, and is probably
pitied her awful "relatives.  The ultimate Cinderella character, with more
backbone.  Tremendously devoted to Shino, whether she's alive or dead. 

COOKING:  It was good enough for Shino, wasn't it?!  Eat your rice balls
and be grateful, kid. 

FIGHTING SKILLS:  Not a fighter herself, but if anyone is foolish enough
to mess with her, they'll have Shino, Sosuke, *and* Dosetsu jumping on
them in a heartbeat.  And they won't let up until the assailant is dead
and buried.  Even then, they'll give his or her ghost hell.  As a spirit,
she's highly protective of Shino, keeping a watchful eye on him
twenty-four hours a day. 

SPECIAL ABILITIES:  Inspires tremendous protective feelings in her male
peers.  Faithful until (and after!) death. 

COMPETITION:  Shino, Shino, and Shino.  Since she will literally kill
herself before marrying another, you'd better make *very* sure that she's
the woman for you, *and* that she agrees with your opinion.  If you try to
bump off her fiance, she'll never forgive you.  Ever.  Better make sure
that he is definitely out of the picture and will never come back before
you make your move, and even then it'll take some doing.  On the bright
side, should she decide you're the one, you'll get wifely devotion on an
unparalleled scale.  Enjoy it.  And keep her away from demonic beings. 

IN-LAWS:  Oy.  Now the bad part.  You get Hikiroku and Kamezasa, you lucky
dog.  Be damn sure you can stand up to all their evil machinations, or
leave town.  Permanently.  However, you get Sosuke as a more-or-less
brother-in-law, and Bansaku as an honorary uncle.  See if you can get him
to give you kendo lessons. 

ECONOMICS:  Not too shabby.  As the daughter of the richest family in the
village, she's comfortably middle class.  Expect her awful "parents" to
rob and cheat you blind, though.  They'll make a good try. 

SEX:  That's part of a wife's duty, and by gum, she'll give you all she's
got.  Show her a good time; she deserves one. 

OVERALL:  As one of the great paragons of wifely duty in all of Japanese
literature, you'll be sitting pretty if you win her.  This will not be
easy, what with Shino and all.  Try to eliminate her parents early on
(don't get caught at it, though!), or be sure to have a nice hideaway far
away from Otsuka mura.  Like Mars. 

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Theresa Wymer  posting from jamesl@efn.org