From:        RPM - acct 3/5, rpm39788@Bayou.UH.EDU

(SUR)REAL WORLD:  SEASON 2!

The requirements:  a fair mix of women and men, as close to an
even split as possible.  Only one character per series.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE:

Shutaro Mendou (URUSEI YATSURA):  one of the characters that I was
-really- wanting to use originally.  He's cool, that's all there is to it. 

He could work out rather well; somehow I keep thinking of the chapter 
where the gang visits the it's-free-if-you-eat-everything hotel buffet on 
the beach, where he ends up paying for everyone's meal...

Just be careful of the ramifications of the rich-guy status.

Tenchi Masaki (TENCHI MUYO):  well known character, nice guy, got the
multiple love interest syndrome, and has cosmic powers.  A popular choice,
although personally I'm not sure if he'd be an easy fit.

I can think of a couple of interesting ideas to use with him (house 
councillor, anyone? He's certainly had the experience in coping with a 
crowd of... rather *strong* personalities...). But overall, it's his role 
as catalyst to the rest of the TM gang, and I'm not sure how well he'd do 
without it.

Mihoshi (TENCHI MUYO): ditzy blond galaxy police officer.  IMHO, a near
perfect fit.

Yes. :) 

Mr. Yotsuya (MAISON IKKOKU):  see Shutaro Mendou. =)

Hmmm. He would certainly be interesting, but honestly, the Loon Squad is 
a unit; I'm not certain how well they could be split up. OTOH, there are 
some interesting possibilities -- imagine Yotsuya 'volunteering' the 
house as the central party area for the Squad...

Skuld (Oh!  My Goddess!):  a girl with a mallet.  'nuff said.

I dunno; you've already used Urd, and IIRC Skuld wasn't too thrilled with 
the idea when she saw it.

Uh-oh. I just had a completely warped and totally off-the-wall idea. What 
would you think of a non-anime crossover? Could you imagine Patrick 
McGoohan living in that house? <evil g>



Travis Butler
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