At 07:42 PM 10/28/96 -0800, Henry J. Cobb wrote:

Re: Ranma in the spring of the drowned Akane.

From: "James 'Jaymz' Cullen" <lcullen@eis.net.au>
Seeing as how the SOD-Akane was created, that fic would be impossible,
unless someone was to write up an alternative solution as to how it was
created...

Due to an earthquake there is a new spring there, and Akane almost
drowns and is very sick for a few weeks and becomes very good friends

Better yet, she does drown but gets pulled out and has C.P.R. before brain 
damage sets in.  Forget that "almost" stuff.

Six years later, Genma and Ranma arrive (in their uncursed forms), and
Akane is selected for him as usual. ("Oh, he wants Akane!"  "Yes,
definitely, just look at the way he stares at her.")

But wouldn't Genma notice that Akane looks just like Ranma-chan?

The story follows the canonical plot as closely as possible for a while

Not too closely!  Remember what happened with Hitomi's "Alternate History"?  
It's a cool story, but the beginning is exactly like Takahashi's version, so 
apparently some readers figured "why bother?".  It's their loss, but 
still....

(without ever letting Akane see a transformed Ranma.  This story MUST be
told from Akane's POV, as she becomes convinced that either she or the
rest of the world is mad, but at least Ranma doesn't insult her too
much, if you don't consider staring at her slack-jawed all the time
insulting), until at least Ryoga and Shampoo are introduced.

Just to keep Zen happy, I must promise not to touch this one until after
I finish "Promise" (sometime around B-ko's birthday, her ZEROTH
birthday...), so anybody else who wants to take a crack at this is
welcome.

	Henry J. Cobb	hcobb@slip.net          http://www.io.com/~hcobb