On Sat, 09 Nov 1996 19:06:30 -0600 Richard Lawson wrote:
: The Nature of Love
:
: by Richard Lawson
: "Okay, this is a simple test. You just have to hit me. I won't
: counter-attack, and I'll keep my hands behind my back. You may begin." She
: smiled slightly.
: Kentaro grit his teeth, and launched a furious offensive. Punches, kicks,
: combinations, as fast as he could, advancing as quickly as he could. She
: avoided them all, as hard to touch as mist in the morning. When her back was
: almost to the wall, she leapt high into the air, twisting her body and
: landing directly behind him.
What I wonder is, in how far Ranma is aware of this mirroring of
*that* famous sparring session. I mean, it's obvious that *you*
intended this parallel, but what did *Ranma* think?
: Ranma sighed, audible even from where Kentaro stood. "It's a hell of a mess.
: I keep playing games of 'what-if'. What if Nabiki and her friend hadn't
: been able to track down that damn kettle. What if the battle had gone just
: a little differently with Herb, and I could have recovered the damn kettle
: before it was buried. What if I had never gone to China. What if I had been
: born a girl in the first place.
Um. <raises hand> I think I know some people you could ask about
that one. (SKJAM! and me, for example. We could tell you. :)
: Ranma broke off the kiss after a moment and stared into his eyes. "Hmmm..."
: Her voice was low, husky. "I like this. I think I definitely like this.
: I can do this for the rest of my life, as long as it's you I'm doing it
: to. There's no damn koi on my breast, either. It must really be love."
:
: Kentaro stared at her in confusion. "Koi on your breast? What...?"
:
: She shut him in the one way guaranteed to get his attention.
Heh heh heh. The Koi line was a nice note to end the fic on (And
the song choice was lovely, of course). What *didn't* ring true
to me were the lines before that. I just can't see Ranma saying
that this way. I'd rather write "Hmmm... Yes, I could get used
to this. <grin> I sure got used to *you*."
Sebastian