Subject: Re: [FFML] [FF] The High Cost of Loving Chp 2 - The Money Pit Part 4
From: bastian@enterprise.mathematik.uni-essen.de (Sebastian Weinberg)
Date: 11/18/1996, 1:26 PM
To: Fanfiction ML

 On Thu, 14 Nov 1996 21:45:19 -0500 Suds-kun wrote:

: "The High Cost of Loving - Chapter Two"
: "The Money Pit - Part Four of Five"
: by Suds-kun (suds1964@tir.com)

: "Hai. I still haven't figured out what Ranma did with the broken
: blocks. These just seem to have piled up quickly." Akane sighed as
: she dumped the load of broken cement.

Heh, he donated them to build a shrine to the Goddess of Anger and
Mallets.  :)


: Nabiki hugged her sister fiercely and whispered to her. "I promise
: that I won't rest until we find you someone, oneechan, I promise with
: all of my heart."

: Nabiki quietly shut the door as she left. "If only you could
: recognize that Tofu-sensei has got it bad for you." Nabiki walked
: into her room and snickered. "You know, I wonder how daddy and mom
: ever got along together, considering how the three of us are so inept
: at relationships.

Very nice.  I like these scenes between Nabiki and Kasumi a lot.


: As the battle progressed, the panda took the little pig into a side
: room. In the room were a number of steaming tea kettles and a couple
: changes of clothes. The panda poured the contents of one kettle on
: the pig and then tossed the clothes at the naked Ryouga.

Um, since when does Genma know that Ryouga is P-chan?  If he
knows, how come he allows him to sleep with his son's fiancee?


: "Ryouga!" shouted Ranma.
: 
: "Ranma-sama!" shouted Kodachi.
: 
: "Saotome!" shouted Kuno.
: 
: "Ranma!" shouted Akane.
: 
: "Well, now I know who all is here." thought Sasuke.

:D :D :D


: "You're going to pay for this humiliation, Ranma!" shouted Ryouga.
: "Shi shi houkoudan!"

What the heck is he so upset about?  I know he flies of the handle
rather easily, but usually he waits for something to *happen*
before he accuses Ranma for it.


: Kodachi glomped onto Ranma in an attempt to kiss him. "Oh,
: Ranma-sama! I am so glad you came to welcome me home!"
: 
: "Unfaithful Hentai!" shouted Akane as she punted Ranma away from
: Kodachi and into the collapsing wall. Which finished collapsing onto
: Ranma. Akane then stormed out the hole in the wall. "I'm leaving!"

And what is Akane's motivation here?  She *does*, I admit,
sometimes react violently when Ranma gets glomped, but this is a
bit silly for a fanfic like this.  I know you need this conflict
between them to set up Akane's insight scene later on, but I'd
appreciate if she got a little more motivation before she pulls
out the mallet (metaphorically speaking).  How about letting Ranma
do his usual "Ooops, I got glomped by a girl" dither routine: 
"Um, err... Kodachi... Ulp.", etc.


: Those funny looking words:

: Konbanwa                Good Evening

Except you spelled it "KonbOnwa" in the text.


: Baka                    Akane's pet name for Ranma
: Hentai                  Akane's second pet name for Ranma

:D


All right.  Apart from the abovementioned motivation problems,
this was throroughly enjoyable.  I'll be waiting for part 5.


Sebastian
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