On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Gary Kleppe wrote:

			BUT THAT WAY LIES...

regretted never learning Chinese.  The phrasebook she'd bought at the 
airport was almost useless. 

Too cheap to hire a guide, Nodoka-san? Or did they all refuse your
business when they found out where you were headed?

	They all refused her business or charged way too much.  Remember, 
she has no known source of income...> 

polearm.  As Nodoka drew closer, she noticed the woman also had a modern 
military rifle slung over her shoulder.

Wonder how she got the gun...

	Same place she got the walkie-talkie.  

	<Nihao, elder, me am Saotome Nodoka.>  She couldn't shake the 

"I" and "me" are the same word in Chinese, so we'll have to assume
this is a non-literal translation. Pronunciation and especially
intonation are what us furriners are most likely to mangle, Chinese
grammar is comparitively simple.

	Non-literal translation.

	"You know Mei Bee only says that to tease you.  You're way too 

"Maybe"... heh. (The correct Pinyin romanization is Mei Bi, though.)

	Hokay.  Will fix.

	"Xian Pu is my best friend!  She's the strongest girl in the 
whole village, and she can beat anyone, even the biggest fighter!" 

"Except Daddy! She's his new wife now!" Uh... maybe not.

	Noo, I don't think so, not in this story...

	"May I ask?"
	"A broken promise, nothing more."

	Suddenly Ranma and Genma came out of hiding, pouring hot water
over themselves. "She fell for it!"

Hee.

Pretty good. So good, in fact, that I don't know if I'd classify it a
spamfic.

	Well, it was done without any drafts, and without research, so I 
put the lable on.  Will fix it up a bit before sending off to RAAC and at 
that point it'll be a fanfic.

SKJAM!