On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 19:40:08 +1100 (EST), Edward Vagg
<evagg@canberra.DIALix.oz.au> posted:

"Search for God" 
A Maison Ikkoku fanfic by David Myers

chair and is analysing the game.   Mrs Ichinose sits by the fence smoking 
with a group of other women.  Outside the fence Mr Yotsuya in his Kimono 

If I may nitpick here, I believe he only wears the kimono around
Ikkoku. Outside he wears a suit and tie and sometimes a trenchcoat.

Yusaku(Thinking): They are right.  I spend all my free time down by the 
tennis courts or at the Maison Ikkoku drinking.  Such a lifestyle can't 
be healthy, and maybe I have been trying too hard with the manger. I 

manager.

Yusaku: I have to be up early tomorrow, that's all.  Move the party 
somewhere else if you want, but I'm going to bed.
Akemi: Why do you have to get up so early? Your not working tomorrow.  

You're

Nun: Why hello you're new here aren't you?
Yusaku: Yes I am.
Nun: I'm sister Angela 

I wonder if this is THE Sister Angela...

Kyoko Image: Oh Yusaku I had no idea you were a man of such high moral fibre.
Yusaku Image: Yes I have always been thus, which is why I wanted to prove 
myself to you!
Kyoko Image:(Running into an embrace with Yusaku Image) Oh Yusaku...
Yusaku Image: Oh Kyoko!

Yusaku then promptly walks into a lamp post head first.

Classic MI scene. You gotta love it.

Yusaku: How did you find that out?
Mrs Ichinose: I overheard you talking to Kyoko this morning.  She swore 
me to secrecy, but I thought this news was too good to keep quiet.

Heh, Kyoko ought to know better by now.

Mrs Ichinose: I see our young Ronin is still attending that church of 
his.   What's it been a month already?
Kyoko: I wish you wouldn't call him that.  I think it's good that Yusaku 
is still attending church, its a sign of character.

it's a sign

Mrs Ichinose: Well I gotta admit character is something that, that kid is 

that that kid

sadly lacking.
Kyoko: Besides he needs some friends who will support him and make him 
feel good about himself, rather than tear him down all the time.

"Why, whomever could she possibly be referring to?" (innocent look)

Yusaku is carrying chairs and such around, making preparations for the 
service.  A quick look at his watch which indicates that it is 8:50 am.  
Already other church goer's are entering through the door and yet there 

goers

Yusaku: (Overjoyed) Kyoko over here.

>From behind the door also steps Mrs Ichinose, Akemi and Mr Yotsuya who is 

step

This was a fun story, very much in the tradition of Takahashi-sama.
All the characters were well done. I enjoyed it.

You could add a few bits. Maybe somebody spots Yusaku with Sister
Angela when she's in street clothes and gets the wrong idea; and/or
maybe some Ikkokuite who knows she's a nun overhears her talking about
some guy who wants her to be his girlfriend and won't leave her alone.
She's not talking about Yusaku, of course, but the listener won't know
that.

Gary

Gary Kleppe
kleppe@execpc.com, http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe