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> From: Sebastian Weinberg <bastian@enterprise.mathematik.uni-essen.de>
> To: Fanfiction ML <fanfic@fanfic.com>
> Subject: Re: [FFML] [FF] [Lemon]  Those Tears are Pearl
> Date: Saturday, January 18, 1997 3:16 AM
>
>  On Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:34:53 -0600 Richard Lawson wrote:
>
> : Warning:  There are sexually explicit scenes in this story.  There *is*
> : a serious story in between the lemon bits, but it started life as a
> : lemon.
> :
> : In fact, it was Webdragon who inspired the lemon, and it is to him I
> : must give credit to for being the original inspiration.  I asked him for
> : permission to post this.  This is his introduction to the story:
> :
> :
> :         Richard Lawson and I have been (unofficially) continuing the
> : romantic relationship between Kentaro and Ranma-chan.  What had started
> : out as a full-blown lemon on my part, told from Ranma-chan's
> : perspective, had been taken by Lawson and transformed into a most
> : serious and engaging story, complete with the lemon bits of which the
> : story is based on.  
> :
> :         He says that his story was inspired by mine, yet I have to say
> : that at least 95% of "Tears" came straight from his imagination and onto
> : the computer screen.  It is, IMO, wholly his work and his creation.  And
> : good work it is.
> :
> :
> : Thanks, Webdragon.  Now, I must give equal credit to Sebastian
> : Weinberg.  While Webdragon inspired the lemon, Sebastian inspired the
> : *story*.  He suggested a very good way for the lemon to mix in with a
> : good, dramatic story.  I liked it so much, I abandoned my original idea
> : and started over from scratch.
>
> In fact I can't accept that much credit.  In reality I just
> mentioned an idea I had about a possible story with Ranma and
> Kentaro in the same mail where I commented on his first draft, the
> only connection being that my idea also included mention of some
> adult situations.  I didn't really think about it, since I had
> just wanted to mention it, nothing more - and suddenly, Whammo!,
> Richard comes back with the first draft of this gem here, wherein
> he had put the whole thing into a different context all of his own
> and had made the fic infinitely more poignant and meaningful.  I
> can only bow before his mastery of writing - and speed.  :)
>
>
> : Thanks also to Zen for his excellent C&C.  He and Sebastian engaged in a
> : lively debate that greatly helped me in a rewrite of this story.
>
> Well, as lively as it gets when both participants are on different
> continents and in different time zones, so that there's a 24h lag
> between answers most of the time. :)
>
>
> Say, I just realized that this fic could also be sub-titled
> _Tiresias_, for the more historically minded among us.  ;)
>
>
> Sebastian
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