On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, RPM - acct 3/5 wrote:

just getting ready to write a bit more of 'The Pursuit of Happiness'
and I need to find out the following (and it REALLY helps if you've
read alot of the manga or seen later R1/2 episodes):

1) What's Asuka the White Lilly like?  in demeanor?  personality?
   her martial arts ability?

Appearance: Elegant blonde woman, always wearing white gowns and with an
arrangement of white lilies behind her (presumably attached to the back of
her dress.)  She throws exploding white lilies (similar to Kodachi's
exploding black roses, except the lilies don't give off any sort of gas)
and is truly expert at setting traps - while Ranma, Akane and Kodachi were
talking in the Tendou Dojo, she managed to set a bear trap, a collapsing
suit of armor, and a falling chandelier (which all went completely
unnoticed until Ranma triggered them in rapid succession) and used a small
chair and large picture frame to make herself look like a life-sized
portrait leaning against the wall (until she stood up.)  She also seems to
have access to a large number of animals - she first arrived on a white
horse, and trampled Ranma with a herd of cows.  In personality, she's
probably best described as a slightly more low-key, rather more nuts
version of Kodachi with a penchant for medieval Western stylings.  (Her
laugh is very similar to her arch-rival's.)  She was never seen to use any
martial arts abilities, letting her traps, animals, and exploding lilies
do her fighting for her.

Some random trivia notes to help with writing her properly:
She called Kodachi 'Kodachi-sama,' and Kodachi called her 'Asuka-sama.'
The attitude the two seemed to have for each other was a mixture of
respect, disdain, and dislike.
Asuka always referred to Ranma as 'Kodachi's trash boyfriend.'
Asuka and Kodachi have been rivals since kindergarten, where Kodachi won
the contest of who had the better boyfriend by knocking Asuka's out.
Asuka then challenged Kodachi to a rematch in ten years, which Asuka
almost won, with a boyfriend that Kodachi and Akane both admitted was far
more handsome than Ranma - until it was revealed that he wasn't Asuka's
boyfriend, just some guy she had chloroformed.  The Rose and the Lily then
agreed to another rematch in five years.

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