Travis Butler wrote:
On 7/9/97 9:58 PM, Richard Lawson at sterman@sprynet.com wrote:
After reading "Apartment", I can't get this stupid
idea out of my head:
Hmmm. Knowing you, that could be either good or bad.
Hehehe... good point.
Akane and Ukyo share an apartment. It's a very nice
apartment in a good location, but it's expensive.
They sure'd like another roommate.
Windir: One wonders if, in fact, they might not wish for
one *less* roommate. True, they are they are quite possibly
the most rational (presuming one might extend one's reach
enough to abuse the term in this fashion) of the fiancees
considered individually, to say nothing of the fiancees' in
combination. Indeed, there have been certain hints of some
degree of fellow feeling between the two. Nevertheless, when
discussing the actions of any of the, ahem, 'harem' in
conjunction, the words 'unbridled mayhem' come foremost to
mind, given their joint rivalry.
Hehehehe, true. You'd have to allow for this in writing the story -
after all, in this universe neither one of them yet knows Ranma, so
they'd have no reason not to get along.
After Ranma arrives, of course, is another story. :)
Lyra: Look, without Ranma in the picture, they won't
*have* that rivalry. Got it?
What Lyra said. :)
Then, one morning after having thrown a particularly
rowdy party,
Windir: <Raised eyebrow>
Well, this is to fit in with the pilot episode of "Three's Company".
Imagine her surprise when Ranma turns female.
Lyra: <Grinning> Well, if you can't beat 'em...
Hehe, and interesting viewpoint.
It turns out Ranma needs a place to stay. Akane and
Ukyo agree - hey, the guy is cute.
Frito: Yahright! Ya think she's gonna like sharin' da
shower with some *guy* like that? Dream on! I got yer
one-way ticket on Mallet Express, comin' right up...
Hey, it worked on a sitcom - why can't it work in real life? ^_^
Windir: No! It couldn't be...
3 1/2's COMPANY
Windir: Aaaaaah! NO! ARRRRGH! <Falls back in his chair
and shakes for a moment, before sitting back up with a
feral look on his face.>
Hehehehehe.
Fred Silverman must die! Aaron Spelling must die!
NYAAARRGH! Hut! Hut! Hut!
Teeheehee - but they gave us "Love Boat" - what more enduring
contribution to our culture can two people make? ^_^
Lyra: What the heck was *that*?
Frito: <Shrugs> '70s Flashback. He gets 'em from time
to time.
Hehehe... me too.
-Richard
-Nope, I'm not gonna touch this one
Lyra: <Judiciously> Just as well, I suppose.
<nodnod>
Windir: <Wiping brow and straightening his velvet smoking
jacket> Ahem. Indeed. I feel our author has forestalled an
undoubtedly massive karmic debt that would lead to him
spending his future reincarnations in the body of a cockroach,
in perpetuity.
Hehehehehe. And I'd deserve it, too. :)
Lyra: Well, it can't be *that* bad. Just imagine...
<Stops in thought for a moment> I know! <Stands up and
strikes a pose, tossing her ponytail over her shoulder>
Imagine what would happen when Suzanne Sommers'
personality begins invading Akane's soul!
<shudder>
Windir starts violently, then falls back in his chair and begins
twitching violently.
What he said.
Windir: <Also desperately trying to regain composure>
I... <gulps> I think we have conclusively shown that
although he did avoid an eternity as a cockroach, our
author has undoubtedly earned enough karmic debt to
spend the next sixty years possessed by the spirit of
the Spring of Drowned Gopher.
Not a problem in Minnesota, where the U of M's teams are called the
Golden Gohpers - you've just guaranteed that I'll come back as a college
basketball player. :)
Travis Butler
Heh, thanks Travis. This tickled my funny bone. ^_^