At 11:09 9/26/97, Greg Phillips wrote:

I don't think I explained things very well.  The idea is that Ryouga claims
that P-Chan was his pet (that's also why it hated Ranma and why it had such
a terrible sense of direction).  During his last trip, they met each other
in Jusenkyou.  P-Chan drowned in a new spring that was not yet cursed.
That cursed the spring.  Ryouga saw him and dove in, hoping he wasn't too
late.  Poof.  Instant cursed Ryouga.  Now, Ryouga returns and is really
depressed.  The next time that Akane mentions P-Chan ("I wonder when P-Chan
is coming back?") Ryouga says that he can't come back; he's dead.  Then, he
tells her about how P-Chan drowned and how Ryouga is now cursed.  That
story covers his curse quite nicely from now on.  So now, Akane knows that
any time she sees a P-Chan wandering around, she will know that this one is
Ryouga.

Zen can see just a couple of flaws with this theory:

1)  "P-chan" has already demonstrated that he is a strong swimmer.  He has
even rescued Akane on a couple of occasions.  His drowning is... unlikely.

2)  This little fabrication would require Ranma's cooperation... and since
it is hardly an honourable plan, Zen doubts that he'd get it.  It'd make
things really rough on Ranma for a while, til Akane finally caught on, but
in the end...

3)  In the end, if Akane found out about this lie, and the other... well,
it would have been ugly enough if she'd just found out he was P-chan.  To
find out the truth after THIS little stunt...  Ryouga would be **such** a
greasy spot... <<shudder>>

On the whole, Zen thinks it would be a dangerous idea for Ryouga.

So, I ask again... anyone wanna take a shot at this?

Nope.  Akane is already mad enough at Zen. ^_^


Zen no Itan-sha