On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, T.H. Tiger wrote:

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	"Not Tendo, no. This is another friend. You'll like him, he has a son a
little older then you. I think you'll get along splendidly with him. And if
he's anything like his Father Tenchi Masaki will be very glad to see you.


Well, should I burn this and pretend I never thought of it?

Hmm... so, is Jusenkyou in this idea permanent and/or personality
altering? It's really vague, at least to me, what has happened to Ranma.
Also, if Ranma were to be stacked against Aeka and Ryouko, in his
immediately post-jusenkyou training level, there wouldn't be much left
other than a greasy smear after the first little... 'argument.' 

There are ways around that one, i think, though it would require a little
but of judicious background altering. For instance, suppose that you used
the timeline where Nobuyuki Masaki is the son of Yousho. Then, what if
Nodoka Saotome's maiden name was Masaki, making her Nobuyuki's sister, and
Yousho's daughter.. That would make Ranma and Tenchi cousins, and cousins
_can_ legally be married in japan. Also, Ranma would have royal Jurian
blood as well, so he(she?) could concievably develop powers like Tenchi,
or at least perhaps like Aeka. 

Hmm, well. If you powered up Ranma, then i would at least be tempted to
power up one or two of Ranma's mortal enemies as well. Maybe Ryouga could
be a decendant of Washu's son, or perhaps the Hibikis were the product of
one of her 'experiments,' ala Ryouko or Ryo-o-ki. Or maybe Ryouga is an
agent of Lady Tokimi, using revenge against Ranma as a proxy for spying on
the Masakis. Urk... i'm rambling again. It's an interesting idea, though
there are a lot of catches that might make it a hard one to write. If you
wanna do it, though, i'd be glad to see it...

~Eimii