At 11:09 -0500 12/11/97, Thomas Schmidt wrote:

Facts, Stupid Satements and Questions With No Answers in Randland...


- Could Ryoga ever finish a game of Maiden's Kiss without bleeding himself
out (whether from the nose or from the neck)?

Nope.

- Would Mat try to put the moves on Onna-Ranma?

Maybe once.  Mat's reaction to "difficult" women seems to be to get
mad at them and intensely dislike them.  But the first time he saw
her...does she have red hair in this fic?  That makes a difference,
since red hair would be an indication that she was an Aiel, making
him less likely to try.

   I'm debating: black hair = anonymity, while red hair = AIEL!!!

- Would Mat's luck protect him from her wrath?

Probably.  For a little while.

- Can Mat's fox medallion counter chi?

Yes, I would guess so.  But it would only affect things like the
Mouko Takabisha; the Tenshin Amaguriken would still have great
effect.

   True...

- How did the Nerimians end up in Randland in the first place?

Somebody (either a Brown or one of the Forsaken) was screwing around
with a mysterious ter'angreal, when all of a sudden...

   Very good!

- Where could Ryoga's anti-directional sense possibly lead him?
Tel'aran'rihod?  Shayol Ghul?  An Aiel sweat tent?  Rhuidean?  The Court of
the Nine Moons in Seanchan (okay, so I'd have to wing that one...)?  The
Tower of Ravens?  The Amyrlin's private quarters?  Endless possibilities!

The Two Rivers...inside the door-shaped ter'angreals to meet
Moiraine...

   Like I said: endless possibilities!

- How long 'till the Aes Sedai figure out Ranma's gender curse?

Depends on what the plot requires.  But remember, these women are
_smart_.

   I know...

- How many Warders could Ranma take on at once?

Depends on the quality of warder.  Somebody on Galad's level?  Maybe
two.  Maybe.  Somebody like Gawyn?   Three or four.  More average
warders?  Lots.

   Another conservative estimate!  ;)

- What happens if you mix Ranma, cats, Aes Sedai, Asha'man, cannon
fod<AHEM> people and *no* Akane?  Dumai's Well revisited!

- What happens when Nerimian super martial artists encounters one or more
Ta'veren(s)?

Depends.  Is Ranma a Ta'veren?  I think he probably would be.
So...fireworks.

- How many Aiel can Ranma take on at once?

Same as the warders; depends on the skill level.

- Should I have written this bloody thing in the first place?

Emphatically, yes.

   They're all gonna kill me whether I write it or not!

- What happens if you hit a Portal stone with a stray Hiryuu Kourin Dan?
(Assuming there *is* such a thing as a stray Hiryuu Kourin Dan in the first
place...)

Not a thing.

- Would angreals and sa'angreals work with chi?

Nope.

- How long until Ranma calls Min "Ucchan" by mistake?

Hopefully, forever.

- How would Rand react to that?

Rand's a nice guy.  When he's not going stark raving insane, that is.

   Sadly true...

- How much would Perrin (in regard to his wolf complexion) freak if he saw
Ryoga's fangs?

Maybe a little.

- How does a macho *male* martial artist survive in the White Tower?

Sort of like Mat did, I think.

- How long 'till Nyneave tries to balefire Ranma?

Five minutes after first contact.

   Heh!

- How long 'till Akane tries to balefire Ranma?

Thirty seconds after she learns how.

   ROTFL!!!

- How long 'till Moiraine loses her temper and tries to balefire Ranma?

Moiraine does not lose her temper.  Not about silly things like that.

   We're talking Ranma here...

- How long 'till the Amyrlin loses her temper and tries to balefire Ranma?

Egwene?  I think she would prefer more subtle forms of revenge.
Elaida doesn't know how to balefire people.

- Would Ranma stand in place long enough to be balefired in the first
place?

Eventually.

- Would Onna-Ranma purposely flunk her tests to get out of the Tower?
	You
bet!  Would the Aes Sedai let her?  No way!  ;)

Right.

- Who's the strongest (and most dangerous, for that matter)?  A pissed-off
Nyneave or a pissed-off Akane?

How powerful a channeler are you making Akane?  Remember, a pissed
off Nynaeve (spell it right) is forsaken-level.  That's pretty
powerful.

   I know...  ;)

- Showing a Jusenkyo curse to a Brown Sister is a Bad Idea.

- Showing a Jusenkyo curse to a White Sister is a Bad Idea.

- Showing a Jusenkyo curse to a Red Sister is a Bad Idea.

- Showing a Jusenkyo curse to a Black Sister is a Bad Idea.

- Showing a Jusenkyo curse to ANY friggin' Sister is a Bad Idea.

- Showing a Jusenkyo curse to a Whitecloak is a Very Bad Idea.

All true.

- Who's the toughest: Sephiroth or Gumby?  (Oops!  Wrong series...)

Gumby.  Definitely Gumby.

   Why'd I put that stupid question there, anyway?

- Will I ever stop with these stupid questions?

Hope not.

- Do you really *want* me to stop? (please say yes, I can't take much more
of this!!!)

Nope.

- Will Kasumi ever marry Doctor Tofu?

Yes.

- Would Lanfear leave Rand and end up as another of Ranma's fiancees?

Lanfear?  No, not in a million years.

   We're talking about the guy with "Fiancee Magnet Power (tm)!"  (thank
you Micheal Edwards!)

- How much would Rand pay for that to happen?

Well, he thinks Lanfear's gone right now.  We all know she's not, but
he thinks that.

   Timeline, Variable timeline!!!

- Shouting 'Rising *Dragon* Punch' in front of Aes Sedai (particularly the
Red ones) is a Very Bad Idea.

I don't know.  They know who the Dragon is, by now.

   Timeline, Variable timeline!!!

- Does Ranma even *care* to find out those things?

He'd better.

- Will Ryoga ever find out those Red Sisters have been trying to kill him
since the day he dug his way up from undergroud into the White Tower by
using the Bakusai Tenketsu?

No.

- How long 'till the Aes Sedai figure out the difference between chi and
the One Power?

As soon as the see Onna-Ranma using it.  If you mean the White
Tower's Aei Sedai, that is; Egwene's camp knows about hidden weaves.
Alternatively, think how they would feel if they shielded Ranma and
he kept on shooting at them...

   A White might catch on that something's fishy if she can see a *male*
channeler *glowing*.

- Very Scary Concept: Remember how they pick Mord-Sith?  Now imagine
Kasumi as a Mord-Sith - (Damn!	wrong series again!)

- Ultimate Forbidden-By-The-Great-Kami Concept: Kasumi as a damane. (I
shudder to think of it)

If you do that, I will hunt you down.

   As will many others, I think...

- Big Damage Concept:	A One Power-ed version of the Hiryuu Kourin Dan
with the super sa'angreal statue from Cairhien.  (Breaking, Hiroshima,
Nagasaki, eat your heart out...)

I'd be more afraid of that much balefire.

- Who's the toughest: Ryoga or a Gholam?  (Think about it...)

I'm really not sure.  Probably the Gholam.

- Will Jeremy ever continue Ta'varen 1/2

Hope so.

   Hear that, Jeremy Blackman?  ;)

so I won't feel Compelled to

write this? (Moghedien, Liandrin, stop that!)

Hope not.

- Will the Aes Sedai ever get Ranma in a Novice dress?

Yes.  I can just imagine that...

- How long would Happosai survive if he groped an Aes Sedai?

Less time than it takes to blink.

- How long would Happosai survive if he groped an Aiel Wise One?

Depends on which Wise One.  Sorilea might like it...

   Would Happy even try to grope *her*?

- How long would Happosai survive if he groped the Amyrlin?

Which Amyrlin?

   Any one of 'em!

- How long could Ryoga keep his curse a secret?

I dunno.  He has pretty good luck.

- How can a piglet find hot water in Randland?  (Answer in the next
sentence)

- A small, black piglet that can channel is a Very Cute, Yet Very
Dangerous Thing.

I hope you're not planning on making all the characters massively
poweful channelers.  Channelers is okay, but at the most Ranma and
Akane should really excel.

   Nothing's written yet, so everything's possible!

- Take 1 part depression, 1 part Dark One's Taint and mix.  Result?  The
New and Improved Shishi Hokodan!

Hm.  A Ryoga with Padan Fain's compulsion would be a very powerful,
very frightening thing.

   So is Ryoga taking the place of a Forsaken to get revenge at Ranma, as
suggested earlier...

- Take Ranma and Loial and team them up for 24 hours.	Result?  An
Ogier
who decides that the Stedding might not be such a bad place after all.

Oh my.

- Grudge Match of the Age:  The Nerima Wrecking Crew vs. The Forsaken!

The Forsaken would whip them up and down.  No question.

   Probably...

- Will someone stop me from writing more of this?  PLEEEAAAASE!

No!  Never!

   You're a lotta help!

- How long 'till a Green Sister tries to bond Ranma or Ryoga without their
consent?

I think Akane'll bond Ranma before that happens...(Heh.  Ukyou,
Shampoo, Kodachi, and Akane all become full Aei Sedai on the same
day. Guess what the first thing they decide to do is?)

   <Blink>  The possibilities....

- Will the White Tower break Akane's temper or will Akane's temper break
the Tower?

The White Tower will teach her better ways to use her aggression.

  Confident, arent'cha!?  ;)

- Will the Nerimians ever go back home or will they like it too much in
Randland?

They'll feel responsible to help Rand take out the Dark One.

- Why aren't I writing more Lines Of Destiny instead of this crap?

Because your inner self sees the wisdom in weird crossovers.

   Gee...  And here I thought it was simply because I was insane...

- I could make a very serious story out of all this junk...

That would be okay.

- I could make a very silly story out of all this junk...

That would be okay too.

I really want to see this series get written.

   So do about 40 other people...

Thomas Schmidt
Tschmidt@trader.com

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