On Tuesday, November 18, 1997 11:29 AM, Mark Doherty wrote:

And today's token anime person is... (pales) oh no.

Mercury: Hello.

Hehehehehe.

It hated everything, but at this moment it hated him in 
particular.

?: I can't blame it. Go shadow go!

:D  :D  :D  :D

?: No cliches thank you. Even though warrior is, of course, the literal 
   translation of senshi, I have to wonder if it works as a description
   for the society you describe. 

Mercury: Protector, for instance, or guardian would be nice words.

?: But even so, warrior is correct. Just doesn't sound right for the
place.

Hmm.  Good point.

?: Perhaps neither. Why would she need a secret identity in 'friendly

     town', anyway? Shows a bit of distrust of the citizens there...

Mercury: Hmm, or perhaps both are the secret identity, both are the real 
         person.

?: And people wonder why you scare me.

Hehehehehe.  

But I *like* Mercury.   :)

"From where he *claims* to be from."  Sailor Venus folded her arms.  "And 
how did you accomplish this time travel of yours?"

?: Ranma cleared his throat. "Well, I met this chick with green hair.
   Next thing ya know, just like it always happens, she's latched onto
   me as my latest iinazuke. And to think I'd finally managed to get
   rid of the last lot. Anyway, instead of okonomiyaki or ramen as
   gifts, she gives me one-way trips into the future. Why are you
   looking at me that way?"

Bwahahahahahahahaha!

Man, what a fic *that* would make.  :D

"Wow."  This from Sailor Mars.  "We almost died.  Again."  

Mercury: That would have been the third time that week.

?: My, my, Mercury made a joke.

Mercury: No I didn't.

?: Oh.

Heh.  You know, that's not far from the truth.

The Queen spoke from the throne.  "It is because of My spells, Ranma. 
After thousands of years of strife and suffering, My subjects deserve 
peace.  I help maintain that peace."

?: o/ And we'll wash that brain right out of your head o/

:D  :D  :D  :D

Mercury: I found this vision of the future very disturbing. I was actually
         finding myself disliking this particular Crystal Tokyo.

Me too.  That was actually part of the point.

Mercury: Alright. You seem to be using an overblown style for your

           Sailor Moon stories, Richard. I'm not really sure this works,
           it has a certain...

?: Groan factor?

Mercury: I guess. Still, maybe that's the style that people like in these 
         things.

Well, it is kinda the defining characteristic of Sailor Moon, after all.  Just listen to any of the Moonlight Knight's speeches.  :)

Mark Doherty

Thanks for the C&C, Mark.  Very nice, as always.


-Richard
sterman@sprynet.com

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