At 12:30 AM 1/14/98 -0600, you wrote:

(The familiar whisting music from the tv show 'Sneak Previews' begins to
play. Ranma is seen coming out of the Tendo Dojo and casually walking up
the street. Next, Ryouga crawls out of a tent, stretches, stuffs everything
into his backpack, and begins walking. Ranma is seen buying sukiyaki from a
stand. Ryoga is still walking on the street. Ranma walks in front of a
theater and looks about. Ryoga is looking bewildered as he stands in the
middle of a forest. Ranma looks at his watch and frowns. Ryoga is talking
to an eskimo who points in one direction, and Ryoga begins walking the
opposite way. Ranma shrugs, goes into the theater, runs up the stairs, and
takes his seat in the balcony. Cut to the theater's front again. Ranma
begins eating his sukiyaki. Suddenly the wall caves in and Ryouga emerges,
looking pissed. Ranma begins shouting at Ryoga, who shouts back. They get
into a fight, and the camera pans away to the movie screen, which displays
the words: R&R REVIEWS.)

*pulls out the popcorn*

Ranma: Welcome to R&R Reviews. Thanks for joining us. I'm Ranma Saotome...

Ryouga: And I'm Ryoga Hibiki.

clapclapclapclap!

Ranma: (whispering) Pssst. Ryoga!

Ryouga: Eh?

Ranma: Ix-nay the U-ay.

Ryouga: Huh.

Ranma: (Pointing) Ix-nay...the...U-ay!

(Ryouga blinks, then looks down.)

Ryouga: D'oh! 

(He reaches down and pulls off the big red 'U' on his chest.)

^^;

Ryoga: I forgot all about that. Anyway, today's reviews are Trouble at
Furinkan High, Nabiki's Diary, and Happy Trails. But first, I want to thank
each and every one of you who've seen my latest work, "Reunions".

Ranma: Latest? It wouldn't be you if it wasn't late.

*snicker*

Ryoga: (glaring at Ranma) Thanks for all the email that was sent out. I'm
sure LaShawn is quite pleased with the reaction she's getting. It took a
lot of hard work on both our parts, especially with all I went through, but
it was definately worth it.

Ranma: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway...

Ryoga: (whipping out some index cards) That's why I have compiled a list of
people I especially want to thank for making everything possible for my fame.

*chortle*

Ranma: WHAT?!

Ryoga: First of all, I can't do anything without thanking my Maker,
Takahashi Rumiko--

(A gush of water suddenly smacks into Ryoga. Instant piglet.)

P-chan: Bukiiii??

Ranma: (surreptiously tucking a bucket behind him) Aww gee, would you look
at that? Your notes are all soggy. And I was looking so forward to your
list. Darn.

BWAHAHAHA!

P-chan: Bweeee! Buki!

Ranma: Well, looks like we're going to have to get to the *real* reason
we're here: the reviews. Let's see, the first one was Trouble at Furinkan
High. I thought it was good. What did you think, Ryoga?

P-chan: Bwee! Bwee! Buki!!!

Ranma: Oh, I forgot. You can't speak when you're a pig. Bummer. So onto the
next fic...

P-chan: BUUUKIIIII!!!!!!

Ranma: I'm sorry, what was that?

P-chan: BWEEEEEEE!!! (He scoots over and chomps on Ranma's leg.)

Ranma: OW! OW! OKAY! OKAY! HERE! 

(He slams a hot water kettle on the pig. Instant Ryoga.)

Ryoga: RANMAAAA! DIIIIIEEEEEE!!!

Ranma: Yo, man. You are about to pound me in front of an audience. But
aren't you forgetting something?

Ryoga: (blinks, then looks at himself) GAH! MY CLOTHES! (looks up at the
camera) GAAAH! I'M NAKED ON A PUBLIC MAILING LIST! T-BONE, MOVE THE CAMERA!
MOVE THE CAMERA!

Why do I suddenly feel so inadequate...

T-Bone: (O.S.) Oh, no. I've been instructed to give the viewers what they
want to see. *I* certainly like what I'm seeing.

(Ryoga dives behind his chair.)

Ranma: Frankly, I don't see why you're getting into a hissy fit now. You
weren't bashful in that 'Reunions' fic. 

Ryoga: Shut up and just get on with the review! T-bone, roll the stupid clip!

T-bone: (sighs) And I was hoping for a good butt shot too. Drat.

	Kuno climbed out of the mess, obviously irked, but otherwise unharmed.
"What is the meaning of this!? Who dares to interrupt the sacred rite of

the duel?"

	Sacred rite? That's a good one, thought Nabiki.
	"This, my good fellow," someone replied from inside the mess, "is my

parachute. As for whom you are addressing..."

	From out of the tangled forest of yellow parachute fabric and rope

emerged a young man in a white uniform. He pulled out a comb from a pocket
and fixed his slicked-back hair. Replacing the comb, he smiled slightly,
teeth sparkling. Dusting himself off with a flair, he turned to first face
the gathering crowd, then Kuno.

	"My name is Shutaro Mendo."

Ranma: This is trouble with a capital 'T', all right. A clash between Mendo
and Kuno is definately something you don't want to mess with. 

(The camera moves to Ryoga, just as he's pulling his pants up. Yes, ladies,
we have a gratutious butt shot. He freezes, turns, screams, and leaps
behind the chair. T-bone snickers off-screen.)

O.o;

Ranma: HEY, I'M TALKING HERE! Anyway, we don't see the true zaniness with
Urusei Yatsura until part two.

That's right. Part one was mostly set-up.

"Oh, my husband," Nabiki said, "it is the only meal we could afford, after

we paid off the gardener and the carpenter, and the entire Girl Scout
cookie output of Honshu."

	"Well, that simply won't do, woman!" he yelled. "Don't tell me…"
	"Yes, it's true. The pig-tailed girl is Ranma."
	"No!" he cried, standing up and hitting his head on the ceiling lamp.
	"Yes!"
	"No!" he cried, missing the lamp this time. He swung his head and hit the

lamp, for good measure.

Ryoga: (making sure he is fully clothed before responding) This is very
much like the Urusei Yatsura episodes. Very, very weird, particularly the
ending of this chapter. It was nice to see Mujaki and his tapir again. Nice
dream sequences, too. I would love to see more of this series.

Yay!

Ranma: Though I'm not too thrilled being second fiddle. In fact, it's weird
that I'm kind of being pushed to the sidelines. I'm second besides Mendo
and *Kuno*? Don't make me laugh. In fact, this didn't make me laugh. Either
give me a reason why I'm being pushed to the side or make Akane come to her
senses about her feelings for Mendo. *If* there are any feelings.

Nope. Just kind of fazed by the glitter smile attack. You know, that
illogical way women react around Mendo, even when they know he's a first
class lech.

Ryoga: Well, I liked it. The dream sequence is classic Takahashi.

Thanks.

Ranma: Hmph. I didn't.

You wouldn't. *snicker*

Thanks for the C&.. er... R&R, LaShawn! I'm glad you took the time to
review it, and I'll be coming out with more parts in the future.

Keep on R&Ring!

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