On Sun, 22 Mar 1998, Bob Barnes wrote:

Hi! H. (that can't be right)

	Heh.

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I like that little bit that Shampoo interjected in your story about how her
Greatgrandmother _knew_ this couldn't be happening, therefore there was no
need to even look for it, and so on.  I _really_ like that.  I may even
shamelessly steal it... well, I'd give credit, but I still might steal it.
It's a _good_ idea.

	One question.  Will you also swipe the obvious (to me) corrilary;
namely Cologne has them all pegged but is keeping her mouth shut for her
own purposes?

	That being said, now that I think of it the general setup (as
opposed to the details) below could in fact be mutually compatable with
Barnes' basic idea.  And no, I have no plans to continue it.

I think you're right, and the irony would be excruciatingly intense,
wouldn't it?

	Yup.  Two couples living nerve-wracking double lives and too
wrapped up in thier own agendas to spot thruths that would make thier
lives a _lot_ easier. 
	Of course if R&A and S&U both stubmle across the truth things
could still get ugly....
	('Poo: "STUPID RANMA RUIN SHAMPOO LIFE BECAUSE NO WANT STAND UP TO
IDIOT PANDA-FATHER?!?!?!?!?!?"
	Ranma: "YOU'RE USING ME AS BAIT FOR AN OBSESSED AMBULATORY SWISS
ARMY KNIFE!?!?!?!?!?" 
	<mutual throttling insues>)

[Bigus Snippus -- just for space you should understand.]

	As things rapidly degenerated from there on the futon, in a
shadowed corner of the loft an extra chair whimpered in heartbroken
disbelief.

Looks like Tsubasa might have a quick rinse and set with a bit of firm
cranial pressure point massage in his future, eh?

	Actually, I was thinking of hir undetected presense as a sign that
the excretory matter was about to hit the rotating blades (if the twerp
gets out unnoticed... or if Ukyo reflexively ejects him the minute she
spots him....)

HTG