On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Matthew Campbell wrote:

A few weeks ago, Ranma/Star Wars crossovers were being discussed, and 
someone said something that stuck in my head.  They said the fun wasn't 
in matching Ranma charcters to the film charcters, but in mismatching 
them.  It seems like it could be far more intersting if you deliberately 
cast each Ranma charcter to be in a film role that is absolutely 
mismatched to his/her personality and normal attitudes.

That would be me.  I've already written about nine pages of unchecked
stuff, with quite a few unattached scenes on paper.  Anybody wants to read
and contribute to what I have so far is quite welcome to.

With that in mind, here are some of my choices.....  (Sorry if I mispell 
some of the Star Wars stuff.  It's been a while.)

<mega-snip>

Mon Mothma (eh, the rebel leader)..... Dr. Tofu
"We must must come together to defeat the Empress.... the Empress..... 
oh, it's such a nice day today, isn't it?  I believe I feel like 
dancing!)

Oh, dear.  I have a lot of references to dried squid snacks in my fic, and
I completely forgot about Mon Mothma...

Hmmm...the possibilities that come to mind...

A few questions:
Can someone give me a complete description of Ryu Kumon?  Habits, speech
patterns, clothing, pitch of voice, etc.  Basically, the works.

Ditto for Akari.

Also, I remember reading the whole Ficthumping thread, which addressed the
concerns of inserting authors into fics without consent.  However, if I
just make fun on their handles, if that ok?  Or should I go and bug them
for permission anyway?

Did I miss anybody important?  Anyone willing to do the mismatch fic?  
It's been far too long since I've seen Star Wars for me to attempt it.

-- 

Matthew Campbell 
E-mail me at mgcampb@clemson.edu

-Natsume Ranma Ranma
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My muse struck yesterday.
She struck with a mallet.
As she did, she said "bakabakabakabaka..."
Now I can write much better than I can cook.