In a message dated 9/9/98 11:19:13 PM EST, the Always Man writes:

     I have a premise for a fic and I want some feedback about it.
 The idea is that instead of having Kodachi be in love with Ranma, 
 have Ranma accidently knock out Akari's pet pig.

 
 Are Kodachi and Akari mutally exclussive?

"Exclusive," Kuno-chan.  One 's'.  No, they're not.  But Shadow was
simply suggesting replacing one incident with another; instead of
running along and knocking out Kodachi, Ranma could bump into
Katsunishiki instead (though what that pig's doing on the roof of the
dojo is anyone's guess)  This might be an amusing concept for
the Bet cycle...
 

 Akari is Ryouga's consollation prize. What would Ranma do with her?

"Consolation," Kuno-chan.  One 'l'.  Yes, that's true... so substitute
Kodachi... I've seen an Elseworlds fic (was it the original Akane 1/2?)
where they encounter each other, she gets lost with him, and he 
teaches her the joy of fighting honorably.  Imagine that, a virtuous 
Kodachi  ^_^  Of course, the fact that there's a precedent makes it 
difficult to match or top...

Anyway, Kuno-chan, playing 'what if' is part of the fun.  Don't be such
a stick-in-the-mud, sugar...

Itsu mo,
Ucchan  ^_^

(who thinks maybe that flies could be better caught with 'sugar'
than vinegar)