Hello,

First off, I want to say that I have really enjoyed the fic thus far.  I
hope that you can pull everything together!

I do have plans for everything that has been introduced as a plot element
so far.  It may take me a little while to get it all written out though.  I
hope that all of my readers will continue to bear with me. :)

I want to comment on a few things:

The author stated that Scholar-Ranma (R-Q0) has been enhanced such that
he is developing mentally and physically to be as close to genetically

(snip)

a quantum match can be found with him.  To me that means the match found
should be within the same parameters intellectually and possibly
physically as R-Q0.  Elsewise, why does he always "leap" into a Ranma
Saotome?

Due to small variances in the structure of each timeline, there will be
small "replication differences" that will prevent each timeline from being
an _identical_ match from any other timeline.  As the timelines continue to
split and branch off, the differences between them can become very
different, and one of those differences can be the genetic structure of
Ranma Saotome.  In Scholar-Ranma's case, when he was conceived there was a
genetic error that didn't take place in the Ranma in Band 16.

The "template" that Ranma is using in his device is the core of his
identity, which could be called the soul for lack of a better term.  This
central "essence" is filtered by the experiences of life into radically
different forms, but the primary spark is identical.  That is why someone
like Scholar Ranma can interface with someone like Martial Ranma.  Deep
inside, in that place where only philosophers and holy men explore, they
are identical.  I haven't really emphasized this idea in my story, but I've
kept it in the back of my head as the reason why the Resonator works.

R-Q16 is generally seen as canon Ranma (or close to it).  Canon Ranma
did not suffer from any genetic defects as a child (as far as canon
goes).  Without the mental enhancement, he is expected to slowly lose
any gains that R-Q0 left behind.  I find this wrong.  I believe that
R-Q16 would have as much of a connection with R-Q0 as R-Q0 has with him.
R-Q0 has an avatar of R-Q16 resident within his mind.  R-Q16 should also
have the same.  If not, then R-Q) should be able to leap into anyone's
doppelganger that he has a quantum signature for.  Ie. He could visit
the any Nabiki or Genma in addition to any of his other selves.  In
fact, he should be able to "visit" Genma-Q0 or Nabiki-Q0.  Something
that the Intelligence Directorate would dearly love to get their hands
on.

Well, as I tried to explain above, they are different genetically to a
certain degree, but the device works on a different principle than a simple
genetic and mental matching.  If an IDENTICAL mental and genetic match was
required, then Scholar Ranma would be more limited in his choices.  I
wasn't looking at it from that perspective.

As to the fading memories of Martial Ranma, that is due solely to the lack
of eidetic memory that Scholar Ranma has, but Martial Ranma doesn't.  It
may be a cheesy answer, but it makes my plotline easier to work with if
Scholar Ranma isn't accidently "cloning" his brilliance across the
timelines. :)

As to the concept of inhabiting the scanned duplicate of another person...
perhaps that was what the alternate timeline hoped to do.  It does offer up
scary possibilities for the elite class of that society.  Based on the
explanation that I gave above, I would say that any such efforts is
probably doomed to failure, at least in my story. :)

I like the fact that R-Q0 made a mistake and that his application of the
theory is more of a side effect than the main effect.  "Sliding" will
definitely complicate matters.  Just as long as Continuum Police
Detective Mihoshi doesn't show up...

There are a few "Time Patrol" type agencies out there that Scholar Ranma
will be meeting.  They primarily exist to defend their "borders" of
timelines.  One of them is to be encountered soon by Slider Ranma (or H
Ranma as some readers refer to him), who will chase him to Scholar Ranma's
timeline.  This will give Scholar Ranma access to physical travel, and will
set up some of the plotlines for the central action of the story.

If you made it through my ramblings, thanks.

No problem.

Steve (Jurai Knight)