It was true. *People don't like to hurt nice guys.* Yet, somehow, they
always managed to do it anyway.

Amen to that. It's lines like these, I think, that I agree with or can 
relate to, that make this series great.

Finally, there was somewhere where the women were in charge

-- the way things ought to be everywhere. It was a basic law of the 

universe:

women were beautiful, wise, and kind. The source of everything good. 

Men, on the

other hand, were ugly, mean, and stupid; the source of all trouble. It 

was a

truth that Tsubasa had tried to deny at one time, but he no longer 

could.

Eew. There's a disturbing look into Tsubasa's twisted little mind. Kinda 
makes you wonder where he got that idea, though.(Though I'm not 
particularly sure if I want to know.) :P

	Would Ranma really go to Jusenkyo during this trip? Tsubasa had no 

clue.

But *he* would go there. He knew a good thing when he saw it. And then 

all of

Ranma's women would be attracted to him.

Don't hold your breath, Tsubasa. ^_^

He prayed

to the gods for an answer.

	The telephone rang. Mu Si hesitated. It rang three more times, and he
answered it.

	"This is Kasumi! How have you been?"

Coincidence, he told himself. It *had* to be coincidence.

Hmmmm.....

	"Akane, if I'm ever stupid enough to... leave myself open... around 

her,

promise you'll get me away. Beat the crap out of me if you have to."

	"Akane?"

	"Mmm?"

	"ONLY if you have to."

This is a good reminder to give to Akane, I think. ^_^

 It was like being cured. No, it was better

than being cured. "This is... incredible! How can I thank you?"

	Kasumi smiled. "Just go and win the fight."

I can see this happenning, but I think it would take longer than the 
course of an evening to figure it out. But hey, you're the author...

	AUTHOR'S RAMBLINGS: The bit about the nanniquan not being able to cure
the curses is not Ranma 1/2 canon. In fact, it is probably wrong, since 

the

instant nanniquan provided a temporary cure in vol. 8.

The canon is somewhat inconsistent about this. True, the instant 
nannichuan cured Ranma temporarily, but when Taro got splashed with 
water from the Spring of Drowned Octopus, he just got tentacles and the 
ability to shoot ink from his fingers. So you could go either way.

 On the other hand, if

curing the curses were so simple, why don't people who get cursed 

simply jump in

the curing springs right away?

My theory is that the people who know enough about Jusenkyo to do that 
are smart enough not to go there. I don't think the Guide has told his 
customers anything about curing springs, just which spring the poor sap 
fell into.

If my sanity asks, I was never here.
Kurt Markuson,
Who has No Titles to Speak of.

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