First thing is first. One of the things I hear from people
about my Soul of Ice series, especially for Thesis, is that
I don't show the training, or not enough of the training, at
least, and that I should.
	Now, while I am not going to rewrite Thesis to include
a whole wackload of training sequences or anything like that,
it has occurred to me that a sidestory could potentially be in
order.
	So, who cares, right?
	Why don't I give you a chance to put your money where
your mouth is?
	What if I do this? I shall make it a contest, or a
challenge, of sorts. I'm aiming for, oh, ten chapters, so
ten different training scenes/sequences-- I've even got an
idea for one myself, so that leaves a maximum of nine left.
The ones I like, or like best, I'll keep and will be considered
official for SoI: Thesis. Any linking scenes which may or may not
be necessary) will be done by myself (should not really be too
necessary, or too difficult). Entries should be sent to myself,
privately, and not the FFML at large. Final inclusion will be
based on several things, one of them being feel, and how true to
Cologne's ideology in Thesis it is-- you could write something
that's just really great, but if it don't fit, it don't fit, eh?
	Is it a stupid idea on my part? most likely, though that
hasn't stopped me in the past and will not do so again, in the
future. An idle thought that took hold and now won't let go.
Feel free to participate (which, I must admit, would be very nice
of you to do from my point of view), or not, at your leisure, of
course. 


Now onto the miscellany! So, I'm pretty sure that I'm going to stick
Ukyo in part 4 of When Ranma Was Two (and if not 4, then 5)-- only
problem is that I've no clue what to do with her-- it's changed
significantly from initial conception, and now our poor Ukyo has
been cast adrift, without any purpose or utility.... ^_^ I just
don't know how to handle her in this (her reactions, other's
reactions to her, et cetera). Basically, not much of a clue on how
she's going to fit in, anymore.
	What's this mean? It means (wait for it) that I'm open to
suggestions, right now! It means that you (yes! you!) get a chance
have a say on what happens to her, and influence what's going to
happen, right from the ground floor. Even if your idea isn't used,
you can be assured it's going to get me thinking, and therefore be
a great help to me, as well as most likely getting part 4 out a lot
quicker (which is a good thing, right?). :)

Remember, privacy is encouraged for any/all responses to this, eh?

Hrm... I think Happousai's introduction might be done in part 4 as
well-- Ranma's life is going to get a bit more complex now, as
everyone starts popping up....

Matthew Lewis is:
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