"Razorclaw X" <spiceoflife@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

 I thought the part where Ranma switched his conversation point to the 

game

with the 'hundred levels' seemed silly--

What do you think should've happened at that point?

 I don't know, but for a cover-up that seemed pretty lame for Ranma. I'd 
almost expect he'd get someone mad at him at that point somehow.

It's not that big of a cover-up. Just changing the subject.

Not even sure how to understand this. You mean it isn't believable that
someone could come up with a magical technique that unlocked the curses?

 Well, no. I don't think it could be THAT easy. I think there has to be 
some kind of consequence to this trap door method. If not, then it is plot 
convenience.
 The cursed characters (well, not all of them) have essentially become 
ANIMORPHS!!! :)

Oh, there will be unforseen consequences, at least for Ranma.

Well, I don't think of it as 'filler.' I'm not under any obligation to
pad these chapters out to any certain length, and nothing in them is
there unless I feel it should be there. Will Ukyo/Mikado relate to other
things that are going on in the series? Eventually, yes. But even if
that answer were no, I don't quite see why that would make it
problematic.

 Sometimes I ask myself, 'Is there a point?' As it stands right now, the 
answer is 'no, not really.' But gut says 'yes.' Either I trust my gut way 
too often than it deserves, even when it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, 
or I take as given (but that doesn't work for me).
 It's the Force :P

Well, I guess all I can say to this is "wait and see."

Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics.html