Subject: [FFML] Re: [Ranma][Alterverse] Rhythm of Life chapter 1 (second part)
From: rcarson@rcarson.com
Date: 12/14/1999, 6:32 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

       C&C for the rest of the first chapter.

       The main problem, aside from the grammar/spelling
mistakes, is Ranma. This Practically Perfect Ranma is, at one
and the same time, rather dull and quite unbelievable. He's
incredibly skilled in the martial arts, an adept musician
on more than one instrument, and does well in school. I'm
surprised he ever got a Jusenkyo curse - I half expect him
to be fluent in twelve languages.

        He can even yell at people and insult them, as he
does with Akane and the boys in the morning fight, and they'll
actually listen to him and be convinced and feel guilty! How
often have you seen that happen in real life? Not too often,
I'll wager. Personally, I can't help but hope Happosai comes
along and really cleans his clock.


Later that night, Ranma had his usual talk with his Mother.

                                                      mother.
well.  She was there when each of the daughters were born and when

             had been                             was

their mother die.  She knew it affected them all and she tried to help

               died.

done to help the Tendou overcome their lost.  "Please continue,

                   Tendous               loss.

"Well, since they've discovered my curse, I've found pictures of my
female form sold through out the school.  Some of them had me pretty.
er. exposed.  I found out that all the photos came from one source,
Nabiki.  I've also noticed that she been selling half-truth

                                      has been

information to the student.  I can't even find a place to relax during

                     students.

lunch because of her.  She got spy watching all day long and selling
it to various girls and Kuno."

        That last sentence doesn't make sense. Selling what?

        Exactly how did Nabiki get pictures of his girl-side somewhat
exposed? In the manga, they lived in the same house. Here?
 
"Her?  I don't really know what to think.  When I tried to help her
fight the boys at school because they believed that they could date
her if they beat her," Ranma said.

        The second sentence is only a fragment - there is no main clause.

"You can ask the idiot Kuno who proclaimed that 'who shall have the
right to date the Fair Tendou Akane if he defeats her in combat.'  The
idea that they actually believed the fool is the amazing thing."

         'who defeats the fair Tendou Akane in combat shall have the
right to date her.'

tea.  "I just don't know what to think.  I tried ignored her and she

                                                   to ignore

got angry.  When she challenged me and I wouldn't fight back, she got
angry.  When I commented on how she could improve, she got angry.  It'

            Does he actually think he was simply telling her how she
could improve?

Since she selling picture of me without my permission, is there

        she's       pictures

Ranma chuckled, "Thanks, Mom.  But if I'm going to have picture of me

                                                          pictures

taken in that fashion, I might as well get pay."

                                             paid."

"That's true.  Model makes quite a lot of money in this generation."

                 A model can make                 these days."

"Yeah, that do.  I mean, you see them in calendars, notebooks,

         they                                         (notebooks?????)

"To bad I'm not." Ranma snapped his fingers.  "Mom, I got an idea.  I

  "Too

Ranma flushed, "Mom!  Nothing like that!  I mean, I could model in
swimsuit and dresses for calendar.  If we can find a good agent, we
can make a lot of money.  It's the best way to use my curse."

      Oh sure. That sounds manly. Do it in your copious free time,
when you're not in school, or studying music, or training, or....
 
gather some documents on legal issues involving Nabiki-san miss use of

                                                  Nabiki-san's misuse of

your body."

     Ooh, Nabiki can misuse my body any day!

the Tendou had changed more that I realized."

      Tendous have                             Well, duh. That was
more than a decade ago.

the gate.  Nabiki had a smirked while Akane had the annoyed look.

                          smirk

"End this now before someone get seriously hurt!" Ranma shouted.

                               gets
 
"Moi?  What's there to end?  You brought this on your own," Nabiki

                                                   yourself,"
 
It grew to the size of softball.

                         a softball.
 
"What sorcery is this?  Release the Pigtail Goddess and face the

                                      Pigtailed

getting tire of being spied on and taking advantage of.  I'm getting

          tired

really tire of both you Tendou!"

         tired            Tendous!"

you a wish or bestowed you the abilities to see their soul?  Since the

                bestow on you the ability to see souls?

that proclamation.  You have absolute no idea who I am and yet, you

                               absolutely

already judge me.  As far as I can tell, you're nothing by a violent

                                                          but

Turning to Nabiki, "You're nothing by a heartless mercenary bitch.  Oh

                                     but

'accident' water spilled on me.  Don't think I blind to all the

  'accidental'                                 I'm

quickly.  She started her walked home in silent.

                            walk           silence.
 
This only fueled her resolved to make Ranma's life a living hell.  She

                       resolve

Even his sister cheerful attitude didn't complete elevated his

           sister's                        completely alleviate

When Ranko saw Ranma approached the school with shoulders slumped and

                       approach
  
body tensed, she knew he was not in a very good mood.  She tried cheer

                                                                   to cheer

eyes, pouting face, and puckered lips melted his resolve.  He sighed

        If she's smiling, her lips aren't puckered.

Ranko giggled as the kissed tickled her nose.  She hugged her brother

                       kiss

Not far away, a girl watched as Ranma enter the front gate.  She

                                        entered
secret and still be safe from Nabiki.  She ran through a list of name

                                                                   names

By the time Akane reached the Dojo, she felt even worst than she did

                                                    worse

kept silent and ate diner with minimum interest.  Afterward, she

                      dinner     minimal

"What don't you explained what happened?" Kasumi suggested.

  "Why            explain

events up until what happed after school.

                       happened

"Why did you feel guilty?"

      Because the author said so.
 
"Maybe you should offer to be his friends," Kasumi said with a smile.

                                    friend."
"What happened if the one that's not a perverts and you let them

        happens if there's one that's not a pervert and you let him

passed because you don't want to change?"

  pass because

"I'm sure everything would work out just fine," Kasumi said before

                       will

yourself?" the voiced asked.  Staring at the mirror, she turned away

                 voice

and said, "not really."

            "Not

have to deal with the Tendou after this.  When he made it to school,

                        Tendous

their shoulders were slumped and a dejected look.  Ranma decided it

                                   they wore a

Nabiki looked at Ranma and opened the packaged.  She read through the

                                        package.

first pages and her eyes widen.  She quickly flipped through the rest

                           widened.

warned you and if I'm correct, you've already have something planned

                                 you

her lieutenant returned the documents to her desk.  She ignored

      lieutenants

He didn't know what Nabiki might try, but with his mother help, he

                                                     mother's

something to counter it, but he's pretty patient.  He headed back to

                               he was

but he felt he should stay away in the mean time.  Right now, he was

                                         meantime

more worry about Nabiki.  When Akane came to class, he noticed

       worried

when she entered.  She kept her gazed toward her feet.  Second, the

                                  gaze

annoyed look was not longer there.  And finally, when he caught her

                   no


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