Thomas Hood wrote:
The first day of spring in Tokyo was normally a joyous affair. Not
the spring of 2013. Even Ranma's normally cheerful attitude was subdued
[period after subdued.]
Winter in Tokyo had been extraordinarily bad. They had buried Sakura,
Yuki, Daisuke, Principal Kuno and Kodachi Kuno,
Ranma: She will be missed.(crosses fingers behind his back)
Mrs. Hinako, and the
entire Yamane family.(1) They were having a wake for the dead today.
Everybody hadspoken about the people they knew had died or were missing.
Ranma: A wake? Ain't that like an Irish tradition or somethin'?
[had spoken]
A young soldier came into the refugee center looking for a
Lynn Mu-Tsu. He was directed towards the group of people camped out in
the shadow of a crashed Zentraedi warship.
Shampoo: Stupid Mousse have funny name. All Chinese family names last. Only
backwards Japanese have family names first. By way, is government sitting
on ass? Where ev.. evacuw... when they getting us out? This place no
good anymore.
BEEP! Sorry buster, ya got that wrong!
We Chinese have our family AKA surnames first. The only time it's placed
last is when we take on a christian name. So in this fic, Lynn Mu-Tsu is
correct while Lynn Maximilian is wrong (It shoulda have been Maximilian
Lynn. Lynn Minmei could be correct if Minmei is taken as Min-Mei).
Lim Tzu Chan
(Yes I'm a Chinese and yes, My surname is Lim!)