And one more, ends it all.  Only for now, we hope. ^_^  Please, more^^



-----Original Message-----
From:	Brian Randall [mailto:brian@azurite.org]
Sent:	Friday, April 26, 2002 2:35 PM
To:	Innocent Bystanders
Subject:	[FFML] [Ranma/Tenchi/Sailor Moon] Process of Elimination --
Epilogue





	They were also edible, if not very tasty. Shrugging, he plucked one,
and 
nibbled on it slowly, leaning back against his pack, and staring up at 
the stars. "I could look for Akane," he mumbled quietly to himself. 
"They say that they found her."

KP:  It is going to be Ryoga/Akane!  And no, I had no spoilers so far... of
course if I'm wrong, that's obvious.


	He pondered that for a moment before shaking his head dismissively.
That 
wasn't something that appealed to him as much as it once had. He had 
thought, those months ago, that it was what he desired more than 
anything else. After what had happened on Earth... he had realized that 
he needed more time to think about things. He was not truly ready to 
grasp the things he had reached for.


KP:  I might suggest 'things he had _once_ reached for'.  No real
conviction, except it sounds a little more in line with the tone of the rest
of the piece so far.




	***


	Mousse could only grin at Minako after hearing that.

KP:  Now you've done it.... I'm jealous of Mousse... he's not good enough
form my Minako!



	***




	"Our lord's business is his own, not theirs," Kiima counseled. "But
we 
would be fools to throw away the opportunities we are given today."

KP:  I love the dialogue you've given Kiima.  






	She giggled at him again, shaking her head. "This time," she said.
"But 
diplomatic relations have been strained."

	"Damnation," he growled softly, a smile playing across his face as
his 
anger faded. "I propose a new treaty. The Musk nation is willing to 
offer an ice cream sundae to renegotiate the terms of our alliance."

	"Is that so?" she asked, arching one eyebrow and grinning impishly.

	"Purely for political purposes, I assure you, my princess," Herb
said, 
chuckling quietly.

	"Of course," Rei said, giggling along with Herb's laughter.

KP:  I Iike the fact that you kept Herb's thinking of wooing Rei as
diplomacy.^^


	***



	"I was," Norris said frankly. "And I think I've got a lot of writing
to 
do before I'm ready to rejoin a service -- any service."

KP:  I really liked Norris.


	***


	The girl looked up from her electronic clipboard, and glanced where
he 
indicated. "I think so," she said slowly. "Why don't we go ask her who 
she's looking for?"

KP:  A cold chill just passed through my spine... the girl wouldn't happen
to be looking for Ranma? Would she?



	The woman blinked, eyes widening as they fixed on him. Something... 
something in those eyes was not quite right, though, and it unnerved him 
very faintly. "I'm... looking for my son," she said quietly. "He... he 
left on a ship from Earth. I... I lose the papers that said which one, 
but it was before the Juraian people came to Tokyo," she answered slowly.

KP:  lose ---> lost  A typo that I caught!  Yeah!


	"Yeah, okay, I can understand that," he said, nodding. "What's his
name? 
And your name, for that matter?"

	"I... I'm Saotome Nodoka," she said, bowing politely.

	Ignoring the sudden chill running down his spine, he returned the
bow.

KP:  Chill spine... Am I there, or here?  Nice piece of literature, this.


	"The only Ranma I know is way too good to be your son," he overrode
her 
suddenly. "So, sorry about that." Not waiting to allow her to reply, he 
spun, grabbed the girl that had been behind him, and leapt upward, 
landing atop a nearby light post and staring down at the crowd.

	The girl cradled in his arms sighed, shaking her head. "Ryu-chan, I
don't 
think that was the best way to handle that," she chastised. "Even... 
even if...." She trailed off, sighing, and clutching her clipboard to 
her chest.

KP:  I think Ryu, handled it just right.


	***



	"I would never dodge an important question like that!" Katsuhito
said 
indignantly. "But I took in a wandering girl a while back as a shrine 
maiden -- you should meet her."

	Yakumo opened his mouth to protest the lack of answer, but his jaw
merely 
hung open, as his eyes fixed on the girl over Yosho's shoulder, dressed 
in shinto shrine maiden attire, and blushing at him shyly. "You win this 
round," he said, finally finding his voice. "Pai!"


KP:  Yay!

	" 
	***




	"No," she whispered. "I... I think I'll stay inside today."

	"You... you can't stay inside forever, you know. I.... I don't know
what 
I would have done if Haruka had... had.... I have sympathy for you, but 
you can't stay inside forever. Do you really think it would make him 
happy to see you so sad?"

	"No," she whispered again, eyes brimming with tears. "I know he
wouldn't 
be happy. He would want me to be happy. To go outside and enjoy what he 
won for all of us... and whenever I go outside I'm reminded of him 
again, and it hurts."

KP:  -_-;;


	***


	"You know, I think I know where that man -- Yosho, was his name? I
think 
I know where he lives," Artemis commented.

	"Do you? How interesting," Luna responded. "But I don't suppose
anyone 
here would be overly concerned with that information, do you?"

	Unable to resist smiling, Setsuna shook her head. "I never spent any
time 
with him like that," she asserted. "But... maybe now would be a good 
time to start...."


KP:  O_o...  now that is a weird match-up.

	-----------------------------
	Author's notes:

	And thusly is concluded book one of Process of Elimination.


KP:  Very nice epilogue.  If I would make two suggestions they would be to
add a reference to Washu and Tsunami... maybe Michiru suggests a visit or a
call for Hotaru. But more importantly, add a little bit more information
about Akane, Ukyou, and Shamps...  I imagine that if they were on the new
planet, Mouse and or Ryoga would have checked up on them to see that they
were safe.  And who is this 'they' that Ryoga said found her?

KP:  and book two comes when?
KP:  Does Tokimi make her next move in her struggle to subjugate Washu.
KP:  What is Tokimi's ultimate goal.
KP:  Am I spelling Tokimi correctly.
KP:  Will the power of the author resurrect Ranma.

KP: That and more might be answered when Brian writes more!
Now I go to forget everything until the next part comes out, because I can't
handle the not knowing!






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