At 18:18 4/6/97, Jussi Nikander wrote:

I think I said that you are Evil before.
I was wrong. You are truly, utterly, completely, horribly
EVIL. That fic was beautiful. It was totally dark too, but
it had beauty in it. (Beauty in the dark. Heh. I'm starting
to sound like Vorlon...(good. I can joke. That means you aren't
in any kind of mortal danger))

(!)  Zen is very glad to hear that! ^_^

You blew Akane's anger way out of what it was in the manga and for that
you should be made Kodachi's slave for the rest of your days, but
since that fic was as good as it was, I think I'll just wait for
the next revengefics. She won't be happy, you know. I think
She'll be really, really, really angry, but that's not my problem.
I know that anger was build up gradually, but I still think it was
out of porportion. (I know, I'm in many ways like Ryouga was in this fic.
I've went through hell and came back stronger.)

Yes, Akane's anger was greatly increased by the end of the story - that was
part of the nature of her illness.  The anger kept growinng and growing,
and as outlets for that anger were denied her, it started to get really
ugly.  And as inferior as Ranma already made her feel, he was the LAST
person she was going to let know she needed help.  That is the tragedy of
domestic abuse - it is often fixable, if both parties ae willing to try.
Here, the characters just hit each other the wrong way.

Zen *is* a touch nervous about the next round of revenge-fics...
theoretically, Zen is immune for this fic, as large parts of the outline
were already written up before the *last* wave - and Zen's tormentors knew
all about it.  Still, it might get... uncomfortable. ^_^

Now, I REALLY think you should go and write the next chapter
of "Long and Winding Road." Some people might forgive you.
(incl. me)

^_^  Zen is working on it and two others even now!

Unless, of course, you turn that into a darkfic too, when you have both
Ukyou and Akane fans after you.^_^

Feh.  No worries.  This one is Zen's happy fic!  (At least for Ranma and
Ukyou.  Though Akane will be let off the hook eventually...)

BTW. Was one of those abused girls married to Katsuhiko Jinnai? ^_^

^_^;;   Anou... you mean Hikaru-san?  heh...  uhm...  <<innocent look...>>

another BTW. Lightsaber is the elengant weapon from a more civilised age,
not katana. Please bear that in mind in the future. ^_^

Gomen nasai! ^_^;;

Thanks for your comments.

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Zen no Itan-sha