On Wed, 2 Jul 1997 SlayerNext@aol.com wrote:

I'll like to thank everyone for the responses so far, and to ask you to keep
them comming in.  Since this is a sensitive question, I'll use your feedback
to tweak my story, but my choices are already made.  They're also to let me
know how much thermal insulation I need to place on my system.  I hate it
when my moniter gets scorched.  :-)

Don't worry too much, a couple of inches of abestos should be more than 
enough. ;-)

One of the people who've responded to my query pointed out a slight problem
that could stop this story dead (pun intended):  Nodaka and the promise.  Any
ideas on an arguement would let any such marriage take place?

Depends a *LOT* on how you choose to portray Nodoka.  If you set the 
whole thing after Vol#38, then you could probably get away with her 
putting the happiness of her child first.  Once Nodoka found out about 
Ranma and accepted that he was a manly man the promise was technically 
fulfilled and could be said to be no longer binding.  This is a bit of 
dancing around the edge that avoids looking at what those involved would 
actually feel however.

Although, to be honest, I see Nodoka as more likely to back transferring 
Ranma's engagement to Nabiki or Ukyou.  Hmmm... how about her trying to 
have Soun adopt Ukyou so that a Ukyou-Ranma marriage fulfills all 
promises.  Now that would resolve almost all the problems involving 
Saotome family honor. ;-)

Also fits nicely with the hard-line honor view of Nodoka - all you have 
to do is come up with a reason for Soun to agree to it.

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