In a message dated 98-08-19 18:51:55 EDT, you write:

<< 
 You have so many 1st chapters/preludes; how do you get around to 
 finishing any of them? I can only work on 2 things at a time max.
  >>
most of these are part of "The Bet"- there won't  BE a second
chapter unless i get votes enough for that particular storyline
to continue it. awarding 5pts for first choice, 3pts second, 1pt third.
so far: Neutral Ground, Enslaved, Little Orphan Kasumi, Dragon's
Destiny, Kimiko's Legacy, and Setting Moon. (in that order)
oh yes, and two votes for WereRanma
anybody who wants to continue on with one of the concepts,
please can do so...

oh, and neither the King Of Fighters Ranma or Dragon's Destiny
Ranma qualify as "perfect"...perfect would be without blemish.
the Dragon's Destiny Ranma is essentially a very powerful paladin,
while the King Of Fighters Ranma has got a LOT of problems: he
can quite accidently kill someone, all it takes is for him to take a
death threat seriously for a split second. In the original treatment,
he defeats Kuno rather painlessly the first time, but when Kuno 
makes it a death threat (freeing the pigtailed girl from the sorcerer),
Kuno is beaten BADLY (just short of death and we're talking grisly
mangling here) due to the reflexes he's developed in life-and-death
combat situations over the past century. He's going to be kind, 
mature, and compassionate, but with more and more of a split in
his personality (Old Ranma vs the Professional Warrior). This is
also someone who's seen friends assassinated, killed in the arena,
and otherwise been through a very rough life. Not all the scars are
physical...