KWW> My comments are prefixed like this. I am in vacation mode, if you want
me to see your responses you'll have to use private email.

Ken Wolfe Ken_Wolfe@mbnet.mb.ca
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>From Kenjiko2@aol.com  Mon Jun 28 10:47:33 1999
Subject: [FFML] [Ranma] Girl Days, part 11, teaser

It's not done yet-- but since part 11 is taking so bloody long I'm posting a
teaser (sort of) to the list.  So, what'cha think?

KWW> This series really would work as a Ranma OAV, I can picture it. We can
wish.

 And it did.  Akane was wearing a sort of severely modified
version of one of Ranma's Chinese outfits.  A yellow cheongsam-like
tunic-- fitting just as closely but slit up both sides, and only
reaching to the knee-- without sleeves over a pair of black tights.
The red sash at the waist added just the right accent.  Of course, a
normal cheongsam doesn't have a v-neck that exposed a, well,
distracting amount of cleavage.  Add to that a pair of Ranma's
bracers and a yellow sash around her head and Akane was, quite
frankly, looking both more dangerous and more sexy than she'd ever
had.

KWW> 'she ever had', not 'she'd ever had'

 "What's wrong with Ryoga?" asked Akane in sudden concern.

KWW> with sudden concern.

 Ranma peered, and relaxed.  "You-- you're right.  Not a c-cat, a
pig.  A... hey, you know that that character is a female, right?"
She began to snicker.

KWW> At this point I'm thinking 'oh no, not that...'

 Akane had a damn near perfect Sailor Mercury outfit.  Boots,
tiara, short as heck fuku and all.  And as she had noted, yes, her
legs WERE good ones.  It only helped that P-chan was wearing a faux
cat's tail, small extensions on his ears, fake whiskers, and a white
crescent moon on his forehead.

KWW> ...Thought so.

 Ranma, on the other hand, was a near dead ringer for the video
game heroine Lara Croft.  Khaki shorts over a blue leotard, hiking
boots and a backpack, and even a toy automatic rifle and paired
waterpistols.  She'd even gone back to her familiar pigtail for the
role.

KWW> Thus explaining the fanart...

 Others arrived.  Some more outrageous than others.  Oh, there
were the usual cowboys, singers, and the like-- but there were also
the more imaginative.

KWW> And now we're all just waiting for it to hit the fan...

KWW> As 'Girl days' has progressed, one of the most fun parts has been how
Ranma-chan has developed a feeling of rightous wrath against annoying male
suitors/gropers that comes close to Akane's. They finally seem to have
something in common. I'm also looking forward to seeing what's going to
happen when Ranma finally gets to change back to Ranma-kun again. His long
experience as Ranma-chan will give him a different perspective on the women
around him, especially his 'fiancees'.