In a message dated 7/20/99 9:27:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jasonl@hun.k12.nj.us writes:

<< > There
 > is also no reason the 'Hunter' can not even the odds
 > by removing an advantage. A drug that block the
 > ability to access chi blasts for instance. 
 
 A drug that messes with Chi to that great of an extent?  Then Ranma has
 just died, or has life threatening health compliations.  That's just how
 Chi is reported to work.  As I said, Ranma is really a -bad- choice for
 the tone of the story. >>
	Just out of curiosity, why do you assume that the drug messes up chi 
itself?  All it has to do is make sure the person doesn't use chi blasts -- 
therefore, it all it really has to do is mess up the person's mind to the 
point where they can't form the blast, or maybe causes the person to decide 
against using chi blasts.  A hallucinogen might do the job...might also make 
it a darkfic real quickly, as there's no reason why a case mistaken identity 
should doubly insure that chi blasts aren't used...  ("Ranma blinked and ran 
to the fallen figure.  'Akane?' he asked, cradling her head in his arms. His 
only reply was a deafening silence. He shook her a few times, getting more 
and more frantic, but it was futile.  She was dead.")


		--Ryo Hoshi