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The Things We Wish For...
Chapter 3

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 Tentative plans for next chapter are for Kachiko to finally end
up in school and meeting more of the fun loving cast at last as the

others

start to adjust to her presence, and start to react to it. Should be
concentrating more on her presence in the present than what happened

in the

past for a while now.

So far it looks pretty good. I would recomend that the cast tones

down the

whole Mother thing outside of the house. Have them pass her off as a

cousin

or something which gives you some interesting possiblilities if

Nabiki adds

some really embarrasing details into Kachiko's cover story as a way

of

getting back at her. You also have some good questions to ask to

provide

more groundwork. For example, why are all of the records of Kachi

from

before her wedding missing. And is whatever going to happen in this

story

line responsible for a personality change to make her the Mrs. Tendo

the

family remembers. Just a thought.

As for what caused the personality changes (from "Kachiko" to "Mrs.
Tendo") is pretty clearly stated in Chapter 1.

<Quote>

"And then there was how pitiful my life was before I died. Sakura told
me some of the stupid things I did after I ended up in a car accident
and damaged my leg so badly I could barely perform martial arts
anymore. I can't believe I let my parents convince me since I was shot
as a martial artist I needed to give up the art, settle down, and
marry young so someone could carry on the dojo. And having several
children before I was twenty-five? Why, it's like I was given a death
sentence before I was dead."

</Quote>

As for why there aren't any pictures of Kachiko prior to her wedding
to Soun, it (IMO) ties into the quote above.

Kachiko might not be quite so mono-focused on martial arts as Ranma is
(since she wasn't all but a nomad with no long-term human
companionship other than her father), but it is *very* important to
her.  I'd imagine that Kachiko wouldn't want to keep any reminders of
her life before the accident - before her parents convinced her that
she needed to give up martial arts, marry young and (at a young age)
have children.  They'd be too painful.

The Apprentice



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