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From: Andrew Norris [mailto:setsuna@setsuna.us]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 4:40 PM
To: 'Arthur Hansen'
Subject: RE: [FFML] [Ranma][Star Wars] Balane of Force Opening
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From: Arthur Hansen [mailto:arthurh3535@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 3:11 PM
To: Andrew Norris
Subject: Re: [FFML] [Ranma][Star Wars] Balane of Force Opening
On 6/9/06, Andrew Norris <setsuna@setsuna.us> wrote:
This is a rarity for me...
{snip!}
Author's Notes
I got fed up with Lucas' cocaine inspired bad fanfic masquerading as
movies... so I took steps.
Eilsa Jardon: Jedi Master, slightly over 40, but doesn't appear it.
Short (barely 5 feet herself), nearsighted (wears contacts), loves
desserts, has a flaw that she cannot do any illusions what so ever
(including 'stealth') but quite skilled in her own areas. She'd have
been on the council except that like Qui-Gon, she's barely able to keep
from disobeying the Council masters outright. A skilled diplomat,
excellent scholar, and a truly gifted teacher, she's one of the best of
the Jedi. Not in combat... but in knowledge.
Ranma Timeline: Diverts from 33 at the end of the shrooms, by instead of
being despondent, Ranma runs off.
"Why even after the curse is demonstrated, does Eilsa think of Ranma as
a girl?"
Several reasons: First and foremost, first impressions count. Second:
As alluded, the 'curse' form differs. There are things that will slowly
come out over time.
Why is Genma re-teaching the Neko-Ken to Ranma? Being de-aged does not
stop Ranma from knowing skills (as Ryoga could throw a Shi Shi Hokoda in
the manga.)
Genma _wasn't_.
Reread.
A note on Ki and Chi. While in most ways, these two terms (first is
Japanese, second Chinese) are the same, it's become common in fanfic and
according to some martial artists at least to imply that Ki is internal,
Chi is external life force. I'm going to use that. Ki is the internal
life force of a person. Chi is the "whole" and is what Eilsa calls the
Force. And yes, it will matter.
They are a fairly similar concept. And with Obiwan and his master
becoming "one with the force" its pretty apparent that Force=Spirit.
It's just their version of mysticism. :shrug:
Agreed, but I'm setting it out this way for a reason, more later.
Hope you enjoyed this, and I'll try to do more.
Andrew Norris
Most of the time I really do like your stories from what I recall, but
this really does seem to have the worst parts of bashing canon-Ranma and
his problems. Everyone else is being shown as borderline evil and
abusive.
:(
*sigh* Remember. Everyone's got a point of view. Eilsa is reacting from
_RANMA's_ stories. And no, outside Happosai, _I_ do NOT have plans for
bashing any of the Ranma cast. (and even Happosai, in canon isn't
_that_ bad)
I thought I made that clear. Sorry. Eilsa even _knows_ that she's only
hearing one side of the story. There's reasons (and I thought that I
put them in there, apparenlty not) for her reactions. And just how is
Colonge and Shampoo shown as evil?
*blinks* Huh. Also, to be cold, from one point of view, the majority
(if not all, hell, Ranma's NO where near perfect) of the Ranma cast IS
borderline evil. THat's not the view _I_ have.