Goku90504:
dude ranma knows how to cook very well i belive it's cannon that he is almost
as good as kasumi in the kitchen and on a campfire he's better than she would
be(give that she has almost no experence with such cooking and thats the
majority of ranma's experence)
Response: I'll have to correct that in an update, and probably change the reason for him wanting Akane to cook well as being laziness and perhaps just the whole traditional woman's role thing. It could also be based on him fearing that Akane would insist on cooking meals herself. It could very well be a combination of these things.
Wlah:
Heya. It's a nice story so far, a bit oocness but nothing to go O_o over.rnI'd like to inform you that ranma actually CAN cook. In Ranma OVA series episode 3; Akane vs. Ranma, there's a lot about akane's cooking. Also Akane cant swim for the life of her.. Just thought you'd like to know :)rnI'm not sure wherever you're 100% aware of ranma's fear of cats but to clarify things : He, when exposed enough to cats, turn into one himself. But only Akane can make him "return" to his original state, In a particular scene ranma kisses akane in his cat state (their first kiss). Again just fyi.rnDont use Happosai or Cologne..Unless you want to totally mess up the rythm of the series and add a LOT of madness... And when are we going to hear more from Shampoo/Mousse?rnKeep
writin'! ;)
Response: On the subject of Ranma's fear of Cats (and later in the review responses I have a list of fears, and although I've heard Ranma's fear called Nekophobia, amongst the long list of words for the fear of cats, Neko is not one of them, it's probably something to do with a Japanese or Chinese term. In any case, the whole fear thing is just a side note, just a comparison to his fear of storms.
Lishen:
It be great if you have some lines to separate the story from your
Acknowledgements
Response: I've worded this many ways, but basically, I'm not willing to go back and update all my chapters for the mere reason of adding a line between the reviews and the story. Another reason is that in each chapter I'm certain I start it off with the date of what's happening, or some title for the event I'm about to tell about. I think it's already obvious enough when the story starts. So unless I receive a large number of serious complaints about it, I will not make the change.
The Great Mohaj:
Hey gamer, rnJust offering some support to your literary efforts. I enjoy
reading your fics and hope you continue. Question: How about a few 'journal
entries' from Ukyo and/or Shampoo discussing their current lovelives? Just an
idea, I for one would like to know Ukyo's reasons for giving up on Ran-chan.
Keep writing.rnrnMohaj
Response: Shampoo is kind of A.W.O.L from the story right now, basically whereabouts: unknown. And that's the way I want to keep things until Mousse's training is done. Also, just seeing the first season and the two movies and reading a few fanfics isn't really enough for me to confidently write something that goes deep into Shampoo's psyche. But Ukyo, I may yet write an entry from her.
TetsuoTsubushi:
Akane seems about right, but ranma sounds like a huge wuss, even more than he
is. plus it's spelt mousse. anyway keep going
Response: Okay, this is the third time I've had to respond to all these questions, and I'm answering this one first because it's where I left off last time and I was doing some phobia research, which I shall mention once again. Okay, firstly I, like Ranma am relatively brave, not afraid of many things, horror movies don't scare me that much, I occasionally jump in my seat, but never really scream. But I have a significant fear of bees while I'm indoors, but not so much when I'm outdoors and can simply dodge away from them. But I really freak out when I encounter one indoors, there is less room for me to get away, It's usually a public place, so I can't really move too much without making an incredible fool of myself (although I usually do, anyway). Now this is all assuming that you are referring to Ranma's fear of storms, and for anyone else who might find that seriously out-of-character.
Now, let me do the whole phobia thing.
My fear is Apiphobia (fear of bees, another term for it is Melissophobia, and the fear of wasps is Spheksophobia) combined with a sudden claustrophobia. So you could call it Apiclaustrophobia (essentially a fear of bees in closed spaces).
Now Ranma's fear would be Brontophobia (fear of storms and lightning), which is combined with Nyctophobia (a fear of darkness or night), which could be called Brontonyctophobia (appropriately a fear of storms during the night).
These fears are identical in the way that they are both rather illogical and extreme fears carried by otherwise fearless guys, both of which also are conditional, albethem for entirely different reasons.
Thanks to www.phobialist.com for the info on different phobia names.
If you are referring to him being a little more negotiable with people, it's just because of the situation he's in. He's got too much going on in that unusually small brain of his to really want to fight anyone.
Mary:
You're doing a fantastic job. I didn't think Kodachi wouuld give up so easily,
since she is a basket-case. Maybe Akane needs to beat her up. Hehe.
Response: Well, like all the characters who don't seem to play a huge role, I really don't know too much about Kodachi. I've only seen the first season, and although she appears, for one the last time I watched those later episodes was quite some time ago, perhaps I should watch them again, but I'm too busy writing an incredibly inaccurate fan fic to do that. lol Plus I think that it'd be too hard to give a character who only appears at least once (that I've seen, anyway) in the series that much of a role.
Jennyjennai:
I have read all 16 chapters of your fic. I must say that I really liked it. It
was easy to read and the story seems to be evolving slowly but smoothly. I
understand about not writing in characters that you aren't familiar with, I
think every fanfiction writer tends to do that. I won't say anything negative
about your fic as there is very little if really nothing to say that is
negative. Certainly at times the characters are OOC, but as this is an AU that
is understandable. rnrnI like the way the characters are portrayed - they are
not as two-dimensional as they are in the anime or the manga. I have all of the
current translated manga (up to volume 22) and I have some assorted VHS tapes
from the TV series, so I'm not an expert on how the charaters should behave by
any means. My point is I like the fic and I do so for my own reasons. I do not
read fanfiction with a critical eye - it would take away from the pleasure of
reading it and I do derive some sort of pleasure from reading yours. I'm
putting you on my Author's Alert list to keep up with this. Til' next time...
Response: I think your way of looking at it is a bit like how I look at video game adaptations, or adaptations of anything, for that matter. I'd rather not be critical of it for how true it was to the game/T.V. show/cartoon/book or whatever, but rather for how good it was as a movie. I think this can work both ways as well. Take Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, although it is pretty true to the game's story (with the exception of skipping over Mortal Kombat II completely), it is a HORRIBLE movie. While at the same time Final Fantasy: TSW was a good movie, but a fairly poor adaptation of the entire Final Fantasy series' general premises (i.e. magic, swords, chocobos, etc.). The only thing about it that came out of Final Fantasy was the whole spirit thing, which was the reason that non-fans didn't like it, and the fans didn't like it for the aforementioned lack of faithfulness. It all added up to a rather poor following, but it did have a good and deep story, and awesome computer graphics, it was just a poor adaptation. So if it weren't for the expectations of the fans, if this had just been some movie that was not expected to be based on anything, the only bad spot would've been the somewhat confusing plot. So, on that same note, this story might not necessarily be best measured by how accurately the characters are portrayed, and more on how it ranks as a work of drama, romance, and comedy.
Now that I've done nearly two and a half pages of review responses, let's try for about three to four and a half pages of high-quality writing! ^_-
July 10th, 2003:
Dear Diary,
Ranma and I are back to sharing the same room, and the same bed. Thankfully, he isn't a terrible pervert, and he isn't a restless sleeper. Thankfully, neither am I, on both counts. That means that we sleep rather peacefully on our own sides of the bed. That and I make sure he's in Ranma-chan mode, which actually makes him a little glad because he bought some girl's PJs when he inexplicably went clothing-crazy when we were shopping for my dress. Now, the reason is because Mousse has ran out of money to go to a hotel, and we've started training him here at the dojo to beat Shampoo so he can (hopefully) win her hand and make sure there are no problems when and if Ranma and I get married. In the meantime, starting next week I'm expected to go to Ukyo's a few times each week to learn how to cook properly. Personally, I think my cooking's fine…but then again that wouldn't explain why everyone seems to get food poisoning from each meal I've made so far, well every normal person, anyway. And Ranma has been quoted as saying, maybe it was in his journal, so then I supposed it would've been written, but anyway, he stated "that if anyone can do it, Ukyo can". So let's hope that she's the one person who will be able to make sure no one else will get sick from eating something I cook.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
Training Mousse:
"Visual perception is an important element in Kenpo." Akane said, "For example, let's say I wanted to kick Ranma in the groin. It would be executed with more accuracy and ease if the visual percept of the inner thigh is followed."
"Uh…and what does this have to do with fighting Shampoo, exactly?" Ranma asked.
"Well, actually, that was just something I read off a website somewhere and found amusing."
"I'm sure you did…"
"But it visual perception isn't just for kicking Ranma in the groin, it can be used for other parts of the body as well."
"Well, thanks for not making a demonstration out of it, anyway."
"Actually, I just forgot to do that, oh well, I can't now since you'd probably expect it."
"Which brings us to self defense…"
June 11th, 2003: Well, I'm back to sharing the same bed with Akane. Fortunately, as long as I'm not making any physical contact with her when she wakes up, I don't seem to get attacked, which means I'm SO looking forward to the next thunderstorm that happens. I might just sleep on the floor or on the couch, for fear of something that would be a lot more likely to cause harm to me than a thunderstorm. At least I'm in girl form, which means I can't be aroused or anything, or at least not in such an obvious way as when I'm a guy (I really don't know much about girls in that way…but I've heard a few things). Anyway, the reason for it is because Mousse is here to be trained to defeat Shampoo. The trick is going to be a least making him seem to be stronger than me. Considering that all the times I have fought Shampoo I used only a fraction of my total skill (mainly since she's a girl), I think that might be sufficient. The only trouble would be Shampoo lasting long enough to experience a replication of some of my greatest skills. The other problem may be her knowing that I taught Mousse the skills, and hence knowing that I have them, and probably more. The entire complication of it all is making Mousse seem stronger than me without him actually fighting and possibly killing me. I also think the fact that things are already in the world for me to inevitably be married to someone else might also work in his favor. I may be slightly stronger than Mousse, but I'm also less available, and if Mousse could at least seem to be strong enough, she might go ahead and chose him considering all the circumstances. I can only hope that will be the case.
Thursday, June 12th, 2003:
Well, Ranma and Akane have agreed to train me, so things are well underway. I just hope that he'll train me well enough that I'll seem stronger. I'm not really sure about this whole plan. Sure, I could just kill him, but I've grown to respect him too much to do that. Plus it wouldn't exactly be a display of strength, if his guard was down and I didn't do it so that Shampoo could witness it. It'd be too much trouble and it wouldn't really be right with me. In any case, the training's going quite well, and perhaps this plan will work. If anything, Shampoo needs to accept that she cannot have Ranma. If that is achieved, I'll at least have done something noble.
June 13th, 2003:
Dear Diary,
There really isn't much to talk about, next week is certain to be more eventful, I'm sure…just learning how to cook properly. This week is just training Mousse, and the details of it are rather boring. Just all the standard stuff, also taking into consideration that Mousse already has some martial arts knowledge to start out with. It's only really a matter of expanding it, so there's not too much trouble. I guess I could talk about my feelings right now, that's something, but how can I talk about a subject that I've found out quite recently I know so little about. They say when you're in love, you just know it, that no one can tell you that you're in love. That isn't the case, I don't "know" anything, all I know is that I have perhaps a few of what might be symptoms, like the fact that I've started to care about his welfare, but that's also a symptom of being a good friend. I've had friends who I wouldn't want to see get hurt, or die, or be in any kind of unpleasant situation, and there was only one I might've been anywhere close to "in love" with, and even her I'm not too sure about anymore. I guess Ranma and I are in a "friends" stage, although I guess it could also be considered a "dating" stage, which would make him a boyfriend, and me his girlfriend, although in fact the official term for us is fiancés. Still, that is only a formality, just a thing our parents forced upon us. I guess not all arranged marriages are necessarily bad, and Ranma being "arranged" to three different people means the odds are that at least one of them could be the person who is "meant" for him, and vice versa. I could very well be that "one", although it's hard to tell right now, so early on. I can only hope that time will tell whether or not that is true.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
June 14th, 2003: Summer always seems to start out rather boring, although there is certainly a lot going on now, and a lot that has yet to even come about. Still, there really haven't been any "new developments" since my last entry. Things are the same, the changes that happened, such as me and Akane sharing a bed and the training of Mousse, haven't changed. Mousse's training continues, and it's going fairly well. Akane's even been helping out with it, so it's something for us to do together, although starting next week I'll probably be teaching him alone whenever Akane's gone to Ukyo's. Akane and I are still getting along pretty well, of course, and I'm thinking we might have to go somewhere sometime, because since that first week we haven't really "gone out". So I just have to think about someplace we could go, maybe dinner again, maybe a movie, maybe we'll make a list of places or events or something we'd like to go to and make a schedule or something, that would be a good idea. Well, I'm just hoping that the majority of the summer will have things going on that are a lot more noteworthy.
Author's Conclusion: I hope the length of this chapter was sufficient. It did cover an entire week, but this is kind of a slower week, as the first few weeks might be, with a few events here and there giving an example of how the various trainings are going on. I also must note that I think the whole "groin" joke came from www.infinitykenpo.com, as I seem to remember. I thought it would be funny for Akane to say that. So far it's been the only part of the research I've directly used. So I hope you enjoyed this chapter, as with all of my chapters, and trust me that the summer section of the story will get better and better as we go along.
dude ranma knows how to cook very well i belive it's cannon that he is almost
as good as kasumi in the kitchen and on a campfire he's better than she would
be(give that she has almost no experence with such cooking and thats the
majority of ranma's experence)
Response: I'll have to correct that in an update, and probably change the reason for him wanting Akane to cook well as being laziness and perhaps just the whole traditional woman's role thing. It could also be based on him fearing that Akane would insist on cooking meals herself. It could very well be a combination of these things.
Wlah:
Heya. It's a nice story so far, a bit oocness but nothing to go O_o over.rnI'd like to inform you that ranma actually CAN cook. In Ranma OVA series episode 3; Akane vs. Ranma, there's a lot about akane's cooking. Also Akane cant swim for the life of her.. Just thought you'd like to know :)rnI'm not sure wherever you're 100% aware of ranma's fear of cats but to clarify things : He, when exposed enough to cats, turn into one himself. But only Akane can make him "return" to his original state, In a particular scene ranma kisses akane in his cat state (their first kiss). Again just fyi.rnDont use Happosai or Cologne..Unless you want to totally mess up the rythm of the series and add a LOT of madness... And when are we going to hear more from Shampoo/Mousse?rnKeep
writin'! ;)
Response: On the subject of Ranma's fear of Cats (and later in the review responses I have a list of fears, and although I've heard Ranma's fear called Nekophobia, amongst the long list of words for the fear of cats, Neko is not one of them, it's probably something to do with a Japanese or Chinese term. In any case, the whole fear thing is just a side note, just a comparison to his fear of storms.
Lishen:
It be great if you have some lines to separate the story from your
Acknowledgements
Response: I've worded this many ways, but basically, I'm not willing to go back and update all my chapters for the mere reason of adding a line between the reviews and the story. Another reason is that in each chapter I'm certain I start it off with the date of what's happening, or some title for the event I'm about to tell about. I think it's already obvious enough when the story starts. So unless I receive a large number of serious complaints about it, I will not make the change.
The Great Mohaj:
Hey gamer, rnJust offering some support to your literary efforts. I enjoy
reading your fics and hope you continue. Question: How about a few 'journal
entries' from Ukyo and/or Shampoo discussing their current lovelives? Just an
idea, I for one would like to know Ukyo's reasons for giving up on Ran-chan.
Keep writing.rnrnMohaj
Response: Shampoo is kind of A.W.O.L from the story right now, basically whereabouts: unknown. And that's the way I want to keep things until Mousse's training is done. Also, just seeing the first season and the two movies and reading a few fanfics isn't really enough for me to confidently write something that goes deep into Shampoo's psyche. But Ukyo, I may yet write an entry from her.
TetsuoTsubushi:
Akane seems about right, but ranma sounds like a huge wuss, even more than he
is. plus it's spelt mousse. anyway keep going
Response: Okay, this is the third time I've had to respond to all these questions, and I'm answering this one first because it's where I left off last time and I was doing some phobia research, which I shall mention once again. Okay, firstly I, like Ranma am relatively brave, not afraid of many things, horror movies don't scare me that much, I occasionally jump in my seat, but never really scream. But I have a significant fear of bees while I'm indoors, but not so much when I'm outdoors and can simply dodge away from them. But I really freak out when I encounter one indoors, there is less room for me to get away, It's usually a public place, so I can't really move too much without making an incredible fool of myself (although I usually do, anyway). Now this is all assuming that you are referring to Ranma's fear of storms, and for anyone else who might find that seriously out-of-character.
Now, let me do the whole phobia thing.
My fear is Apiphobia (fear of bees, another term for it is Melissophobia, and the fear of wasps is Spheksophobia) combined with a sudden claustrophobia. So you could call it Apiclaustrophobia (essentially a fear of bees in closed spaces).
Now Ranma's fear would be Brontophobia (fear of storms and lightning), which is combined with Nyctophobia (a fear of darkness or night), which could be called Brontonyctophobia (appropriately a fear of storms during the night).
These fears are identical in the way that they are both rather illogical and extreme fears carried by otherwise fearless guys, both of which also are conditional, albethem for entirely different reasons.
Thanks to www.phobialist.com for the info on different phobia names.
If you are referring to him being a little more negotiable with people, it's just because of the situation he's in. He's got too much going on in that unusually small brain of his to really want to fight anyone.
Mary:
You're doing a fantastic job. I didn't think Kodachi wouuld give up so easily,
since she is a basket-case. Maybe Akane needs to beat her up. Hehe.
Response: Well, like all the characters who don't seem to play a huge role, I really don't know too much about Kodachi. I've only seen the first season, and although she appears, for one the last time I watched those later episodes was quite some time ago, perhaps I should watch them again, but I'm too busy writing an incredibly inaccurate fan fic to do that. lol Plus I think that it'd be too hard to give a character who only appears at least once (that I've seen, anyway) in the series that much of a role.
Jennyjennai:
I have read all 16 chapters of your fic. I must say that I really liked it. It
was easy to read and the story seems to be evolving slowly but smoothly. I
understand about not writing in characters that you aren't familiar with, I
think every fanfiction writer tends to do that. I won't say anything negative
about your fic as there is very little if really nothing to say that is
negative. Certainly at times the characters are OOC, but as this is an AU that
is understandable. rnrnI like the way the characters are portrayed - they are
not as two-dimensional as they are in the anime or the manga. I have all of the
current translated manga (up to volume 22) and I have some assorted VHS tapes
from the TV series, so I'm not an expert on how the charaters should behave by
any means. My point is I like the fic and I do so for my own reasons. I do not
read fanfiction with a critical eye - it would take away from the pleasure of
reading it and I do derive some sort of pleasure from reading yours. I'm
putting you on my Author's Alert list to keep up with this. Til' next time...
Response: I think your way of looking at it is a bit like how I look at video game adaptations, or adaptations of anything, for that matter. I'd rather not be critical of it for how true it was to the game/T.V. show/cartoon/book or whatever, but rather for how good it was as a movie. I think this can work both ways as well. Take Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, although it is pretty true to the game's story (with the exception of skipping over Mortal Kombat II completely), it is a HORRIBLE movie. While at the same time Final Fantasy: TSW was a good movie, but a fairly poor adaptation of the entire Final Fantasy series' general premises (i.e. magic, swords, chocobos, etc.). The only thing about it that came out of Final Fantasy was the whole spirit thing, which was the reason that non-fans didn't like it, and the fans didn't like it for the aforementioned lack of faithfulness. It all added up to a rather poor following, but it did have a good and deep story, and awesome computer graphics, it was just a poor adaptation. So if it weren't for the expectations of the fans, if this had just been some movie that was not expected to be based on anything, the only bad spot would've been the somewhat confusing plot. So, on that same note, this story might not necessarily be best measured by how accurately the characters are portrayed, and more on how it ranks as a work of drama, romance, and comedy.
Now that I've done nearly two and a half pages of review responses, let's try for about three to four and a half pages of high-quality writing! ^_-
July 10th, 2003:
Dear Diary,
Ranma and I are back to sharing the same room, and the same bed. Thankfully, he isn't a terrible pervert, and he isn't a restless sleeper. Thankfully, neither am I, on both counts. That means that we sleep rather peacefully on our own sides of the bed. That and I make sure he's in Ranma-chan mode, which actually makes him a little glad because he bought some girl's PJs when he inexplicably went clothing-crazy when we were shopping for my dress. Now, the reason is because Mousse has ran out of money to go to a hotel, and we've started training him here at the dojo to beat Shampoo so he can (hopefully) win her hand and make sure there are no problems when and if Ranma and I get married. In the meantime, starting next week I'm expected to go to Ukyo's a few times each week to learn how to cook properly. Personally, I think my cooking's fine…but then again that wouldn't explain why everyone seems to get food poisoning from each meal I've made so far, well every normal person, anyway. And Ranma has been quoted as saying, maybe it was in his journal, so then I supposed it would've been written, but anyway, he stated "that if anyone can do it, Ukyo can". So let's hope that she's the one person who will be able to make sure no one else will get sick from eating something I cook.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
Training Mousse:
"Visual perception is an important element in Kenpo." Akane said, "For example, let's say I wanted to kick Ranma in the groin. It would be executed with more accuracy and ease if the visual percept of the inner thigh is followed."
"Uh…and what does this have to do with fighting Shampoo, exactly?" Ranma asked.
"Well, actually, that was just something I read off a website somewhere and found amusing."
"I'm sure you did…"
"But it visual perception isn't just for kicking Ranma in the groin, it can be used for other parts of the body as well."
"Well, thanks for not making a demonstration out of it, anyway."
"Actually, I just forgot to do that, oh well, I can't now since you'd probably expect it."
"Which brings us to self defense…"
June 11th, 2003: Well, I'm back to sharing the same bed with Akane. Fortunately, as long as I'm not making any physical contact with her when she wakes up, I don't seem to get attacked, which means I'm SO looking forward to the next thunderstorm that happens. I might just sleep on the floor or on the couch, for fear of something that would be a lot more likely to cause harm to me than a thunderstorm. At least I'm in girl form, which means I can't be aroused or anything, or at least not in such an obvious way as when I'm a guy (I really don't know much about girls in that way…but I've heard a few things). Anyway, the reason for it is because Mousse is here to be trained to defeat Shampoo. The trick is going to be a least making him seem to be stronger than me. Considering that all the times I have fought Shampoo I used only a fraction of my total skill (mainly since she's a girl), I think that might be sufficient. The only trouble would be Shampoo lasting long enough to experience a replication of some of my greatest skills. The other problem may be her knowing that I taught Mousse the skills, and hence knowing that I have them, and probably more. The entire complication of it all is making Mousse seem stronger than me without him actually fighting and possibly killing me. I also think the fact that things are already in the world for me to inevitably be married to someone else might also work in his favor. I may be slightly stronger than Mousse, but I'm also less available, and if Mousse could at least seem to be strong enough, she might go ahead and chose him considering all the circumstances. I can only hope that will be the case.
Thursday, June 12th, 2003:
Well, Ranma and Akane have agreed to train me, so things are well underway. I just hope that he'll train me well enough that I'll seem stronger. I'm not really sure about this whole plan. Sure, I could just kill him, but I've grown to respect him too much to do that. Plus it wouldn't exactly be a display of strength, if his guard was down and I didn't do it so that Shampoo could witness it. It'd be too much trouble and it wouldn't really be right with me. In any case, the training's going quite well, and perhaps this plan will work. If anything, Shampoo needs to accept that she cannot have Ranma. If that is achieved, I'll at least have done something noble.
June 13th, 2003:
Dear Diary,
There really isn't much to talk about, next week is certain to be more eventful, I'm sure…just learning how to cook properly. This week is just training Mousse, and the details of it are rather boring. Just all the standard stuff, also taking into consideration that Mousse already has some martial arts knowledge to start out with. It's only really a matter of expanding it, so there's not too much trouble. I guess I could talk about my feelings right now, that's something, but how can I talk about a subject that I've found out quite recently I know so little about. They say when you're in love, you just know it, that no one can tell you that you're in love. That isn't the case, I don't "know" anything, all I know is that I have perhaps a few of what might be symptoms, like the fact that I've started to care about his welfare, but that's also a symptom of being a good friend. I've had friends who I wouldn't want to see get hurt, or die, or be in any kind of unpleasant situation, and there was only one I might've been anywhere close to "in love" with, and even her I'm not too sure about anymore. I guess Ranma and I are in a "friends" stage, although I guess it could also be considered a "dating" stage, which would make him a boyfriend, and me his girlfriend, although in fact the official term for us is fiancés. Still, that is only a formality, just a thing our parents forced upon us. I guess not all arranged marriages are necessarily bad, and Ranma being "arranged" to three different people means the odds are that at least one of them could be the person who is "meant" for him, and vice versa. I could very well be that "one", although it's hard to tell right now, so early on. I can only hope that time will tell whether or not that is true.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
June 14th, 2003: Summer always seems to start out rather boring, although there is certainly a lot going on now, and a lot that has yet to even come about. Still, there really haven't been any "new developments" since my last entry. Things are the same, the changes that happened, such as me and Akane sharing a bed and the training of Mousse, haven't changed. Mousse's training continues, and it's going fairly well. Akane's even been helping out with it, so it's something for us to do together, although starting next week I'll probably be teaching him alone whenever Akane's gone to Ukyo's. Akane and I are still getting along pretty well, of course, and I'm thinking we might have to go somewhere sometime, because since that first week we haven't really "gone out". So I just have to think about someplace we could go, maybe dinner again, maybe a movie, maybe we'll make a list of places or events or something we'd like to go to and make a schedule or something, that would be a good idea. Well, I'm just hoping that the majority of the summer will have things going on that are a lot more noteworthy.
Author's Conclusion: I hope the length of this chapter was sufficient. It did cover an entire week, but this is kind of a slower week, as the first few weeks might be, with a few events here and there giving an example of how the various trainings are going on. I also must note that I think the whole "groin" joke came from www.infinitykenpo.com, as I seem to remember. I thought it would be funny for Akane to say that. So far it's been the only part of the research I've directly used. So I hope you enjoyed this chapter, as with all of my chapters, and trust me that the summer section of the story will get better and better as we go along.