ALiX:
i love ur story! also i really like the fact that ur actually keeping ur
promise to write daily (well for the most part, but its still way better than ive seen by any other writer), i really respect that.I find it interesting the way you made akane a busexual, although it does make sense. anyway i cant wait for you to write more stuff!
Response: Well, I find that I really hate some stories that end up with no updates for months and months after being so good and setting up a great story, then just as it gets to what I think is going to be the best part, there are no more chapters and it seems like the author may have just abandoned the story. Now I have several stories that I myself have abandoned (such as my novelization of Mega Man and Final Fantasy 7 Part 2 [why the hell they didn't think of using the "part" thing for Final Fantasy X-2 is beyond me]). And by the way, it's bisexual, I'm not sure if that was a typo (the 'u' key is right next to the 'i' key, so that would make some sense), or if it was inspired somehow by how Ranma writes it and says it.
Goku90504:
ranma's fear of cat's is because of the neko ken and he does not become a cat
as that implies that he transforms like with his curse . he is just starts to
act like a cat and is more powerful (stronger faster and can shread wood with a
swipe of his hand with what is call his ki claws) though less intlengent it is
not specificality stated that akane is the only one who can bring him out of
the neko ken it just has to be someone ranma trusts and is implyed though not
stated that the person needs to be female rnthere are many different fannon
explantions for how the neko ken really works some say its the spirt of one of
the cat's that died protecting him from the other cat's others say its a demon
bound to his soul though that one makes little sense given that he does not
just kill everyone though its cannon that he does not remember what happens
when he is in the neko ken it and ways neko is the japanese word for cat if i
remember right though it could be the chinese word sense the restruant is call
the neko hanten (might be spelled wrong thats how it sounds) its translated to
cat cafe
Response: Ah, I thought it'd be weird if he has two different transformation-type curses and one just happens to be the same as one that a certain Amazon has. Also, although I wont quote it I believe you sent me an e-mail about Akane's cooking, which will be helpful, I suppose in this chapter because of the cooking training she's going to receive. I wont quote it here in part because of one review which is coming up.
Gohan22:
Sry i wrote that before i read chapter 15 and it's starting to make sense now.How long is this story gonna be?
Response: I'm terrible with names, especially when they're all DBZ character names that start with the letter G and a followed with numbers. But I take it you were the guy who seemed to be strongly against the Akane-bisexual thing. Apology accepted, in any case. I kind of toned the whole thing down due in part to your complaints and it also is part of her inner-conflicts, which make the story interesting. As far as length, I believe that I've mapped it out to be around twenty-eight chapters, and the last entry is supposed to be made on August 13th, although I may write some more beyond that, depending on how much more I feel I can do with the characters at that point.
Smiodon:
Chapter length is much better. Thanks. Another thought occured to me. You could reduce the size of the reader response by quoting only the relevant parts. The responses you give are primarily of interest to the person who wrote in. Obviously they know what they wrote and don't need a full quoting. If someone is really curious, they can go to the reviews and read them ;)rnrnAt any rate, thanks for writing.
Response: Well, for one, it helps for me to see the entire entry, although I think I may change the format, perhaps starting next chapter as a simple list of reviewer issues and responses to each issue. However, since I've already started with the traditional thing here, and since I have just a little over one page this time, I'll just keep this format for one more chapter.
Monday, June 16th, 2003:
Dear Shinji,
My friend, it has been awhile since I last wrote to you. I have good news, my son is finally getting married, and to one of Soun's daughters, which is even better news! I shall send you an invitation closer to the actual date of the wedding, which is still being determined, although we're planning on having it in August.
It's quite a miracle, actually. For awhile it seemed as though the whole situation was hopeless, they seemed to absolutely hate each other. Then we discovered a journal entry that showed that Ranma had actually been secretly in love with Akane for quite some time, and that he suspected that Akane had similar feelings. Of course, after discovering that information, we had to make the engagement official, and start making plans for the wedding. Already, they are sharing the same room! I know, it's a bit immoral, but kids these days, and considering they will be husband and wife in only a few months time, I don't think it's that serious a problem.
My son has also taken a student, Mousse, I think is his name. Akane has been pitching in on the training, but she's started going to Ukyo's to learn how to cook properly, as any woman should know. Hopefully, her cooking will at least improve to edible, if nothing else. I think Ranma could cope without a wife that cooks, but it could get in the way of other responsibilities he shall have in time. In any case, I am proud that my son is finally taken a student, hopefully the first of many more to come.
Well, I believe that is all. I shall look forward to seeing you at the wedding in August.
Sincerely, Genma Saotome
Akane's cookin'!:
"Improvisation is okay, but in order to break the rules of cooking, you must first know them. And considering that you seem to know very little, I think it'd be safe that you not improvise." Ukyo instructed.
"Alright…" Akane said, with a certain amount of skepticism in her voice.
"Ranma's told me you never try your own food, that is not good for something you do for the first time. If you make something different from what you've done before, you MUST try it yourself to make sure it isn't something that tastes bad or could potentially kill someone. In this case, you'd probably need my set of food poisoning vaccines."
"I never heard of a cook who carries food poisoning vaccines…"
"That's because they don't tell you they carry them. What do you think the impression it would have on people would be? I'd have to explain very carefully to them that I only use it when testing new types of food. I'm not sure they'd trust that explanation, so why bring it up in the first place?"
"Okay…"
"Well, actually, I bought them in advance, figuring you'd need them…I just-didn't want to offend you. Sorry…"
"You could of just told me in the first place!"
"Well then…one important thing is how long you leave something in the oven or on the stove and how high a temperature you cook it at. You need to follow the instructions VERY carefully here, and follow them EXACTLY. If you cook it too quickly, there may be dangerous bacteria on it, especially when you're dealing with meat. If you cook it for too long, it'll be burnt, and no one likes burnt food."
"So that's why they give you specific times! I always thought they were just suggestions…"
"Lesson number one: Nothing on a recipe is a SUGGESTION!…That is, unless it's specifically marked as a suggestion."
"What about all those other things you told me, what lesson numbers are they?"
"I don't know, I only know that Lesson number one is the most important lesson. I've never been good with numbers, except for measurements, of course."
Tuesday, June 17th:
Dear Diary,
Ukyo's methods are quite strange and unusual to me, but I suppose they are the proper methods. I must say though that she seems to take all the fun out of cooking. She says creativity can only be used at a certain level of cooking expertise, that I need to learn the basics first. I guess she's right, so I obviously can't wait for the advanced stuff, and I'll just have to go through all the basic stuff first. Math was never like this…it started out fun in grade school and then from there it got really boring. Of course, math isn't really an art, at least not to most people. There are those guys who do stuff on computers and come up with physics and chemistry things in science. I guess cooking is a bit mathematical too, but math is not the point I'm trying make here, I'm trying to make a comparison, but whatever. Ranma's doing fine with training Mousse, the wedding date has actually been set now: Sunday, August 10th. That means if on August 1st we decide to call it off there will be a lot of things to get sent back, a bunch of arrangements to be unmade, and a lot of money that will probably just end up lost. So, it looks like even if we don't want it, there's going to be too much pressure on us when we can make a choice that in fact we'll have no choice at all. I tried to get father to push it back a little more, but he wouldn't budge on the issue, and even wondered why I was "so concerned about it" because things seem to be going fine, but that's exactly my point! Something HAS to screw up somewhere, something like this can't just be smooth sailing all the way. I think we're in dangerous waters here, and I don't like it.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
Wednesday, June 18th: Ukyo tells me that there might be hope for Akane. She simply lacks cooking knowledge, which is what I figured anyway, of course, I feared it might be that she's completely incapable of cooking AT ALL. Still, a lot of things could go wrong, she may be incapable of learning anything beyond what she does. I highly doubt that, Akane's pretty intelligent. She could learn Martial Arts, so she can obviously learn how to cook. The only difference, I guess is that Akane also has to unlearn a few things, and since she started martial arts training at a relatively young age, she has very little experience in unlearning. Still, maybe I'm just making a big deal outta nothing, and she'll do just fine. Also, I should mention that the wedding is now set for August 10th, and unless they're going to get everything arranged in the last nine or so days before that date, I think a lot of money will have gone down the drain if we choose not to proceed come August 1st. I asked my old man if it could be made any later, and he told me it's already set up with the church and it would be hard to change. I thought I might ask if we could make the date we could change our minds sooner, but I felt it'd probably be just as in vain. Oh, and as far as Mousse's training goes, it's moving along pretty well, even without Akane being there to help every day. It seems, though, that the more things go well, the more I fear an incoming catastrophe.
Friday, June 20th:
Dear Diary,
Today I made an omelet, but the problem was I had to break a couple eggs. I could eat it, though, as could Ukyo, although she was standing pretty close to her food poisoning vaccines when she did. I think I might make an omelet for Ranma tomorrow morning. Of course, I'll taste it first to show him it wont kill him or make him sick. Ukyo gave me a copy of the instructions when I told her about this plan and reminded me I need to follow them eggs-actly (hehe). Even though it's very mechanical and I can't diverge at all from the instructions, I'm still quite excited about it. Perhaps basic cooking isn't all that boring!
Sincerely, Akane Tendo-cook in training
Saturday, June 21st: When I first saw Akane cooking this morning, I just about screamed. Then she told me she was making an omelet, and that Ukyo has tried one of hers and not gotten sick. Then when she was finished she-and this is hard for me to believe, but she tried her own cooking! It was primarily to convince me that I wouldn't throw up immediately afterwards, although I was still afraid that the effect might be delayed. Still, I thought that if it did make me sick, at least Akane'd probably end up getting sick with me. Plus Ukyo gave Akane a full set of food poisoning vaccines, just in case. So I haven't gotten sick yet, and the omelet tasted rather good. I guess all my fear was for nothing, although that doesn't mean things still can't screw up. Yeah, she can make an omelet, but I'd rather not be living off an omelet-only diet. Sure, I can cook myself, more things than just omelets, but Akane seems to like cooking so much that I don't see any reason I should deny her the pleasure other than her not knowing how, and that's why Ukyo's teaching her. On one more note, well two, first Mousse is still progressing, no road blocks yet, and next week me and Akane are heading back to the mall, this time shopping for her. I'm going in girl form because I seem to have some kind of fashion sense when I'm like that. Hopefully, helping Akane find clothes will be sufficient, and I wont buy anymore for myself. I think the whole thing might be part of the curse somehow, but that's only speculation right now.
Author's Conclusion: I'd first like to thank all my FCS teachers because I was able to draw from the things they taught me. I'd also like to mention that the name Shinji is partly a homage to Neon Genesis Evangelion, and partly because Shinji is apparently a common Japanese name. I'd also like to note that Genma's letter is the last thing that I took off of the things I have hand-written. From here on out it's all off my the timeline I wrote for this story. As always, thanks for reading and I hope you've enjoyed the story so far.
i love ur story! also i really like the fact that ur actually keeping ur
promise to write daily (well for the most part, but its still way better than ive seen by any other writer), i really respect that.I find it interesting the way you made akane a busexual, although it does make sense. anyway i cant wait for you to write more stuff!
Response: Well, I find that I really hate some stories that end up with no updates for months and months after being so good and setting up a great story, then just as it gets to what I think is going to be the best part, there are no more chapters and it seems like the author may have just abandoned the story. Now I have several stories that I myself have abandoned (such as my novelization of Mega Man and Final Fantasy 7 Part 2 [why the hell they didn't think of using the "part" thing for Final Fantasy X-2 is beyond me]). And by the way, it's bisexual, I'm not sure if that was a typo (the 'u' key is right next to the 'i' key, so that would make some sense), or if it was inspired somehow by how Ranma writes it and says it.
Goku90504:
ranma's fear of cat's is because of the neko ken and he does not become a cat
as that implies that he transforms like with his curse . he is just starts to
act like a cat and is more powerful (stronger faster and can shread wood with a
swipe of his hand with what is call his ki claws) though less intlengent it is
not specificality stated that akane is the only one who can bring him out of
the neko ken it just has to be someone ranma trusts and is implyed though not
stated that the person needs to be female rnthere are many different fannon
explantions for how the neko ken really works some say its the spirt of one of
the cat's that died protecting him from the other cat's others say its a demon
bound to his soul though that one makes little sense given that he does not
just kill everyone though its cannon that he does not remember what happens
when he is in the neko ken it and ways neko is the japanese word for cat if i
remember right though it could be the chinese word sense the restruant is call
the neko hanten (might be spelled wrong thats how it sounds) its translated to
cat cafe
Response: Ah, I thought it'd be weird if he has two different transformation-type curses and one just happens to be the same as one that a certain Amazon has. Also, although I wont quote it I believe you sent me an e-mail about Akane's cooking, which will be helpful, I suppose in this chapter because of the cooking training she's going to receive. I wont quote it here in part because of one review which is coming up.
Gohan22:
Sry i wrote that before i read chapter 15 and it's starting to make sense now.How long is this story gonna be?
Response: I'm terrible with names, especially when they're all DBZ character names that start with the letter G and a followed with numbers. But I take it you were the guy who seemed to be strongly against the Akane-bisexual thing. Apology accepted, in any case. I kind of toned the whole thing down due in part to your complaints and it also is part of her inner-conflicts, which make the story interesting. As far as length, I believe that I've mapped it out to be around twenty-eight chapters, and the last entry is supposed to be made on August 13th, although I may write some more beyond that, depending on how much more I feel I can do with the characters at that point.
Smiodon:
Chapter length is much better. Thanks. Another thought occured to me. You could reduce the size of the reader response by quoting only the relevant parts. The responses you give are primarily of interest to the person who wrote in. Obviously they know what they wrote and don't need a full quoting. If someone is really curious, they can go to the reviews and read them ;)rnrnAt any rate, thanks for writing.
Response: Well, for one, it helps for me to see the entire entry, although I think I may change the format, perhaps starting next chapter as a simple list of reviewer issues and responses to each issue. However, since I've already started with the traditional thing here, and since I have just a little over one page this time, I'll just keep this format for one more chapter.
Monday, June 16th, 2003:
Dear Shinji,
My friend, it has been awhile since I last wrote to you. I have good news, my son is finally getting married, and to one of Soun's daughters, which is even better news! I shall send you an invitation closer to the actual date of the wedding, which is still being determined, although we're planning on having it in August.
It's quite a miracle, actually. For awhile it seemed as though the whole situation was hopeless, they seemed to absolutely hate each other. Then we discovered a journal entry that showed that Ranma had actually been secretly in love with Akane for quite some time, and that he suspected that Akane had similar feelings. Of course, after discovering that information, we had to make the engagement official, and start making plans for the wedding. Already, they are sharing the same room! I know, it's a bit immoral, but kids these days, and considering they will be husband and wife in only a few months time, I don't think it's that serious a problem.
My son has also taken a student, Mousse, I think is his name. Akane has been pitching in on the training, but she's started going to Ukyo's to learn how to cook properly, as any woman should know. Hopefully, her cooking will at least improve to edible, if nothing else. I think Ranma could cope without a wife that cooks, but it could get in the way of other responsibilities he shall have in time. In any case, I am proud that my son is finally taken a student, hopefully the first of many more to come.
Well, I believe that is all. I shall look forward to seeing you at the wedding in August.
Sincerely, Genma Saotome
Akane's cookin'!:
"Improvisation is okay, but in order to break the rules of cooking, you must first know them. And considering that you seem to know very little, I think it'd be safe that you not improvise." Ukyo instructed.
"Alright…" Akane said, with a certain amount of skepticism in her voice.
"Ranma's told me you never try your own food, that is not good for something you do for the first time. If you make something different from what you've done before, you MUST try it yourself to make sure it isn't something that tastes bad or could potentially kill someone. In this case, you'd probably need my set of food poisoning vaccines."
"I never heard of a cook who carries food poisoning vaccines…"
"That's because they don't tell you they carry them. What do you think the impression it would have on people would be? I'd have to explain very carefully to them that I only use it when testing new types of food. I'm not sure they'd trust that explanation, so why bring it up in the first place?"
"Okay…"
"Well, actually, I bought them in advance, figuring you'd need them…I just-didn't want to offend you. Sorry…"
"You could of just told me in the first place!"
"Well then…one important thing is how long you leave something in the oven or on the stove and how high a temperature you cook it at. You need to follow the instructions VERY carefully here, and follow them EXACTLY. If you cook it too quickly, there may be dangerous bacteria on it, especially when you're dealing with meat. If you cook it for too long, it'll be burnt, and no one likes burnt food."
"So that's why they give you specific times! I always thought they were just suggestions…"
"Lesson number one: Nothing on a recipe is a SUGGESTION!…That is, unless it's specifically marked as a suggestion."
"What about all those other things you told me, what lesson numbers are they?"
"I don't know, I only know that Lesson number one is the most important lesson. I've never been good with numbers, except for measurements, of course."
Tuesday, June 17th:
Dear Diary,
Ukyo's methods are quite strange and unusual to me, but I suppose they are the proper methods. I must say though that she seems to take all the fun out of cooking. She says creativity can only be used at a certain level of cooking expertise, that I need to learn the basics first. I guess she's right, so I obviously can't wait for the advanced stuff, and I'll just have to go through all the basic stuff first. Math was never like this…it started out fun in grade school and then from there it got really boring. Of course, math isn't really an art, at least not to most people. There are those guys who do stuff on computers and come up with physics and chemistry things in science. I guess cooking is a bit mathematical too, but math is not the point I'm trying make here, I'm trying to make a comparison, but whatever. Ranma's doing fine with training Mousse, the wedding date has actually been set now: Sunday, August 10th. That means if on August 1st we decide to call it off there will be a lot of things to get sent back, a bunch of arrangements to be unmade, and a lot of money that will probably just end up lost. So, it looks like even if we don't want it, there's going to be too much pressure on us when we can make a choice that in fact we'll have no choice at all. I tried to get father to push it back a little more, but he wouldn't budge on the issue, and even wondered why I was "so concerned about it" because things seem to be going fine, but that's exactly my point! Something HAS to screw up somewhere, something like this can't just be smooth sailing all the way. I think we're in dangerous waters here, and I don't like it.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
Wednesday, June 18th: Ukyo tells me that there might be hope for Akane. She simply lacks cooking knowledge, which is what I figured anyway, of course, I feared it might be that she's completely incapable of cooking AT ALL. Still, a lot of things could go wrong, she may be incapable of learning anything beyond what she does. I highly doubt that, Akane's pretty intelligent. She could learn Martial Arts, so she can obviously learn how to cook. The only difference, I guess is that Akane also has to unlearn a few things, and since she started martial arts training at a relatively young age, she has very little experience in unlearning. Still, maybe I'm just making a big deal outta nothing, and she'll do just fine. Also, I should mention that the wedding is now set for August 10th, and unless they're going to get everything arranged in the last nine or so days before that date, I think a lot of money will have gone down the drain if we choose not to proceed come August 1st. I asked my old man if it could be made any later, and he told me it's already set up with the church and it would be hard to change. I thought I might ask if we could make the date we could change our minds sooner, but I felt it'd probably be just as in vain. Oh, and as far as Mousse's training goes, it's moving along pretty well, even without Akane being there to help every day. It seems, though, that the more things go well, the more I fear an incoming catastrophe.
Friday, June 20th:
Dear Diary,
Today I made an omelet, but the problem was I had to break a couple eggs. I could eat it, though, as could Ukyo, although she was standing pretty close to her food poisoning vaccines when she did. I think I might make an omelet for Ranma tomorrow morning. Of course, I'll taste it first to show him it wont kill him or make him sick. Ukyo gave me a copy of the instructions when I told her about this plan and reminded me I need to follow them eggs-actly (hehe). Even though it's very mechanical and I can't diverge at all from the instructions, I'm still quite excited about it. Perhaps basic cooking isn't all that boring!
Sincerely, Akane Tendo-cook in training
Saturday, June 21st: When I first saw Akane cooking this morning, I just about screamed. Then she told me she was making an omelet, and that Ukyo has tried one of hers and not gotten sick. Then when she was finished she-and this is hard for me to believe, but she tried her own cooking! It was primarily to convince me that I wouldn't throw up immediately afterwards, although I was still afraid that the effect might be delayed. Still, I thought that if it did make me sick, at least Akane'd probably end up getting sick with me. Plus Ukyo gave Akane a full set of food poisoning vaccines, just in case. So I haven't gotten sick yet, and the omelet tasted rather good. I guess all my fear was for nothing, although that doesn't mean things still can't screw up. Yeah, she can make an omelet, but I'd rather not be living off an omelet-only diet. Sure, I can cook myself, more things than just omelets, but Akane seems to like cooking so much that I don't see any reason I should deny her the pleasure other than her not knowing how, and that's why Ukyo's teaching her. On one more note, well two, first Mousse is still progressing, no road blocks yet, and next week me and Akane are heading back to the mall, this time shopping for her. I'm going in girl form because I seem to have some kind of fashion sense when I'm like that. Hopefully, helping Akane find clothes will be sufficient, and I wont buy anymore for myself. I think the whole thing might be part of the curse somehow, but that's only speculation right now.
Author's Conclusion: I'd first like to thank all my FCS teachers because I was able to draw from the things they taught me. I'd also like to mention that the name Shinji is partly a homage to Neon Genesis Evangelion, and partly because Shinji is apparently a common Japanese name. I'd also like to note that Genma's letter is the last thing that I took off of the things I have hand-written. From here on out it's all off my the timeline I wrote for this story. As always, thanks for reading and I hope you've enjoyed the story so far.