Ranma ½ An idea I had...

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GenocideHeart

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I've seen fics out there which deal with Ranma being stuck in girl-form. I've since begun toying with an idea:

What if, in falling inside the cursed spring, Ranma gained not only a girl's body, but also a girl's personality?

It is a potentially interesting spinoff, as Ranma normally retains his personality even in girl-form, but in this case it'd be basically a split personality, possibly with neither 'side' remembering what the other does.

Your thoughts?
 
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SimmyC

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Not bad. Definately original, and I could see a great story out of this idea. Just imagine, everytime he is hit by water, whatever he (now she) was doing then, out the window and on to a new personality! I can also see some potential difficulties in coming up with the tons of situations that Ranma will be in with both forms, and to his sanity each time he changes. :ph43r:
 
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GenocideHeart

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The main problem I have is exactly that - making Ranma's reactions believable. I'm trying to write something on this, but so far I'm not satisfied in the least. If I come up with a decent chapter, expect to see it here.
 
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Israfel

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When dealing with trying to make a characters reactions believable I'll let you in on my ultra-super-secret technique...rewrite, rewrite, and rewrite some more, I don't know about anyone else but I am never happy with my work unless I'v rewritten it at least 100 times.
 
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GenocideHeart

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Israfel said:
When dealing with trying to make a characters reactions believable I'll let you in on my ultra-super-secret technique...rewrite, rewrite, and rewrite some more, I don't know about anyone else but I am never happy with my work unless I'v rewritten it at least 100 times.
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Oh, I know that 'secret' already. I think I've rewritten Chapter 13 of my Naruto fic at LEAST 25 times before I was satisfied with it, which is one of the reasons I took so long to update.
 
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Israfel

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*Has tears of joy running down face* I always knew I wasn't alone, there IS somebody else out there like me! All those lonely nights spent telling myself that I wasn't the only one with this problem were true, I knew it!!!I feel your pain comrade!!!!!
 
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GenocideHeart

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Israfel said:
*Has tears of joy running down face* I always knew I wasn't alone, there IS somebody else out there like me! All those lonely nights spent telling myself that I wasn't the only one with this problem were true, I knew it!!!I feel your pain comrade!!!!!
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KURTIS!!

</Disgaea reference>

...sorry, I couldn't resist. :lol:
 
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The Oni

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Wow... Been a while since I've thought about Disgaea. Oh, and as for rewriting... Well... I have 20 versions of chapter 1 of NKOH still on my hard drive. Only six versions of the prologue, and it was less than 600 words in size. o_O

Maybe we rewrite things too much?

Nahhhh.

I do recommend keeping copies of what you've written, even if you think it's absolute trash.
 
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GenocideHeart

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The Oni said:
Wow... Been a while since I've thought about Disgaea. Oh, and as for rewriting... Well... I have 20 versions of chapter 1 of NKOH still on my hard drive. Only six versions of the prologue, and it was less than 600 words in size. o_O

Maybe we rewrite things too much?

Nahhhh.

I do recommend keeping copies of what you've written, even if you think it's absolute trash.
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What's the point of keeping trash, though? I myself believe that the first and foremost requirement for an author is to be satisfied with his or her own work. Otherwise, it's generally not worth hanging onto.

Take my RK fic. It deals with the possibility of a Tomoe lookalike entering Enishi and Kenshin's lives, AND being briefly possessed by the real Tomoe's spirit. Interesting idea? Yes. Am I satisfied with how it turned out? No. That's why I dropped it.

Of course, if any of you think they can get something out of it, be my guests. I don't mind you taking my ideas and running with 'em. In fact, I'm sharing my ideas here in hope that someone will pick up the ball and run, as I'm unable to do so myself.
 
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the DragonBard

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Read a story like that, years and years ago.
Can't remember the author though, sorry.
 
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Mighty Bob

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Yeah..I think I've read a similar idea too...ages ago though and I've never noticed anyone else using it..eh...ah, here it is, I have all that was ever written of it (in case someone wants to ask for a copy to read)

TWILIGHT EXISTENCE

by Scott K. Jamison

Was good too. Girl Ranma had none of Ranma's personal memories, but his skills still functioned (kinda like amnesia) Only her perceptions of what it's like to be a girl are all based on the prejudiced ideas Ranma's had drilled into his skull all his life. So she has no sense of how to be a girl, is completely non-violent and acts weak, etc. They communicate with each-other through diaries cause neither has no clue of what the other is doin. Bout as far as it got (nine chapters on two text files)
 
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GenocideHeart

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Mighty Bob said:
Yeah..I think I've read a similar idea too...ages ago though and I've never noticed anyone else using it..eh...ah, here it is, I have all that was ever written of it (in case someone wants to ask for a copy to read)

? TWILIGHT EXISTENCE

? by Scott K. Jamison

Was good too.? Girl Ranma had none of Ranma's personal memories, but his skills still functioned (kinda like amnesia)? Only her perceptions of what it's like to be a girl are all based on the prejudiced ideas Ranma's had drilled into his skull all his life.? So she has no sense of how to be a girl, is completely non-violent and acts weak, etc.? They communicate with each-other through diaries cause neither has no clue of what the other is doin.? Bout as far as it got (nine chapters on two text files)
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Can I have a copy?

EDIT: My AIM is GenocideHrt. Alternatively, you can email it to me at rb3_genocideheart@yahoo.com

Thanks!
 
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