Akamatsuverse [Love Hina]Miscellaneous ideas topic.

#76
Miscellaneous ideas topic.

Here's a completely random, extremely AU, and probably unworkable idea that's been pestering me for a while:

When Keitaro makes his promise to Mutsumi at the age of 5, another little girl (Maybe Naru, maybe not) gets drawn in as well. Well, she has to be. She and Mutsumi are conjoined twins.
 

division-six

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#77
Miscellaneous ideas topic.

Hina Densetsu:

Keitaro Urashima, a man blessed with the heart of an angel, but the face of a demon.

...or something along those lines.
 
#78
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A new one, with a twist on a cult classic:

When Keitaro is sent flying the first time from a Naru Punch, his landing draws the attention of a pair of green, eye-like rings, that track over his body...

Keitaro Urashima, an agent of the Mysterons; discuss.
 

Luthorne

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#79
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What if...Keitaro's grandfather on his mother's side was Kyousuke Jikijou? Complete with his unique reaction to...certain stimuli... :evil2:
 

Antimatter

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#80
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Idea 1:

How about a simple room swap:

Lets put another girl in the room above Keitaro's room, instead of Naru. Like it or not, the two did bond somewhat over the accedents involving one peeking on the other, falling though in the middle of the night, etc.

What happens if we change that dynamic?

Idea 2:

What if Kitsune had toned down the flirting after Keitaro landed that job as a cook, and as such he never lost the job? We know keitaro has at least sweet's baking skills, and he didn't seem half bad at being a cook, so what if we ran with it? Part time cook job turns into an ever larger job, till after a year or two Keitaro is practically running the kitchen. Picking up recipies from Shinobu and the other girls, he's additions to the bar's menu are making the bar quite a name, and with that, quite a lot of money, not to mention making a name for himself.

This would be a pretty massive change from canon, since there would be no timeskip, as he wasn't going to america with Seta, heck, He would barely know Seta. The girls would view him a bit diferently, as what girl doesn't love a man who can cook? Doubly so for Kitsune, perhaps this bar/eatery is a favorite dive of her's?

Could see this ether going twords a Kitsune or Shinobu pairing myself.

Idea 3:

During Mutsumi and Keitaro's date, what if the mecha tama didn't blow up, ruining the date? either it malfunctioned, not activating the self-destruct, or naru never grabs ahold of the controls, whatever. The point is, the date goes off without a hitch, ends beautifully, and both people are left feeling all warn and fuzzy. Keitaro realizes that he could be in love with Mutsumi, Mutsumi starts to think she should throw childhood promises to the wind and presue Keitaro 100% and Naru is left wondering whats going on, and why Keitaro seems to have switched his affections so easily.
 
#81
Miscellaneous ideas topic.

Antimatter said:
Idea 3:

During Mutsumi and Keitaro's date, what if the mecha tama didn't blow up, ruining the date? either it malfunctioned, not activating the self-destruct, or naru never grabs ahold of the controls, whatever. The point is, the date goes off without a hitch, ends beautifully, and both people are left feeling all warn and fuzzy. Keitaro realizes that he could be in love with Mutsumi, Mutsumi starts to think she should throw childhood promises to the wind and presue Keitaro 100% and Naru is left wondering whats going on, and why Keitaro seems to have switched his affections so easily.
Anything that sets Mutsumi and Keitaro up together is good in my book.
 

kevinasher

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#82
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I've got a question for everyone... We all know that Shinobu's tenancy at the Sou is a charity case, but since it's never addressed, what if the entire house were run as a charity as opposed to a business. I mean, we know from the manga and anime that the Urashima family is well off by evidence that Keitaro's parents own and operate a confectionery, and his grandma has money from God knows what, but the only indication of the rate is that Shinobu's parent's couldn't afford it, but we don't know for certain that the inn is Hina's cash cow. And we also get hints that each other the other girls, with the exception of Suu and Mutsumi, has a troubled past. So, maybe the inn is run as an inexpensive option for girls who come from troubled homes. And if that were the case, would any of the residents change their attitudes toward Keitaro? Sure there are problems with this possibility in that Kitsune seems to be wealthy enough to afford the rent, but never seems to pay it when the time comes, but maybe her parents were gambling addicts in addition to what seems like child neglect and alcoholics, so maybe she picked up gambling from them...
 

Prince Charon

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#83
Miscellaneous ideas topic.

kevinasher said:
I've got a question for everyone... We all know that Shinobu's tenancy at the Sou is a charity case, but since it's never addressed, what if the entire house were run as a charity as opposed to a business. I mean, we know from the manga and anime that the Urashima family is well off by evidence that Keitaro's parents own and operate a confectionery, and his grandma has money from God knows what, but the only indication of the rate is that Shinobu's parent's couldn't afford it, but we don't know for certain that the inn is Hina's cash cow. And we also get hints that each other the other girls, with the exception of Suu and Mutsumi, has a troubled past. So, maybe the inn is run as an inexpensive option for girls who come from troubled homes. And if that were the case, would any of the residents change their attitudes toward Keitaro? Sure there are problems with this possibility in that Kitsune seems to be wealthy enough to afford the rent, but never seems to pay it when the time comes, but maybe her parents were gambling addicts in addition to what seems like child neglect and alcoholics, so maybe she picked up gambling from them...
Interesting concept. Worth thinking about.
 

division-six

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#84
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Actually it seems that the Urashima family as a whole manages several businesses, and grandma Hina also manages the affairs of the family as a whole. Smaller businesses in Japan are based around extended families, and family members are expected to help when asked.

Having said that, Hina seems to have turned the inn into a dorm as a hobby more than anything else rather than a way to make money.

I wonder though, Kitsune is the only one we know who works and (on occasion) pays rent. Shinobu works in order to stay there. But what about Naru, Motoko and Su? None of the other residents even mention money, do they? Although their families probably pay for them, I can't help but wonder:

Was Kitsune supporting the inn's finances the whole time?
 

kevinasher

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#85
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I got the impression that Naru was invited to stay by Grandma Hina after some problems at home seeing as how she was seemingly a long-time acquaintance of Hina, if we believe that she really is THE promise girl. That said, I have no idea about the financial situation for Motoko. And personally, it seems that calling Kitsune the main source of revenue for the whole dorm seems a bit strong, even if she wasn't as quick to filch off of Hina, and we don't have any indications that she didn't... Then again, maybe she learned how to properly filch from Grandma Hina in the first place...
 

division-six

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#86
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Yeah. I admit that it was pure wild speculation. Although zi don't recall her ever actually stealing anything...unless putting money INTO someone's wallet counts.

Letsee...

Naru= one of her parents probably pays.
Motoko= Aoyama family probably foots the bill.
Shinobu= does chores and cooks, parents might pay a reduced rent.
Mitsune= pays rent (mostly)
Su=pays rent (probably)
Mutsumi=only stays on occasion, otherwise stays at the teahouse.
 
#87
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Su's a freaking princess. Her family probably had to be convinced out of buying the inn outright.

Mitsune I get the impression that as much as she tries to beg out of rent, she does pay it eventually. Whether she's just messing with Keitaro or she really does have shaky financials is the question.

Motoko... yeah, once again, family is probably rich enough to pay her way. It would be amusing for Tsuruko to try and make her sweat by cutting her off and forcing her to do part-time jobs to pay her way.

Naru, yeah, parents probably.

Shinobu... probably 'live-in maid'.


I kinda like that first idea, of someone else living over the hole. Kitsune would have a never-ending source of teasing material. Motoko would try to rig a guillotine to it. Su... I want to say "I don't want to know" But I do! I really do! Shinobu... poor girl would probably be driven to trade rooms with someone. Though in that case, Keitaro would probably patch it up for good.
 

Antimatter

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#88
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It's not just the possiblity of naughty sights that makes the idea interesting to me, its the different sort of bond that would form between the two residents, as well as between Naru and Keitaro, if someone else could pop in for a chat.
 

Luthorne

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#89
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Random thought: What if Koalla Su's family did buy the inn? Or, at least, lease the entire sucker, if Granny's too attatched to it. Thus, Keitaro, upon arrival, finds out he's on probation...and that Koalla is the one who says whether he stays or goes. Additionally, she has free rein when it comes to implementing her inventions, and perhaps has been encouraged to add to the inn to make things more...convenient. What changes might result? Though I suspect things would probably quickly head due Crack, might be interesting nontheless.
 

Lord Raa

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#90
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What if, due to some sort of (in)convenience, Haruka lived over Keitaro's room instead of Naru?

Not suggesting that this for some incestuous smut, though that's fine too, but more for Haruka to act as a conduit for the other residents, and helping smooth things over when Keitaro screws up.


It would also allow for a girl other than Naru to get close to Keitaro, since Naru would lose "home field advantage".

Who this other girl could be would be up to the author, but a Kei/Kitsune fic is always welcome.
 

kevinasher

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#91
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So, nobody likes the idea of the dorm being a home for abused or underprivileged girls? I really thought that I had a great idea going there... And I was planning on probably having Kitsune above the Manager's room, ie, in Naru's room...
 
#92
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I liked it. Heck, I might do it myself if no one pickes it up (no promises, though.)
 
#93
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What if Keitaro, thanks to help from Grandma Hina, managed to pick up a part-time job as a substitute high school teacher. He does have a good head on his shoulders after all. He just lacks confidence.

It just so happens that he ended up teaching Shinobu or Motoko's class. And one day he ends up getting locked in the gym storage room with either of the two. They were later let out by school staff and both were taken to the headmaster for an inquiry. Student-Teacher relationships are off course prohibited. What's more, it was found that the two live under the same roof. Now both Keitaro and the girl face certain expulsion. Keitaro doesn't mind too much as it is only a part time job for him but he couldn't help but worry that he may have ruined the girl's future. He would then claim she is her wife in order to cover up the mess. Otherwise, Haruka could have been called in and she could make the claim on their behalf.

For the girl to remain in the school, the two would have to live the lie and get married. How will life at the Hinata Sou unfold now?

This will require a little suspension of disbelief as Japanese law only allows marriage at the age of 16 and in real life Keitaro would have gotten jailed on pedophilia charges.

This idea will work well with Shinobu as for Motoko there's always Tsuruko and her arranged marriage plot device.
 

Prince Charon

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#95
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kevinasher said:
So, nobody likes the idea of the dorm being a home for abused or underprivileged girls? I really thought that I had a great idea going there...
I like it. I think it might be better to give it a thread of its own, so it can be explored with fewer distractions.
 

division-six

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#96
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Well, if you wanted to change the occupant of the room from Naru to Kitsune, you wouldn't need to change the rooms, just the location of the hole.

Making the inn into a shelter would be a good idea, but does Keitaro know this when he arrives, or does that cat come out of the bag later?
 

kevinasher

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#97
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division-six said:
Well, if you wanted to change the occupant of the room from Naru to Kitsune, you wouldn't need to change the rooms, just the location of the hole.?

Making the inn into a shelter would be a good idea, but does Keitaro know this when he arrives, or does that cat come out of the bag later?
Technically, that is true, but the idea is that the hole is supposed to be a break in the floor so one might climb up or down... And while its essentially the same thing, it feels different if the hole is in the wall as opposed to the celing/floor to me...

Personally, I think that he finds out later, but not as though its a secret. It just turns out that Grandma Hina wants to retire from all work, so she leaves the dorm to him so he has some work until she feels like he is capable of running other family businesses, and he never finds out that the dorm isn't a business simply because they assumed he knew...
 

kevinasher

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#98
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I'm finding that its very difficult to start a fiction. I want to keep the idea that it was an inn when Keitaro was a kid, and at some point in the 1990s it turns into a girls dorm, then the law changes such that the low prices she maintained for her female tenants were too low be maintained and have the dorm running as a dorm. As a result, she files to have her dorm turned turned into a not-for-profit dorm for the underprivileged females. It happens to be easy, because she was already taking in girls in those kinds of situations anyway. If anyone can think of a way to start the fic, I'm able to finish it...
 
#99
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Maybe you could reference the Asian Stock Market Crash of 1997, and say that the tightening of the money belts from that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
 

kevinasher

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That's a good setup, but I don't have a way to START the fic. I mean, most everyone that starts with "In the beginning...", or "Once upon a time..." I need the first two or three sentences to get it going...
 
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