>From: "Brian Welch" <bwelch@avana.net>
>Reply-To: megami@ML.usagi.org
>To: <megami@ML.usagi.org>
>Subject: Re: megami ML matome okuri
>Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 12:09:44 -0400
>
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>The problem with any AMS crossover is that other than the wish-gone-awry
>plot device, there are very few that allow any sense of drama.

"Scenes From A Life" was nice in that it simply followed the couple along as 
they grew old together, had children, and watched as the two other girls 
kept their youthful looks. Rather touching, that.

  Chris got
>around this very neatly by timing his piece during the moonrock bracelet
>time when the goddesses' powers were severely limited.

Well, that was a very limited time. My problem was that at the time I wrote 
it, I didn't know that the Moonrock bracelets were a temporary item. Now 
that I do, that plot device can't be carried into the sequel, "The Admiral's 
Woman". There's also another boner I stumbled into. I didn't know that the 
G's weren't mindreaders after they had accomplished their wish fulfillment 
duties. But they can feel. At any rate, that's one of the reason's I have to 
go and rework the original before I can publish it to the fanfic moderated 
group.

  Most fanfics just
>wind up powering down the goddesses to the point where they become almost
>unrecognizable.

See, I stumbled into the moonrocks. It's the only way I thought of to make a 
megami weak. Otherwise, Belldandy might have invited all those Navy SEALS in 
for tea and riceballs, but she never would have allowed for herself, her 
sisters, and her main squeeze to be carted off to Dreamland by a bunch of 
guys in black helicopters.

  I often find myself reading chapter 1 and saying "Why
>doesn't Belldandy just turn that big mech into a pretty bouquet of 
>flowers?"

Well, if you'll recall, Demon Urd attempts a mecha attack against the 
temple. What does Bell do? She "unscrews" the nuts and bolts holding the 
mecha together by force of will. Well done! Another example of how easy it 
is for mecha to be beaten by megami.

>or something to that effect.  Having fully-powered goddesses challenged by
>anything of mortal contrivance just sticks in my craw, as it were.

But when you can get around it, as I did, you CAN make it work.

Be Seeing You,

Chris