Albert Lunde wrote something in here somewhere...
> > > Look, let's be real, Shampoo is a freak, and not to
> > > proud to beg!! (^_^)
> > > She's down for whatever. Ranma doesn't have to ask for
> > > nada, Na'Mean??
> > Lol.  I hate to bring this up. But If Ranma ever asked for any, what
> > fiance's do you think would ..um...'comply'?
> 
> Well, I don't think any of them are a definte "yes".

Oh balony. I think Shampoo would most definately go for it if she
caught Ranma in a moment of weakness. Shampoo has been basically "begging"
Ranma for ~any~ kind of affection ever since she fell for him, and Ranma
gives her the cold shoulder every time (before anything even remotely
serious or incriminating happens, that is). If Ranma finally did decided
to give it a shot, Shampoo would be like, "Oh god! He's finally paying me
some real attention! I'd better do what he wants or he'll think I don't
love him!" She'd most definately give herself to him.

I'd give Ukyo at least %85 chance of doing the same thing for the exact
same reasons. In fact, if you think about, Ukyou'd might even be more
willing than Shampoo, considering how bad Ranma has treated her in the
past. Damn, she fell in love with him just cuz' he said she was a little
bit cute.

But if he ditched either of 'em afterwards. Man! I don't even want to be
in the same country the next morning. Hell hath no fury!

On a minor note, if all Ranma would want to is "make out", I'd say yes
%100 to all the girls. Even Akane would come around in the end. If Ranma
was bold about it, Akane would be like, "Oh, he's taking action. He's so
confident. How can I refuse?" But Akane would give Ranma a big ol' mallet
if he asked for too much. Dr. Tofu: "Ranma! What happened to your
'jewels'? Hmm.. that's Akane's touch alright." Hehe. :)

> Also remember that in the course of the story, Ranma and Akane don't
> actually quite have a mutual romantic kiss. So Ranma is not what
> you'd call bold in these matters.

No kidding. It worries me that Ranma is so sexually 'retarded'. He
~doesn't~ wanna kiss these girls, and any man knows what a weakness it
would be if he had a ~gorgeous~ girl like Shampoo hugging against him.
Hell, my brain freezes up whenever I'm just ~talking~ to a beautiful
girl. If a girl like that showed up one day and said "Take me, I'm yours"
I'd be like, "Who sent you, and where's the hidden camera?" ;P Seriously,
Ranma's a dunce if you ask me...

And don't get me started on that whole 'turning into a girl' thing. I'll
just say this. Just because the manga doesn't show something, doesn't mean
it doesn't happen. Ranma's a gay moron if he hasn't ever 'examined'
herself.

> I don't think any of the would-be (female) fiances would just jump
> in bed on impulse.

Oh come on, man, you're really screwing up the hypothetical here. You're
acting like it's a worst case scenerio. Ranma: "Hey, you and me baby!"
Well, duh! Nobody'd go for ~that~.

> But they might if it was presented romantically,
> and as a prelude to marriage.

Now you're talking. :)

> I think Ukyou would be the most
> cautious, because her quarrel is that her honor is already
> stained by the way she'd been treated by Ranma and Genma.

I dunno... Ukyo might go for it ~because~ of those reasons you
mentioned. In her own way, she might actually see an intimate relationship
with Ranma as a way of reclaiming her honor. Ukyo's a little insane when
when it comes to how she feels about Ranma. I think she's a little
too obsessed with him, if ya ask me. Ukyo's got all the beginnings of a
first-rate psycho-girlfriend. You know, those kinds of girls who, once you
break up with them, refuse to believe it's over. And then she breaks into
your house and steals all your bathroom supplies...

> >From Shampoo's point of view, in a sense, maybe she is _already_
> married to Ranma. But she knows how she stands with regard to local
> law and custom (not too well).
>
> I hate to say it, but I think either Ukyou or Shampoo would
> have sex with Ranma _if_ they thought it would certianly trap him into
> marrying her, because they know they are not "first in line"  in the 
> eyes of society.  But they might also do it in response to a definite
> marriage proposal.

Yup. It's kind of sad when you think about it, but it's probably true. And
let's face it, Ranma's so gullible, all the girl would have to do is claim
she's pregnant, and Ranma and her would be married before he knew any
different. "What d'ya ~mean~ you're not pregnant?" "Oh Ranma, honey, now
that we're married, we can have ~plenty~ of children."

> Kodachi doesn't want Ranma in bed, so much as paralyzed or in chains,
> so we may factor her out of it; her "love" has nothing to do with
> satisfying Ranma (ditto the other Kuno).

LOL! I guess I'ma join the EOE for a sec - I'd surrender to Kodachi any
day. "Oh ~mistress~!!" *swoon* :)

> Akane knows if she just continues with the status quo she will
> wind up with Ranma. So she doesn't need to force him to marry
> her, their parents will do it. So I think she's most
> suceptible to pure romance ("Do this because we are so in 
> love"/ a.k.a. "Paradise By the Dashboard Light")

Damnit it's true. All Akane has to do is just sit back and enjoy the ride.
(Hmm..considering the topic, that could've been a pun...) Akane's the kind
of girl who dreams of a "white knite in shining armour", and for better or
worse, Ranma's the closest thing she's ever gonna get. And really, Ranma's
about the closest thing to a "white knight" as there is. Of course we all
know how I feel about Ranma... :(

> But she and Ranma are about equally shy and in need of privacy.

Ranma: "You think we should kiss?"
Akane: "I think I'll let you suffer through thirty-eight volumes of hell
first, just 'cause I care." :)
Ranma: "Oh. Well, that's okay. There's always cold water..."

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Mark