*** Forwarded message, originally written by William Yu on 01-Mar-97 ***

 
However (here comes the hoever part  (^_-)  )  I found it starts to be
very confusing toward the end.  I had to read it several time and I am
not even quite sure if I got it right or not.... so it's not an easy
reading toward the end.  In addition, the fanfic also give me a feeling
of chopsoy.  Feels a bit like you mixed everything in and made a fanfic.
Personally I would like to read a more focused writing....

BiG WilL
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   Many thanks for your input Will. Don't mind the good part/bad part
worries. It's actually the Bad part that I sort of live for in this
particular ideas of work. Since it is a fan fic, I'd rather hear the
constructive criticisms of the plot. It is that chopsoy part, where I
need help with. However, in this case, part of it was on purpose.
As you can see, from the discussions, the ideas that spawn from the
OAV and TV series are chopsoy themselves, with everybody having different
ideas of what is real and what isn't real. The script is more directed
to the characters and realities of the TV series and notthe OAVs. Where
Washu and Ryoko don't have that Mother/Daughter relationship, and where
less characters seem to be in love with Tenchi (More to Aeka and Ryoko).
Also, The TV series seems to make Washu treat Tenchi as more of an 
interesting creature for her experiments than hinting at a love interest.
But that's beside the point. Anyway, it is that little vagueness towards
the end that is where evrybody can help. Some of it is because the TV
series never hit on those issues yet, and others based on your votes,
and ideas of what really should happen and what might be good for the
TV series to borrow from OAVs and the Movie. In this case, Sasami IS
Tsunami, but the assimilation happened in a totally different way than
the OAV series. This is because with the timeline in the TV series,
Ryoko could never be responsible for a specific crash, any fight with
Yosho and Ryoko would be in different places and circumstances or
perhaps not at all. Which leads of to the new fact that Sasami never
had that incident which would have Tsunami needing to assimilate with
her after her (Sasami's) death. So, in that case, so that we can believe
that Sasami could really grow to have the powers of a 0 generation jurai
tree, I made Tsunami go linear (thus explaining why Tsunami never showed
up throughout the whole TV series as we know it). The assimilation, in
ythis case, hints at the possibly with Tsunami assimilating into the
Womb of Sasami's mother before Sasami was born, thus completing a rebirth
or preservation of ones original power. (Well at least, at the point when
Sasami's mother stumbled onto the resting place of that ancient goddess)

   Since Sasami's popularity skyrocketed due to the idea of being one and
the same with Tsunami, I created this thing to weave into the storyline,
what the TV series would currently (and hopefully) not contradict. 
I always thought the cool part would be to have it where Sasami herself
doesn't know of this or anybody, but Tsunami. How Sasami comes to the
realisation of this, would be kind of interesting. How long would it
take? Is perhaps the unusual conduct of Sasami here, a way of the Spirit
inside of her trying to protect herself while she is weak in power? Who
knows who would try to kill Sasami if they ever found that out. To be
able to stamp out Tsunami when she couldn't defend herself as well. As 
for the future group involved. Though necessary because all the characters
here would probably be killed otherwise, I wanted to give a taste of what
Tenchi and the others would become. Properties of the tenchi-ken and how
it seems to work. Why Ryoko's gems, Jurai Trees, Nyoken (especially after
his battles on Jurai), Tenchi (and his sword), Sasami seem to have a force
or source which binds them together in a very close or compatible relation.
Actually, that last sentence is the question that this fan fic writing
and quite a few tenchi episodes seem to bring up. Though Nyoken is
exclusive to here, but in relation to Kain. To Nyoken, Kain's main problem
is fear. As seen from the movie, Kain went after Tenchi because of fear,
some fear of the future. Nyoken, knowing Kain, realizes that fear and
rebukes it as a method which leads to self defeat (as seen in the first 
scene he is in, in the fanfic). Well, i can go on and on. But the bit of
vagueness is left in there for being careful not to self-opinionate the
storyline too much. However, if there are what you think are facts, which
are in these holes, I'd like to hear them from as many people as possible.

  Sorry for the long post. I'll try to be shorter in the future. those who
have read it, and see that this brings up issues, please give me ideas.
Part of the idea of filling in the full picture would be on your hands,
as these details can't be truthfully pulled from the current crop of
TV episodes.

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