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Gaming Ikari
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since: 10-25-05, id: 920021, Profile edited: 05-10-08
Author has written 11 stories for Ranma, and Naruto.

Hey kids, I'm back! (May 6th, 2008)

Maybe you'd noticed, maybe you hadn't. No, I didn't storm off in a huff because An Unforeseen Consequence wasn't getting enough reviews: Nor did I succumb to writer's block, the tenuous filaments of my storytelling dissolving like soap bubbles in a man's grasp.

Put shortly, I got distracted. It happens. It happened before on the verge of the conclusion to Loss, Hope & Redemption, then again when I hit the halfway mark for An Unforeseen Consequence. It will likely happen in the future, my account sitting dormant for months at a time as the well-oiled gears of my writing machine lay unturned. Rest assured that these breaks, as distressing as you may find them, are always temporary absences.

Since I've got no update, the sixth chapter of A Duet of Fists languishing in it's mostly complete state as my ADD turns my attention elsewhere, I thought I'd let you know what I've got in the docket. These are in no particular order, by the way.

- Loss, Hope & Redemption is getting a much needed rewrite. I hate revising my own work, but the more I go back and read it, the larger the gaps grow and the more unbearable the many mistakes become. Once I've gotten a few chapters coated with a new shade of paint, I'll start releasing this on a weekly basis. My outline has me worried, the projected wordcount doubling the story's original length and adding several chapters of completely new material.

- An Unforeseen Consequence is also getting a rewrite, which merges the present chapters into fewer, though lengthier pieces. It also has new material. No projection on when this is getting pushed out, as I intend to just repost the whole thing when the newest chapter is finished.

- A Duet of Fists is going to get a solid rewrite for the first three chapters, in addition to the new chapters being released. Like Loss, Hope & Redemption, the story seems to have grabbed me enough to inspire a burst of the sort of productivity I'm usually incapable of directing towards the projects I'd like to work on. So expect more soon, as well as better versions of the beginning.

That should about cover it.

Cheers,

Gaming Ikari

Other stuff:

Below is a link to a sketch I did. This was done using a black Papermate Write Bros pen. As you can imagine, these things aren't all that great for drawing artwork. Neither is my scanner, and I had to do a bit of cleaning with MS Paint. I might get around to porting this to my work's computer and finishing it with Photoshop.

Click for Ranma in a tunic

Holy Crap! I got fanart! This lovely submission comes from a lovely girl in Texas, who said she felt like doing something dor the story. So enjoy Ranma's confrontation with Fang Shou. Thanks Jessica!




1. A Duet of Fists » reviews
Ranma and Ryouga find themselves under the effects of a spell and are forced to grudgingly set aside their differences in order to free themselves from the ties which bind them together. Rated for language.
Ranma - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 7 - Words: 29,281 - Reviews: 27 - Updated: 5-14-08 - Published: 6-29-07
2. Temari's Journal » reviews
Temari muses over a journal entry after Orochimaru's failed attack on Konoha. No longer a oneshot, but still complete as is.
Complete - Naruto - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,783 - Reviews: 36 - Updated: 4-29-08 - Published: 4-24-06
3. Finding the Path reviews
[Oneshot] Ten years old, Naruto finds himself hating Konoha. A simple conversation with a powerful man will change not only the blond boy's fate, but the fate of everyone he knows.
Complete - Naruto - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,532 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 10-11-07 - Published: 10-11-07
4. An Unforeseen Conseqeuence » reviews
Ino decides to play a prank on Naruto in retaliation for a few misspoken words, which ends in the girl discovering a side of of the young man she never knew existed. WAFFish. Now with added multipart!
Naruto - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 9,451 - Reviews: 163 - Updated: 8-9-07 - Published: 7-7-07
5. Gentle Fist, Will of Fire reviews
[OneShot] Hinata is informed that Hanabi will be the heir to the Hyuga clan, not her... She finds herself faced with the reality of being a member of the branch family.
Complete - Naruto - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,910 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 7-11-07 - Published: 7-10-07
6. I Was Right All Along » reviews
[TwoShot] Ryouga has always found himself blaming Ranma for the problems he's had in life. In a night of rare discussion with Ranma, he learns just how right he was.
Complete - Ranma - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,208 - Reviews: 34 - Updated: 6-29-07 - Published: 6-26-07
7. Akane's Terrible Day reviews
[Oneshot] Returning late home from a Drama Club meeting, Akane finds herself chased by a pair of thugs with predictable results. Rated for mature themes.
Complete - Ranma - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,113 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 6-26-07 - Published: 6-26-07
8. Loss, Hope, & Redemption » reviews
Loss, Hope, & Redemption is the story of Ranma's principles, and his inability to deviate from them even at great personal cost. Written in the first person, from Ranma's point of view. Rated T for darker themes. Now finished!
Complete - Ranma - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 41,904 - Reviews: 139 - Updated: 6-23-07 - Published: 12-24-05
9. Not Our Problem reviews
[Oneshot] Naruto, Sai and Sakura guard a caravan and find themselves under the watchful eyes of a trio of Rocknin...
Complete - Naruto - Fiction Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,748 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 6-11-07 - Published: 6-11-07
10. Duty of the Hokage reviews
[Oneshot] Tsunade finds herself a little overwhelmed by her work, and decides to stop in for a drink on the way home... and finds the answer to a problem she's been trying to solve.
Complete - Naruto - Fiction Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,368 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 12-30-06 - Published: 12-30-06
11. Jiraiya's Folly reviews
Oneshot. Tsunade learns of a terrible secret Jiraiya has kept from her, and she now questions him about it.
Complete - Naruto - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 733 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 5-2-06 - Published: 5-2-06
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