I've been giving some thought to the sequel I have planned got my "Another Rainy Day in Nerima" (rather presumptuous, I know, seeing as how I've still got a dozen or so chapters left for that one), and this peculiar scenario for it came to mind. I'm not exactly sure whether or not it could actually work, so I thought I'd nail it up for people to pick over.
The original (and still valid) base scenario for the story is that, after the events of ARDiN, Ranma has decided that he no longer wants the Tendo arrangement- he still doesn't have a clue which girl he wants to marry, but he's no longer fixated on Akane. As a result, he begins taking steps to sever his ties to the Tendos and to get to know his other fiancees better. However, then I began to think about something, due to inspiration from varying sources, including Spokavriel.
That something was Kasumi Tendo: now, while I don't like the other members of the Tendo family all that much, I don't have that problem with Kasumi- I think she's the best of the lot, though I don't think she's a perfect saint. Anyway, I began to wonder: what if, while Ranma has taken a good look at his own life and decided to change things, Kasumi has done the same thing? Specifically, she's decided that Ranma isn't such a bad catch after all, and so now she's decided to try and catch him?
So, what do folks think? Could such a scenario be made plausible? Or is the idea of Kasumi actually trying to deliberately snare a guy's heart just too much?