From: Reed Sekiya <rsekiya@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: dreiser1@ix.netcom.com, ffml@fanfic.com
Subject: Re: [ffml] [fanfic] [ranma] Black Rose, Blue Thunder: One
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 05:17:10 GMT

     Another altered destiny fic and one that stars Kodachi;  sounds >good 
to me.  I just have a few concerns, however.  I've noticed that >except for 
"most unlikely of friends,"  the altered destiny fics have >tried to be 
original by having weird sexual relationships like that >3-way with Ranma, 
Ukyou, and Shampoo and the 5-way marriage thing.  I >just never really 
bought any them.  They didn't seem to have enough >justification in my 
mind.  Please do not have something like that in >this series.  I saw some 
signs up one

     Okay... what is "weird" about poly relationships?  This is Ranma 
1/2--we have water-activated curses, engagements made in exchange for meals, 
and schoolyard melees of forty against one.  These things are not "weird," 
but a loving relationship between more than two persons is?  If that's your 
definition, fine, but I'm afraid it doesn't make very much sense to me.
     I can't speak for the Altered Destiny authors, but I can speak for 
myself as an author of poly-oriented Ranma fics who has discussed the matter 
with others on occasion.  The last possible reason anyone could have for 
writing such a thing is "trying to be original."  First off, there are a 
goodly number of them out there.  Second off, I don't know too many people 
who write fanfic for the primary goal of being original.  Third off, if such 
were a writer's goal, there are many other ways of going about it.
     So, why do we write them?  Why does anyone write anything?  Personally, 
I write my poly fics because the ideas came to me and I found them 
compelling.  I suspect this is the motivation behind most fics, original 
flavour or otherwise.
     Great fic, Dreiser-san!  I'm looking forward to the next one.  Don't 
let anyone shake your fic from the path you've chosen for it; I'm sure it 
will read well, wherever it goes.

                           Regards,
                           Andrew
Andrew Carey -- ap_carey3@hotmail.com
"Mirie it is, while sumer ilast,
With fugheles song..."


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