On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, White Wolf wrote:

Ok, question.  Would Nodoka make Ranma kill himself or not?  I'm going to
write a fanfic where Nodoka finds out about Ranma, and I need your
opinions.  Hm.  Make that, *try* to make him commit seppeku.  I'd never 
let him actually do it.

It is a good question, but Nodoka is a traditional woman so here it is 
from the traditional point of view.

1)  Yes, because although Ranma was trained correctly, he does become 
    physically female.

2)  Ranma, as a female, acts extremely femininely, to the point where she 
    is better at traditional duties than most females.

3)  Ranma has willingly gone along with this and, as such, enjoys being 
    female by this point of view.

4)  There are a few outs, the first being that there is a way to possibly 
    cure the condition.

5)  It could be called a whim of the Goddess and thus Ranma must be 
    serving Her in some very special manner.

6)  Karma would happen to be allowable where Ranma was forced into this 
    form by the Kami in order for him to gain some special understanding 
    necessary for the future.

Second question.  Which of Ranma's fiancees would Nodoka want him to marry?

1)  Kodachi would not be considered period.

2)  Shampoo would not be considered period.

3)  The agreement between the Tendo's and the Saotomes would take 
    precidence by tradition.

4)  She only knows of Akane.

5)  Ukyou's engagement is valid but unusual.  Add to the fact that she is 
    legally male and Nodoka may have a problem with that.  While 
    homosexuality is accepted in Japan as is Transvestism and Transexualism, 
    it is still a legal questionability that is going on.

Ichinohei Hitomi
Hitomi_Ichinohei@MBnet.mb.ca