At 05:09 PM 3/26/96 -0500, you wrote:

PhoneyNT inscribed:

Hats off to Mr. Hill!

"...she got pregnant!..."

I couldn't have done a better job of totally screwing
Ranma over in a million years! ^_^  How will Akane
take this?  How will Ranma survive the combined
onslaught of Nodoka and Genma?  Will Ranko seize the
opportunity to take Ranma for herself?  Only time
can tell!

Joshua Rowan observed:
Well, you assume she's still pregnant.  Of course, even if she isn't,
things are still complete FUBAR for poor Ranma.  If she is, and is going
to be, I don't see how Ranma can expect to end up with Akane, for as you
alluded to, survival will be difficult.

If it is true that Ranko is pregnant, then the worst part is that she and
Ranma are genetically brother and sister in this particular universe;
Ranma's psyche taking over his local self does not change that fact.
History (try Egypt) shows the results of inbreeding.  My sympathies would be
with the poor child if it was carried to term.  If Ranma was honorable (very
open to question in this fanfic!) he would commit seppeku for allowing this
to happen to his sister.  Plus, think what will happen to HER if the
knowledge of who the father is manages to get out.  Genma and Nadoka would
disown Ranma *and* Ranko, at the very least!  Not to mention everyone elses'
response once it is known that she is pregnant.  Remember, this is set in
Japan, and their cultural values apply, not ours!

Ranko has been presented as a very nice 15 year old girl; this whole
situation is NOT fair to her, nor to Ranma either, for that matter.  Is this
the excuse to *escape* via the wish, leaving Ranko to fend for herself?
This sucks!

johnd

ps Flame away if you wish!  I am a father with a 13 old son, and I consider
this warping of an excellent fanfic to be an outright shame.