On Thu, 2 May 1996, The Major <major@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au> wrote:

This is consistent with Shampoo throughout, she doesn't *OPENLY* 
persecute Akane since this would only alienate Ranma, and she doesn't try 
to kill Akane secretly since she would inevitably end up on the suspect 
list (along with Kodachi and probably Ukyou), only in a situation where 
someone else is already set up to take the blame is Shampoo willing to 
seriously think about killing Akane.

	

	Yeah, that does makes sense and is consistent with Shampoo's actions.  
I'll have to note that in my story.

On the evidence available in the series, Shampoo's problem isn't that 
Ranma doesn't like her, it's that Ranma likes Akane more.  When Shampoo 
first declares her love for Ranma, Ranma gets a scene thinking about 
whether or not Shampoo would be better than Akane.

	Sorry, my fault on the question.  What I really wanted to ask was that 
whether Shampoo realize that Ranma loves Akane more than he loves her.  I agree. 
Ranma doesn't hate Shampoo and Shampoo knows that.  However, does she know that 
Ranma loves Akane more than he loves her?  This is very important to my story 
and I want to make sure I got Shampoo's thinking right.  Right now I'm assuming 
she knows that Ranma loves Akane more than she.  If she really doesn't, then my 
story will have to undergo major changes.
(Hmm.. Am I the only person that tries to write stories consistent with 
character personality?)
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calendar, and plus another hundred sources in Ranma 1/2 anime/manga/fanficition

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RPG, strategy game, and Ranma 1/2 fan.