But did it attempt to tie into the original?  I don't believe it did.  The 
majority of fanfics try to tie-in, at least to start off with, so that they 
can make the "twist" more effective.  But in tying it in, you have to 
take in account everything in the original (unless you specify a cut-
off) because you're using characters with established backgrounds. 

	Fanfic authors ostensibly choose from the same palette of 
characters.  This does not imply they're going to paint the same pictures.

Ah, but when the individual colours are poluted with other pigment so that
they are hardly recognisable as the original colours, apart from where
they are in the palette, then why bother using that palette at all?

Kun-chan...