On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 20:53:50 -0700 Adam Barnes said:
: I just figured out WHY the Mirror cracked. I'm not sure if this is the
: reason you intended, but consider this:
:
: All of the requests by the other characters had be relatively specific:
: 'Show me a future where Ranma and I are happily married.' However,
: Akane's wish is rather nonspecific. In fact, if she had been a little
: more careful, she might have actually been able to see the future she
: wanted.
:
: (General response of 'Huh?' from readership)
:
: Let me explain. Akane asked to see a future, not where she, Ukyo,
: Kodachi, Shampoo, etc. found happiness, but "where each of us does find
: happiness, where we found a solution!". Basically, this could be
: interpreted as EVERYONE finding happiness, meaning the entire five plus
: billion population of the planet! This would be a little beyond the
: mirrors capabilities, so no wonder it broke!
Nah, we're dealing with *magic* here, not a computer. The mirror
does not go by the *words* she says, but by her meaning. Like all
magic implements, it would probably interpret her meaning in the
worst possible way, but it would not misunderstand her intention.
Sebastian