Without a nurturing presence or vitality of Kasumi, would they be as
harsh as the next teenager?

Comment are welcome. If you wish me to further explore this avenue, let
me know.

Well you've certainly piqued my curiousity on the matter.  I personally like
this Soun, I mean he actually has some backbone. However I'm not enraptured
with Ranma series as some so I don't know how extreme this acutally is.
Doug
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