Subject: Re: [FFML][C&C] [Fanfic][Ranma] One Flesh
From: Matthew Campbell
Date: 9/27/1997, 2:34 PM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Thomas Schmidt wrote:



Sarah: so do I, *glows green with immense power building up to a
detonation the likes of which she has never attempted before* BUT
YOU BETTER NOT PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER OR ELSE!!!!!

Uh-oh...Really, they already _are_ together.  The only question is
whether they'll ever be happy.

<shakes head>  Sorry to break in here, but I have to disagree.  At this 
point they are most definitely *not* together.  The marriage is a sham, 
a piece of legalese on paper, nothing more.  What's more, given how much 
they fight over the engagement in the regular series, I can't ever see 
them truely coming to love each other in this universe.  From your story 
they didn't even get to make that good "first impression", when Ranma 
fought Akane as a girl, and she offered her friendship, showing Ranma 
that yes, she really was a nice girl.  Right now, there's going to be so 
much hatred and resentment every time they so much as see each other, 
that I can't see them getting to know each other.  Really, the only 
happy ending I can see is if Soun realizes exactly how unhappy he's made 
his daughter, agrees to an anullment, and they get the chance to know 
each other on thier own terms.

Eric: one of the major problems of the story though is that its
truly hard to sympathize with most of the characters.

At this point, I suppose that's true.  I can tell I'm going to have
some real work to do making everybody more sympathetic in later
chapters. (except Genma.  No sympathy for him.)

I'm really glad you did this MSTing.  It makes me feel
special.:)

Thomas Schmidt
Tschmidt@trader.com

-- Matthew Campbell E-mail me at mgcampb@clemson.edu