On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, David Johnston wrote:

The problem with crossing over the two stories isn't in the present, but in
the way they put different spins on the same past; and there's only one past
for both stories, since that past is the series.  You can't resolve these
two incompatible pasts.

What is the difference between the two pasts that can't be reconciled?

One story says that Akane's actions are a serious problem and the other says
they aren't.  And they're the same actions in both stories.