On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, H. Torrance Griffin wrote:

	Y'know, one of the engrossing things about this entire story is
the fact that I _know_ Ranma's putting up a front for one of the Tendo
siblings... I just cannot tell which one.  
	Is he really the irredeemable sociopath Nabiki perceves him as
(with considerable justification), or is he just a badly scarred young man
trying to protect himself the only way he knows how?

Heheh. It's also possible he's misleading them both...
 

	I see Akane's leaning towards the dark side now....

Soun: (clad in black gi, cape, and breath mask) Akane.... _I_ am your
      father!

Akane: NO! I'll never join you!

Kasumi: (in black piyo-piyo apron) Oh dear. Join us, Akane, and we will
        rule the universe as Oneechan and little sister. 

	Some may protest the elements of typically Ranmaesque comic
relief, but I am not one of them ("He grew tits?" BWAHAHAHAHAH)

Well, it's called comic relief for a reason. Gotta give the audience a
breather or two.

	... then again, I hope 'Poo has the sense to tell the Hibikis the
_reason_ for her guise as Tsen, or severe complications could arise.

Heh. The complications are already there... Mariko thinks she's a mystical
amazon pervert, and Koji just has a headache. ;)

HTG