---John Rasmussen <lictre@mailbag.com> wrote:

For the OVA continuity of Tenchi Muyo, I've been considering a

theory...

Mihoshi is actually a competent detective, of considerable fame.

[Kagato

recognized her, and new about the downfall of her service record.]

She got severely overworked, and burnt out. [Thus the complaints and

damage

claims on her boss's desk.]

Instead of being retired, or put on medical leave, she was instead

placed on

a politically sensitive, but essentially zero activity assignment

[patrol of

the non-interference zone of a Juraian colony world, which just

happens to

be the birth world of one of the wives of the Emperor of Jurai.]

My theory is that she was actually FRIGHTENINGLY competent, and as

such was

always being given the toughest assignments.  Eventually a MAJOR

assignment

clashed with her fatigue, and with her luck mixed in, she still

managed to

solve the case, but the casualty count was up there with a medium
interstellar war.

After-action analysis of her actions as well as the pattern of traps

and

other factors relieve her of all blame for the casualties, but

because of

her nature [Let's face it, she apparently empathizes with nearly

ANYONE...]

she holds herself individually responsible for those people killed

by those

she was pursuing.

This self-blame and her burnout cause her to go into nearly catatonic
withdrawal from just about everything....

Because of the apparent results of her own intelligence and

competence,

she's subconsciously hiding from her own capabilities, to avoid her
successes hurting others again.

She was not retired from the GP because their psychologists believe

that if

her sense of duty was frustrated, it was entirely possible that she

would

choose to become a criminal once she recovered, and with her knowing

so much

about the GP detective structure, it would be decades or more before

someone

could be found that could approach her that she didn't know who had

a chance

against her.  To have been placed on indefinite medical leave might

have

resulted in her committing suicide, probably in a spectacular way. 

The

emperor of Jurai himself suggested that she be placed in the Earth's
non-interference preserve on patrol duty until she was fit to return

to

regular duty.  [the patrol duty here is usually handled by a series

of GP

detectives for periods of about a year before they're rotated out. 

Most use

the quiet time for decompression and study.]

Her appearance can be explained by a medically mandated

rejuvenation, due to

injuries sustained in her last mission.

Her habit of bypassing locked doors [even Washuu's] is a reflection

of her

being so good with locks that she no longer thinks of HOW to bypass

the

security...

Washuu was out of contact for thousands of years, and thus is

completely

unfamiliar with Mihoshi's record, which explains why she's always so
startled when Mihoshi walks in on her latest attempt to collect

samples from

Tenchi.

Any takers on possibly co-authoring the story of Mihoshi's

disastrously

successful last mission?

If not, I'd like reactions on the theory.......

Excellent thinking!!!  This theory would make a great premise for a
fanfic ^_^.  Please keep up the good work!

==
Thor Odinson:
Prince of Asgard
Defender of Midgard
Wielder of the Most Sacred Mjolnir, the Weapon of Weapons
Fan of Ranma 1/2, Tenchi Muyo!, and other anime things!

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