Mina-san, Ohayou!
On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Natsume Atsuko wrote:
: On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Guy Under The Bridge . wrote:
: > My problem was not with Nabiki being interested in money, but with this
: > bizarre 'huntress' Nabiki that feeds off of terror.
:
: "You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it
: means."
Oh, it does. It's just the way he uses it to imply that an
interpretation is wrong without coming right out and saying
it or backing up his claims.
: This is CANON.
No, Canon is a manufacturer of fine cameras. :) He is, in fact,
not *that* far off in his claim that Nabiki's portrayal as
merciless huntress is more a fanfic convention than actually
stemming from the manga.
To me she seems to be a casual extortionist who likes to milk
others for money in exchange for goods or services, some of which
would usually be expected to be free of charge. She has a cruel
and vindictive streak, as is shown in the cited episode with the
destroyed concert ticket. But she also enjoys toying with her
victims more than actually hurting them - so she continually
blackmails and threatens Ranma with the possibility of ruining his
reputation with the Tendous and getting him into trouble, but in
the end she did nothing of the sort, being content with having put
the fear of Nabiki in Ranma.
Another example is the storyline where she is engaged to Ranma in
Akane's stead. There she toys with the two, daring Ranma to
refuse her when she uses him and daring Akane to say out loud that
she wants Ranma back. In the end she decides to stop toying with
them and help them find together, after Kasumi's admonition that
she is hurting and angering them. She even goes so far as to
intervene and put herself into danger to protect Akane, when she
realizes that the date she put her up to was meant to be a trap
for herself.
: > She could really hurt
: > someone, but she's not that kind of character.
:
: Yes, she IS.
Now you do the same as he does. Dogmatic assertion is not an
argument.
Sebastian