With all due respect to Matthew Lewis, I think that there is an 
obvious answer to the implied question of his point and counterpoint as 
to which path Ranma should follow. It is obvious that he is a student of 
anything Goes martial Arts and therefore must follow his school's style. 
In choosimg to follow his school he must therefore take Cologne as his 
only master. My point being that Ranma's truest passion is the martial 
arts as Genma's is stealing. When else is he the most happy but when he 
uses the art. Whether it is cooking or tea ceremony if it involves 
martial arts he will work at it. It would seem his greatest desire is to 
learn martial arts and nothing else. In ideal there is no way for 
Cologne to win her conflict for Ranma will fulfill his style by studying 
under her choosing her because she will further him most. The truth of 
Ranma's martial arts is that he has no set style. He adapts everything 
to his own uses i.e. such as revising the shi-shi hokodan into the mouko 
takabisha. No matter what Cologne teaches Ranma he will learn it and 
adapt it to his situations and so his own style. Another fact of this 
reasoning is that Ranma would in a sense control the master of control, 
Cologne and flaunt his freedom at the master of freedom, Happosai. 

Reality is questionable enough as it is,
          Sean



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