Subject: Re: [FFML][C&C][Ranma][Dark/Short]
From: kleppe@execpc.com (Gary Kleppe)
Date: 2/13/1999, 8:56 AM
To: ibchu@global.net.au
CC: ffml@fanfic.com

"Razorclaw X" <spiceoflife@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
Why did she leave? 
I thought you were my best friend, Ukyou. 

 Heh, it's just like Ranma to think that.

I disagree. He's never been shown thinknig anything like this in the
manga.

Especially since it's one of 
the biggest paradoxes Ranma ever created-- he treats Ukyo like dirt more 
often than as a friend. 

It's mutual. She treats him like a prize to be won, while most of the
time he doesn't pay much attention to her at all.

But it's not a paradox. It's merely the difference between fanfic
convention and series canon. The idea that these two are "best friends"
is a fanfiction myth -- a rather silly one, IMO, if you look at the kind
of relationship they were shown to actually have in the manga.

Anyway, this story shows a lot of promise. Steph, I look forward to
seeing more from you as your writing develops.


Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics