Funny, I'd think Ranma'd never trust most of them (except maybe just 
Akane and Ryoga). That's just me. 

Ranma can be quite trusting... he trusted Ryoga and Mousse to back him
up in the Herb storyline, for example.

  I figured that Ranma trusted them far enough to get the artifacts from 
Herb... that IS what they ended up doing, after all (and Ranma isn't 
stupid enough not to see through their smiles). It's the coinciding 
goals thing. 

 Kodachi helps Kodachi, and Mousse helps Mousse. It's that simple. If 
either of them saw it fit to help someone else, it'd only be in their 
own best interests (then again, that's what usually drives most 
characters, circumstances barred, but since this event came up....). 

The 

only variable is circumstance. 
 Oops, did I ruin it? Don't say 'yes' if I did. 

No you didn't, and of *course* the characters will act in what they see
as their best interests. While true, this really doesn't tell you
anything because you still don't know specifically what they're gonna
do.

  True. That's half the fun. 
  The real question is what will happen in the near future. THEN it's 
time to start workin'. 

 (But then, they're starting to kill each other. Cooperation and 
friendship is for the birds when this event comes around.) 

Kill each other? Maybe. But there is a big middle ground between
cooperation and homicide....

  Okay, I'm exaggerating there. But it sounds a lot more colorful than 
'at each others' throats,' doesn't it? 

up). Ukyo could easily die, too, but maybe the super-hell she went 
through might get her more points for the living position (that was 
wicked, Gary). 

Not sure which thing you're referring to, but thanks anyway. :)

  I still cringe at Otaku Bell ;) 

 I probably forgot to consider a few someones. Heck, the theory is 
probably flawed, basing this more on preludes (well, duh). Theory may 
very well unfold much better as more info is released (that is, more 
chapters). 
 Don't tell me if I'm right, k? 

Well, what happens is that at the end of part 10, after all the 

problems

have been solved, a sack of flower falls on....

Oops! Secret! Secret! :-)

  Magicians can't tell their secrets. Silly me. 

Seriously, we'll just have to wait and see. Anyway, thanks for the
commentary.

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