And Ms. Bibat, do you think that hoping that Emerald
(or his future/alt.self) will end up as *Rei's* soulmate is
some kind of reward for all he's doing for the sake of
the future that is his past, or as a  ~punishment~?  :-S

(Suddenly starts seeing Emerald and Rei as Ranma
and Akane.  Ok, so Rei can't cook up plutonium
substitutes like Akane can, and she's about at the same
power level - in CT - as Emerald.  But with all their
fights....)

[Elsa Bibat]  
Well, considering how much a pain the ass Emerald is for Pluto 
and the Senshi, I think Pluto's arranged it to be a punishment. ^_^