Don Granberry wrote:
[Correction. Akane and Nabiki grew up with Kasumi. Kasumi appears to have had
much more memory of their mother. Besides, what Kasumi says here is the current
anthropological, politically correct gospel of the millenium anyway.
Kasumi might want to include her own experience in this matter,
mentioning the void that not having a mother has left in the girls lives
and how this is worse for Ranma.
"Even if the demons are Fiends of the Happosai?"
"Especially, if they are friends of Happosai." Tofu laughed.
Is it "fiends" or "friends?"
[Three strikes and it's out. Nobody got it.]
I got it.
[Why would he have cause to fear Nabiki would do anything further to hurt her
own sister? Can he not logically expect Nabiki to look out for Akane's welfare,
especially if she knows that he is pissed at her? More importantly, some of the
things he needs done are things best done by Nabiki. I'll smooth this a bit, but
not much.]
The point is, Ranma is not being entirely logical here. He's suffering
from serious anxiety.
[I haven't read _Ill Met by Starlight_. It has a "dark" label. I HATE dark. Is
that a contradiction in terms? Oh well, your point is well taken. I will work on
this one.]
Ill Met By Starlight isn't "dark" in the sense that it is a pit of
slathering sadism and vileness. Nor is it dark in the sense the forces
of evil triumph over the forces of good. It's just dark in the sense
that a character who is normally a pretty good guy is the villain of the
piece and does some nasty things. It is worth looking at.