Kevin D. Hammel writes:
Nabiki sighed and shook her head. "Oh brother... another hopeless
cause. First Ranma and Akane, and now you."
Lorelei blinked. "Ranma and Akane? Aren't they...?"
]] Oopsie!
Nabiki's eyes widened. < Oops! Damn... she'll never buy the real
truth.> "Both girls? Yeah, it's not all that different from your
Hanagata, is it?"
I meant to mention this when the chapter came out, but there's no
reason for this. All Nabiki has to do is mention that the original
Ranma whose mind was recorded was male. There's no need to bring up the
curse, and it would avoid some obvious problems later on. I can imagine
why the author wanted the misunderstanding in terms of setting up later
plot elements, but there's really no convincing reason that I can see
for Nabiki not to mention Ranma's orignal gender. If someone asks why
the original Kuno recorded a guy's mind, she could say he made a mistake,
or perhaps swung both ways, or was just plain nuts. I've enjoyed this
story a lot, but that point really bugged me.
Reid Carson
rcarson@rcarson.com