In a message dated 5/25/00 5:39:52 PM EST, jbates3@bayou.uh.edu writes:
> > "Well, you're a martial artist, and by that time
> > you weren't serious about it," Genma said without
> > thinking. "I don't want to see my boy married to some
> > frilly little girl that'll twist his mind away from
> > the Art."
>
> I don't believe it. Genma is going to want to see the
> family line (and school) continue. If Ranma didn't have
> a kid with Akane, then he'll want Ranma to remarry.
> Unless of course he rented a clue and is cleverly going
> to decide to oppose the marriage as much as possible in
> the hope that Ranma will get contrary. However, he could
> be opposed to Ranma marrying a girl who doesn't come with
> a dowry. Why would this Genma have agreed to engage
> Ranma to Akane and tried to push it so hard if he wanted
> Ranma to remain single and childless?
With Akane dead, wouldn't Genma try to push him onto Nabiki or Kasumi?
There's still the promise to unite the schools.
Well, here, it's down to Nabiki, I think. Then again, Ranma has been out of
it for the last four years, so even she may noy be availiable.
And to answer Dave's question, I think Genma here is fixated on Ranma
marrying, if not a Tendo and joining the the two schools, a martial artist to
join their schools. From what I'm guessing, Genma figures that Ryouko isn't
a martial artist of any degree, and she would bring down the Saotome heritage
by distracting Ranma from the Art.
> > Ryoko woke with a start, she'd been in the halls of
> > the Yagami again, trying to convince Tenchi not to go.
> > Why couldn't he have just seen that his task was
> > impossible, he would be alive now. Kagato had
> > defeated her without a fight, and overpowered even
> > Yosho and the knights.
>
> But then didn't Kagato have the ability to just switch
> her off mentally?
Wrong series, wrong Kagato.
Yep. This Kagato is from the Tenchi Muyo! TV series, which also means that
there will be no Sasami/Tsunami, no humanoid Ryo-Ohki, no Lighthawk Wings, no
Dr. Clay and Zero, no Misaki and Fuhano (sp?), no...
> Alien physiology or no, the most characteristic symptom
> of "withdrawl" is shaking. Particularly severe alchohol
> withdrawl also causes nightmarish hallucinations (because
> alchohol suppresses dreaming).
Actually, I've always wondered whether or not Ryoko really was a drunkard.
She certainly liked her sake, but there wasn't really any evidence she was
an alcoholic (on several occasions, she went more than a day without a
drink, and never experienced signs of withdrawl).
Perhaps she isn't in the show. Here, after Tenchi's death, I can see her
getting herself plastered everyday just so she won't have to remember her
failure to protect Tenchi.
> > ~Bounty?~ Ryouga sweatdropped. ~She's a
> > criminal!?~
> That seems like a bit of a conclusion to jump to.
> Rewards have been placed on people who aren't criminals.
Actually, I read it the same way he does. Except that in the Tenchi
universe, it's not bounty, it's "reward". But, then again, look at the old
west - having a "reward" on your head generally does imply your a criminal.
I just don't understand Ranma's "it figures" response at Doc Tofu's when
Ryouga spills the beans.
I think he's commenting more on his life and luck. Only to Ranma would
things like accidentally getting married to the #1 most wanted criminal in
the universe who's chased by bloodthirsty bounty hunters happen.
> > "Rest a little first Ryoko," Nagi said. The bounty
> > hunter's next move was to reach under Ryoko's blouse
> > and tunic and rip out the stitches on her wound.
> > Ryoko gritted her teeth at the pain as Nagi dropped
> > her.
Since when did Nagi get so vicious? After ep 24, Nagi and Ryoko are almost
friends. "Don't let anyone else kill you, Ryoko."
Recall the beginning of "Speed"? To save the hostage, shoot the hostage
yourself. This is basically what Nagi is doing. To get Ryouko to stay and
heal to her peak level, cripple her.
> > "There's a bounty on Ryoko?" Ranma blinked.
> > "Actually, that makes sense. Where were you trying to
> > go anyway?"
See above.
Ditto. ^_^