--- MLMiller <vze2qdyg@verizon.net> wrote:

Jose Argao wrote:

        "I swear," Ranma said to no one in

particular, "It's like

there's some kami out to get me or something."

Something of a stretch to see Ranma take this
attitude, at least seriously. 
 

        Urd giggled.

This, on the other hand, is not. At all.

Definitely!
  

        Not only was Ranma shaping up to be a

great fighter, he was

also proving himself to be very creative,

intelligent, and perceptive.

He was truly the epitome of the perfect man.

        Not to mention he was gorgeous.

I really hope you're hinting at what I think you
are. I've always wanted to see that done well.

The problem with a Ranma-Urd pairing is that his first
love is martial arts, and Urd won't stand for being
second place or even tied for first in her man's life.
 Also, she doesn't seem to be attracted to tough guys.
 Look at the men Urd has been attracted to:

1.  Troubadour, a plum tree spirit who couldn't even
fly but who was murderously jealous of anything male
that got near her.  

2.  Keiichi - 'nuff said.    

3.  Shohei, a scrawny, glasses-wearing geek boy who
didn't hesitate to (illegally) buy Urd a bottle of
good sake when she asked him to, and who was happy to
let her play his brand new video game before he got a
chance to play it.

Even if Ranma were to develop some of these traits,
remember that Urd never forgave Troubadour for running
off to pursue his license rather than staying with
her.  The fact that he was officially required to do
so didn't matter to Urd.  He put something else ahead
of her and she never forgave him for it.  That's the
biggest obstacle to their relationship, IMO, even more
so than Ranma being mortal.  Ranma would have to put
Urd at the center of his life with "the art" as a
distant second, and I don't see him doing that.  

Not that it couldn't be done, but as stated above it
would have to be done very carefully in order not to
come across as completely contrived.

Brian

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