[FFML] [Ranma] Hearts and Minds, Part 9 of 10

[Michael Clark]

> >Kasumi has found out that she has a role to play in the coming battle,
> >ostensibly one that may deprive her of her life, or something else just
> >as serious.  Thus, she goes to Tofu and starts getting intimate with
> >him.  It's clear why Tofu would want this; why does she want to do this?
> >Is it for herself?  Is it just for him?  Both?  I expect this may become
> >more clear once we see what happens in the next chapter, but it struck
> >me as rather sudden from an in-story perspective.
> 
> 
> I thought the narration made it clear that it was both. If your
> suspicions are correct, not that I'm saying they are, then I'm not
> sure why anybody should be surprised at what she did. If you found
> out you were facing unavoidable life-altering or life-ending events
> very soon, what would you do?

My comment here is more about whether Kasumi's interest in him has been
hinted at previously.  Prior to this point, I hadn't thought she had
those kinds of feelings for him, so I was somewhat surprised for that
reason.  If those feelings have been indicated and I merely missed them,
then sure, the action is not at all unexpected.

As we've seen already, sometimes I do miss things (e.g. Kodachi being
"killed"), so it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the passage in
which that sentiment was clear somehow zipped past me.