In other news for Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 12:59:05PM -0500, croaker@rochester.rr.com has been seen typing:
This discussion is getting more and more off the topic of valid C&C and
into the realm of flame wars, but there's one point I'd like to make
before calling a pox upon all your houses and ignoring all but the next
part the author writes...
( I hate webmail. My interjections in (( <blah> )) )
{lost the original where this is first mentioned. My apologies if I
misappropriate the quote }
Original Message:
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From: Scott Jamison majks@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 04:03:15 -0800 (PST)
To: ffml@anifics.com, gaijin@sfcmd.com
Subject: [FFML] Re: [Fanfic][Ranma/SM] Relatively Absent: Chapter 5 (part 1
of2)
Note that Eiko carefully did not tell Ranma that eliminating Crystal
Tokyo would kill Chibi-Usa. Sounds to me like "she" wants a dupe,
rather than a free-willed guardian. And that ribbons vs. bows
deception clearly indicates that Eiko is willing to fudge the truth
to get what she wants.
Note that in order for Chibi-Usa to be "not killed", Crystal Tokyo has
to happen exactly as it does according to her history. Which means that
Eiko -- and Pluto, for that matter -- is in the unenviable position of
having to choose between one innocent, or several billion when the Great
Freeze occurs.
Nice piece of blackmail wrapped up in a paradox, neatly
delivered either by Neo Serenity, or the future Pluto. You decide which
possibility is the more chilling.
With that in mind, it's just as likely to be kindness that makes Eiko
not mention this to Ranma - he's got enough crap on his plate right now,
having to decide whether to erase one child from existence or doom 90%
of humanity -- and read the next part carefully -- *WITHOUT THE
GUARANTEE THAT DOING SO WILL PREVENT HER FROM BEING ERASED ANYWAY*.
Eiko isn't human, or even anything close to it, and therefore can make
this kind of decision without worrying its conscience overmuch. Let
Ranma sleep soundly for a few nights at least, until he gets a better
grasp of the responsibilities that come with his new job.
(From what I understand, this kind of paradox situation is exactly what
it was Pluto's job to prevent from occuring in the first place. Which
leaves the interesting question: Why did her future counterpart go ahead
and do it anyway?)
Shad.