On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, firethorn wrote:
An important point is that Ranma is a young buck while Cologne is very old.
In an all out fight, there's too much risk of injury for Cologne to make it
worth it for her to fight him.
While Ranma would be able to recover from most things fairly easily, any
injury to Cologne would last that much longer.
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Cologne has to take the long view. She might win the battle, but there's
too much of a chance of loosing the war, if she gets in a direct battle with
Ranma.
Bruce Lee said that after a certain point in one's life, it is better to
sit back and teach while the younger people do the fighting.
Cologne has lots of experience and considerable physical strength to do
what she can at her age, but the power and resilience that comes with
youth is definitely on Ranma's side.
Phuc Tram
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