2. A member of the cast does or is made to do something
differently than the original storyline.
Examples: Ranma does not find Shampoo while looking for the memory-restoring
shampoo. Kunou's first challenge to the "pig-tailed girl" really *is* a
challenge rather than a "declaration to date."
Basically, any deviation that occurs (more or less) within
the story's original timeline. This is where it can drift into that "grey
area."
Would the cast's early childhood be considered part of the original timeline?
How about their pre-Jusenkyou teenage years?
That grey area depends on the reader. Personally, I think the answer to both those questions is yes, as far as events that directly affect them are concerned. World-affecting events (a deadly plague for example) would still make in an Alterverse
But it all still comes down to the reader. : )
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Divergence Title:
Wasting Away
RAAC Archive File:
Author: Ukyou Kuonji
Status: Abandoned
Synopsis: It should be pretty clear to all that part of Akane's jealousy
toward Ranma stems from a poor self-image... a lot of which Ranma himself
brought down upon her. The first Shampoo continuity shows him at his cruellest
-- what if Akane had taken his insults to heart? (RD's Note: Someone *PLEASE*
take this up..)
Divergence Title:
Worse
RAAC Archive File: ranma.worse
Author: Scott "SKJAM!" Jamison
Status: Abandoned
Synopsis: RD's Note: The sequel to Sequence.
Divergence Title:
Young at Heart
RAAC Archive File:
Author: Long Ngo
Status: Abandoned
Synopsis: (None)