On Fri, 28 May 1999, Owen Kuhn wrote:

> I'd also like to point out that many bash Ayeka indirectly through what I
> call the Goddess Syndrome.  GS is sort of anti-bashing, and is mainly
> targeted at Ryoko.  Some authors majorly play down her negative qualities
> and replace them with more virtues.  In the end, Ryoko as assended into a
> higher level of understanding between the relationship between her and
> Ayeka, while Ayeka has not changed.  While they did not bash Ayeka (well,
> not neccessarily) they still portray her as being completely bullheaded and
> stagnant.
>     The only other person I have ever seen hit with GS is Sasami, when she
> is portrayed as the most levelheaded person there, who is the only thing
> keeping everybody from killing eachother. 

Oooohhh yes. Those are some of the WORST fics. The same also often happens
with Kiyone.

> To NEbody who wrote one of those,
> I'd like to point out the fact that she released a prisoner just because she
> was bored, and then told him to steal his sisters crown.

AND laughed herself silly over said prisoner literally running for his
LIFE!

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