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Then I guess I'll never know what point you're trying to get at. It's nothing more than a simple misunderstanding. That shouldn't be the defining line of whether or not someone dislikes a person. It's not like her intentions were to be mean to Okiya, but rather to relieve Shinichi's home from danger. But hey, if it's your personal feeling, then it's your personal feeling...

Ummm.... have you watched the London arc? Her crying near the Big Ben tower was one of the most emotional scenes I've seen of her. She has bottled up her feelings for so long that, it may seem that she doesn't care sometimes, but in a matter of fact, she does. She has actually been progressively more emotional every time she has seen Shinichi (Diplomat case to Desperate Revival to Shinichi's True Face, Ran's Tears to the London Arc). So not sure what you meant there. Well, that's a first: not liking Ran for her aggressiveness. I think her fierceness in karate cancels out the "innocent, goody two-shoes" aspect of Ran that we tend to see most of the time. And not to mention, she only misused her karate like two times (if I recall). As for the Okiya situation, do you blame her for attacking a potentially bad person who happened to be in Shinichi's house? She wouldn't ask "Why who are you sir and what brought you here?" Using her karate skills is better safe than sorry. I do respect your opinion and all (and everyone else's opinion at that), but I just question some of your reasoning...

Hope you have a great stay here. :mrgreen:

I don't recall any of her crying scenes as annoying (she rarely sees a guy whom she secretly loves and when she does, he leaves without her acknowledgement). If anything, it's her screaming during cases that's annoying. And still, for what reason do you not like Ran? Like I said, those who don't like her tend to only focus on the negatives, even if she's an all-round likeable character. You say you have some consideration for her good side, but you don't have a legitimate reason as to why you don't like her.

Why do people not like Ran? Because those who don't like Ran only focus on the her drawbacks (though human nature in general are always more attentive towards the negatives). If someone ONLY sees Ran as an irrelevant, emotional, and annoying girl with a horn-like bang, then he or she is simply ignorant because in reality, her good qualities outshine her bad ones. For example, Ran is selfless, humble, kind, strong-willed, a great cook, and a kick-ass girl (with a horn-like bang). I don't know about you, but those qualities scream "likeable" to me.

New stories? Man, I have to catch up on them tonight.

Nope. Big hint: You can find it under the Steve Jobs died topic.

Isn't this already a Movie 15 topic?

Nope. Hint: She became a member last year

She has an Apple product.

Since when did Detective Conan become a vampire from Twilight?

*not sure if that's a good thing or not* Maybe because I act younger when I talk to you. Something about you brings out the 14-15 year old in me, I guess...

Wow, you really did your research. And where I'm from, it said you posted at 8:01 A.M. A=1, M=13; 8+0+1+1+13=23. You make it seem like 17 is extremely old lol. How old did you think I was?

I'm 17 lol. I guess my secret is out.

:mrgreen: I was born in 1994; 1+9+9+4=23

Hell no I didn't come up with those facts. I actually have a life. And yes, I googled them. :3

What do you mean? I couldn't find any other topic like this one.

The 23 Enigma states that most incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some modification of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23. It's quite an interesting speculation on occurences, so I decided to start a topic about it. Here are some examples that I found... -Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times -It takes approximately 23 seconds for blood to circulate around the body -The Earth is tilted at approximately 23 degrees -There are 23 characters on the "head side" of each U.S. coin (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) -The letter W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet; Has 2 points down and 3 points up; The two numbers above letter W on a keyboard are 2 and 3 -The atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Japan at 8:15 on 8/6/45; 8 + 15 = 23; 8 + 6 + 4 + 5 =23 -Terrorist attacks on 9/11; Happened on 9/11/2001; 9 + 11 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 23 -Sinking of the Titanic; Happened on 4/15/1912; 4 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 23 There are a plethora of examples that you can find on the Internet (too much for comfort, actually). And yes, this topic is VERY controversial. Some people have developed paranoia for the number 23 after hearing about it (to the point of becoming utterly obsessed with finding new ways to relate anything to 23). They became so tranced by this enigma that they dedicated their lives to it (in a mental institution, that is). On the other hand, some (or most) people find it preposterous to even consider the number 23 an enigma. Their arguments include: "You can connect any number with any incident", "There are several complex, yet idiotic ways to relate incidences to the number 23", or "Those are all coincidences and to believe otherwise makes you sound gullible and dumb." Here's an example of one that was just plain random and was "over-thought-out": RED and WHITE; R=18, E=5, D=4, W=23, H=8, I=9, T=20, E=5; 18+5+4+23+8+9+20+5=92; WHITE and RED make PINK; PINK has 4 letters; 92 divided by 4 equals 23 So here are some questions for you guys... What's your opinion on the 23 Enigma? Do you believe these examples are pure coincidences or something more supernatural? What are some examples that you can come up? (Can be funny or something mind-boggling) Note: I am not a supporter of the 23 Enigma. I just love to poke fun at it.

That's how I am too right now. I'm just going with the flow, watching DC to finish something I've started. Not being AS addicted as I used to be doesn't mean I'm still not a huge fan of it though.