Ah... about the blue or green eyes... I was being sardonic. ^-^; Sorry, that clearly didn't come across like I thought it should. I do realize that the Sharingan apparently comes with dark eyes, and Liz even said something about it in an earlier comment. I was just pointing out that if you're going to be picky about genetics, blonde hair and dark eyes might be more genetically odd than a blonde in a family of brunettes. I have no idea if that's really true or not, but my point was that you can be picky about things or you can just let them go.
As for the 'main branch,' do we know, canonically, that the Uchiha had a main branch? I always assumed it was fanon based on what we know about the Hyuuga. I haven't reread the manga in a long time, so you're probably more up-to-date on that than I am.
I agree that you should point out anything that could bring possible future accusations of 'Mary Sue!,' I was just pointing out that it's not as unlikely as it seems and that I personally didn't have a problem with it.
I also want to be sure to say that if I came off as if I were attacking your views, then I'm sorry. I certainly didn't intend anything like that and I do agree that she can consider the weight of your argument on her own. I wasn't trying to defend her fic for her, I wanted to reply to something I personally didn't agree with. Since you, as a reader, had a problem with an Uchiha with blonde hair, I wanted to say that I, as another reader, did not have a problem with it. I thought she might like to know that. Really, though, neither one of us can be wrong, since it's just personal opinion. I do like to debate though!
I used the term "main" as meaning the core of the family, the Uchihas who only have Uchiha ancestors of the purest blood, probably such as Sasuke's family. As far as we know, in canon they still don't have an official structure à la Hyuuga. It's still very likely that the heirs have arranged marriages to make sure that the bloodline isn't tarnished.
As for the rest, i'm tired and cranky and am not going to reply any further, seeing as i'm most probably going to be bitchy about it.
While I don't think the Uchiha are as organized as the Hyuuga, I do agree that they probably had a 'core' of several family lines, including Sasuke's immediate family. Tsukime is not from one of those lines. Anyway, she's going to be mostly off-page for the rest of the story -- she's more of a plot device than a fully developed character, though I did try to give her some personality. :-)
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Date: 2006-01-03 03:32 am (UTC)As for the 'main branch,' do we know, canonically, that the Uchiha had a main branch? I always assumed it was fanon based on what we know about the Hyuuga. I haven't reread the manga in a long time, so you're probably more up-to-date on that than I am.
I agree that you should point out anything that could bring possible future accusations of 'Mary Sue!,' I was just pointing out that it's not as unlikely as it seems and that I personally didn't have a problem with it.
I also want to be sure to say that if I came off as if I were attacking your views, then I'm sorry. I certainly didn't intend anything like that and I do agree that she can consider the weight of your argument on her own. I wasn't trying to defend her fic for her, I wanted to reply to something I personally didn't agree with. Since you, as a reader, had a problem with an Uchiha with blonde hair, I wanted to say that I, as another reader, did not have a problem with it. I thought she might like to know that. Really, though, neither one of us can be wrong, since it's just personal opinion. I do like to debate though!
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Date: 2006-01-03 03:52 am (UTC)As for the rest, i'm tired and cranky and am not going to reply any further, seeing as i'm most probably going to be bitchy about it.
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Date: 2006-01-03 08:10 pm (UTC)I hope you got some sleep!