That made it practical, seeing how her father had such idiotic schemes...
"So, you wanna sell yer kid to us?" the pimp snickered. With the way the guy in front of him looked, he was sure 'his daughter Ranko' was probably some girl he had snatched for a quick buck. Pity she had on that metal can over her head.
Genma smiled a slightly evil smirk. "This useless thing?" he growled in a tone that sent shivers down the other man's spine. "I figure the only way she could be of use is...." He let his voice trail off, suggesting with the gleam in his eyes just how she could make her way in life.
The nameless pimp shivered, an ominous feeling skittering up his spine. This guy is vile, he decided, if he willingly sells off his own daughter. He reached for the metallic head-covering, a sickly smile on his face. "I just gotta see if you marked her up too bad," he stated in a falsely-brave tone.
Genma suddenly began to sweat. "Umm," he managed to state, as the can was lifted.
As the metal rose above her head, Ranma shivered, blinked, then began to growl in her ten year-old throat. "Oyaji," she ground out, "if you ever use that magnet again, I will drop you in a well!"
She jumped the pimp, beating him down instantly. Turning to face the quaking man, she harumphed in a childish parody of her father. "I told ya," she snarled, "I'll be a bounty hunter; but if ya take me off-line again, I'd do something you'd regret."
She jumped at him, her hands balling in flight...
...But she had to admit, not quite as stupid as before. Sure, he attempted to engage her to girls, as well as boys; but most of the time, she was able to defuse a lot of that FUBAR by simply being herself...
Ukyo stared in shock as she looked upon her dark-haired friend. "Ranchan!" she squealed. "Your arm!"
The other girl glanced down at the revealed limb. "Yeah Ucchan?" she responded. "What's wrong?"
The sandy-maned girl gulped. "Why do you have holes in your arm?"
Ranma sighed. "Ucchan," she sighed, as she pulled down the sleeve of her gi and tugged her wristguard back into place. "My pops is a baka." The tone in her voice indicated that this was a well-used statement.
The other girl began to sob quietly, leaning over to wrap her in a hug. "B-b-but you w-were to m-muh-marry me!" she moaned.
The pre-teen cyborg twitched. "POPS!!!" she bellowed, barely restraining herself from kicking in her amplifiers...
...Oh, all-in-all, she decided to herself, he was about half as bad as before.
At least, she didn't have to hear all that 'girls are weak' crap. Pops having his own taste of that spring seemed to drive that point home. Somewhat. A little. Slightly.
She sighed. The problem was, he knew about Nova-sensei's 'improvements'. That made the first meeting with her innasuke a real circus...
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(Posted Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:56)
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