"Huh buh wha buh snuh wha who are you?" asked Shinji.
Nabiki smiled. "My name is Nabiki Tendo, and your life has just improved immensely." She gestured to a stack of manga. "There are a few things you need to understand."
Hours passed, in which her guest became first agitated, then depressed, then agitated again, then sadly resigned.
"I'm a Marty Stu? By Hideki Anno, of all people? I thought he only did funny comedy anime like 'Otaku no Video' and 'His and Her Circumstances.' Jesus Christ. Kill me. Kill me now."
"Oh, quit whining. I showed you how it ends. At least you don't have to slowly and painfully make friends with a few people, then watch everyone you cared about die. And maybe Ranma can save your world, or not, but it's no longer your problem."
"Gah! My only chance to earn my father's recognition, and I've been replaced by a character from a Rumiko Takahashi manga!"
"Uh, what?"
"I guess it could have been worse. It could have been Inuyasha."
"What are you talking about?"
"You're Nabiki Tendo, yes?"
"I am."
"The one you just sent to take my place was Ranma Saotome, yes?"
"Yes."
"Ranma Saotome, who is a martial arts expert, really arrogant, kind of inarticulate and maybe just a little dense, right? He has a ponytail, cursed to turn into a busty red-haired girl whenever he's wet with cold water, yes?"
"How did you... did you say manga?"
"In my world, yes. You're Nabiki Tendo, you're greedy and you scheme but you aren't truly malicious. You have an older sister named Kasumi who is not very bright. Your younger sister Akane is a skilled martial artist with a very short temper--she reminds me a lot of this 'Asuka' person you told me about, only without quite so many psychological issues. Your father is Soun Tendo; he's really emotional and he cries a lot. Somewhere nearby there is a panda who turns into a man, or vice versa, Ranma's father; his name is Genma Saotome, and he's a sociopath but a comical and unlucky one."
"Uh..."
"It's a harem comedy, more or less. Let me guess, if Ranma took my place, I'm taking his, and now I'm engaged to about half a dozen women, thanks to Genma? Tell me, do I have Ranma's curse now too, or did that go to my world with him? Do I at least have any of his martial arts skills?"
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