"Yes, as a matter of fact," said the woman in the kimono. "I was stricken from the family register when I was sold as child labor."
"I see," said Ranma, a little puzzled. She LOOKED familiar, but then again - she also looked different.
Integra cleared her throat. "If you want to see skill and background notes?"
"That might be handy," said Ranma, a little relieved to be able to take a few steps back from the conflicting emotions this line up was causing him.
Taking the clipboard, Ranma noted that these were set up in the same order as the women present. He flipped to the one he was most curious about first.
Name: Kumori Mizuno, MD
Classification: Physician, Pediatric specialist. restricted use. Contract: 5 years.
Reason For Service: Debt brokerage. Details classified.
Experience: Graduated Imperial College, Pre-Med. Graduated Al Qadim Medical College, Medicine. Ten years Juuban General Hospital.
Quirks: Outspoken opponent of child labor laws.
That much information gained, he flipped back to the first page.
Name: Kasumi Tendou
Classification: Class 3 Domestic, conditional use. Contract: 5 years.
Reason For Service: Sold by father to cover gambling debts at Luckyman Casino, Nerima.
Experience: One year of service, Hanashibara Ryokan. Acquired when facility closed.
Quirks: Natural resistance to mental conditioning process. Housework fetish.
Ranma raised an eyebrow at that. He didn't 'remember' Tendo having gambling debts. Of course, that was one thing his Pop had said was different about this world - that gambling was legal here. Odd.
Ranma turned to the next page.
Name: Nodoka
Classification: Class 4 Domestic, Class 2 Doxy. Contract: life.
Reason For Service: Sold by family for debt.
Experience: child labor, unskilled, for Nambara Industries for five years. Sold to Hanashibara Ryokan as Domestic/Doxy with period of service until closure of facility two months ago.
Quirks: None notable.
Ranma thought 'Doxy' sounded odd and made him feel uncomfortable. Probably best not to inquire though.
Name: Sopu
Classification: Class 3 Bodyguard, Class 3 Domestic, restricted. Contract: five years.
Reason For Service: Chinese Amazon, Treaty Of Torakawa.
Experience: Worked at Hanashibara Ryokan for three months.
Quirks: Chinese Amazon tribe.
Ranma considered the woman and what he knew of the Chinese Amazon tribe and tried to remember if he'd ever heard of a 'Treaty Of Torakawa' - and failed. Something that had her working as a restricted contract slave for five years? On the other hand, if she was from a village of martial arts warriors - she might just know some aspects of the Art that he could learn or further perfect something he already knew the basics on.
The next was the woman he didn't know at all.
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