Ranma yawned and stretched in the early dawn lighting. "Sounds cool."
Cloud finished running a whetstone along his greatsword, glancing up briefly before turning his attention to the worked leather of the sword's grip.
Tifa paused in mid-kata, also looking. Aerith didn't stop her prayers, apparently this time being important for regaining her spells.
Yuffie made a truly pathetic wretching noise from where she was still tethered to the railing.
Celes merely continued checking the straps and buckles of her armor, apparently unconcerned.
Cid took the cigar out of his mouth and regarded Ranma briefly. "Ya know, when I served in the War, they had a name for kids like you."
Ranma grinned cockily. "There ain't no 'kids like me.'"
Cid put his cigar back and snorted. "Yeah, right. We're gonna put down near Stormreach. There's a little berth with decent security."
"In Stormreach?" asked Celes, sounding incredulous.
"I know the guy that runs it," said Cid. "So do you, actually. Name's Edgar-"
"-Roni Figaro?" asked Celes, almost dropping the armored sleeve she'd been inspecting. "You're kidding. That's where he ended up?"
"Yup, he and his brother Sabin are both there running a dockyard," said Cid. "Thought you might want the warning before we set down."
"I'll put my armor on," said Celes.
"Dangerous?" asked Ranma.
"Only if you're in that girl form," explained Celes. "He's a flirt and a skirt-chaser, but he takes 'no' for an answer. It's just you may have to repeat yourself frequently."
Ranma shrugged, if he had to break roaming fingers that was okay.
"What about Gabbiani?" asked Celes.
"He's around, got an airship still himself, unless he gambled it away," said Cid.
"That's the Highwind, isn't it?" said one of the bugbears, indicating the ship edging around town.
"Pfeh, like I can tell wit'out me glasses," grumbled another one.
"Let's see if the Emerald Claw wants to buy this little tidbit," said the first.
"Y'r daft, Wedge," said the second bugbear. "If it IS useful, them blokes'd pay ye all right. Then reclaim the money later when yer corpse'd be floatin' out fer the sea devils."
"Oh? Well, we gots to eat somehow, an' I be gettin' pretty tired'a tunnel-rat, Biggs," said Wedge.
"Pfeh, tunnel-rat's cheap, ya just got use more mustard," said Biggs. "Me? I gonna go let Ultros know. Dat purple octopoid'll want ta know bout 'dis."
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