Still, he hadn't exactly been aiming to be all that impressed by such a room. Even if he was now a guy all the time, he wasn't too keen on doing activities that were 'girlie'. The truth was that he had to know his way around a cook pot, since he and his father hadn't had anyone else there to make them meals. Now, he knew that there were plenty of very good guy chefs, but he wasn't about to be 'domesticated'. As it was, he did feel comfortable about using one appliance in the room.
After all, a microwave had been described by one guy that he knew as 'the stove of a bachelor', and he didn't have much of a problem using one.
That made it easy to wait for the 'beep' of the timer, and when that came, to open up its door. Lightly pulling out the bag of popcorn, he opened it up, and dropped the contents into a bowl. It wasn't those fancy finger foods that might be served at the homes of rich people, but it would be fine for him. He didn't need to make it special anyway, and his new roommate wasn't about to care about some lavish spread.
Misato wouldn't have noticed it anyway. She was currently curled up on her seat in front of the television, which was currently showing a certain movie that she'd skimmed through only a little while earlier. However, she was now watching intently, her eyes scanning each and every detail before she might miss it. At her side was a battered copy of 'Sinji 1/2' that she'd insisted on buying on the way home, and that now had several bookmarks in it like it was a reference manual.
It was a bit different than the cheerful way that she'd swatted him on the back and nearly shoved him through the apartment when they'd arrived. She hadn't exactly been trying to run right over him, but it was clear that she was being a little too... loose. In fact, she seemed to have no problem with wearing only a light short sleeved tee and cutoff jean shorts around him, both of which would give him rather... 'nice' views of her form.
"This is gonna be bringin' a lot of stress, right?" he muttered to himself.
Raising one wing almost as if in an acknowledgement of the point, Pen-Pen took a sip from his own drink.
Sighing, Ranma took the popcorn over to Misato, and held it out to her, as she dug one hand into the bowl to grab some without taking her eyes away from the screen.
There were those who would say that Gendo was evil, but he never really cared about them. As far as he was concerned, he was merely amoral, as he used what tools he had available to meet his needs. Should that lead to someone getting hurt, it didn't matter to him. He had a plan, and everyone else just happened to be pawns in it, even the ones that he actually was showing some sort of... affection for.
Not that someone could claim that he was doing that in his son's case. The boy was going to be a means to an end, and that would mean that he'd have to be controlled. Of course, one couldn't force a mustang to do something, but it could be... guided into doing what was desired of it, until it realized that such behavior was its only option.
As such, he would need a girl to use as his son's... companion. She would get him to have feelings and a connection to her, both of which would direct the boy's loyalties and attention towards her. With that being the case, she could be used to point his son in the direction that he needed to go, no matter if she wanted to or not.
As he sat behind his desk with his hands steepled in front of him, he considered his options. The chosen girl would have to be attractive enough to pull in the boy's desires, and be bright enough to know how to handle a male of that age. On the other hand, she couldn't be 'too' smart, as he didn't want her getting 'ideas'. Loyalty to him would be a plus, but he knew that there were ways of getting even the most recalcitrant person to work for him. All he had to know was what that girl would desire, and he would be able to use it against her. Even a simple push would be useful if he could use her own reactions against her.
Illuminated by the blood red light coming from the mural on the wall, he smiled, knowing that he would be using:
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