In Ranma’s mind it was simple…
Trying to get a ‘cure’ never worked because the world plotted against what they would think he’d do… and that was going by it directly, as in trying to get the spring of drowned man water, or wishing to be cured.
That never works.
Therefore in order to make this work, he would have to trick fate, therefore saying something a little off like cold water not changing me into a girl would work… he hoped.
So that’s where he was, praying that it’ll work and he tricked whoever’s messing with his life… good luck with that. Waiting for the wish to be process Ranma was sweating flies for the off chance that it could make his life worse. Like turning into a magic girl! Or a catgirl! Things never work like he wants them to and now his life can change for the worse (probably).
That was the reason why he wished for changing the trigger, anything is more predictable than water and by the off chance this works than he would be cured! (like that’ll happen)
Plus Ranma can only screw up the trigger, not the cursed form if it doesn’t work.
His thoughts were interrupted when the ditzy genie for a day said those magic words.
“Wish granted! It took a while to get it through… looks like everyone has been trying to keep you cursed. Although I have no idea what that has to do with having water changing you all the time! That’s a nasty trigger. I mean who would like to change genders when it rains or while bathing! *shiver* that would be… uh… anyway now you won’t have to worry about that you will change only when you want to.”
Daring not to believe that this could have gone right (sort of), Ranma just continued to cross his fingers behind his back and nod.
“Well, you have mental control on when you change, that is if you follow the rules.”
“Rules?” asked a dejected Ranma ‘I knew there would be something to mess this up!" he thought
“Yeah! Only 2 though, one is that you have to spend 40-60 % of the time in your cursed form checked monthly by someone upstairs. The other less important one is really more of an informed condition, Jusenkyo water won’t work on you so you can’t really ‘cure’ this, not that you have anything to worry about. Oh well Nice meeting you! This was fun!!”
“Wait!” Ranma yelped but it was too late as she disappeared.
Of course, predictably, he was splashed just then.
Ranma noticing he was now wet, changed into a girl which caused an obvious reaction.
Sighing Ranma decided to test this ‘mental control’ to change back to a guy and IT WORKED?!
A shocked male Ranma looked at himself 'I did it without hot water THE WISH WORKED!!!"
“Nevergonnabeagirlagain… nevergonnabeagirlagain… nevergonnabeagirlagain… oh, wait... those ‘conditions’ or something.”
Not allowing that dampen his mood, He continued on a slightly different tune…
“nosplashingmeatschoolagain… cantakeabathasaguyagain… jusenkyowon’tworkonmeagain! Nah, have to come up with something catchier…”
‘Ok. facts. Good, can change when I want. Bad, have to be a girl half the time. Good, no more perverts getting a peek on me in the shower. Bad now Akane will really think I'm a pervert, oh well don't care. Good water doesn't matter. Bad Mom might think its unmanly. Oh boy. Well it’s not a cure, and I’m gonna have to spend half my life as a girl, but, its better than I could have hoped! Now time to celebrate! Ice cream!"
And with that Ranma changed appropriately for ice cream.
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