“Contacting the Amazon Council? How long will that take?” Ukyo asked.
“It shouldn’t take long at all. I just need to make a few phone calls.”
“The Amazons have telephones?” Kodachi asked, clearly surprised.
“No, but the Jusenkyo Guide does. As I’ve mentioned, we’re on very good terms with him, and he’s willing to do just about anything to make sure nothing in the area attracts unwanted attention, from Beijing or anywhere else. I’m almost certain he’ll be willing to let us use his phone for communication — especially since I’m the one who’s going to be paying for the international call.”
“But you said that they almost never reach decisions in two weeks,” Akane pointed out. “Will that be enough time?”
“My dear, when I said that, I was talking about convincing them to grant you an official exemption from our customs — something for which there are very few precedents in our culture. However, there is a precedent for polygamous marriage: in fact, our founding legend centers on a group marriage of seven males and sixteen females, so not even the size of your group should be a great obstruction. No, this will likely be nothing more than a rubber-stamping session, though I will of course inform you immediately if it turns out to be otherwise.
“In any case, it will still likely be several hours before all the details with the Council are hammered out, so we may as well wait until tomorrow morning, when the paperwork from the Japanese government arrives. It shouldn’t be too much of a problem, as I believe that you don’t have school tomorrow.”
“Yeah…” Ranma said absently. “So I guess we’ll all show up here next morning, then?”
“That sounds like as good an idea as any,” Ukyo agreed. None of the other telepaths had any problems with this either.
“So, I guess that’s pretty much everything there is ta talk about for now,” Ranma commented in a resigned voice.
“What about Mousse?” Akane suddenly asked. “Something tells me he’s not going to be very cooperative.”
“That is very likely true, but once Ranma has finalized his marriage with Shampoo, there will be little he can do about it. Amazon society frowns on unwarranted attacks against fellow members of the tribe, and after the marriage, all of you will qualify.”
“What about Ninja Girl?” Shampoo then asked Ukyo.
“What? Konatsu? He’s a guy.”
“Shampoo know that. Still think ‘Ninja Girl’ best description. But that beside point. He in love with you, right?”
“Oh… yeah, I guess he is. But… but he’s pretty sane, as far as Nerima goes — I don’t think he’d do anything to make me unhappy.”
“And what if he think that Spatula Girl unhappy in group marriage?”
“I… I don’t know.” I suppose I’ll have to try and make him accept that he can’t have me… but I don’t want to lose his friendship.
Now ya know how I’ve been feelin’ for the last coupla months.
What? What’s that supposed to mean?
Why do ya think I never got around ta choosin’ just one of ya? You guys are the best friends I got. Well, except for Kodachi.
Um, Ranchan, she can hear you.
So? She don’t care. She thinks the redheaded harridan’s got some spell on me that keeps me from likin’ her, remember?
Oh, right. Ukyo returned the conversation to the verbal realm. “I guess I’ll figure it out when it happens.”
“Well, if there’s nothing else worth talking about, I suggest we leave,” Kodachi said.
“That’s as good an idea as any,” Ranma concurred. “See ya tomorrow, Cologne.”
“That I will, Son-in-law.”
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