Money makes the world go around...the world go around...the world go around!... - Cabaret (1972)
Thanks to Mihoshi, Nabiki became one of the following:
1. The richest girl in all existence--essentially The Goddess Of Wealth, capable of infusing capital wherever in the multiverse it is needed the most (Mega anime / non-anime xover ie Galactic Empire vs. a *WELL* funded Rebel Alliance).
2. The richest girl in the cosmos (Mega [sci-fi] anime / non-anime xover. Think Nabiki as being Washu-smart in the financial, not scientific domain.)
3. The richest girl on planet Earth. After several years of ultra-high level business mergers and acquisitions, Nabiki heads NabikiCorp whose holdings include: Mitsubishi, Sony, Toshiba, IBM, Microsoft, Lockheed-Martin, Wal-Mart, General Motors, Exxon, General Electric, BASF, AOL-Time-Warner, Berkshire-Hathaway, etc. She watches over and protects NabikiCorp from all sorts of treachery and problems that could hurt it--even applying her *personal* touch from time to time [the sky's the limit but please keep it 'realistic']. Her staff consists of the principal/entire(?) Ranma cast in high-level positions as her 'inner circle' of advisors and assistants [e.g. Shampoo is her personal secretary, is *well* educated, and fluent in several foreign languages including English and Japanese - only in private with Nabiki or any of of the other 'inner circle' members does she revert to the much beloved/reviled Shampoospeak(TM) that is an anime fanfic staple. Akane would be head of security at NabikiCorp (with her short temper and Mallet-sama (for Ranma if need be) at the ready). Kasumi would be head of day-to-day operations at NabikiCorp and would concern herself with such minutiae that would free Nabiki to do long-term control of her company. Ranma would be Nabiki's bodyguard/chauffeur well-versed in all forms of (un)armed combat and forms of transportation to convey her and members of her 'inner circle' from place to place. For an added twist, those with established Jusenkyo curses would retain them--who knows, they could come in handy in this thread. :) Also, (some?) established scenarios/relationships could stand as well ie. Mousse still pines for Shampoo, Ryoga (Nabiki's point man and Nabikicorp field rep) still gets lost from time to time (A waterproof GPS-enabled wristwatch/satellite phone helps him get unlost [it goes to 'hammerspace' when he is P-chan]. The Kunou siblings are in Nabiki's employ ie Tatewaki is head of NabikiCorp's legal department and reports directly to Nabiki / 'inner circle'. Strangely, he talks plainly in this setting and saves the Kunouspeak(TM) for legal documents and courtrooms. ;) Kodachi would be the head chemist of NabikiCorp....In short, just take the attributes and talents that make the Ranma cast famous and transfer it to a business/professional setting....Yeah, even Sasuke, Asuza, Akari, Hiroshi, Daisuke, etc. would probably fit in this somewhere as well....Feel free to mix in ('relavent'?) anime / non-anime if you want to - ie. The Slayers cast would appear here as contemporary characters (I've seen (fan)art of Lina and Naga dressed in modern clothes) and not in there canon forms (unless it's Halloween or some sort of masquerade/costume party).
4. The richest girl in Japan. This one is a bit different from the above. In this setting, NabikiCorp is the largest corporation in Japan having gobbled up all the other ones founded there. Her 'inner circle' only consists of her immediate family (Kasumi, Akane, and her father Soun (who is *only* a crybaby in an 'inner circle' setting). The other Ranma cast members head up other companies in other countries of the world in a similar setting (ie. Ranma, Nodoka, and Genma head a second company; Tatewaki, Kodachi, and 'Principal' head a third company; Shampoo, Mousse and Cologne head a fourth company; etc. In short, think of this as a sort of The Saotome Gambit (A *great* SF Ranma fanfic) 're-enacted' in the modern-day business world with all the in-fighting, double-crossing, and whatnot contained in that fic (please, no death to the main characters -- there were none of such in TSG).
5. The richest girl in Tokyo. This would be option 3. in a local setting in and around Tokyo filtered through the sensibilites of Coppola/Scorsese crime-drama films....As Queen Of The Yakusa, Nabiki and her 'inner circle' run the day-to-day legal/illegal operations of Tokyo from the shadows. Using bribes, threats, blackmail, 'favors', influence peddling, and the occasional murder (as a *last* resort when *all* other options have been exhausted! For an idea of what I have in mind in this situation, read Episode 17361 ), she keeps the cops at bay, the low-level politicos at her beck and call, and the general population *totally clueless* of her *true* vocation! For an overall idea of what I have in mind, read the Ranma fanfic Gangsters For Life, a retelling of GoodFellas in the Ranmaverse.
*OR*
6. Someting Else - Anything Goes!
Why Nabikiopoly?
Long ago, after reading Shampoo's Quest, I decied to do something similar for Nabiki [Zork meets Monopoly(R)]. I never wrote it down but perhaps the 'idea' is best served here in this setting with many possibilites for growth and creativity....
Bryan
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