Her Master, whom she'd trained with and fought alongside, had shown no interest in what was regarded as common ecchi activities. He did not peep, nor did he make lewd comments, nor did he have any of THOSE magazines.
So the thought that he WOULD suddenly turn into one of those perverted fellows was upsetting to her.
"So, you know martial arts?" asked Ranma, trying to break the ice.
"Not particularly," said Saki. "I and my sisters had uprated physical strength and durability due to our 'Angel Hearts' and construction."
"Right," said Ranma, familiar with the concept because he HAD worked with Mahoro considerably. "Do ya mind?"
Saki blushed, an imitation of the human response but no less sincere for that, as Ranma held out a hand. When Saki held it, he clasped that hand between two of his own and closed his eyes. Naturally, Saki reciprocated - though she didn't understand what exactly was going on.
Mahoro, elsewhere in the complex, looked at the monitor and pointed at it - further ranting at how they were trying to corrupt Master Ranma. Which she should have known better as Ranma had done the exact same thing with her. It was a case of already being keyed to see things in perverted terms, and so she didn't put it into the correct context.
Ranma concentrated, this being an outgrowth of his martial arts training and talent for such. When he'd discovered that Mahoro was depleting her chi and it wasn't renewing - he'd worked out some techniques for renewing her chi with his own. He'd also had to learn how to "refuel" his own chi at faster rates, to measure chi levels, and to get a feel for the process.
Having been told that this new robo-maid was his, naturally he wanted to see if she was anything like Mahoro.
Saki's eyes widened as she received entirely new impressions about this young man she'd imprinted on. "G-goshujin-sama?!" She could feel something warm flowing tentatively from him through the point of contact.
Ranma simply concentrated in a relaxed sort of way, this not being something one could force. His chi extended in slender threads through his hands and into hers. Yes, there were similarities. He could feel the patterns of not-quite-human tissue and how it was constructed. He could tell right away that Saki had steel bones and artificial tissues, and that she was built for more direct HTH combat than Mahoro. Saki had something like Mahoro's chi, which was 'off' from human chi itself, but even further removed.
Ranma opened his eyes, looking Saki directly in her own eyes, and released her hands. "That ain't gonna tell me enough. Do ya mind if..."
Noting he'd opened his arms, Saki took the step forward to place herself there and let the hug commence. Smiling and blushing, she wriggled a little to get more comfortable.
Mahoro saw this and got understandably upset as she was still thinking about ecchi things.
Ranma closed his eyes as his new maid relaxed, and let his perceptions range inside. Ah, that must be what they called an 'Angel Heart' - it was something like the chi reservoir in Mahoro but was again 'off' slightly and seemed more stable somehow.
Saki practically melted. She could feel her Master's presence moving within her in an odd but pleasant manner, when he actually touched her heart it was an almost unbearably sweet warmth. Softer and more tentative than the touch of a snowflake on her palm, but penetrating deep within her and setting up the most pleasant sensations.
Ranma slowly withdrew his probes. Now that he knew what to expect, he'd know if she depleted herself. He was also aware of the limpness of the synthetic girl in his arms - and so he continued to support her until she could stand again.
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