What he did get as he blearily opened his eyes... was the chance to look directly into another pair of eyes.
"GAH!" he yelped, and tried to shove himself backwards into the mattress.
The owner of the eyes didn't particularly make any attempt to move.
"Uhhh... Who are ya? What are you doin' here?"
"I am your valet. I am supposed to be here," came the calmly stated answer.
"Yeah, that's... what? What's a 'valet'?"
"I am here to help you."
"Right.... And lemme guess, ya ain't here ta do something weird...."
"No, I am not."
"I guess that ya mean that by whatever ya think is right...." the pigtailed boy sighed, and ran a hand through his hair. "I thought that Miyu was supposed to be keeping the trouble away for now."
"She is."
"Eh?"
"Listen. You can hear her."
Ranma frowned slightly, but didn't argue as he did as was suggested. However, any doubt that he had was pushed aside as he heard plaintive voices raised, Miyu's level tones answer, and some sort of physical violence commence. "Okay.... Then why are you in here?"
"I said it before. I am your valet."
"Which means...."
"I take care of the 'little things'. Starting the bath, taking care of your clothes, helping you dress.... I do it all," the valet informed him, the words given without a sense of any falsehood.
"Dunno 'bout those things. Pretty much take care of them myself. And what I really need right now is somethin' ta eat...."
"You have it."
"Huh?"
The valet pointed. "They made you a little something."
"That's a 'little something'?" the martial artist muttered as he followed the gesture and saw a small table covered by platters piled high with eggs, sausages, toast, pancakes, and other assorted 'western' breakfast foods.
"Normal breakfasts are bigger."
Eyebrow twitching, Ranma wondered if that was going to be a good sign or not, before turning towards his valet, which meant that he was looking at:
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