It made plotting ever so much easier when one didn't have someone prattling at them.
At this time though, he was doing more along the lines of troubleshooting, as he had a problem that had not been expected. He had been told that his son would be biddable, antisocial, and easy to use in his plans by the files sent to him. However, what he got was an arrogant fighter who could quite likely cause the medical expenses of the security department to rise. As this sort of 'hiccup' was of the sort that could have been spotted earlier, he knew that something had happened that made the files invalid.
All he had to do was to figure out what, or who, had given him bad information, and handle it appropriately.
Fortunately, he didn't foresee any sort of future issues with any other personnel coming up.
For Ranma, it was lucky that some things were still the same, even if he was in a different time. Computers might have taken up even more of a role in daily life, but school was still the same in a lot of ways. The time in between breaks was nice enough, and even if he was back in junior high, it didn't feel as bad as he might have thought to simply sit around.
And even dealing with Rei was proving to be something that was easier to handle than he might have thought. From what he'd experienced before, he might have expected some sort of harassment or violence, but even when she was in a terribly embarrassing situation, she was rather... calm about the whole thing. Not that it wasn't kind of odd to think about, but the fact of the matter was that it was also nice to not have to deal with a girl who was about to whap him for accidents. In fact, other than seeming to read a book even when she started coming over to him, she didn't do much of anything.
"Hm? Whatcha readin'?" he asked as she stood next to him. "It any good?"
"I am unsure of that. My ability to judge its worth will come from trying it out," Rei answered, her red eyes never looking from the page.
"'Trying it out'? It ain't a novel, or somethin' like that?"
"No, it is a guide to the interactions between males and females of compatible desires."
"Huh? Guess that's good...."
Her brow furrowed just a bit. "Unfortunately, the only way to prove its worth is in the application of its techniques."
"Well, maybe I could help...."
"That was what I was desiring to be the case."
"What are ya thinkin' 'bout tryin', anyway?" the pigtailed boy asked, blinking in confusion.
"According to this, kissing is acceptable normally with the second date. However, as we are living together, it may be permissable to skip to chapter five."
"'Chapter five'?"
"See here?" the blue haired girl told him, tilting the book so that he could see as well, her slender finger following the lines of text. "This is what I am talking about."
"Oh, I see. It's... It's.... Ya gotta be joking...."
"Why would I do something like that?"
"Because.... That's.... It's just not somethin' that ya do with someone that ya just met!"
"But we have not 'just met'. We have spent time together, and share both a class and housing accommodations," Rei commented.
"Ya wanna actually try this?"
"Certainly. Attempting such activities with you would be no burden upon me, and would be done without reservation."
What she said left the martial artist rather unable to make coherent sounds, and he grunted and squeaked for a bit, while:
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