[Episode 22341] [Episode 22341]"Not really," Ataru admits, then wipes his eyes. "So what happened to you, anyway? How'd you wind up out here?" he looks out the window.
"I was actually hoping you'd tell me that," Onna-Ranma crosses her arms. "You're the one who's dealt with aliens before."
He gazes at her, then chuckles. "Hai, that's true, ne?" he admits, sensing the underlying meaning behind her words, then shrugs. "Well, I guess I deserved that! But no..." he looks around. "I've no idea where the heck we are or who did this to us. Wish we had some lights he-..."
Lights click on. "...-re!" Ataru squints, then covers his eyes for a moment as they adjust to the sudden brightness. "Oh, damn! Ask and ye shall receive, eh?! You okay there, Ranma-chan...?"
"Yeah," she squints for a moment, then taking in the plain room around them, sighs before walking over to sit on the slab she had woken up on. "Well, at least we can see now. Wish we had some clothes..."
A panel to her left rear flips around, revealling a counter with two folded up sets of clothing, complete with slip-on shoes. Both look at that for a moment, then remembering something else he had heard about Ranma Saotome, Ataru calls out, "Water!" Sure enough, another panel flips around to reveal a vanity mirror, toilet and wash basin, complete with taps and two plain cups. Walking over to take one of the cups in hand, he glances at her. "You change to a boy with hot water, right?"
"Yeah, but I'm a girl," she indicates herself, then blinks. "Well, maybe I should check if I still can change," she walks over.
He hands her a cup. She fills it with warm water, then dumps it over her head. No change. Another try. Same result. "Guess I'm a girl all the way now," she looks at him, then blinks on seeing his penis start to grow. Holy shit, he's bigger that I was when I was a boy!! she mentally exclaims, then feels her cheeks heat. "Um...! M-maybe we should...!"
Ataru blinks, then his own cheeks flame as he realizes what Onna-Ranma is referring to. "Ah, r-right!" he sputters, then walks around her to pick up the larger bundle of clothing. "Guess this is mine..."
They quickly make themselves decent -- the clothes are matching white shirts with black trousers -- then once they take a moment to calm themselves down, move to the slab Ataru had woken from. "So what do we do now?" she looks around, crossing her arms. "Much that I really don't mind the idea of my so-called 'family,' 'friends' and 'fiancees' being out of my life, being out here in the middle of nowhere doesn't do wonders for me!" she gazes on Ataru, then blinks on noting his shocked look. "What?!"
"You...?" he pales. "You actually wanted them DEAD?!!"
Onna-Ranma jolts, then rapidly shakes her head. "No, no, no, no!!" she waves him down, then chuckles for a moment before taking a deep breath. "It's not that I...! Well, HATE them, you know! But..." she shrugs. "For some reason, I just can't seem to muster up any good feelings for any of those people now! I..." she looks away. "You really don't know how frustrating it got at times!! I was honour-bound to marry who knows HOW many people, I was facing challenges day-in-and-out for some of the most STUPID reasons, no one cared at ALL about my feelings about this and..."
"You felt alone, didn't you?"
She stops, then looks at him. "Yeah."
Ataru considers that, then nods. "I can understand that, I guess. I mean, there were times I felt alone, even with someone as beautiful as Lum wanting to marry me and all that. I..." he looks down at his crossed legs, then takes a deep breath. "I have -- well, had I should say -- a pair of parents who just graduated from high school when I was born. It totally screwed up their dreams and hopes, you know. And with the luck I had, they just found it so easy to blame the whole mess on me. 'I wish I never had him!' That was what Mom said all the time, right to my face!! And Dad?!" he closes his eyes. "He just sat there, reading his paper and ignoring everything that was happening around him. Not a care at all..."
"What a pair of assholes!" she hisses.
"They're still my parents!" he snaps back, then turns away on seeing her duck his look. "Sorry. But...! Well, you know..."
"Yeah, I guess you've got a right to feel that way," Onna-Ranma admits, then looks at the ceiling. "Still..."
"What?"
"I bet your parents don't equal mine."
"What do you mean?"
Onna-Ranma smirks. "Oyaji is -- pardon me, was! -- a lying, cheating thief would wouldn't know true honour if it came up and bit him in his furry panda butt! And Mom..." she nearly spits out. "Oyaji promised her that while we were on our training trip, I'd be made a 'man above men' or else we'd both have to committ seppuku! You want to know what sort of 'man above men' she had in mind?! A guy who slept with every girl in sight, peeped in on girls, stole their underwear and all that...!"
"You mean someone kinda like me?!" he points to himself.
She stops, staring at him, then a chuckle escapes her. Seeing the grin cross her face, he winks in return. Soon, they're both laughing...
As Ataru and Onna-Ranma talk, ...
(Posted Sat, 11 Jan 2003 14:15)
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