Nanami sighed in supreme aggravation as she laid with her face buried leather couches that sat across from her personal domain, the ships gratuitously over-equipped medical bay. The ships lounge was theoretically open to everyone, but normally Ranma and Kodachi seemed to stick to the viewing room connected to the on the kitchen on upper level, looking out the big old sky light. Fine by her. She didn't have to watch them flirt and had the TV all to herself.
Not that there was anything to watch, though. The Info-Net on this planet was a joke, and there were only 157 broadcast stations, all of which were playing reruns. She was almost tempted to check the video library for something to watch. If there was one thing Carthy made sure of, it was that there was a complete entertainment collection to keep him busy. Problem was all of his favorites were crap and she was too tired to dig through his collection. True, even that expenditure of effort would be a step above watching old returns of the 22nd century remake of Charles Angels.
At the moment, she was in what she liked to call her her hybrid form, a transformation half way between original human appearance and her spiky and alien half-breed form. It was more utilitarian for relaxation than being in human form, having superior senses and the ever so functional tail that body lacked. Sure, it lacked some of the boons of her half breed form, such as the high level of physical resistance, the sensory tentacles, and massive ego boosting display value that came from being all sexy and spiky, but at least it didn't damage the upholstery. She could also get away with waring casual clothing as long as she accounted for the tail. Right now she was doing just that, wearing an over-sized T-shirt and a pair of over sized men's boxers backwards with her tail sticking out of the fly.
Futility, she reached out with her tail, trying to pull the remote control control closer to herself before giving up. She probably could grow a tentacle to grab it or something, but that would be even more work than simply standing up.
Normally, she wasn't this lazy but ever since she woke up from her dream, and stabbed that poor girl, things had seemed to go south. Not only could she feel the girl's mounting confusion, hunger, and fear quite clearly on the edge of her mind, but there was something else, something dark and predatory sitting on the very periphery of her consciousness that filled her with a deep primal dread and made relaxing almost impossible.
“This sucks,” he muttered to herself.
Sooner or later Kodachi and Ranma were going to find out what she did, and there would be hell to pay. Not only that but while part of her knew they needed to leave this planet now, she felt a responsibility to the girl who's name she didn't even know. Like it or not, she was one of them now, and she couldn't abandon her, no matter how much she might want off this planet and away from what ever foulness was perverting her dreams.
Glancing up she heard foot falls on the stairs down to her little private kingdom and buried her face in her pillow hoping that the other's would think she was asleep.
“Nanami, we know you're awake,” Kodachi said in that hoity, annoying voice, that just proclaimed to all 'I have something I think I can lord over you, so I am going to do just that'.
“What is it,” she spoke into the pillow, scratching the back of her head with the blunted tip of her tail.
“Why do I feel another girl in our link?” Ranma asked in his equally annoying 'I've got the penis, so you gotta do what I say' voice.
Nanami groaned. Oh great, he even knew she was a girl. Did he have some form of magical alpha male sense that let him detect the status of all his breeder bitches or something? If so, how humiliating. It almost made her wish they'd just cut her head off like she'd asked.
Almost.
Sighing, Nanami turned over and sat up, looking about as grouchy and foul tempered as she felt. “Listen, I just had the worst fucking night imaginable and I can't even close my eyes without feeling like some unseen terror is about to come closing down on us all like the jaws of some unseen monster.”
The two looked at each other and frowned, obviously not discounting what she said.
“Any idea what it is?” Ranma asked.
“I don't know,” Nanami admitted. “It might be bugs, but at the same time I might just be thinking of them because I sense danger and they're pretty much number one on my list of things that go through my head about when I think 'danger', or I might just be having nightmares about the Repository. I don't know.”
Ranma frowned and shared a glance with Kodachi, who nodded.
“We'll keep an eye out. Now, explain the other girl.”
“Shit,” Nanami muttered rubbing her eyes. “We got a delivery, I just woke up from a nightmare, I was disoriented, and I reacted on instinct. She didn't even know what happened. I kind of... blocked her memory.”
“You converted someone,” Kodachi said coolly. “Without asking. I remember you telling me at length how horrible an act that is.”
“Yeah, well at least I didn't do it consciously,” Nanami shot back, “Listen, I know I messed up but what am I supposed to do? I think that dream triggered my danger sense or something. I don't know.”
Ranma frowned and crossed his arms. “We have to find her. She's one of us now.”
Nanami sighed. “Listen, lets just go about our day like this never happened. Just keep an eye out and find her if you can. We can't act too obvious, and we have to be careful. Something is skittering around the edge of my mind, something dangerous, and I can tell you now I don't like it.”
The other hybrids nodded.
“Are you coming out with us?” Kodachi asked.
Nanami shook her head. “No. After yesterday, I think I could use the down time.”
Ranma nodded. “Alright. Just tell me what this girl looked like.”
Nanami sighed and leaned back. “Fifteen maybe sixteen, about 5ft tall, blue eyes, blond hair, nice rack, nice butt, and in prime physical condition.”
Ranma smirked slightly. “I'll keep an eye out for her.”
“I'm sure you will,” Nanami replied. Horny bastard.
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