As for the others still up and conscious, they were gathered around their 'guest'm with the exception of Gar, Stryyp, Jeremy, and herself. Gar was all right for the most part, Ranma hadn't gone back and punched him in the head. However, Gar was favoring his right leg at the moment and sitting down in a chair. Stryyp also sat in a chair by his unconscious wife. Jeremy stood by the Rejuvenation tube with Asrial. Gina herself, was standing by the main console of the Medical area, making sure that everything was moving along smoothly in the healing process.
Gina sighed. She didn't like how they had put the weresmilodon into one of the containment cells, (which was mroe or less ahole in the wall with an electromagnetic field for a 'door'.) He had even helped the majority of the people downstairs to the medical wing of her lab, and tapped some points on Sheila, unlocking her joints again. He couldn't have been all bad.
Ranma sat down on the cold metal bench. He wasn't surprised that they wanted him in here. Heck, he even wemt im of his own free will. If this would put them more at ease so they would listen to him, so be it. He had a lot to answer for. Looking around, he could see Sheila, Seance, Arnie, the three rats, and two women introduced to him as, 'Genn' and 'Julia' standing at the other side of the cell. He could tell that Julia was especially angered with him.
Julia had her arms crossed of her chest as she tapped her foot. She studied his form quite careful, supressing a shudder. This was it. This was the 'Sabertooth Weretiger'. This is the creature whose stories and legends kept her up for hours at a time at night while she was a child. She was angered, and to be honest, impressed as she heard of the damage he had caused before calming down. But here, as she looked at him... He didn't seem so dangerous. Didn't seem to be an 'evil child eater' as her mother would always say either. What sat in the cell looked like a confused, guilty lost soul.
Sheila watched the Weresmilodon with rapt attention. A part of her was slightly miffed that he conjured up black armor pants and boots for himself for decency, but she had to admit, it looked good on him. And that was another thing that confused her. Why did she feel this way for him still? He had attacked the Edge Guard, and he made her look like a novice. "Technically, we attacked him first. He just wanted the rats." Sheila thought. She still didn't really understand why he released her from the Shiatsu technique.
Genn looked on in wonder. This was the weresmilodon, huh? Not to bad. Very easy on the eyes. She thought that the weresmilodon would be a ferocious Lycanthrope, but this... This werecat just seemed sedated and content somehow.
Seance watched the weresmilodon with a nervous eye. He had taken out Dr. Theodore Diggers with one punch. ONE PUNCH!!! "Definitely don't want to get on hsi bad-side."
The werecats just looked at the creature. This is what was after them, huh? Well, thank god it was imprisoned and they were on the other side of the 'cage'.
Arnie simply wondered if he could blow the big-toothed cat-man up.
Looking around himself, Ranma asked them, "So, what now?"
Julia sighed. "First of all. Who are you? Where do you come from? What was your intent here?"
Ranma shrugged his shoulders. "As I explained before, the name's Ranma Saotome. Heir to the Saotome School of Anything Goes Martial Arts. Came from Nerima Prefecture of Tokyo, Japan." Sighing. Ranma said, "My intent WAS to kill the wererats... But I kinda squashed that down."
"Explain, 'squashed'." Julai said.
Thinking about it for a moment, Ranma answered, "It... It was like I couldn't control myself. It was a strong feeling within me. I knew I had to search and destroy for wererats. That I had to hunt them and kill them."
Julia nodded her head. "And how do you feel about them now?"
"Like, you don't want to kill us, do you?" Moisha asked as she stood behind Romeo and Moisha.
Shaking his head, Ranam answered. "Nah. If anything, I have you rats to thank for freeing me."
"HUH!?" Came the collective reply from Lydia, Moisha, and Romeo.
Nodding his head, Ranma answered, "Yeah. When I saw your eyes filled with fear, and knowing I was gonna kill you... Well, I kinda came back to my senses. I had to fight off that god-damned spell. I wasn't trying to be evil, really. But... I couldn't help myself." Sighing, Ranma said, "Thankfully, I have more control over myself now."
Sheila raised a hand. "Excuse me, but I have a question?"
Ranma nodded his head. "Yes. Go on."
Blushing slightly, Sheila asked, "Are you single?"
This caused the others to stare at Sheila in shock... But Ranma just laughed, causing Sheila to pout. "Hey! I'm serious."
Ranma nodded his head. "I'm sure you are. As for my situation... Can't really say."
"Why not?" Sheila asked.
Ranma shrugged hiss shoulders again. "I had a fiancee... A few actually. However, after the way I changed into... Well... THIS... I kinda scared everybody away... So I might not have a home to go back to."
That caught people's attentions.
"... Nice kids..."
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(Posted Wed, 02 Apr 2003 22:42)
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