## indicates telepthically projected 'speech'
@@ indicates intent thoughts (same as pitching one's voice for distance)
{} indicates private thoughts (Not meant to be read)
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#Jean Grey.. Figures that it would involve others getting confused as to my Gender.#
Nabs sweatdropped a bit, as that was not audible, but she 'heard' it quite clearly. The message was in Ranma's 'voice', but she caught a certain level of experience definitely missing before. She took a second look and *grinned* broadly on seeing just how the telepathic Martial Artist was checking out her bod. "So, should I call you...?"
The martial artist held out a hand to forestall further talk for a second, then turned to Mihoshi. "Thank you, Miss. It's very unortodox, but I think this will be a good solution. I mean that in full if you follow me."
As she faded to fulfill her next wish, Mihoshi just giggled "Nope, but that's okay! Bai-Bai!" Nabiki just sighed a huge Anime Puff (Not to be confused with Cheese Puffs) and thought to herself @Good Grief, and I thought the series was overstating things about that...@
Ranma said with just a touch of exasperation "Nabiki, could you tone the thoughts down just a bit? you're giving me a headache trying to not pick up on them." He added a light pinching/tugging on her sleeve to get her to pay attention--while still 4 feet away, mind you!
The Monetary Queen of Nerima just started, then thought it through and calmly fired back with "Gee, thanks a lot, Saotome, I can tell you're gonna be a real hoot in school. Could you pick someone *else* to practice on?"
"Now, now, Nabiki-chan, you're too cute to ignore that badly. Besides, I'm still, as you put it to her, Ranma, but I'm a deal more.. *sigh* ..cognizant of reality, including why you wouldn't want a pushover with a Pop like Pops as a brother-in-law. I'll tell you, free of charge, that ahou is nowhere NEAR a father figure, seeing as I remember what a Dad should *be*."
Nabiki blinked. "Ranma, I'm one of your problems, remember? This isn't some ploy to put me in the hot seat with the Fiancee Front, is it?" She was very worried about that last, so much so that even non-telepaths would have no trouble seeing thru her normally unshakable facade. "'Cause if it is.."
Ranma just blinked like a idiot, but his mind was a lot more 'verbose'. #No, not at all, although you likely do deserve.. training.. on how to treat those you are close to. You want to know the honest truth, Nabiki-chan, it's simple. You're stacked to the point of hormonal overload in we poor suckers that notice, you're easily the most witty person here I'd even consider as a love match--and intelligence is a *MUST* in a lover for a telepath--and most of all, my sweet, I refuse to be your enemy and can be of quite some use to you and the Dojo, so you see, I'm finally making a ally of a former peril. Might as well do it right *once*, ne?#
Nabiki acted like she was impatiently awaiting a verbal reply, as her thoughts fairly reeled from the mental information (and near-pornographic imagery/imaginings Ranma tossed in for garnish). She finally gathered her thoughts and stifled the responding reactions to said imagery, deciding to try to 'think' at Ranma in case others came along. @Okay, I'm hoping this works. I can.. when you 'talk' like that I can sense you in it, in every nuance. I imagine it's about halfway intrinsic and half on purpose, knowing you. And there's the crux of it. *DO* I know you now? I'll fess, if not aloud--I'm scared. Not of you per se, but of what it means seeing someone lose.. or change.. their identity, their *self*, Ranma! You're opening up to me, *me*, of all people, showing a trust you know damn well I have so far not earned in the slightest, and I.. I'm unsure of how to deal, you know how I get like that.. don't you?@ Ranma just took off for the roof, but kept the mental line open, as it were. #Yes, mostly from the Saotome set of memories, Not like i didn't do the same thing. Get into the role, the act, until things were safer, is it? Exactly what you think I was *doing* as Saotome for the last half year?# Nabiki outwardly shook her head in 'disgust' and swayed to her room, thinking aloud in turn under a very good act. @That's about what I thought.. Tell me you Aren't Pheonix? Not that I think Nerima deserves quite *that* level of Hell and Damnation, but..."
Ranma stifled a giggle as he sent back #Naahh, just vague memories of that mess.. although what memories there are.. it's bad, Nabiki.# His face went grim thinking of a entire planet.. but that passed, as the Jean part learned to cope a while back. #That was a possessing of me, not really me-as-Jean.. For the record, I retain all Jean's memories, skills, all of it.. Don't ask further than that, I'll tell you more as is needed, okay?#
Nabiki nodded slowly in her room, then twitched in irritation as Ranma wouldn't see that. @No problem, I want to get to know you more.. socially, I guess is the only term that works. Anyway, I'm gonna grab some sleep. You think about handling that Nightmare of a father, Sa.. Ranma.@
Ranma smiled as he sent a mental 'smile' her way, then started running the roofs, slowly adding the various tricks TK of his current caliber allowed to his Art. {I wonder if my cursed form is more like my body as Jean? The eyes are good either way, but I HATE being so short! Oh well, we shall see..}
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