Hotaru was busy reacting and acting.
Everyone else saw the whole thing from a somewhat different perspective.
00:00:01: Happosai commenting that there was no chi as he groped.
00:00:02: Hotaru glowing. Not all that unusual in Nerima.
00:00:03: Hotaru surrounded by something like lightning that forced Happosai off her chest.
00:00:04: Hotaru's clothes being replaced by something that looked like a figure skating costume as her little baton became a full sized polearm.
00:00:05: Hotaru's outstretched hand firing a pulse of energy that accelerated Happosai further into the evening sky.
00:00:06: Hotaru holding the polearm as lines of light appeared around her and moved in regular patterns.
Ranma gaped momentarily. "Hotaru?"
"Vampiric entity removed from premises," said Hotaru in reply. "Scanning immediate environment for secondary targets."
"'Vampiric'?" Ranma repeated. "Like a vampire? Oh yeah! That bit where he gropes a gal and gets chi from it. Gotcha."
"Negative detection of secondary targets," said Hotaru as she walked out into the backyard. "However the primary target is still alive. Preparing to eliminate." Crackling discharges began to build up around her and her glaive.
"Hotaru, don't kill him," said Ranma. "He's more annoying than evil. Well, most of the time."
"Oh," said Hotaru, filing that away as she cancelled the target & fire order.
The various girls watched as Hotaru shifted and was once again wearing normal street clothes and carrying a baton. When steam vents popped out on her upper arms and discharged, it raised a few eyebrows.
"Hmmm," Ranma hmmmed. He wondered if he could learn or emulate that attack. Looked handy but if you had to wear that outfit, he'd settle for finding a defense.
"You're really an android?" Nabiki asked. "Saotome's not just full of it as usual?"
"Hey!" Ranma protested.
"I am, though in many ways I am indistinguishable from an organically born human," explained Hotaru. "I'm based on the organic, akashic, and neural patterns of a girl named Hotaru Tomoe. I hope we can all be good friends!"
Kasumi smiled. "I hope so too. My goodness, Ranma, you've certainly gotten me an unusual present."
Hotaru smiled extra brightly. "Ranma's also going to teach me some martial arts! Isn't that nice?"
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