"Forcefield projection, holographic system, enhanced strength and traction capabilities," said Fenris. "You may have noticed I'm not exactly a lapdog. If I bite someone they're going to notice."
Eyeing the huge wolf and estimating that the flesh-and-blood version would weigh around four hundred pounds, Ranma nodded. "Yeah. I'd say if you bit a bus, it'd notice." Another enticing image of Kuno being chased ran through his head.
"Thank you," said Fenris, figuring that this was intended as a compliment. It was true, of course, that he could do significant amounts of damage to a vehicle through the use of his bite. "I can also extend a remote probe and operate vehicles and know quite a bit about various forms of combat."
"What's a 'holographic' anyway?"
Fenris considered his potential owner. Education: not high. Martial artist. Got it. "Holograph. You know the ninja trick of being able to split into multiple images, merge into shadows, appear to be in one place when you're somewhere else?"
Ranma grinned at the thought of a whole wolf pack chasing after Kuno. Heh. "Can you holograph something else?"
Ranma found himself momentarily surrounded by four exact doubles of himself while the wolf's eyes glowed.
The smile got a little bit broader. He got a pet AND special manuevers at the same time?
"How did this happen?" Akane questioned a half hour later.
"I'm kinda unclear on that myself, sugar," answered Ukyo.
"So, sempai, what kind of food do you make?" asked the ponytailed girl walking besides Ukyo. "I'm familiar with cakes and cookies and a number of Japanese foods!"
"Okonomiyaki," said Ukyo. "That's all I need to make, because I'm the best there is!"
"Okonomiyaki. A fried bread with lettuce, bonito flakes, and a number of toppings. Popular particularly among college students," answered Makoto as she continued to walk. "What about foods for those who have heart conditions and the like?"
"Is there something wrong with okonomiyaki?" Ukyo said in a tone that suggested that an affirmative answer was going to see the ponytailed girl returned to the store.
Ignoring the tone, or else not noticing, Makoto nodded. "Okonomiyaki is a fine Japanese food, but it is a fried food and there are a number of customers who would not be able to eat it due to health considerations. Adding side items to the menu would allow you to expand your client base and therefore your profits."
"I don't want to.... ?! More customers? More profits?" Ukyo blinked repeatedly and her walking slowed as if she were having trouble grasping the concept. Yet these androids couldn't lie, right? So that meant... "You wanna tell me about what kind of side items?"
Akane shook her head, glancing sideways at her own inadvertant shadow and at Ranma's wolf. She could hardly believe she had ended up with:
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