No, it would be for the best to see if it actually worked like it was supposed to, before trying out something which could have disasterous consequences. Had he been the only one who could potentially suffer, it would have been one thing. But now Kasumi was involved and as long as there were breath in his body, he would be doing his utmost to protect her.
Something small first, something that wouldn't be so bad, but which would defenetively be something that Kasumi wouldn't ordinarily do.
"Whenever I, Saotome Ranma, say the phrase 'Babydoll Kasumi', you will feel an irresistible urge to go to your room. Once you are there, you will take off your clothes, leaving only your underwear on. For every item of clothing removed, you will feel yourself growing younger and younger, until you are no older then four. You will forget all about your family, relatives and friends, until only I remain. You will know that I am your caretaker and behave as if I were your father." Ranma said, picking his words with care for once, wary of being missinterpreted by Kasumi.
"Ranma... Forget... Caretaker..." Kasumi mumbled, Nodding her agreement to Ranma's instructions. She had looked slightly apprehensive when he told her to undress, but her features had evened out soon enough.
"Whenever I clap my hands and say the phrase 'Sweet Kasumi-chan', you will put your clothes back on, close your eyes and count to five. Then forget everything that happened including and after I said 'Babydoll Kasumi'. You will awaken, feeling relaxed, refreshed and happy, as if you've had a good nights sleep." Ranma continued.
"Kasumi-chan... Forget... Awaken..." Kasumi muttered, a blank expression on her cute face.
"I will soon clap my hands and tell you to wake up. When I do, you will forget all I've said just now, but your subconcious will remember it. You will only remember that the tea was delicious and will want to have another cup, should I offer you one another time." Ranma said, then took a deep breath, before clapping his hands. "Wake up, sweet Kasumi-chan."
Kasumi slowly blinked once, before closing her eyes and counting to five in a low mutter, then she opened her eyes and smiled happily, the glazed look in her eyes gone as if it had never been there to begin with.
"How about it? Was it good?" Ranma inquired anciously, nervously holding his breath and hoping for the best. He supressed a shudder as he realized just how bad this could be if it hadn't worked! Just what would happen if she remembered what he had said? Dear Kami, if Akane heard about it, she wouldn't be whipping out just a mallet. As Kasumi appeared to ponder his questions for a couple of moments, Ranma started to sweat as he imagined a furious Akane comming at him with a huge battle-axe, with Kasumi in the background shouting words of encouragement to her furious younger sister.
"The aroma was... Unique." Kasumi announced diplomatically after a moment. "But it was good, very good. What blend is this?" she inquired, looking down at her empty cup before raising it to her face and taking a few delicate sniffs from it.
"It was? Good." Ranma said, relaxing somewhat. "It's an old recipie I found in a Martial Arts manual. It's supposed to be very calming. Some old geezers apparently used it before meditating. I thought it was pretty good, but I didn't find it very relaxing myself." he added.
"Oh, no. It was. I feel absolutely delightful." Kasumi insisted happily, feeling remarkably refreshened.
"Good for ya. I'll see if I can find everything I need to brew it again, perhaps I can make another batch sometime." Ranma said.
"Oh, that would be very kind of you. I really liked it!" Kasumi responded.
"I'll do my best..." Ranma said, hesitating for a few moments. "Babydoll Kasumi." he added, bracing himself for a possible failure and a curious inqury as to why he had chosen to refer to her as such, waiting anciously to see what she would do.
(Posted Wed, 03 Nov 2004 19:45)
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