Visions of what came after had haunted her as Rei III was placed online.
Rei I had been insane by human standards, the cruel edge of the Angel being dominant. Rei II had been somewhat cold but had learned much of what it meant to be human. Rei III had seen the remorseless alien part of her personality again edging back into dominance.
Now she was back to being mostly human. Things were different here though, with different laws of physics. Angel was not a possibility, but as a good part of her nature was alien, something else had to be substituted.
She remembered the presence of the others, each with their own suggestions. Asuka had suggested the anime catgirl despite (or perhaps because) of Ranma's potential reaction to such. Misato had responded by suggesting a camphor tree spirit. Maya had, unexpectedly, wanted her to draw on Asuka's "Wondergirl" comments and become 1/2 Paradise Island Amazon.
In the end she had chosen this potential. The yuki-onna or snow woman had long existed in Japanese myth.
Finally, Rei's eyes swept the little mountain cabin and she chose a less elegant and traditional but more practical outfit.
As 1/2 yuki-onna, she was immune to the cold of this snowcapped mountain. She would, instead, have problems with the heat and humidity of Tokyo's summer. Penance, she supposed. Penance for the problems she'd caused as Rei I and Rei III.
A pair of cut off shorts and t-shirt, a pair of stout walking shoes, and shrugging on the full pack with everything else she needed. Rei's eyes swept the cabin a final time, noting as she had upon arrival that for a piece of her constructed background that might never come to examination - it was still quite detailed and complete. That pleased her on some level. A respect for competence perhaps.
Now she had to figure out what was expected of her as a fiancee. Fortunately she had some reading material for the train ride.
(Posted Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:56)
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