Which made it easy for her nightly duties. The pigtailed girl didn't like to miss out on sleep like this, but it wasn't like she could tell everyone what she was doing. Nabiki would make a fortune off of her secret, and that was the tip of the iceberg. Not to mention all the dangers it would bring, especially when all of her fiancees would decided to join in.
And she sure as hell didn't want Kuno seeing her in this outfit.
Still, she had to wonder how these idiots could not realise who she was, even with her mask. But then, she didn't usually try to act like a girl. Settling down crosslegged, she set upon the task of rebraiding her hair. It was a pain to keep on having to do this every time she went out, but she didn't have much of a choice.
However, it was worth it. The whole thing had started when she was younger and he had come across some thugs who were bothering some kids so they could take their money. Not only had he done a good deed and gotten the money back, but it had proven to be good training. As such, he had kept his eye out for the occassional crook, or mugging during his travels. When he'd had a few close calls, he'd come up with a disguse, though changing his clothes and putting a bandanna over his face hadn't been much.
Then came the curse, and the difficulties that came with it. But a martial artist made the best of a situation, and that meant making a weakness into a strength. So she had started to use her girl side as a 'disguise' but that brought some other problems, some of them from criminals peddling female flesh. That, combined with the knowledge that no one who knew her would ever think that she'd stay in girl form, had made her decide to take her current actions.
That was why she was sitting with her mask in her lap and was putting her hair back from the pony tail that it had been. Her outfit was practical in use as a protective gear and as a disguise. It was black and dark blue, and in leather. The pants were tight and kept out of her way, while the long sleeved top showed enough to keep guys distracted. What with the gloves and boots, she looked different enough to keep herself from being recognised.
Sure, she would love to get rid of the curse, but if she was going to have to suffer with it, she might as well get some use from it. However, it still left her with the problem that she was facing at the moment. Criminals worked at night, and her rivals didn't stop until then, so she practically had to wait for a free moment. There were still problems, like when Akane had thought that she was out with another fiancee, but she'd kept it secret for then.
She just hoped that her fiancee wouldn't try to wake her up with a pail of water again. The night had been tough, and she'd gotten the fence's warehouse, but now she needed her rest. And with the time that it was going to take to get undressed, put the uniform in its hiding spot, and get some hot water to change, she wasn't going to get a lot of that.
Ranma sighed and tied of her pigtail as she went to prepare for bed, while:
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