"Oh yeah! The big day!" he said, quickly zipping into his clothes. "It's gonna be, you know, big. And a day." He sighed. "Actually, I don't have a clue what you're talking about."
Stifling a giggle, Kasumi took a paper from the bedroom chair and handed it to him.
Furinkan High Couples Day
To better gain an understanding of the challenges of married life, students will be paired up into assigned husband-and-wife pairs to go through the school day as husband and wife.
"Oh, now that is just sick." Ranma threw the paper onto the floor. "I mean, I know the principal was talkin' about starting a sex education unit, but... geez. Does my mom know about this? Never mind, she'd probably think it was manly."
Kasumi smiled. "Oh, it's not like that! Really, Ranma. The simulations are things like buying a house, making a family budget, dividing up the chores."
"Oh." Ranma felt his face redden as he plodded down the stairs, Kasumi following behind him. His own fault for not paying attention in school, he supposed. He'd spent the past couple of days figuring out a counter to Ryoga's new attack, and everything else that happened during that time was kind of a blur in his mind. "Well, if it's only that, I suppose I could stand being married to Akane just for one day." He pulled up to the breakfast table.
"Oh, no," Kasumi said, handing him a plate of food.
"Huh?"
"Couples were determined in a random drawing yesterday. You and Akane aren't partners in this."
"Really?" He'd have to find out who Akane's "husband" was. Not that he cared, of course, but... it was just one of those things he had to do. But if she was partnered with someone else, then he.... "Oh, crap." His stomach tightened. "I can't remember. What gender was I at school yesterday?"
Someone knocked on the door. Kasumi got up to answer it. "That must be your new spouse, Ranma!"
"Pig-tailed Girl! At last, let us consummate our love for one another openly!"
"Kasumi, would it be educationally valuable to simulate a wife stuffing her husband into the trash dumpster?"
"Ran-chan! Oh, we're going to have the perfect marriage. I've got everything planned out! And we'll always completely understand and respect each other's feelings!"
"Yes, dear." Whatever. Like I care.
"I don't like this any better than you do. But after I went through so much trouble to get back into school, you'd better not blow it!"
"Hey, I can play married just as well as you can, Ryoga. I love you, darling! You're the light of my life! Stupid jerk."
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