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ROUGH DRAFT!!!
WRITER'S NOTE: I haven't written part 3.1 yet, which will be the
first "episode" of camera footage. Yes, there'll
be new stuff. Actually, I'm not sure if I need 3.1
yet, so you guys tell me if part 3.2 stands well alone.
Part 3.3 will cover A!MG!, part 3.4 will cover
Urusei Yatsura, and part 3.5 will gloss over everyone
else.
And then FINALLY, I'll get back to focusing on the
houseguests.... I hope.
-rod m
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Soun and Genma sat, enjoying the sunlight and a cold beer after yet
another grand lunch by Kasumi.
"Y'know, Saotome, it's been absolutely peaceful since Ranma left."
"Yes, that ingrate son of mine has finally done something right."
"No more holes in the dojo..."
"No more loud arguements..."
"Perhaps their time apart will bring those children of ours closer
together?"
"Mmm. Possibly."
They sat in silence.
"Say, Saotome, don't panic, but..."
"Panic? What for, Tendo?"
"... what if your wife watches the show?"
The silence resumed.
"I don't think that'll be a problem, Tendo."
"Oh? And why's that?"
"She never was much of a tv person. Besides, cable t.v. isn't
exactly cheap."
"So you think everything will be fine?"
"Absolutely!"
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=The Surreal World=
Writer: Rod M.
Story Concept: Isabel A. "Izzy-chan"
Advisory Board: Fanfic ML
-M- Productions
PART 3: Debuts...
3.2 Meanwhile, Back at the Dojo...
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Ukyo was worried.
She hadn't seen Ranma for several days.
She was afraid that Akane's cooking had finally caught up to him.
Ukyo had searched high and low, spied on the Nekohanten, the Kuno
compound, and the Tendo residence, but there was no sign of him anywhere.
As she approaced the Tendo home once more, she sighed, not liking what
she had to do next.
*
There was a knock at her door.
"Come in."
Ukyo walked in, looking uneasy. "Um, hi. I need to find out
something..."
Nabiki smiled. "Where's Ranma?"
"Um, yeah, I was about to ask you that..."
"Well, for a small fee of, say, 15000 yen, I'll let you see him."
"Hey, what do you mean 'let me see him'?" Ukyo didn't like the sound
of this at all.
"Do you or do you not want to see him again?"
Ukyo hesitated. What was Nabiki up to?
"What did you do to him?"
"_I_ didn't do anything to him. He did this to himself."
He did this to himself? What was that supposed to mean?
"Okay, fine, here's the 15000. Now where is he?"
"You've got cable television at your resteraunt, right?"
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Do you or don't you."
"Yes, I do."
"Good. I'll see you at six then..."
*
Ukyo looked at the crowd assembled in her resteraunt. Nabiki was
there, as expected. The rest of the Tendo household was there as well,
including Soun and Panda-Genma.
//HI THERE!// His sign said.
Somehow, Ryoga was there. She figured he must have followed the Tendos.
She felt very uncomfortable about Shampoo being there. Of course, Mousse
tagged along, and him she didn't mind. She actually felt sorry for him,
being obsessed with a girl that beat his brains out regularly.
She really didn't like the Kunos being there. Nobody really did.
"Hey! Nabiki! What's with the crowd!"
"Oh, them? They paid too."
Ukyo opened her mouth to protest, but Nabiki cut her off, "I don't
think I specifically said you were going to see him _alone_, right?"
She sighed in defeat. "Okay, fine. Just make sure they don't tear down
the house, okay?"
"I've got some insurance policies that you may want..."
"Never mind."
Nabiki went to the store television and angled it so that everyone had
a fair view. "People, people, settle down."
Then she changed the channel....
*
airtime
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NARRATOR: "This is the story..."
TITLE: This is the story...
NAR: "... of seven ordinary people..."
CAMERA: Group photo. Ataru in the middle with his hands in a "V" sign.
Ranma barely visible behind him. Urd to the left, smiling and
waving. Washu examining something on the floor. Nuku sitting
and waving happily. Kyosuke looking uncomfortable next to Urd.
Mamoru trying to sneak off in the back.
NAR: "... picked at random to live in a house..."
CAMERA: show house at various angles, at one point with an Ataru-shaped
hole in it.
NAR: "... to find out what happens when people stop acting scripted..."
CAMERA: Nuku-Nuku chases a mouse around.
Mamoru runs into the yard from his window wearing a tuxedo.
Madoka hits Ataru with a mean right hook.
Ranma says no while Kyosuke points to a sink full of dishes
soaking in water.
NAR: "... and start acting real..."
TITLE: *THE REAL WORLD: TOKYO*
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The reaction from the girls was immediate and fairly predictable.
"Oh wow, Ranchan is on TV!"
"Aiy-yah! Airen will be famous!"
"Hey, what's that pervert doing with those girls?"
The boys, however, underwent several thought processes.
Take for example, Tatewaki Kuno:
-THAT FIEND! How dare he broadcast himself across this great land!
-How dare he do this!
-I shall vanquish him once and for all!
-Where is he?
-He's obviously not here.
-He's gone.
-Wait.
-HE is GONE.
-Then... that means... that means.... what?
-THAT MEANS AKANE TENDO IS FINALLY ALONE!
-Wait...
-DON'T FORGET THE PIGTAILED GIRL!
At this point, Kuno had suddenly burst into maniacal laughter. Since
he had been silent for several moments before, it looked very much like
Kuno had gone mad.
Ryoga, on the other hand, managed to realize the situation more
quickly...
-Damn him! How dare he run away and not face me!
-Where is he, anyways...
-Wait! He's left Akane all alone here! And that means... YES!
Mousse had a unique perspective on the proceedings.
-What's everyone looking at? All I see is a blur on the television screen.
Nabiki grinned. There was profit in the air. Nobody knew where the
place was located, and the station wouldn't tell either. HOWEVER, there
were plenty of clues for her to see, and she'd have his location pinned
down in a matter of episodes...
*
"So, ladies, I have a business deal for you."
"What's it this time, Nabiki?"
"Mercenary girl better not overcharge like last time!"
"Ohohohoho! You'd best make this reasonable, Tendo."
Nabiki looked confidently at the female furies assembled before her.
They had lots of fighting ability, but she knew she could con them all
into hell.
"What I'm offering, is what you all want to know." Actually, Nabiki
knew what they wanted to know, and this wasn't exactly it. BUT it was the
next-best thing.
*
*RIING*RIING*RIING*
"Oy, Saotome, get that, will ya?"
Ranma got up from the couch, mumbling something about lazy housemates,
and picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
//Airen! Surprise!//
"Um... er... Shampoo! What a .... surprise!" Ranma stuttered. He
didn't look happy, but he managed to sound like it.
//Shampoo so happy!//
"Um, you ain't visiting, or nothing, right?"
//Good idea, Ranma! You tell Shampoo where you are, yes?//
Ranma went pale. "Um, Shampoo, look, I gotta, go. Someone else needs to
use the phone, okay?"
//Airen! Wait! Sham-// *CLICK*
Ranma hung up the phone in relief.
*
*RIIING*RIING*RIING*RII-
"Hello?"
//Ranchan? Is that really you?//
"Hey! Ucchan! Nice to hear from ya!"
//So, how's life for the big tv star?//
"C'mon, it's not like I'm famous or nothin..."
//You're a cult hit, Ranma! Y'know that Mamoru guy?//
"What about him?"
//They've organized his fan club.//
"You're kidding. The guy barely shows up around here."
//I kid you not. And I think you're up there in the popularity too.
Watch out for those adoring fans!//
Ukyo and Ranma laughed briefly.
"Er, yeah, I never thought about that... anyways, what's going on back
there?"
//Oh, nothing much. Business is higher with the tourist season
starting, and your folks are doing just fine. Oh yeah, I guess I'd
better warn ya, Nabiki is hunting down your location.//
"Aw man, that's the last thing I need. Kodachi and Shampoo dropping
by here."
//Hey, um, Ranchan, can I ask you a question?//
"Sure."
//Where the heck are you, anyways?//
Ranma glanced at Ataru, who seemed to always be nearby somehow...
"Um, Ucchan, I don't think that's a good idea. Some of my housemates
are... a bit strange."
"Hey!" yelled Ataru.
//C'mon, Ranchan, please?//
"Look, Ucchan, trust me on this, please?"
Ukyo signed.
//Alright, Ranchan, I understand.//
"Ucchan, wait, don't get mad..."
*CLICK*
Ranma sighed.
*
*RIIING*RII-
"Hello?"
//Ohohohohohohoho! Ranma darling! It's m-//
*CLICK*
"Aw man, that's it. I'm outta here."
Kyosuke walked by. "Hey, you done with the phone?"
"Yeah, definitely."
Ataru, from across the room, noticed Ranma's discomfort. "Hey, who
called?"
"Um, nobody. Look, Moroboshi, Kasuga, if anybody calls for me, tell'em
I'm busy, okay?" Ranma had a bad feeling about things, and he decided to
leave.
As he headed for the door, Nuku-Nuku noticed his disturbed demeanor.
"What's wrong, Saotome-san?"
He looked at Nuku and shivered briefly. He thought he'd be used to a
cat-girl by now (he thougth Shampoo was cat-ish, in a way) but he was
still knocked off balance by Nuku.
"I'm just going out to walk for a while."
"You mean like a park?" asked Nuku.
"Somethin' like that, I guess."
"Yay! Can Nuku-Nuku come too?" She'd been in the house all day and
didn't like going anywhere alone in this new part of the city.
Ranma looked at her carefully. Wow, he thought, she even talks like
Shampoo. Scary.
"Yeah, sure. Let's go."
*
*RIIING*RIIING*RII-
"Hello?" asked Ataru.
//Is... is Ranma there?//
"Sorry, he went out with Atsuko-chan."
//Oh... I see.//
"Hey, wanna-" *CLICK* "Damn. They always hang up before I can get'em."
*
Akane sadly looked at her phone. How stupid could I be? she asked
herself. He doesn't miss me at all...
"I miss you, you jerk."
*
Ranma sneezed.
Nuku looked at Ranma curiously. "Is Saotome-san okay?"
"Um, yeah. And, Nuku-nuku?"
"Hm?"
"You can call me Ranma."
"Ranma-san looks sad."
He paused and sat by a nearby bench. "I... I guess I am. I guess I
just miss the people back home." He sighed.
"Ranma-san misses his fiancee?"
"Yeah..." he quietly said, then realized what he did. "Um, no! Of
course not! I just... miss seeing my friends.
"Nuku-Nuku thought that people who are engaged love each other."
"Well..."
"Ranma-san doesn't like his fiancee?"
"Er, well, c'mon, Nuku-nuku, let's get back to the house."
"Okay!"
"And this time we're not using the bicycle."
"C'mon, Ranma-san, please?"
"Okay, fine, but I'm driving."
"Aw..." Nuku-Nuku frowned. Ranma-san was just too _slow_
-end part 3.2-
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The Surreal World
Part 3.3
What about Urd?
Concept & Writer: Isabel Arantes
editor: Rod M.
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"sorry guys, not quite ready yet." ;)
-Urd.
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