Okee-doke. Here's yet another one. You do need to have seen this 
particular commerical for this one to make sense, apart from the cliche.

***

[Background music plays: "Viens, Malika" (the Flower Duet) from "Lakme". 
If you've seen those British Airways commercials (d'oh!--so much for the 
reveal), you know what it sounds like.]

[Daytime over Nerima. We see Shampoo and Cologne in front of the 
Nekohanten. They notice a shadow pass by in slow motion and look up at 
the sky. Shampoo points (also in slow motion), a look of wonder and joy 
on her face. Cologne nods sagely. (Does she ever nod any other way?)]

Voice Over (English accent): Serving destinations all around Nerima...

[Ukyo is cooking what-else on an outdoor grill in a park. The shadow 
passes (slow motion throughout). She looks up, shading her eyes with a 
spatula. She smiles.]

V. O.: Bringing...

[The shadow passes over Kasumi, who is examining the herbs growing in a 
small garden. She looks skyward, smiles that sweet smile of hers, and 
waves.]

V. O.: ...the ward...

[The shadow passes over Ryoga, who is trudging along. He stops and looks 
up, then he too breaks into a smile as, suddenly, great big raindrops 
begin to fall from the sky, kissing the parched earth and bringing 
promise of... Oh, DAMN. Poit. "Bweeeeeee!"]

V. O.: ...together.

[The camera angle lifts and we see what is casting the shadow. It is 
Ranma soaring through the sky, knees bent, making the ward-against-evil 
gesture.]

[The music swells.]

[Back on the ground, we see Akane, still breathing heavily from the 
effort of swinging her patented BFM 10K so hard. She brandishes the 
Mallet angrily and shouts after the receding figure: "Ranma no 
BAKA....!!!"]

V. O.: Akane Airways. Nerima ward's least favourite way to fly.

***

And you just know there are more of these coming...

I'm actually considering writing an adfic for Mentos starring Usagi 
(special guest appearance by the Lunar Pen)... But I just don't know if 
I'm that evil at heart... Anyone interested in seeing it?


All characters are the property of Rumiko Takahashi and the licensed 
distributors of her work.


Jim Champagne
jwc70@hotmail.com

[ERIC CARTMAN sidles on screen, looks right, and pitches his voice all 
innocent and sugary.]
Eric: Excuse me, I am a lost little boy. Can you help me?
[Pan right to reveal RYOGA, holding a map of the greater Tokyo 
metropolitan area--upside down.]
Ryoga: What do you expect ME to do about it?!
Eric: Aw, CRAP...!!!

- Just another day in South Nerima...



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