Of course, I haven't seen how Mousse is after the Saffron affair... 

maybe

he's grown up some there.

Well, in v38, there seems to be only a short scene with Mousse after 

the

Saffron affair (as you put it).  And I can't claim this to be 

perfectly true

since I don't have a full copy of v38 on hand (yet, c'mon!  ship it
already!).  But, from what I've read in a few translations, he isn't 

--as--

pathetic as we've seen him once Shampoo says she understands how 

Mousse

feels and she'll try to get over Ranma.  (not quite sure on that last 

bit,

but it's how I understood it.  Care to correct it?)  So, I think we 

see a

bit of advancement there.

  I don't know, I was under the impression that Mousse was very willing 
to wait for Shampoo. He wasn't begging, whining, showering her with 
gifts or anything, just... talking. Of course, when Shampoo responds 
nicely, he runs over and hugs the old hag. :)
  Just remember that Mousse, unlike some others, doesn't try to force 
his love; he actually tries to _earn_ it. 

Ukyou/Mousse?  Then why the sudden bouts of jealousy between the two?  

I can

see Mousse beginning to fall for Ukyou since she is paying attention 

to him

and listening to his problems.  Isn't that the Florence Nightingale 

affect?

Ukyou is just being her normal, caring self.

  Tee-hee.... geez, I wrote something like this in one of my fics 
(insert shameless plug here: click on link in sig). Mousse broken (I 
won't get into details, but the gist of it is Shampoo's gone). Ukyo 
listens to problems/helps him out a bit. Mousse thinks he loves Ukyo, 
and manages to convince Ukyo the same (as she's just getting over Ranma 
herself; in the beginning she knows it wouldn't work out, but you know 
how emotional state and such kicks in.... it's terrible to be lonely, so 
to speak). Of course, a couple stories later both decide the 
relationship was taking advantage of emotional state, and it doesn't 
work out. Needless to say, Ukyo's much more bitter after this (hates 
herself for falling for it). 
  And no, I don't intend to post this story to the list. I tend to think 
I was high when I wrote it, but it works as a plot device.... 

  Okay, I think I fully understand the 'Florence Nightingale' thing now, 
for those of you wondering :)


"That's my story and I'm sticking to it."--JMS, creator of Babylon 5. 
"If you go to Z'ha'dum, you will die."--Kosh, Babylon 5.
"Jump. Jump now!"--Kosh, Babylon 5, making some sense. 

--Razorclaw X
http://www.crosswinds.net/anaheim/~slythe/ranma/ranff.html

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