Sketches of Tenchi 4: Tentative Explorations
Excellent! I was hoping you hadn't dropped this. ^_^
Nope; never intended to. Just fighting through a
writer's block.
"Who appointed _you_ his secretary?"
"Tenchi's scarce time must be allocated very carefully,
Ryouko-san. And who better to do that then Tenchi's favorite?"
ARGH! Here we go. :)
Heh. Of course; how could the rivalry in Tenchi's household
ever go away? What fun would that be?
Aeka indicated a holographic schedule,
no comma (I think)
Right.
"WHAT? I haven't heard anything about that!"
Well, that response is certainly in character. :)
Yup; one reason this is so fun to write.
Mihoshi waved a hand at Tenchi. "Kiyone was telling me last night
she's already done it at least a dozen times, so don't worry."
O_o o_O
Of course, this is all a big misunderstanding. :)
The opportunity for hilarious cultural or other misunderstandings
in Tenchi Muyo is simply immense. I seldom see this taken
advantage of; there were some in Vacation Days, but there are
some many more to be thought of!
"Tenchi-sama, rituals such as this one are very important on
Kiyone-san's home world. The two of you must undergo it before
her people will even consider permitting her to be married to
you." Aeka looked at Tenchi, puzzled at his behavior. Washuu
snickered again.
Ah ha! Washuu can see Tenchi's problem, but is she going to
enlighten him? Not a chance! :)
Who, innocent 'lil Washuu-chan? :)
Behind Tenchi, Washuu almost fell over in silent laughter.
This is a cute running gag, Bert. :)
Good.
At the woods, Kiyone took Tenchi's hands and stood him with his
left side facing the woods. She bowed to him, bowed to the other
girls, then checked her 3-D watch. Sighting up forty-five
degrees from the horizon and facing thirty degrees east of north,
Kiyone clapped her hands together three times, then bowed her
head slightly in the direction of her home star.
"Holy Mother Kiritani,
That's probably a reference I should be getting, but I guess I'll
have to go look it up. :)
Not really; just a handy Japanese name for her home star.
I haven't looked up what it means; I just thought it sounded
like a good name for a star.
giver of light and life, bless this
endeavor before us today. May the seeds of the future be fully
revealed in what we learn of each other today."
Lots of nice, innocently-suggestive word choices. :j
Heh.
"I am just making certain. I have never viewed diplomacy as one
of your strong points." Aeka permitted herself a small smile.
"Sasami, do you have the room assignments and chore rotations?"
I think a big smirk was in order, but she probably didn't want to
upset Ryouko. Aeka's taken charge, anyway. :)
I think it makes sense that Aeka would take charge of receiving
the additional Noble's daughters. For other matters, Washuu,
Kiyone, or maybe even Ryouko might take charge.
One of the things I want to do in this series is show some
effective teamwork between all the girls, including a smooth
handoff of leadership when called for. They may be rivals,
but they _do_ close ranks against outsiders.
"And besides," said Washuu, "I've got a better plan!"
Oh, no... *Reader puts face in hands."
Heh.
Tenchi felt odd, as if part of him was moving in a direction he'd
never noticed before. Odd tugs plucked at portions of his
intestines. Finally, his body doubled over on itself and, with a
small pop, imploded and vanished.
Ouch. That had to hurt.
One would think so. :)
"Geez;
semi-colon?
Good catch; should have been a comma.
"Not that one. Your _other_ Light Hawk Sword." Tokimi pointed.
Tenchi looked down. He blushed. Three-dimensional clothes did
not, it appeared, adequately cover a body occupying more than
three dimensions.
Tenchi no hentai! :P Cute.
Nobody ever seems to dwell on the phallic significance of the LHS,
for some reason.
"This is because the erogenous nerve endings are densely clustered
in this area. On the other hand," Washuu moved the tip of the
pointer somewhat lower, "this area, which is also responsive in
people of Jurain
Suggest a search and replace with "Juraian".
Probably. I have a lot of trouble with the appropriate adjective
for this, for some reason.
extraction, including Earth people, is not at all
responsive in Mihoshi."
Hmmm, that's interesting. Could have ramifications and future plot
potential. :P
I'll think of something.
"Well, okay, I guess, but I'd really, really like it if you
hurried." Mihoshi stood on the floor unsteadily, thighs tightly
clasped together and hands clenched into fists, crossed at the
wrists. A succession of puckered expressions passed over
Mihoshi's face.
Nice image. :j
Thanks
Washuu cackled. "I still have that one sample I'd like to get
from you, Tenchi. And I see you're almost completely ready."
Tenchi sighed.
Poor Tenchi.
Of course; Tenchi as victim is the one constant this series has.
"Hmmm, yes," Aeka laughed, slightly embarrassed, "that would be
nice if he were here now..." Aeka absently moved her left hand
down her thigh in a caress.
Suggest: "Hmmm, yes," Aeka laughed, slightly embarrassed. "It would
be...
Good; that's better.
"Well, your daddy finally approved the list last night, right?
Nothing to stop you and Tenchi from doing the horizonal tango."
Tango is capped, I think.
Oh?
I thought it was the Mambo! Darn. Now I have to learn new dance
steps. ^_^
I was thinking of making it a different dance everything Ryouko
uses this description.
"That's true... So what do you suggest?"
"Kiyone doesn't care and Sasami's too young. We just have to
beat Mihoshi and Washuu to the prize. If the two of us team up,
we can beat them easily. Tonight in Tenchi's room we'll..."
Oh, no... Suggest you show them the first OAV special again. :)
They never learn...
Tenchi walked through the woods holding hands with Sasami,
pointing at the occasional butterfly or flower and talking.
"What else would you like to do, Sasami?"
"How about a kiss?"
"A kiss?" Tenchi looked startled for a moment. Thinking it
over, he agreed. He picked up Sasami bodily, hugging her so
that her face was close to his own. Sasami was blushing, he
noted. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek, then pressed
his lips to hers and held them there for a few moments,
carefully keeping his lips together.
Chaste little pedo, isn't he? :)
Tenchi is in an interesting situation here. Sasami is bound to
ask for the kiss; so what's Tenchi to do? Hurt her feelings?
"Tsunami... how can someone like you fall in love with an
ordinary Earth boy like me?" Tenchi looked up at Tsunami
a bit timidly.
Tsunami leaned forward to touch noses with Tenchi, smiling
impishly. "You're not so very ordinary, Tenchi, not at all.
It's no accident my sisters and I are with you. You have...
very special gifts."
Hmmm...
(Author whistles innocently...)
Kiyone landed flat on her back, slightly stunned, head just
behind Mihoshi.
Meanwhile, Ryouko and Aeka collided while reaching for the soap,
then both slipped and fell forward. Aeka clutched for the only
available support: Ryouko. The two ended up face-to-face on the
floor, with Aeka's arms inappropriately positioned with respect
to Ryouko.
Hrm... define inappropriately. :)
Now, that's a very delicate question. Still, I suppose I've
already handled it... I mean DESCRIBED it... elsewhere in this
story.
Mihoshi, meanwhile, overbalanced herself on her stool while
attempting to hand the soap back to Kiyone without looking.
Windmilling her arms proved to be of no help. She slid
backwards off her stool, and found herself in a straddling
position, sitting on something else.
"Kiyone? Why are you lying on the floor? And where did your head
go?"
"MMMMPH! MMPH-MMPH! GT-FF-MM-FAASH, MMHHSHIII!
*Reader puts his forehead in his hand and shakes both.*
:)
Glad you liked it.
Just then the door slid open and Tenchi walked in. He stopped
dead in his tracks, staring at four of his fiancees entangled with
each other on the floor, then covered his eyes and groaned.
"I don't want to know. I don't want to know."
*BAP!* "Silly boy!" Yousho fumes. "Go in there and, er,
participate!!"
Hahaaa! Very cool, Bert. I'm glad to see more of this. ^_^
Thanks for writing, and glad you enjoyed it!