In a message dated 4/25/00 2:57:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jliao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU writes:
On 25 Apr 2000, Ammadeau wrote:
> Shampoo sat in her room, pondering.
But was she pondering what I am pondering? ^_^
"I think so, Brain. But where are we going to get 370 Robert Goulet
impersonators willing to wear drag and mime makeup to do a silent version of
'Detroit Rock City'?"
> If Kasumi thought it odd for the Amazon to inquire about
> her, she made no sign of it. "Oh, yes. I have to get some
> ingredients for dinner, and tomorrow's breakfast and lunch. Not to
> mention for the bentos of Akane, Nabiki, and Ranma."
I dunno, "bento of" (Jason already covered the 'bentos' bit), seems awkward
to me. I would be inclined towards "Not to mention bento for Akane, etc..."
> So together they shopped, Shampoo buying things nearly at
> random for appearance's sake, Kasumi offering helpful suggestions
> along the way. She was sure that if worst came to worst she could
> blame them on Mousse.
^_^
I like Shampoo. I don't like Mousse.
He should have hit the Spring of Drowned Lovesick Puppy. You can't help
but respect devotion that...canine. Now if he could just be a bit more
flexible....
> The remainder of her free time was either spent in her
> intense new training regimen or observing Ranma from afar.
Heh. Kasumiken. ^_^
The katas will definitely be interesting. "Wax on, wax off" -- oh, wait,
wrong series.
Oh my, I just thought of an odd idea. Of course, once the other fiancees
make the same realization, they convert as well. And Ranma, as
competitive as he is, also trains in this new art. His opponents, not
wishing to be outdone by Ranma, train in this new art. Soon, others in
Nerima decide to follow this new fad. etc...
And Nerima becomes a haven of peace and tranquility in the heart of
fast-paced, hard-charging Tokyo. Desperate salarymen and housewives at the
end of their ropes come to learn at the feet of the masters, hoping to
preserve their fragile sanity. Kasumiken takes on near-cult status, and
begins sweeping the globe.
Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called in to inevstigate....
> It took Ranma a few moments to understand what Shampoo
> was asking, but eventually he replied, "Yeah, sure, I guess I don't
> see a problem with it."
> Akane frowned, wondering what Shampoo was up to, but
> said nothing. She was going to keep a close eye on Amazon,
> however.
Heh heh. Akane's right in thinking that it's a plot, even if she's
can't believe that that plan is.
She, not she's. (:)
Poor Akane. So competitive, so driven, so...volatile. If/when she catches
on and tries to out-Kasumi Shampoo, things are gonna get fugly. And the
longer she manages to hold out, the bigger the eventual explosion is going to
be....
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