Well, well... a fic featuring Konatsu and me. I'm sure if I didn't comment
upon it, it would be a gross miscarriage of justice...
Would it now? ^_^
::goes into a defensive stance, brandishes spatula, looks around for Gary
Kleppe::
Shhh.... Be vewy, vewy qwuiet... I'm huntin' Gawy's...
Ooh, You wascawy Gawy!
Okay, let's get on with it... although I warn ya, I'm not as funny as some
commentators. Then again, I'm still cuter. ^_^
That you are. ^_^
Boy knights? Didn't Lara Bartram already *do* 'Pages'?
Yup, but at least I didn't call this, 'Clothes make the...' err... well.. :P
Apologies, Nick. :P
Perhaps... although, if you don't want it to look like a rip-off of Kenko's
title, may I suggest "Walk Like A Man"?
Yeah, but I don't sing falsetto. :P
On the other hand, the title got my attention (well, I thought you were
gonna
parody him - now THERE's a tough job), so you may wanna keep it.
*nods* Originally, when Amm passed the idea long to me, it was meant as a
parody, but I saw too much potential in the idea. *shrug*
Uh, Tyd... there's a bunch of Scotsmen to see you... and they don't look too
happy about that crack...
Ooh, sorry. *hikes pants up*
(|)
It's a matter of taste, I'm sure, but perhaps the flow of this might be
better served by putting a period after 'Ucchan's', and having Konatsu's
self-introduction stand as a separate sentence. If you do, maybe you'll
want
to start off with 'Hello, and welcome...' as well.
Yeah, the first bit sounds like an idea, as for the 'Hello, and welcome...'
sounds like a documentary opening. :P
Well, I *do* pay him... just not much. Kami help me if Nabiki ever teaches
him about economics and the going price of labor...
Nabiki: Minimum wage?
Konatsu: Wage? What's that?
Nabiki: o_O Konatsu... Do you Ukyou would mind if I borrowed you for a
little while?
Konatsu: Sure, meet me in Relentless... (Apologies to Grayson Towler. :P)
And here in Nerima, the men are stranger than most... ^_~
What, with Mikado, and Tsubasa, and Kuno? Those three alone could fill an
entire city with weirdness...
aHEM. 'Natsu-chan's cute and all that, and makes a nice 'draw girl,' but I
*do* think the Ucchan was doing pretty well before he showed up.
On the other hand, folks have gotten used to my kunoichi 'waitress', and I
doubt thing'd be the same without Konatsu around, so... I'll accept your
point.
^_^
Patron (looking Konatsu up and down): Hmm... yes, you *are* rather
straight.
Forget that I tried to hit on you...
Is Konatsu self conscious about being flat chested? :P
Must... control... maniacal... laughter...
You'd think I'd be used to this scene by now, though, wouldn't ya?
Probably. But if you started laughing like that while cooking, I'd head for
the hills. ^_^
Well, seeing as Ryoga is nowhere in sight... sure.
Then again... WHY is Ryoga nowhere in sight?
Oh, he's there... MWAHAHAHAHA!
Konatsu: Of course not! I just said I was straight, didn't I?
Vertically?
"around his waist"
Yeah, I noticed that afterwards. ^_^
One wonders about 'Natsu-chan's definition of the term 'obvious'...
Konatsu: If it's obvious to me, it's obvious to everyone!
Ukyou: So if you can't see me?
Konatsu: Then nobody else can, either.
Warning: Ladies and gentlemen, the author has been searching for an excuse
to use this word for quite some time, and finally, he shall realize his
dream. Watch for falling objects.
SOLIPSISM!
Thank you, and this has been a warning by the emergency metaphysical term
system.
"Boy, is..."
And maybe *that* should be emphasized. The *word* 'that', I mean.
So noted. :P
Well, you could strip yourself naked and... never mind...
It's Ucchans, not a strip joint. ^_^
But then again...
"That's beside the point," I think.
Probably. My mom was never any good at pronounciations, and I learned it
all from her, until I got out on my own and improved my grammar by myself.
Well, that and the tattoo, but I won't get into details there... :P
<debate>
(WARNING: Character debate)
I will assume, though, that this story is quite a ways down the line from
where the manga ends. Keep in mind that in the manga, it's established that
Konatsu's been raised as a girl all his life. He has a completely feminine
self-image. He actually considers himself a *lesbian* (and is quite ashamed
of it) for being attracted to 'me'.
And I'm not sure how interested in _other_ girls he is. The first time we
see 'her', 'she' is bemoaning the fact that 'she' is stuck outside doing
laundry, while 'her' step-sisters are "having fun with some men." Not that I
expect that Konatsu *ever* actually performed any of the primary services
that teahouse employee do. But his attraction to me is as much out of
gratitude for my befriending him as it might be from any ah, physical
attraction.
Gah. I pity the men inside of the teahouse. *shudder*
I'm pretty sure 'I'm' trying to shunt him off in part to free 'myself' from
attachments for Ranchan's sake, though.
Yeah, that's part of BN Ukyou's motivation. She still wants Ranma, but is
also vaguely aware of Konatsu's infatuation. (And truthfully, that's all I
think it is, an infatuation... right now, anyway) And she tries to make him
more... err.. manly, so he'll find another girl.
Not only that, but on some level she knows that if Ranma saw boy-'Natsu
with her, he'd wonder who he was, and obviously investigate further,
perhaps even resort to 'The Saotome secret technique for making women fall
madly in love with you.' ^_^
(END character debate)
</debate>
"Well, laddie, lit's hahve a wee dram an' took aboot it, shall we?"
Konatsu: Aye. We be havin' a wee spo' o' trubble.
And then there's the hakama that kendoists wear... but that's rather
specialized, after all (yeah, yeah, nitpick, nitpick, nitpick)
Yeah, that's for a martial art, though. If I was into the art and it
required me to wear a Hakama, I'd probbaly don it. But if you told me to
walk around town wearing a skirt just for the hell of it... I'd tell you
where to stick it. :P
Well, none of them were men, after all... and men didn't stick around (uh...
pardon the expression) long enough for Konatsu to get a good look at them.
Heh. Well, there was his father, but I assume he died before Konatsu knew
him very well...
Hey, that gives me a good idea. ^_^
Maybe I'm just focussing on a single spot, but I can't picture Konatsu
bouncing, especially with that washboard chest... of... his.
Err... Not bouncing up there. Bouncing, as in... walking with a bob. :P
'Scuse me... I'll let the fic run for a moment...
...
Okay, I'm back, speaking of quite fun...
...
Feel better? ^_^
So much for Clothes Making The... (sorry, Nick! ^_^)
Oi! I just made that crack! :P
(singing a bit from Rocky Horror Picture Show)
o/~ In just seven days... I can make you a maaa-a-a-a-aaan! o/~
o/~ Let's do the time warp, yeah! o/~
And I'd be happy to read more...
Then I shall write more. ^_^
Ttyl!
Kyle
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