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Sasami's Problem

Real Title:  Cabbits and EBay don't Mix

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The first time it happened, Sasami was curious.  The mail arrived, and in

among the bills and the advertisements and the love letters the other girls

in the house mailed to Tenchi every day was a small box.  It was addressed

to RyoOhki.  She put the rest of the mail on the hall table and went in

search of the cabbit.

"RyoOhki!  You got mail!"  The cabbit came running across the room to her.

Thats when RyoOhki laughed thinking her Aol account had something to say.

It stopped at her feet, and got up on her hind legs, resting her forepaws

on

Sasami's kimono.

"Miya!"

Sasami knelt down and ripped the paper off of the package.  She opened the

small box and pulled out whatever was inside, which was well-wrapped in

tissue paper.  "What on earth?" she asked as she revealed a small brooch.

It was a pair of carrots, totally covered in small orange rhinestones.

RyoOhki< I feel just like a Rhinestone Cowboy! > Miya!

The cabbit looked at the brooch and miyaed happily.  Then she took it in

her

mouth and dropped it back in Sasami's hand.

"But it's yours, RyoOhki.  You can wear it when you're in human form."

The cabbit flew out of the room and came back seconds later looking less

like a cabbit and more like a little girl.  She smiled happily as Sasami

pinned the carrot brooch to her kimono.

"You look very nice."

"For a little girl with a carrot fetish!"

*****

Although Sasami asked a few discreet questions of the other residents of

the

Masaki household, she was unable to determine who had purchased a gift for

RyoOhki.  She then forgot about it.

About a week later it happened again.  A package arrived addressed to

RyoOhki.  This time it was bigger.

The cabbit looked over Sasami's shoulder as she unpacked a tea set.  The

teapot was of fine china, pure white except for the carrots that decorated

its edges all the way around.  The handle was a carrot, and there was one

small carrot on each teacup.

"How cute!  Let's make tea!"

That is sick Carrot Tea sets?

RyoOhki purred happily.

Well beats Purring angrily.

Sasami sipped her tea while watching everyone else in the room.  No one

seemed to notice that she was using a new tea set.

*****

Two days later several boxes arrived.  Sasami unpacked a clock that

immediately went into use in the kitchen.  It had large numerals, and hands

that were one long carrot, and one short one.  There was also a quilt

covered with appliqued carrots, and a couple of throw pillows that were

large stuffed carrots.

"Do you want me to set up a bed for you, RyoOhki?"

"Miya!"

Sasami asked permission of Washu to set up a small bedroom downstairs in

the

laboratory.  She carried a small futon to the room, and made it up with the

carrot quilt and pillows.  The cabbit jumped onto the bed and curled into a

ball, purring happily.

"Do you like having your own room?"

"Miya!"

"Well your going to have to pay rent now."

[I wish she could say more than that,] thought Sasami as she walked up the

stairs with the cabbit hopping beside her.  [I also wish I knew what was

going on.]

*****

Days passed, and as they did the packages came more and more frequently.

RyoOhki's new room became inhabited by plush rabbits holding plush carrots,

boxes of carrot-flavored Pocky, and even a carrot jewelry box with a hinged

lid.

Sasami began to regret that she hadn't told anyone else in the house what

was going on.  When the velvet collar with the 14-karat gold carrot

suspended from it arrived, she began to worry.  She took the cabbit in her

arms and went to see Tenchi.

Um a velvet collar?  Like a dog's collar or one that a Goth Chick would
wear?

"And you see, she concluded.  I just thought it was somebody here who was

sending her presents, but I don't think any of you can afford to get so

many

fancy things for a little cabbit."

Tenchi scratched his head.  "Do you feel okay, Sasami?  Or are you playing

a

trick on me?"

Sasami got indignant.  She grabbed Tenchi's hand and dragged him

downstairs,

watching in satisfaction as his jaw dropped.

The room looked like a shrine to carrots.  There were carrot throw rugs,

and

framed pictures of carrots, and boxes of carrot-shaped candies.  There was

even a night light plugged into the wall that shone a bright orange glow

onto the room.

"You weren't kidding!"  Tenchi stared at Sasami and took the cabbit out of

her arms.  "Where are these things coming from?"

"Miya!"

"Well, I guess that was a stupid question."

*****

Sasami couldn't sleep that night.  If nobody at the house was giving

RyoOhki

those gifts, that meant somebody else was.  Who was that somebody else?

Could it be that other cabbit, KenOhki?  Was he trying to take her friend

away?

Yes it was KenOhki!  That evil cabbit has returned!

Sleep was impossible, so Sasami put on her bathrobe and crept downstairs.

There was a chocolate cake in the pantry that was calling her name.  As she

walked downstairs, Sasami noticed that there was a light coming from the

direction of the den, and went to investigate.

RyoOhki was in little girl form, and was seated at the computer.  Her

fingers tapped away at the keys, and the screen's images kept changing.

[RyoOhki can use the computer?] Sasami asked herself.  [Well why not. 

She's

pretty smart.]  She approached slowly, trying not to make noise.  Then she

stopped and stared.

Nobody was buying RyoOhki gifts.  She was getting them for herself.

"RyoOhki, how long have you been shopping on Ebay?"

Crap only on Ebay could you find something as tacky as a Carrot Themed Tea
Set.  0_o

"Miya!"   RyoOhki gave Sasami her best "innocent" look.

"I'm not falling for it.  You've been bidding on all this stuff?"

"Miya!"

RyoOhki:< No body is bidding against me so I get them cheap!>

That made sense.  Sasami scrolled down the page, and realized that it was

"page one of six".  She had no idea that many carrot-related items even

existed, let alone that they'd be available on Ebay.  Then another thought

struck her.

"RyoOhki, how are you paying for these?"

The cabbit hesitated, and then pressed a few keys.  Displayed on the screen

was a charge form, showing a Visa account assigned to one "RyoOhki Masaki".

Darn I thought she would have a Cabbit Express Card.

Sasami thought of all the items currently downstairs in RyoOhki's room, and

wondered how many more were on the way.

"Oh my goodness."

No She was thinking "I wounder what I could get for myself with this Charge
account!





Preaty funny.  Something that might happen during the series I think.  Odd
using Ebay like this though.



Robert

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