A quick comment on this paragraph, while I await the second 
part of this chapter, as most of the important stuff has already been 
mentioned at least once already:

Kasumi had made it no more than several meters in her flight to 
freedom when a sudden pressure, like a hundred tiny needles, slipped 
past her (skull) and pierced her brain. It was like a headache brought 
on by eating ice cream too fast, only several times worse. Still 
poised in mid-air, she fluttered in pain, then started to head to the 
ground as she lost control. However, just as quickly as the sensation 
came, it vanished, taking the majority of the pain with it. Kasumi 
quickly righted herself and flew a far more conservative course close 
to the ground. All that remained of the mysterious wave of pain was a 
sort of scratchy feeling inside her head, similar to the leftover 
remnants of a hangover several hours old, just a tiny bit of 
queasiness that was surely drifting away.

Nabiki: (Smirking) How exactly would _you_ know what a hangover feels 
	like?  Hmmm, sis?

Kasumi:	(Blushing in embarrassment, while fidgeting with her 
	apron.)  Err, that is, well, uhm.  Remember the time I told 
	everyone I was sick and father decided to call Dr. Tofu here 
	to cheer me up?

Just how naughty was Kasumi the one time she tried something?  

	I get the feeling that there is an interesting flashback or 
side story further explaining Kasumi's adventure somewhere in future 
chapters.   

	Besides, I can't wait to see how the Tendo's react to Kasumi's
'disappearance', and to see if Akane'll go back into Tofu's lab
looking for Kasumi.  What would Happen to Akane's high opinion of Dr.
Tofu if she were to find Kasumi's underwear and torn blouse on the
floor, but no Dr. Tofu or Kasumi there?  (I suppose it could turn into
a variant of the 'Good guys battle each other due to a
misunderstanding', but the Nerima weirdness factor would probably at
least keep it fresh and interesting.)  

	Now, like all true believers, I'll just have to wait impatiently for
the next issue to magically appear in my local inbox, and endlessly
speculate about what direction the story will take next. 

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