And another brief one:

Now Only Right Thine Heart

    She looked much the same as he felt, seeming completely at a loss,
for a change.

    "I'm not sure. Maybe we should take back the Kinjakan?"

Man: Now what would you need that for?

Woman: A centerpiece?

    "Mmm," she mused, frowning. "You know, the most irritating thing
about traveling is dealing with 'that' time of the month."

    He fell silent, not really wanting to think about it.

Me either. :)

    She didn't look as angry as bemused. "Nothing to forgive. Normally,
I'd be much more upset, but after seeing... that..." she trailed off,
considering.

    He nodded, the nightmare of ice and snow still playing in his own
memory. "Yes," he said slowly. "But I still feel that I should have been
more responsible."

Probably

    The older man's eyes took in the doctor, his clothing travel-worn
and threadbare, and his daughter. Her own clothing was little better,
and she carried a child already. Asking him for permission was somewhat
moot, at that point.

It was that obvious by then, eh?

    "Fine," he said in a clipped tone. "I grant permission."

    His daughter winced suddenly, one hand dropping to her abdomen, as
she swallowed. "Your timing is priceless," she said, leaning heavily
against the doctor. "Call an ambulance?"

Heh

    The winged woman set her teacup down carefully nodding politely to
Kasumi before turning to address the elder sister. "We seek information
about what has been going on in the world," she stated simply. "It
impinges on us, and we must be prepared to make our move. We have no
great desire to be crushed by things we never see coming."

Few do.

    He considered for a long moment, then rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Unless you can find a way to make money off of this, I'm afraid not."

Well, he did leave her an out.

    "And, uh... it's fey. But people don't need to know that, because
there's a scientific reason backing the mythical one."

Heh. As long as there is that.

    "What now?" Irritation.

    "It's time that we told Ranko the truth about Ranma and Akane."
Conviction.

    "Why? What good would that do?" Confusion.

    "If anyone can bring them back, it's not going to be me. I... have a
feeling that she's the key, if there is one." Pride.

    "I'm very busy. Just... do what you think is necessary." Approval.

Nice touch, with only using one word at the end of the sentences. Approval.
^_^

    Another long moment of silence. "What?"

    "He was dating Shampoo, right?"

Tofu: Only when she had something he wanted. He was kind of a prostitute in
that respect.

    "Um... I guess, once in a while, but... no. They weren't dating like
you're probably thinking."

    "Well then, did he piss her off so much that she became a lesbian?
Is that why she married a woman?"

Hehehe. Cute.

Nice little work as well, filling in some more gaps in small ways.

D.B. Sommer



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