On Wed, 1 May 2002 08:44:53 EDT RanmaSolo@aol.com wrote:
Shampoo retrieved her sword from the attic. The dust gathering on it
showed how little she had used it in the last few months. Wiping it gently
with a clean cloth she frowned, wishing she didn't have to use it _ever_
again. However, Ranma was attempting to wed Akane again and the mostly
harmless bombs hadn't worked to scare the girl. Now she needed to do
something more serious. She felt sick at the idea of having to draw blood, as
it would be hard to merely wound and not maim the girl, but it had to be
done. She had to scare Akane and so she {: could : dared} show none of her inner turmoil. She
would focus that energy into a raging mask of war, to make the fear all the
more real to Akane.
She landed just behind the wall to the compound. Boosting herself up on a
nearby garbage can,she looked to see if anyone was watching. There was no {one
and : one,} so she pulled her self up, mindful of the sword in her hand, not wanting
to scuff it's blade after she had made so certain it would be in perfect
condition. Dropping lightly to the ground she sprinted the short distance to
the outside dojo wall. Taking one last second to go over her plan in her head
she launched right into {it : her attack}.
{Starting : She started} by blowing a hole in the wall that separated herself from her
target. Before the dust even settled a solid metal mace, not unlike her
bon-bori, had hit Ranma in the side of his head as he turned. A lucky strike
to the temple, falling him left him out of the equation momentarily. Far more
then Shampoo had expected. She snarled and leaped at Akane, who was mindful
enough to run. Her long dress was caught under Shampoo's foot and the
amazon's first swing of her sword tore through only silk and lace.
Interesting what the difference in point of view makes. The final shift to
Cologne seems to indicate that Shampoo's fears may be incorrect, but they
are still very real to Shampoo.