Combining these:

Michael A Chase wrote:

 > "You've been out carousing again, dressing like a tramp and
 > drinking like a lush!" Soun wailed.
 >
 > A vexed expression crossed Kasumi's features. "No, that's not it at
 > all. Ranma is going out on a date with Mother."

"... at all. I'm not going out with Mother again until next week. ..."

Heh. She's not quite Sextacular Party Girl Kasumi yet.

 > "Women like a take charge kind of guy," Genma concurred. "In fact,
 > if it was me, and Nodoka was behaving that way, I'd kick down the
 > girl's door and demand she go out with me."
 >
 > Soun considered the statements. There was some wisdom in them.

Where?

It all depends on how you look at them. Mostly through the eyes of the
delusional. You can find some what way.

 > The youma reread his paper. "Oh, I'm sorry. The meeting isn't until

 > 9:00. I really must read the fine print more carefully." The
 > toaster youma bowed as he and his comrades {exited : left} the
 > warehouse.

"The youma have left the building."

Or a refugee from Bubbahotep. :)

 > "Thank god I added the 'trapdoor with adjoining tank filled with
 > man-eating piranha at the bottom' option at the last minute," the
 > Gargoyle said.

That works on lawyers?  Even mindless, voracious predators have limits.
The Gargoyle probably lost his deposit for dropping a lawyer in the tank.

I did leave this ambiguous. I've probably used the lawyer joke before.

 > Kachiko tried her best to be civil to the house guest. "That dress
 > hides your sag well."

She's a silver tongued devil, ain't she?

She's trying, just not having much success

 > "A problem you'll never have, since there's nothing for gravity to
 > effect. And I don't have sag."

Nice that they appreciate each other.

And yet, in a time twisted way, they were interested in the same man.

 > Besides, it was just a date --one not involving him or one of his
 > romantic interests-- what could possibly go wrong?

He just HAD to think that.

Wouldn't be much fun otherwise.


and next.

 > could feel the swell of her breast pressed against his arm. Soun
 > found his body reacting to the contact. There was no denying Hinako
 > was a very desirable woman. She was attractive, had a generous
 > build, and was even a good bit younger than him. It was also
 > obvious she was interested in him, which was flattering to his ego.
 > There were no drawbacks or distasteful characteristics to her at
 > all.

Interesting that no one has mentioned their runins with her to him.

% Soun doesn't come across as a guy that's added to the loop too often, if
you know what I mean.


 > He could understand, and even sympathize with her troubles. She
 > even tended to take his side in matters, like the engagement thing,
 > which few people, outside of Akane, did. The pros outweighed the
 > cons when it came to spending time with her. She was kind of fun to
 > hang around with, though she had a tendency to attract trouble.

Unlike him.  Nope, nope, nope.

% He didn't actually think that. Besides, it's everyone else's fault. Not
his.

 >
 > Ranma watched in stunned silence as for the first time ever,
 > Kachiko did as she was told. It was unbelievable. Women never
 > listened to him. What did he do to make her listen, and more
 > importantly, what could he do to make her do it again?

She does have a remarkably practical outlook, but her compliance in this
case is simply a result of her own agenda.

% True.

 > Content with the knowledge that Ranma could handle himself against
 > restaurant they were going to limited the number of paths they
 > could take to it. Her precaution paid off as she spotted a
 > suspicious looking pack of women clustered around the middle of the
 > sidewalk, one street away from the restaurant. They appeared to be
 > idly hanging around, but a closer inspection showed wary gazes that
 > shouted out they were looking for someone in particular and wanted
 > to do something other than offering them a cigarette.

Cigar?

% No, that wouldn't do it either.


  > down, leaving her enraged for days afterward. It took months to
 > master the technique, all for the purpose of understanding it
 > enough to form an effective counter to it. The very thought of
 > using the attack against another girl made Kachiko sick to the
 > stomach, but desperate times called for desperate measures.

Is Yumi related to Ukyou?

% Never said one way or the other. I think it best it's left that way.

 > The CLAP had found her again.

Should have worn golashes.

% Heh.

 > Kachiko looked at the finger the panties dangled from, the one that
 > was leveled at the CLAP. "I can explain! This isn't what it looks
 > like!"
 >
 > "That's what they all say," the leader of the CLAP intoned
 > menacingly as he stepped toward Kachiko. The other men followed
 > suit.

And it never works.

% CLAP: Got that right.


 > "I am Kenji Yasuroka. A student whose life you tormented until it
 > drove me {toward : to} the brink of insanity."

Fortunately he's still quite insane.

% True.


  >
 > "He's nothing compared to my old martial arts master," Soun assured
 > her.

True.

% One of the reason's Soun's able to deal with him so easily. Hanging out
with Happi desensitizes people to things.



 > Absolution made everything better, after all.

That was a powerful scene.  Healing Soun may be the most important
result of Kachiko's return.

% Thanks. Yep. Soun needed lots of help. More on him next chapter as well as
others.

Thanks for all the help. It's mucho appreciated.

DB Sommer

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