--- In VirusRPG@y..., Aaron Ziegler <spanner@i...> wrote:
>  Nanami's eyes softened with mirth, as she watched the critter
struggling
> in the breathable liquid. "Aw, don't worry, little fella," she cooed,
> reaching out to gather the creature to herself. It was a bit of a risk -
> panicked as the creature seemed to be, there was a chance that it would
> try to bite or scratch her. Nanami was pretty sure that the suit she was
> wearing would hold up against that just fine, however. "There's
nothing in
> her that can hurt you - at least, if you breathe the same things that I
> do."

The cabbit cuddled up against her, calming down quickly at her touch.
"Myao!  Myao!"  It almost seemed to begin to purr.

>  The creature seemed to understand her words, oddly, and didn't
resist her
> when she placed it in her lap and began smoothing down the ruffled and
> sodden fur. "Little Washu," Nanami called, hoping that the scientist
> monitoring her would be able to hear. "There's a small, furry
creature in
> here with me. Is that going to affect the experiment?"

Washu blinked, then dashed back to the controls and jabbed the button
to drain the plug and end the experiment.  She frantically examined
the recorded data for a second, then took a deep breath to calm
herself.  "The data that matters is intact."  Her face appeared on
the vidscreen to signal activation of the video pickup, then scowled.
"Chi-ohki!  What did I tell you about trying to take naps in
equipment that I'm using?"

"Myao!"  Chi-ohki stuck his tongue out at the screen.

"Just because your mom does it is no excuse!  I'm trying to break her
of the habit too!"

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, w_i_n_g_c_a_t wrote:

> Just then, a wet, furry brown lump floated up in front of her, trying
> frantically to swim in the liquid but getting nowhere fast.  Nanami
> could not feel its mind, probably because it was not wearing a plugsuit,
> and thus was not linked into the system.  Its long, floppy ears floated
> almost as if they hand minds of their own, as the rabbit-like creature
> with a feline face looked at her perplexed and uttered, "Myao?"

  Nanami's eyes widened in shock. She had been sure that the plug had been
empty when she got into it... Clearly, she must have been mistaken, though
- after all, it wasn't as though the animal could just walk through walls!
At least, not without the proper equipment... Hmm... She filed away the
thought for later. A device for walking through walls would be very
interesting indeed.

  Nanami's eyes softened with mirth, as she watched the critter struggling
in the breathable liquid. "Aw, don't worry, little fella," she cooed,
reaching out to gather the creature to herself. It was a bit of a risk -
panicked as the creature seemed to be, there was a chance that it would
try to bite or scratch her. Nanami was pretty sure that the suit she was
wearing would hold up against that just fine, however. "There's nothing in
her that can hurt you - at least, if you breathe the same things that I
do."

  The creature seemed to understand her words, oddly, and didn't resist her
when she placed it in her lap and began smoothing down the ruffled and
sodden fur. "Little Washu," Nanami called, hoping that the scientist
monitoring her would be able to hear. "There's a small, furry creature in
here with me. Is that going to affect the experiment?"

-Spanner

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mlewis332@c..." <mlewis332@c...> wrote:
> >
> >      Tiffany blinked her eyes as she saw the grin appear on Kiki's
> >face.
> >
> >      "You read Shojo-manga, Satsuma-san?  Cool!  I'd think you
might
> >like "Tomb Digger", a manga that is currently being done based on
my
> >parents and family's earlier adventures.  You see, another way to
> >deal with income, when not really depending on the Diamonds that
the
> >Hurt Bots bring up in Africa, is by telling their earlier
adventures
> >in a manga-format.  It's currently on issue #17, where my mom first
> >met up with her first true nemesis; Brendan, the former Alpha of
the
> >Werewolf Clan.  It takes place during the time when great-grandpa
was
> >trying to kidnap my aunt Gina so he could use her body as a way to
> >replenish his powers..."
>
>          Yo sweat dropped.  "I think that falls more under shounen
manga,"
> she said weakly.
>
>          "I just sometimes want a story that does not end in
everyone's
> death," Kiki protested simultaneously.
>
> >      Tiffany's eyes then widened as she realized something.  She
> >never gave Yo a warning about her grandfather!!!
> >
> >      "That's right Yo...  I should have told you before.  You're
both
> >priests, so I think you might be able to deal with him if he ever
> >shows up.  My great-grandfather is a Lich; an undead magic-user."
> >
> >      Tiffany turns to Yo, a real apologetic look on her
face.  "I'm
> >really sorry Yo, I really should have told you that before.  Can
you forgive me for forgetting to tell you?"
>
>          "Seeing as how his mother's past incarnation is now a
powerful
> demon intent upon destroying his father, I can't see his minding,"
Kiki
> said, managing to sound reasonable, not sardonic.  Seeing Yo's
> expression, she snorted.  "Hadn't quite gotten to that part of the
family tree, Yo-kun?"

      Tiffany blinked.  What was that supposed to mean?

>          "First," Yo protested, "Kikyo is just the left-over
emotions from
> the end of that life bound into the body of grave-dirt and bone by
some old demon's spell.  Mom got her soul back.

      Tiffany nodded her head.  She assumed that Yo was talking about
his birth mother.

>          "Second," Yo continued, "no one has heard of her in five
years.
> For three years before that we had to look for her; when she is not
around
> Dad she acts as kind as a soul devouring demon can be.  She probably
> went to ground on another island, or left Japan entirely."
>
>          "Oh?" Kiki asked archly.  "Then I guess you didn't examine
the wards
> those men had on them.  They were not empowered spiritually, but
instead using demonic power.  She probably got the idea from you."
>
>          "Look," Yo ground out.  Kikyo probably had figured it out
from her,
> but Yo was not about to apologize for simply existing!  "It is not-
" Yo
> broke off and turned to Tiffany.  "My family has annoyed a number
of beings
> in their time, and some of them might try to take that out on us.
From what
> I hear your family is the same.  I can accept that fine.  Is it the
same with you?"

      Tiffany gave a firm nod of her head to Yo.  "Yes!  Of course I
can.  If you're by my side, we can deal with any challenge that might
come along."

      Tiffany then wrapped her arms around Yo and hugged her tightly.
Kiki raised and eyebrow with that.

      "Hmm...  Interesting..."  Kiki said as she nodded her head in
understanding.  Kiki then looked at Tiffany once again.

      "Excuse me, Diggers-san, would you please give me and Yo a
moment o privacy?  I have something I would like to ask him."

      Tiffany looked at Kiki.  Tiff sighed and looked at Yo.  "Okay
you two, but hurry up please.  I'd like to see more of this place."
So saying, Tiffany then left the area to give Kiki and Yo a moment of
privacy.

      Kiki looked at Yo, waiting for her to see calm, she was
obviously annoyed with her, asking Tiffany to leave.

      Kiki then looked at Yo seriously.  "Yo-kun..."  She began.  "I
have nothing against your choice, but...  Do you know anything about
the 'red string'?"

-RedPriest17  (OOC Note:  Hope I'm not being to presumptious by
writing a part with Kiki's lines.)

> >          "Yes," Kiki said, "the shrine normally would be taken over
> > by the child of the old priest, or their spouse, but Kaede had no
> > children.  Higurashi-san knew I was a younger daughter with few
> > prospects, and I accepted her offer to take up the shrine."
> >
> >          Kiki looked about.  "It is not a large shrine, and this
>village
> > is not important, but I deal with demons regularly, and need not
> > bend to the will of another as I would in a temple in Kyoto or
> > another important city."
> >
> >          Shrugging, Kiki continued, "There are compensations,
> > of course.  Yo-kun and Higurashi-san bring me many of the luxuries
> > that I'm sure you take for granted."
> >
> >          "Yeah," Yo piped up, "without us, you would not even know
> > of shojo manga."
>
>      Tiffany blinked her eyes as she saw the grin appear on Kiki's
>face.
>
>      "You read Shojo-manga, Satsuma-san?  Cool!  I'd think you might
>like "Tomb Digger", a manga that is currently being done based on my
>parents and family's earlier adventures.  You see, another way to
>deal with income, when not really depending on the Diamonds that the
>Hurt Bots bring up in Africa, is by telling their earlier adventures
>in a manga-format.  It's currently on issue #17, where my mom first
>met up with her first true nemesis; Brendan, the former Alpha of the
>Werewolf Clan.  It takes place during the time when great-grandpa was
>trying to kidnap my aunt Gina so he could use her body as a way to
>replenish his powers..."

          Yo sweat dropped.  "I think that falls more under shounen manga,"
she said weakly.

          "I just sometimes want a story that does not end in everyone's
death," Kiki protested simultaneously.

>      Tiffany's eyes then widened as she realized something.  She
>never gave Yo a warning about her grandfather!!!
>
>      "That's right Yo...  I should have told you before.  You're both
>priests, so I think you might be able to deal with him if he ever
>shows up.  My great-grandfather is a Lich; an undead magic-user."
>
>      Tiffany turns to Yo, a real apologetic look on her face.  "I'm
>really sorry Yo, I really should have told you that before.  Can you
>forgive me for forgetting to tell you?"

          "Seeing as how his mother's past incarnation is now a powerful
demon intent upon destroying his father, I can't see his minding," Kiki
said, managing to sound reasonable, not sardonic.  Seeing Yo's
expression, she snorted.  "Hadn't quite gotten to that part of the family
tree, Yo-kun?"

          "First," Yo protested, "Kikyo is just the left-over emotions from
the end of that life bound into the body of grave-dirt and bone by some
old demon's spell.  Mom got her soul back.

          "Second," Yo continued, "no one has heard of her in five years.
For three years before that we had to look for her; when she is not around
Dad she acts as kind as a soul devouring demon can be.  She probably
went to ground on another island, or left Japan entirely."

          "Oh?" Kiki asked archly.  "Then I guess you didn't examine the wards
those men had on them.  They were not empowered spiritually, but instead
using demonic power.  She probably got the idea from you."

          "Look," Yo ground out.  Kikyo probably had figured it out from her,
but Yo was not about to apologize for simply existing!  "It is not-" Yo
broke off and turned to Tiffany.  "My family has annoyed a number of beings
in their time, and some of them might try to take that out on us.  From what
I hear your family is the same.  I can accept that fine.  Is it the same with
you?"


Matthew Lewis
mlewis322@...
"Nothing will get you disbarred faster than friends and haste."  - Reverend
Professor Raymond C. O'Brien

--- In VirusRPG@y..., Thryth <thrythlind@y...> wrote:
>
> --- mwhalek <MWhaleK@A...> wrote:
> > --- In VirusRPG@y..., "hsu_yin" <hsu_yin@y...>
> > > IC:
> > >
> > > Itto smiles brightly and thinks to herself, ~Wow!
> > This is the best
> > > date ever!  I loathe the undead.~  She has large
> > amounts of zombie
> > > slime on her dress and hands but she is so
> > incredibly gorgeous its
> > > not unattractive.  Still, she isn't able to
> > celebrate her victory.
> > > She senses a powerful presence and whirls to see
> > Thyme at the moment
> > > he speaks.  "Adako-san and I are on a date," she
> > says in a friendly
> > > manner, "But the restaurant was overrun with the
> > forces of the
> > > undead.  Undead are so icky and evil.  I am Itto
> > Saotome, son and
> > > heir of Ranma Saotome, the best martial artist on
> > the planet.  So
> > > naturally," she says with a mischievous grin, "I
> > am second best."
> >
> > "S S Saotome?" sputtered Thyme. Then in a dazed tone
> > he said "By the Dragon=
> >  god what luck, I have found a Saotome
> > before I even started looking!?Returning his
> > attention to the matter at ha=
> > nd he glared at Itto with his silted and
> > reptilian but strangely attractive yellow eyes
> > before speaking ?aotome, fo=
> > r my fathers honor I Prince Thyme son
> > of Herb, descendent of Dragons and heir to the Musk
> > dynasty challenge you f=
> > ool! Now Prepare to lose Fifth best
> > martial artist on the planet?
> >
>
>    "WHOA!!! Wait!" Adako cried out, stepping between
> them.  "This is the first time a date has lasted this
> long after dark powers started appearing out of
> nowhere.  I was really hoping to get all the way
> through this time!  So can we please do this challenge
> stuff later?"
>
>
Itto nods, "Sorry, I'm on a date now.  Challenges can wait till its
over.  Besides, I don't really need to prove myself to weaklings
like you.  My father destroyed your father in their climactic
battle.  Get over yourself."  She sighs, "On the other hand I really
like duels alot."  She looks at Adako, "If I beat him up real fast
would it be ok?"

OOC: Thanks for the offer but I have all the special moves of every
character memorized in japanese and I speak japanese so I can
translate them myself.

Name: Chi-ohki
Father: Ken-ohki (suspected)
Mother: Ryo-ohki
Age: 15 (human equivalent; chronological age uncertain)
Race: Cabbit, male self-identity, immune to Virus
Skills: Intense technical training under Washu Hakubi, limited
transformation abilities (much easier to become a shape he already
knows than to assume a new shape) with powers ranging up to a small
starship (default/"true" shape is a cabbit), limited empathic
abilities (can usually sense emotions and causes of distress,
especially - and at a distance - in anyone he knows well), can phase
through most objects with concentration

Love Interests: None yet, but cabbits are designed to find someone and
bond with them unquestioningly for life (theirs or their partner's)

Description: Outside of humanoid form, can only speak by "Myao"ing,
though he can certainly understand human speech, not to mention read
and (if possessed of appropriate appendages and instruments) write.
Has the cabbit racial appetite for carrots, though more under control
than his mom.
* As cabbit - mostly rabbit body with some feline features (notably on
the face and in the voice); brown furred with patches of white and black
in no particular pattern.
* As humanoid - furred, feline face (think catboy, but with normal
ears), with a shoulder-length mop of mixed white and black hair that
looks grey from a distance.  Form includes clothing (technically part of
the skin, but only a detailed medical examination, attempts to remove or
tear clothes, or the like will reveal this) which is slightly
adjustable, but new clothes are almost a new form; thus, almost always
in something that could pass for a school uniform.  In emulation of
Washu, has both child (10 year old) and adult (18 year old) forms.
* As starship (unlikely to see much use in this game) - a hollow ball
with life support for anyone he's carrying, surrounded by brownish
crystalline spikes jutting out in all directions.

History: Although Ryo-ohki is not saying anything, and even Ryoko will
neither confirm nor deny that she can get the details from Ryo-ohki, it
is suspected that Chi-ohki was conceived when Ken-ohki broke quarantine
(leaving his potentially vulnerable partner behind for a bit) for a
visit with Ryo-ohki.  Chi-ohki was hatched and given lots of loving
attention by Sasami, and for a while, it seemed that he would become her
cabbit.  But the bond never materialized for some reason, which even
Washu is a bit perplexed by, though she feels there is a good enough
chance that the reason has something to do with Tsunami that she would
rather not experiment and find out.

Growing up on Earth, Chi-ohki has been enmeshed in human culture to a
degree none of his alien housemates have been.  Tenchi and his
grandfather have both suggested that Chi-ohki be allowed to attend
school, more for the socialization than for the academics (which a few
years as Washu's part-time assistant more than covered).  As Chi-ohki
enters the game, Washu finally relents, if only because she knows of
just the school to send him to.

Personality: Curious.  He has only rarely been beyond the Masaki
shrine, and is eager to sample and learn what he could not before,
especially to make new friends as Sasami repeatedly encouraged him to
do.  Not completely naive, thanks to a "birds and bees" talk from
Ryoko (of all people), but still trusting to a degree that could well
land him in trouble.

--- In VirusRPG@y..., Aaron Ziegler <spanner@i...> wrote:
> Nanami yawned, and giggled
> once again at the odd sensations of liquid rushing into and out of her
> lungs without drowning her. The whole experience was just so novel - and
> her visit to Washu's lab had just begun!

Just then, a wet, furry brown lump floated up in front of her, trying
frantically to swim in the liquid but getting nowhere fast.  Nanami
could not feel its mind, probably because it was not wearing a plugsuit,
and thus was not linked into the system.  Its long, floppy ears floated
almost as if they hand minds of their own, as the rabbit-like creature
with a feline face looked at her perplexed and uttered, "Myao?"

--- mwhalek <MWhaleK@...> wrote:
> --- In VirusRPG@y..., "hsu_yin" <hsu_yin@y...>
> > IC:
> >
> > Itto smiles brightly and thinks to herself, ~Wow!
> This is the best
> > date ever!  I loathe the undead.~  She has large
> amounts of zombie
> > slime on her dress and hands but she is so
> incredibly gorgeous its
> > not unattractive.  Still, she isn't able to
> celebrate her victory.
> > She senses a powerful presence and whirls to see
> Thyme at the moment
> > he speaks.  "Adako-san and I are on a date," she
> says in a friendly
> > manner, "But the restaurant was overrun with the
> forces of the
> > undead.  Undead are so icky and evil.  I am Itto
> Saotome, son and
> > heir of Ranma Saotome, the best martial artist on
> the planet.  So
> > naturally," she says with a mischievous grin, "I
> am second best."
>
> "S S Saotome?" sputtered Thyme. Then in a dazed tone
> he said "By the Dragon=
>  god what luck, I have found a Saotome
> before I even started looking!?Returning his
> attention to the matter at ha=
> nd he glared at Itto with his silted and
> reptilian but strangely attractive yellow eyes
> before speaking ?aotome, fo=
> r my fathers honor I Prince Thyme son
> of Herb, descendent of Dragons and heir to the Musk
> dynasty challenge you f=
> ool! Now Prepare to lose Fifth best
> martial artist on the planet?
>

    "WHOA!!! Wait!" Adako cried out, stepping between
them.  "This is the first time a date has lasted this
long after dark powers started appearing out of
nowhere.  I was really hoping to get all the way
through this time!  So can we please do this challenge
stuff later?"


=====
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father
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psuedo-evil." - my brother

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--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mlewis332@c..." <mlewis332@c...> wrote:
> >
> > >          Yo lead Tiffany through the tori arching over the path
> > > to the main shrine.  From the lack of presence, Yo knew
> > > Kiki was not meditating, but she might be pretending to
> > > meditate.  It would be an excellent way to avoid contact
> > > if she wanted to avoid insulting Tiffany.  To her surprise,
> > > Kiki was sweeping the flagstones that paved the yard
> > > in front of her shrine.
> > >
> > >          Kiki wore the traditional Shinto garb of miko, similar
> > > to Yo's outfit.  Her long black hair was bound behind her,
> > > wrapped several times with a cloth band that ended in a
> > > knot.  She was of average height for the time, and so stood
> > > shorter than modern women.
> >
> >      Tiffany blinked when she was the somewhat older woman walked
> >towards them.  Was this Kiki?
> >
> > >          "Kiki-san, I would like you to meet Tiffany
> > > Diggers.  Tiffany-chan, this is Kiki Satsuma,"
> > > Yo introduced the two, unsure of how Kiki would respond.
> > > She was fairly sure Kiki could not see the red string that
> > > still linked the two of them, but Yo hadn't seen anything
> > > like it before today, either.
> >
> >      Tiffany bowed to Kiki.  "It is a pleasure to meet you
Satsuma-
> >san.  I hope the day sees you well."  Tiffany then righter herself,
> >up.  Tiffany couldn't help but notice that Kiki stared at her hand,
> >even though Tiffany wasn't wearing a ring.
> >
> > >          Kiki bowed to Tiffany.  "It is good to meet you
> > > Diggers-san," she said formally, "Yo-kun has had
> > > no previous chance to befriend anyone like you.  I am
> > > sure he threw himself into the relationship with all the
> > > enthusiasm and speed that had been restrained for
> > > so long."
> >
> >      Tiffany blinked and looked over at Yo, who had a light blush
on
> >her face.  Tiffany smiled faintly and shook her head.
> >
> >      "No Satsuma-san.  Yo didn't throw herself all over me.  It
was
> >kind of the opposite really...  It started out with Yo asking me
out
> >in a gentleman fashion, and then I was all over her."
>
>          Kiki arched an eyebrow.  "Well, Yo-kun did say that people
> acted differently in the future.  It seems to be a Higurashi family
trait
> to stumble upon a love interest at her age.  I might have guessed
> that someone so energetic would ensnare her attentions."
>
> >      Tiffany looked around the place.  "Do you work here by
yourself
> >Satsuma-san?"
>
>          "Yes," Kiki said, "the shrine normally would be taken over
> by the child of the old priest, or their spouse, but Kaede had no
> children.  Higurashi-san knew I was a younger daughter with few
> prospects, and I accepted her offer to take up the shrine."
>
>          Kiki looked about.  "It is not a large shrine, and this
village
> is not important, but I deal with demons regularly, and need not
> bend to the will of another as I would in a temple in Kyoto or
> another important city."
>
>          Shrugging, Kiki continued, "There are compensations,
> of course.  Yo-kun and Higurashi-san bring me many of the luxuries
> that I'm sure you take for granted."
>
>          "Yeah," Yo piped up, "without us, you would not even know
> of shojo manga."

      Tiffany blinked her eyes as she saw the grin appear on Kiki's
face.

      "You read Shojo-manga, Satsuma-san?  Cool!  I'd think you might
like "Tomb Digger", a manga that is currently being done based on my
parents and family's earlier adventures.  You see, another way to
deal with income, when not really depending on the Diamonds that the
Hurt Bots bring up in Africa, is by telling their earlier adventures
in a manga-format.  It's currently on issue #17, where my mom first
met up with her first true nemesis; Brendan, the former Alpha of the
Werewolf Clan.  It takes place during the time when great-grandpa was
trying to kidnap my aunt Gina so he could use her body as a way to
replenish his powers..."

      Tiffany's eyes then widened as she realized something.  She
never gave Yo a warning about her grandfather!!!

      "That's right Yo...  I should have told you before.  You're both
priests, so I think you might be able to deal with him if he ever
shows up.  My great-grandfather is a Lich; an undead magic-user."

      Tiffany turns to Yo, a real apologetic look on her face.  "I'm
really sorry Yo, I really should have told you that before.  Can you
forgive me for forgetting to tell you?"


-RedPriest17

> >          "Kiki-san?" Yo asked, "we can go see if she is free now."
>How
> > to explain Kiki?  "Kiki-san replaced Kaede-chan when her arthritis
>got too
> > bad.  She is supposed to be from my biological mother's clan.  We
> > have worked together before, but never was especially friendly.  I
>do
> > not know if she is just cynical, finds my ancestry hard to deal
>with,
> > or is too aware of her samurai heritage."
>
>      "Okay..."  Tiffany said, moving her head as to indicate Yo to
>continue what she was saying.
>
> >          Yo shook her head.  "That makes her sound stuck up or
> > something.  She is not mean, but she never reached out to me,
> > Mom, or Dad.  I guess she is like someone you see at work or
> > school every day, and talk with when around them, but never
> > see socially."
>
>      Tiffany furrowed her brow, then shrugged her
>shoulders.  "Yeah...  My 'cousin' Jessica is like that.  Believe it
>or not, she's a wererat.  And, if you want to know how THAT came
>about, I promise to tell you later; it's kind of a long story.  Just
>know that it comes from my 'uncle' Raphiel marrying a wererat
>named 'Lydia'."
>
>(OOC Note:  If you want to know the 'back-story', read Thrythlind's
>fic, "Razor's Edge").
>
> >          Yo lead Tiffany through the tori arching over the path
> > to the main shrine.  From the lack of presence, Yo knew
> > Kiki was not meditating, but she might be pretending to
> > meditate.  It would be an excellent way to avoid contact
> > if she wanted to avoid insulting Tiffany.  To her surprise,
> > Kiki was sweeping the flagstones that paved the yard
> > in front of her shrine.
> >
> >          Kiki wore the traditional Shinto garb of miko, similar
> > to Yo's outfit.  Her long black hair was bound behind her,
> > wrapped several times with a cloth band that ended in a
> > knot.  She was of average height for the time, and so stood
> > shorter than modern women.
>
>      Tiffany blinked when she was the somewhat older woman walked
>towards them.  Was this Kiki?
>
> >          "Kiki-san, I would like you to meet Tiffany
> > Diggers.  Tiffany-chan, this is Kiki Satsuma,"
> > Yo introduced the two, unsure of how Kiki would respond.
> > She was fairly sure Kiki could not see the red string that
> > still linked the two of them, but Yo hadn't seen anything
> > like it before today, either.
>
>      Tiffany bowed to Kiki.  "It is a pleasure to meet you Satsuma-
>san.  I hope the day sees you well."  Tiffany then righter herself,
>up.  Tiffany couldn't help but notice that Kiki stared at her hand,
>even though Tiffany wasn't wearing a ring.
>
> >          Kiki bowed to Tiffany.  "It is good to meet you
> > Diggers-san," she said formally, "Yo-kun has had
> > no previous chance to befriend anyone like you.  I am
> > sure he threw himself into the relationship with all the
> > enthusiasm and speed that had been restrained for
> > so long."
>
>      Tiffany blinked and looked over at Yo, who had a light blush on
>her face.  Tiffany smiled faintly and shook her head.
>
>      "No Satsuma-san.  Yo didn't throw herself all over me.  It was
>kind of the opposite really...  It started out with Yo asking me out
>in a gentleman fashion, and then I was all over her."

          Kiki arched an eyebrow.  "Well, Yo-kun did say that people
acted differently in the future.  It seems to be a Higurashi family trait
to stumble upon a love interest at her age.  I might have guessed
that someone so energetic would ensnare her attentions."

>      Tiffany looked around the place.  "Do you work here by yourself
>Satsuma-san?"

          "Yes," Kiki said, "the shrine normally would be taken over
by the child of the old priest, or their spouse, but Kaede had no
children.  Higurashi-san knew I was a younger daughter with few
prospects, and I accepted her offer to take up the shrine."

          Kiki looked about.  "It is not a large shrine, and this village
is not important, but I deal with demons regularly, and need not
bend to the will of another as I would in a temple in Kyoto or
another important city."

          Shrugging, Kiki continued, "There are compensations,
of course.  Yo-kun and Higurashi-san bring me many of the luxuries
that I'm sure you take for granted."

          "Yeah," Yo piped up, "without us, you would not even know
of shojo manga."


Matthew Lewis
mlewis322@...
"Nothing will get you disbarred faster than friends and haste."  - Reverend
Professor Raymond C. O'Brien

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mlewis332@c..." <mlewis332@c...> wrote:
> >
> >      Tiffany furrowed her eyebrows.  She then sighed audibly.
> >
> >      "Yeah..."  Tiffany began..  "It might be hard.  I think mom
and
> >dad will want me to have a large-scale wedding."
> >
> >      A smile then krept uo Tiffany's face.
> >
> >      "Still...  I think I could talk them into having it here.
> >Though I admit Yo, it would be hard to get them here...  I have
quite
> >a large family of relatives, and extensions of good friends I
> >consider family..."
> >
> >     Asaito nodded her head.  She then turned to look at Yo.
> >
> >     "Very well..."  The older woman began.  "I shall make the
kimono
> >for the gentlewoman.  And thank you for listening to this old
woman's
> >request.  I will also try to have the kimono done for you for later
> >today at the earliest; I'll get some of my friends to help me.  No,
> >if you'll excuse me, I need to close shop to retrieve them...  Now,
> >if you'll excuse me"
> >
> >     So saying, Asaito led Yo and Tiffany outside.  She then took
down
> >a set of curtains and placed it outside her shop.  She then went
down
> >the path to start gatherint some help.
> >
> >(OOC Note:  Not sure what store curtains are called...)
> >
> >     Tiffany then turned to Yo and patted Yo on her shoulder.
> >
> >     "Hey Yo..."  Tiffany began.  "While we wait, how about meeting
> >with that Priestess we were talking about before?  'Kaitsu' was
it?"
> >
> >      Tiffany then blushed in embarassment for not remembering the
> >person's name.
>
>          "Kiki-san?" Yo asked, "we can go see if she is free now."
How
> to explain Kiki?  "Kiki-san replaced Kaede-chan when her arthritis
got too
> bad.  She is supposed to be from my biological mother's clan.  We
> have worked together before, but never was especially friendly.  I
do
> not know if she is just cynical, finds my ancestry hard to deal
with,
> or is too aware of her samurai heritage."

      "Okay..."  Tiffany said, moving her head as to indicate Yo to
continue what she was saying.

>          Yo shook her head.  "That makes her sound stuck up or
> something.  She is not mean, but she never reached out to me,
> Mom, or Dad.  I guess she is like someone you see at work or
> school every day, and talk with when around them, but never
> see socially."

      Tiffany furrowed her brow, then shrugged her
shoulders.  "Yeah...  My 'cousin' Jessica is like that.  Believe it
or not, she's a wererat.  And, if you want to know how THAT came
about, I promise to tell you later; it's kind of a long story.  Just
know that it comes from my 'uncle' Raphiel marrying a wererat
named 'Lydia'."

(OOC Note:  If you want to know the 'back-story', read Thrythlind's
fic, "Razor's Edge").

>          Yo lead Tiffany through the tori arching over the path
> to the main shrine.  From the lack of presence, Yo knew
> Kiki was not meditating, but she might be pretending to
> meditate.  It would be an excellent way to avoid contact
> if she wanted to avoid insulting Tiffany.  To her surprise,
> Kiki was sweeping the flagstones that paved the yard
> in front of her shrine.
>
>          Kiki wore the traditional Shinto garb of miko, similar
> to Yo's outfit.  Her long black hair was bound behind her,
> wrapped several times with a cloth band that ended in a
> knot.  She was of average height for the time, and so stood
> shorter than modern women.

      Tiffany blinked when she was the somewhat older woman walked
towards them.  Was this Kiki?

>          "Kiki-san, I would like you to meet Tiffany
> Diggers.  Tiffany-chan, this is Kiki Satsuma,"
> Yo introduced the two, unsure of how Kiki would respond.
> She was fairly sure Kiki could not see the red string that
> still linked the two of them, but Yo hadn't seen anything
> like it before today, either.

      Tiffany bowed to Kiki.  "It is a pleasure to meet you Satsuma-
san.  I hope the day sees you well."  Tiffany then righter herself,
up.  Tiffany couldn't help but notice that Kiki stared at her hand,
even though Tiffany wasn't wearing a ring.

>          Kiki bowed to Tiffany.  "It is good to meet you
> Diggers-san," she said formally, "Yo-kun has had
> no previous chance to befriend anyone like you.  I am
> sure he threw himself into the relationship with all the
> enthusiasm and speed that had been restrained for
> so long."

      Tiffany blinked and looked over at Yo, who had a light blush on
her face.  Tiffany smiled faintly and shook her head.

      "No Satsuma-san.  Yo didn't throw herself all over me.  It was
kind of the opposite really...  It started out with Yo asking me out
in a gentleman fashion, and then I was all over her."

      Tiffany looked around the place.  "Do you work here by yourself
Satsuma-san?"


-RedPriest17

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "hsu_yin" <hsu_yin@y...> wrote:
> --- In VirusRPG@y..., "mwhalek" <MWhaleK@A...> wrote:
> >  As Adako and Itto were dealing with the Zombies in Bennigans
> Prince
> > Thyme of the Musk arrived at the restaurant
> > looking forward to his meal in Japan. But what he saw as he entered
> > left him temporally stunned as only once
> > before had he seen a Zombie and that had been five years a go when
> he
> > and his friends had helped his fathers army
> > destroy a minor vampire lord that had tried to take over an area
> near
> > Jusenkyo.
> >  Shaking off his surprise Thyme prepared blast any Zombie
> that looked
> > like it might attack him. Hearing Itto
> > announce her Ki blast he turned his head just in time to see Adako
> > destroy the small globe that appeared and the
> > zombies vanish. ÒWhat in the name of the Sheng Long is going on
> > here!Ó He yelled.
> >
> > *OOC*
> >  Hope no one minds me introducing Thyme here.
>
> Actually, I rather expected it
>
> IC:
>
> Itto smiles brightly and thinks to herself, ~Wow! This is the best
> date ever!  I loathe the undead.~  She has large amounts of zombie
> slime on her dress and hands but she is so incredibly gorgeous its
> not unattractive.  Still, she isn't able to celebrate her victory.
> She senses a powerful presence and whirls to see Thyme at the moment
> he speaks.  "Adako-san and I are on a date," she says in a friendly
> manner, "But the restaurant was overrun with the forces of the
> undead.  Undead are so icky and evil.  I am Itto Saotome, son and
> heir of Ranma Saotome, the best martial artist on the planet.  So
> naturally," she says with a mischievous grin, "I am second best."

"S S Saotome?" sputtered Thyme. Then in a dazed tone he said "By the Dragon=
  god what luck, I have found a Saotome
before I even started looking!Ó Returning his attention to the matter at ha=
nd he glared at Itto with his silted and
reptilian but strangely attractive yellow eyes before speaking ÒSaotome, fo=
r my fathers honor I Prince Thyme son
of Herb, descendent of Dragons and heir to the Musk dynasty challenge you f=
ool! Now Prepare to lose Fifth best
martial artist on the planetÓ

  *OOC*
	 Itto Should know about his father fights with Herb because not only was He=
rb one of the few people to defeat Ranma
more than once (in a row) and there last fight reduced a mountain to rubble=
.
	 Also I youÕd like I have the name and description of every specail techniq=
ue Ranma used in the manga and i can send
you the special techniques Herb used.

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mwhalek" <MWhaleK@A...> wrote:
>  As Adako and Itto were dealing with the Zombies in Bennigans
Prince
> Thyme of the Musk arrived at the restaurant
> looking forward to his meal in Japan. But what he saw as he entered
> left him temporally stunned as only once
> before had he seen a Zombie and that had been five years a go when
he
> and his friends had helped his fathers army
> destroy a minor vampire lord that had tried to take over an area
near
> Jusenkyo.
>  Shaking off his surprise Thyme prepared blast any Zombie
that looked
> like it might attack him. Hearing Itto
> announce her Ki blast he turned his head just in time to see Adako
> destroy the small globe that appeared and the
> zombies vanish. ÒWhat in the name of the Sheng Long is going on
> here!Ó He yelled.
>
> *OOC*
>  Hope no one minds me introducing Thyme here.

Actually, I rather expected it

IC:

Itto smiles brightly and thinks to herself, ~Wow! This is the best
date ever!  I loathe the undead.~  She has large amounts of zombie
slime on her dress and hands but she is so incredibly gorgeous its
not unattractive.  Still, she isn't able to celebrate her victory.
She senses a powerful presence and whirls to see Thyme at the moment
he speaks.  "Adako-san and I are on a date," she says in a friendly
manner, "But the restaurant was overrun with the forces of the
undead.  Undead are so icky and evil.  I am Itto Saotome, son and
heir of Ranma Saotome, the best martial artist on the planet.  So
naturally," she says with a mischievous grin, "I am second best."

On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Cute Kitsune Kaydee wrote:

> Alaru has never touched Nanami skin-to-skin before. She's got a special
> field around her that that she can turn on and off that prevents anything
> but air from coming into contact with her skin. Also Alaru doesn't like to
> be touching people , unless they're her very close friends or lovers. She
> has a telepathic/empathic talent that she can use at a distance , however
> like mr. spock on star trek she has the problem of the powers activating on
> their own if someone touches her. She doesn't like having other people's
> memories/emotions shoved into her so she rarely touches anyone , unless
> they're her very close friends or lovers. Nanami and Alaru are close friends
> and she has been thinking about letting nanami touch her. She also sees in
> nanami a potential lover but doesn't know if nanami would feel the same or
> not now.

*OOC*

  *Nods* That could be a good explanation. It was also pointed out to me
that you had originally suggested that we'd be using Washu's equipment to
establish the link, so direct contact doesn't even need to be involved,
unless we want it to. I have no other objections.

  As for potential lovers - well, Nanami doesn't even see Aki as a
potential lover right now. Nanami has no concept of what it means to be a
lover. She's completely naive on the topic - ridiculously naive, in fact.
She doesn't understand the emotions involved, she has no idea of what the
physical act of lovemaking is, or how it works. Up until now, the only
concept that she's had of attraction is that some people make her feel
funny inside, and a lot of people seem to mob her for no good reason when
she's in male form. ^_^

  I will warn you, though, that Nanami is heterosexual, even if she doesn't
know what that means, and usually only feels that "funny feeling" around
born-males. So, she probably won't feel romantically attracted to Alaru
for a long, long time, if she ever does.

  Of course, Alaru doesn't necessarily know any of that, so she's free to
try. ^_^V

> >  There's another problem, though... L-kun and R-kun allowed Nanami's and
> > Aki's souls to bond - but Alaru doesn't have a soul, right? What's there
> > to bond with? Actually, I've been curious about this, anyway - if Alaru
> > doesn't have a soul, then what does she have? Just her mind and memories?
> > Nanami might be able to bond with that, but the link probably wouldn't be
> > as intimate as the one she shares with Aki.
>
> Alaru doesn't have her soul (it was destroyed by dracula) but she does have
> her ki. Every living thing has ki , the planet has ki , the animals have ki
> , the everything that's alive has ki. Alaru might be 1/4 vampire but she is
> still alive. You don't have to have a soul to have ki.

  Okay, I think I see what you mean. I'll have to think about what a bond
would be like in this case...

-Spanner

> *OOC*
>
>  I really hate to be a let-down, Kaydee - but Alaru's known Nanami for a
> long time, right? Nanami only needs to touch a machine to bond with it,
> and I assume that she's touched Alaru in the past. So, she probably can't
> bond with Nene.
>
>  Of course, depending on what Alaru wears, maybe Nanami HASN'T touched
> Alaru in the past. As long as there isn't skin-to-skin contact, nothing
> could have happened - it works a bit like Rogue's powers on X-Men, if
> you're familiar with her. If Nanami has only touched Alaru's clothes, then
> nothing has happened. I'll let you decide whether it's reasonable to
> assume that they've never touched before.

Alaru has never touched Nanami skin-to-skin before. She's got a special
field around her that that she can turn on and off that prevents anything
but air from coming into contact with her skin. Also Alaru doesn't like to
be touching people , unless they're her very close friends or lovers. She
has a telepathic/empathic talent that she can use at a distance , however
like mr. spock on star trek she has the problem of the powers activating on
their own if someone touches her. She doesn't like having other people's
memories/emotions shoved into her so she rarely touches anyone , unless
they're her very close friends or lovers. Nanami and Alaru are close friends
and she has been thinking about letting nanami touch her. She also sees in
nanami a potential lover but doesn't know if nanami would feel the same or
not now.

>  There's another problem, though... L-kun and R-kun allowed Nanami's and
> Aki's souls to bond - but Alaru doesn't have a soul, right? What's there
> to bond with? Actually, I've been curious about this, anyway - if Alaru
> doesn't have a soul, then what does she have? Just her mind and memories?
> Nanami might be able to bond with that, but the link probably wouldn't be
> as intimate as the one she shares with Aki.

Alaru doesn't have her soul (it was destroyed by dracula) but she does have
her ki. Every living thing has ki , the planet has ki , the animals have ki
, the everything that's alive has ki. Alaru might be 1/4 vampire but she is
still alive. You don't have to have a soul to have ki.

> >       "Uh," Yo said, unsure if the conversation's increasing focus
> > upon their marriage made her uncomfortably nervous or just giddy.
>It
> > certainly made her tail want to twitch.  The price was fairer than
> > most.  A wedding kimono was an expensive item (although far cheaper
> > now than in the future) and Asaito would gain prestige if Yo
>married
> > Tiffany with one of them wearing her kimono.  (Yo was not sure if
>she
> > wanted to be the groom or the bride yet.  It might depend on whose
> > family paid for the wedding.)  That would require the wedding to be
>in
> > this time, in the Shinto style.  Not that Yo had any problem with
>that
> > . . .
> >
> >       "I think that, should we get so far, if you want that if you
> > want the ceremony to be here, in the Shinto style, that I can think
>of
> > no greater person to turn to for a wedding kimono than Asaito-san.
> > But I understand if you need to check with your family first," Yo
> > said, mading sure to allow Tiffany a way to reject the requirements
> > without rejecting Asaito.
>
>      Tiffany furrowed her eyebrows.  She then sighed audibly.
>
>      "Yeah..."  Tiffany began..  "It might be hard.  I think mom and
>dad will want me to have a large-scale wedding."
>
>      A smile then krept uo Tiffany's face.
>
>      "Still...  I think I could talk them into having it here.
>Though I admit Yo, it would be hard to get them here...  I have quite
>a large family of relatives, and extensions of good friends I
>consider family..."
>
>     Asaito nodded her head.  She then turned to look at Yo.
>
>     "Very well..."  The older woman began.  "I shall make the kimono
>for the gentlewoman.  And thank you for listening to this old woman's
>request.  I will also try to have the kimono done for you for later
>today at the earliest; I'll get some of my friends to help me.  No,
>if you'll excuse me, I need to close shop to retrieve them...  Now,
>if you'll excuse me"
>
>     So saying, Asaito led Yo and Tiffany outside.  She then took down
>a set of curtains and placed it outside her shop.  She then went down
>the path to start gatherint some help.
>
>(OOC Note:  Not sure what store curtains are called...)
>
>     Tiffany then turned to Yo and patted Yo on her shoulder.
>
>     "Hey Yo..."  Tiffany began.  "While we wait, how about meeting
>with that Priestess we were talking about before?  'Kaitsu' was it?"
>
>      Tiffany then blushed in embarassment for not remembering the
>person's name.

          "Kiki-san?" Yo asked, "we can go see if she is free now."  How
to explain Kiki?  "Kiki-san replaced Kaede-chan when her arthritis got too
bad.  She is supposed to be from my biological mother's clan.  We
have worked together before, but never was especially friendly.  I do
not know if she is just cynical, finds my ancestry hard to deal with,
or is too aware of her samurai heritage."

          Yo shook her head.  "That makes her sound stuck up or
something.  She is not mean, but she never reached out to me,
Mom, or Dad.  I guess she is like someone you see at work or
school every day, and talk with when around them, but never
see socially."

          Yo lead Tiffany through the tori arching over the path
to the main shrine.  From the lack of presence, Yo knew
Kiki was not meditating, but she might be pretending to
meditate.  It would be an excellent way to avoid contact
if she wanted to avoid insulting Tiffany.  To her surprise,
Kiki was sweeping the flagstones that paved the yard
in front of her shrine.

          Kiki wore the traditional Shinto garb of miko, similar
to Yo's outfit.  Her long black hair was bound behind her,
wrapped several times with a cloth band that ended in a
knot.  She was of average height for the time, and so stood
shorter than modern women.

          "Kiki-san, I would like you to meet Tiffany
Diggers.  Tiffany-chan, this is Kiki Satsuma,"
Yo introduced the two, unsure of how Kiki would respond.
She was fairly sure Kiki could not see the red string that
still linked the two of them, but Yo hadn't seen anything
like it before today, either.

          Kiki bowed to Tiffany.  "It is good to meet you
Diggers-san," she said formally, "Yo-kun has had
no previous chance to befriend anyone like you.  I am
sure he threw himself into the relationship with all the
enthusiasm and speed that had been restrained for
so long."


Matthew Lewis
mlewis322@...
"Nothing will get you disbarred faster than friends and haste."  - Reverend
Professor Raymond C. O'Brien

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Adrian Tymes wrote:

> > Well Alaru does have an organic type AI named Nene bonded with her and Nene
> > can hack into most electronic ... anything. And Alaru does have
> > telepathic/empathic powers. The two of them working together (which they can
> > do quite well ever since dracula destroyed alaru's soul nene has become her
> > soul and the two are linked very closely now) can get into
> > anywhere/anything. Alaru would probably ask permission first. She does feel
> > an attraction to Aki and Nanami and would want in on the link.
>
>
> Umm...you misunderstood the answer, so I'll say again: "That which might
> stop Alaru is IC, not OOC..."  As in, if you can find a plausible way to
> make it happen IC, go for it.  Washu is an NPC; her decisions are at the
> whim of whoever's writing the post.
>
> It's the mechanics of the link that'll be formed that you've gotta worry
> about.  ^_-
>
> BTW, as long as I'm posting OOC anyway, Exinjeru just gave me a possible
> idea to run with, but if I do I'll need to know...does the Virus affect
> cabbits?

*OOC*

  I really hate to be a let-down, Kaydee - but Alaru's known Nanami for a
long time, right? Nanami only needs to touch a machine to bond with it,
and I assume that she's touched Alaru in the past. So, she probably can't
bond with Nene.

  Of course, depending on what Alaru wears, maybe Nanami HASN'T touched
Alaru in the past. As long as there isn't skin-to-skin contact, nothing
could have happened - it works a bit like Rogue's powers on X-Men, if
you're familiar with her. If Nanami has only touched Alaru's clothes, then
nothing has happened. I'll let you decide whether it's reasonable to
assume that they've never touched before.

  There's another problem, though... L-kun and R-kun allowed Nanami's and
Aki's souls to bond - but Alaru doesn't have a soul, right? What's there
to bond with? Actually, I've been curious about this, anyway - if Alaru
doesn't have a soul, then what does she have? Just her mind and memories?
Nanami might be able to bond with that, but the link probably wouldn't be
as intimate as the one she shares with Aki.

  On the subject of cabbits, I seriously doubt that they are affected by
the Virus. Even Ryoko wasn't affected, and she's a lot more human than
Ryo-ohki is - not to mention, her half-sister, besides. I'm sure that if
Ryo-ohki tried, though, she could take on a male form anytime she wanted
to. She is composed largely of Mass, after all, and they can take pretty
much any form they desire (or, rather, that a strong enough will nearby
desires).

  On the other hand, as long as we don't let it get out of control, we can
always add another species to the affected list. Sort of like how some
diseases target one species, but can also affect another.

-Spanner

Cute Kitsune Kaydee wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "w_i_n_g_c_a_t" <wingcat@...>
> To: <VirusRPG@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:17 PM
> Subject: [VirusRPG] Re: Across the 8th dimension [OOC]
>>--- In VirusRPG@y..., "Cute Kitsune Kaydee" <fox1@c...> wrote:
>>>OOC :
>>>
>>>I was just wondering if there's going to be a link formed between Aki and
>>>Nanami with Washu's experiment nerv equipment if Alaru and nene could be
>>>included in it?
>>>
>>Depends.  Is there mechanism for linking her in?  Can Alaru talk Washu
>>into it (or get into the mechanism without permission)?  That which
>>might stop Alaru is IC, not OOC...
>
> Well Alaru does have an organic type AI named Nene bonded with her and Nene
> can hack into most electronic ... anything. And Alaru does have
> telepathic/empathic powers. The two of them working together (which they can
> do quite well ever since dracula destroyed alaru's soul nene has become her
> soul and the two are linked very closely now) can get into
> anywhere/anything. Alaru would probably ask permission first. She does feel
> an attraction to Aki and Nanami and would want in on the link.


Umm...you misunderstood the answer, so I'll say again: "That which might
stop Alaru is IC, not OOC..."  As in, if you can find a plausible way to
make it happen IC, go for it.  Washu is an NPC; her decisions are at the
whim of whoever's writing the post.

It's the mechanics of the link that'll be formed that you've gotta worry
about.  ^_-

BTW, as long as I'm posting OOC anyway, Exinjeru just gave me a possible
idea to run with, but if I do I'll need to know...does the Virus affect
cabbits?

----- Original Message -----
From: "w_i_n_g_c_a_t" <wingcat@...>
To: <VirusRPG@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:17 PM
Subject: [VirusRPG] Re: Across the 8th dimension [OOC]


> --- In VirusRPG@y..., "Cute Kitsune Kaydee" <fox1@c...> wrote:
> >
> > OOC :
> >
> > I was just wondering if there's going to be a link formed between
> Aki and
> > Nanami with Washu's experiment nerv equipment if Alaru and nene could be
> > included in it?
>
> Depends.  Is there mechanism for linking her in?  Can Alaru talk Washu
> into it (or get into the mechanism without permission)?  That which
> might stop Alaru is IC, not OOC...

Well Alaru does have an organic type AI named Nene bonded with her and Nene
can hack into most electronic ... anything. And Alaru does have
telepathic/empathic powers. The two of them working together (which they can
do quite well ever since dracula destroyed alaru's soul nene has become her
soul and the two are linked very closely now) can get into
anywhere/anything. Alaru would probably ask permission first. She does feel
an attraction to Aki and Nanami and would want in on the link.

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mattls13" <mlewis332@c...> wrote:
> > >
> > >          A middle aged woman walked out of the nearer shop
> > > and looked Tiffany over.  "For you, Yo," she said, "I can have
> > > a wedding kimono done in two weeks."
> >
> >      Tiffany's eyes twinkled with that.  "A wedding kimono?
> > Ooooooh...  That would be nice...  But I think dad would have a
> > heart
> > attack, me getting married before he gets to meet his son-in-law."
> >
> >      Then, because she felt like it, Tiffany started hugging Yo
> > again.
> >
> > >          Yo held up her hands, waving negation.  "No, no,
nothing
> > > like that," Yo protested weakly, "Tiffany-chan needs something
> > > formal, not matrimonial."  Asaito chuckled.  "She was thinking
> > > something in red-violet silk?"  Yo hazarded nervously.
> > >
> > >          The woman circled Tiffany, then began to run her hands
> > > over the werecheetah, measuring various distances against her
> > > own body.  When finished, Asaito rummaged back behind her
> > > counter, then pulled out a bolt of cloth.  The silk was vibrant
> > > with the violet dye, the red content varying slightly with each
> > > thread.  Various bird patterns had been stitched in the cloth
> > > at regular intervals.
> > >
> > >          "Will this do?" the shopkeeper asked.
> >
> >      Tiffany stared wide-eyed at the silk.  "Wow...  That's
> > gorgeous!  I love it!"  Tiffany began jumping up and down, from a
> > mixture of being excited, and naturally having too much energy.
> >
> >      Tiffany then stopped her little joyous dance and looked at
> > Asaito.  "Thank you Asaito-san.  The color would suit me
perfectly.
> > How much do I owe you?  Or more precisely, how much would Yo owe
> > you?"  Tiffany then started blushing.  "I'd pay, but I don't have
>
> any
> > of the local currency."
> >
> >      "Oh, that's quite allright child." Asaito began.  "As for
> > payment, I don't want money...  I DO however, want to be told
when
> > the wedding is going to be.  I would like to make the bridal
> > kimono."
> >
> >      Tiffany smiled at her, then turned to Yo.  "What do you
think
> > Yo?"
>
>       "Uh," Yo said, unsure if the conversation's increasing focus
> upon their marriage made her uncomfortably nervous or just giddy.
It
> certainly made her tail want to twitch.  The price was fairer than
> most.  A wedding kimono was an expensive item (although far cheaper
> now than in the future) and Asaito would gain prestige if Yo
married
> Tiffany with one of them wearing her kimono.  (Yo was not sure if
she
> wanted to be the groom or the bride yet.  It might depend on whose
> family paid for the wedding.)  That would require the wedding to be
in
> this time, in the Shinto style.  Not that Yo had any problem with
that
> . . .
>
>  "I think that, should we get so far, if you want that if you
> want the ceremony to be here, in the Shinto style, that I can think
of
> no greater person to turn to for a wedding kimono than Asaito-san.
> But I understand if you need to check with your family first," Yo
> said, mading sure to allow Tiffany a way to reject the requirements
> without rejecting Asaito.

      Tiffany furrowed her eyebrows.  She then sighed audibly.

      "Yeah..."  Tiffany began..  "It might be hard.  I think mom and
dad will want me to have a large-scale wedding."

      A smile then krept uo Tiffany's face.

      "Still...  I think I could talk them into having it here.
Though I admit Yo, it would be hard to get them here...  I have quite
a large family of relatives, and extensions of good friends I
consider family..."

     Asaito nodded her head.  She then turned to look at Yo.

     "Very well..."  The older woman began.  "I shall make the kimono
for the gentlewoman.  And thank you for listening to this old woman's
request.  I will also try to have the kimono done for you for later
today at the earliest; I'll get some of my friends to help me.  No,
if you'll excuse me, I need to close shop to retrieve them...  Now,
if you'll excuse me"

     So saying, Asaito led Yo and Tiffany outside.  She then took down
a set of curtains and placed it outside her shop.  She then went down
the path to start gatherint some help.

(OOC Note:  Not sure what store curtains are called...)

     Tiffany then turned to Yo and patted Yo on her shoulder.

     "Hey Yo..."  Tiffany began.  "While we wait, how about meeting
with that Priestess we were talking about before?  'Kaitsu' was it?"

      Tiffany then blushed in embarassment for not remembering the
person's name.


-RedPriest17

> > >      "Well, a traditional kimono sounds good...  I just hope it
> won't
> > >take too long to make."
> > >
> > >      Tiffany then took a look at her werecheetah fur.  "Yes, it
> would
> > >go well with this form, but I think I might want to add a blue
> sash
> > >just to add a bit of contrast..."
> > >
> > > >          Yo dropped her eyes and peered at Tiffany through her
> > >lashes, "Honestly,  I think you look best, uh," Yo said
> > >haltingly, "withnothingon."
> > >
> > >      Tiffany looked at Yo and blink.  Thanks to her being a
> > >werecheetah and used to 'speed' in all froms, she understood what
> Yo
> > >had said.
> > >
> > >      "Really?  You know Yo, I could say the same about you..."
> > >Tiffany said huskilly while leaning close to whisper in Yo's
> > >ear.  "Especially since you're built in all the right places..."
> > >
> > >      Tiffany began to nuzzle her face into Yo's neck, all the
> while
> > >she was purring.
> >
> >          Yo laughed nervously.  Perhaps she should not force this
> > sexual openness.  More practice receiving it might be called for.
> > "Asaito-san," Yo called out, "How long would it take to make
> > a full formal kimono for Tiffany-chan?"
> >
> >          A middle aged woman walked out of the nearer shop
> > and looked Tiffany over.  "For you, Yo," she said, "I can have
> > a wedding kimono done in two weeks."
>
>      Tiffany's eyes twinkled with that.  "A wedding kimono?
> Ooooooh...  That would be nice...  But I think dad would have a
> heart
> attack, me getting married before he gets to meet his son-in-law."
>
>      Then, because she felt like it, Tiffany started hugging Yo
> again.
>
> >          Yo held up her hands, waving negation.  "No, no, nothing
> > like that," Yo protested weakly, "Tiffany-chan needs something
> > formal, not matrimonial."  Asaito chuckled.  "She was thinking
> > something in red-violet silk?"  Yo hazarded nervously.
> >
> >          The woman circled Tiffany, then began to run her hands
> > over the werecheetah, measuring various distances against her
> > own body.  When finished, Asaito rummaged back behind her
> > counter, then pulled out a bolt of cloth.  The silk was vibrant
> > with the violet dye, the red content varying slightly with each
> > thread.  Various bird patterns had been stitched in the cloth
> > at regular intervals.
> >
> >          "Will this do?" the shopkeeper asked.
>
>      Tiffany stared wide-eyed at the silk.  "Wow...  That's
> gorgeous!  I love it!"  Tiffany began jumping up and down, from a
> mixture of being excited, and naturally having too much energy.
>
>      Tiffany then stopped her little joyous dance and looked at
> Asaito.  "Thank you Asaito-san.  The color would suit me perfectly.
> How much do I owe you?  Or more precisely, how much would Yo owe
> you?"  Tiffany then started blushing.  "I'd pay, but I don't have >
any
> of the local currency."
>
>      "Oh, that's quite allright child." Asaito began.  "As for
> payment, I don't want money...  I DO however, want to be told when
> the wedding is going to be.  I would like to make the bridal
> kimono."
>
>      Tiffany smiled at her, then turned to Yo.  "What do you think
> Yo?"


       "Uh," Yo said, unsure if the conversation's increasing focus
upon their marriage made her uncomfortably nervous or just giddy.  It
certainly made her tail want to twitch.  The price was fairer than
most.  A wedding kimono was an expensive item (although far cheaper
now than in the future) and Asaito would gain prestige if Yo married
Tiffany with one of them wearing her kimono.  (Yo was not sure if she
wanted to be the groom or the bride yet.  It might depend on whose
family paid for the wedding.)  That would require the wedding to be in
this time, in the Shinto style.  Not that Yo had any problem with that
. . .

	 "I think that, should we get so far, if you want that if you
want the ceremony to be here, in the Shinto style, that I can think of
no greater person to turn to for a wedding kimono than Asaito-san.
But I understand if you need to check with your family first," Yo
said, mading sure to allow Tiffany a way to reject the requirements
without rejecting Asaito.

Matthew Lewis
mlewis322@...
"Nothing will get you disbarred faster than friends and haste." -
Reverend Professor Raymond C. O'Brien

As Adako and Itto were dealing with the Zombies in Bennigans Prince
Thyme of the Musk arrived at the restaurant
looking forward to his meal in Japan. But what he saw as he entered
left him temporally stunned as only once
before had he seen a Zombie and that had been five years a go when he
and his friends had helped his fathers army
destroy a minor vampire lord that had tried to take over an area near
Jusenkyo.
	 Shaking off his surprise Thyme prepared blast any Zombie that looked
like it might attack him. Hearing Itto
announce her Ki blast he turned his head just in time to see Adako
destroy the small globe that appeared and the
zombies vanish. ÒWhat in the name of the Sheng Long is going on
here!Ó He yelled.

*OOC*
	 Hope no one minds me introducing Thyme here. Also Ryu Seiki Tou
translates as Dragon energy blade and is
basically a Ki ÒlightsaberÓ.

==================================================================
IÕm just a Californian Otaku of Celtic/German desent whoÕs
sold his soul to Rock and Roll, Fionn.
Beetle mania forever Dudes!

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "Cute Kitsune Kaydee" <fox1@c...> wrote:
>
> OOC :
>
> I was just wondering if there's going to be a link formed between
Aki and
> Nanami with Washu's experiment nerv equipment if Alaru and nene could be
> included in it?

Depends.  Is there mechanism for linking her in?  Can Alaru talk Washu
into it (or get into the mechanism without permission)?  That which
might stop Alaru is IC, not OOC...

OOC :

I was just wondering if there's going to be a link formed between Aki and
Nanami with Washu's experiment nerv equipment if Alaru and nene could be
included in it?

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mlewis332@c..." <mlewis332@c...> wrote:
> >
> >      "Well, a traditional kimono sounds good...  I just hope it
won't
> >take too long to make."
> >
> >      Tiffany then took a look at her werecheetah fur.  "Yes, it
would
> >go well with this form, but I think I might want to add a blue sash
> >just to add a bit of contrast..."
> >
> > >          Yo dropped her eyes and peered at Tiffany through her
> >lashes, "Honestly,  I think you look best, uh," Yo said
> >haltingly, "withnothingon."
> >
> >      Tiffany looked at Yo and blink.  Thanks to her being a
> >werecheetah and used to 'speed' in all froms, she understood what
Yo
> >had said.
> >
> >      "Really?  You know Yo, I could say the same about you..."
> >Tiffany said huskilly while leaning close to whisper in Yo's
> >ear.  "Especially since you're built in all the right places..."
> >
> >      Tiffany began to nuzzle her face into Yo's neck, all the
while
> >she was purring.
>
>          Yo laughed nervously.  Perhaps she should not force this
> sexual openness.  More practice receiving it might be called for.
> "Asaito-san," Yo called out, "How long would it take to make
> a full formal kimono for Tiffany-chan?"
>
>          A middle aged woman walked out of the nearer shop
> and looked Tiffany over.  "For you, Yo," she said, "I can have
> a wedding kimono done in two weeks."

      Tiffany's eyes twinkled with that.  "A wedding kimono?
Ooooooh...  That would be nice...  But I think dad would have a heart
attack, me getting married before he gets to meet his son-in-law."

      Then, because she felt like it, Tiffany started hugging Yo again.

>          Yo held up her hands, waving negation.  "No, no, nothing
> like that," Yo protested weakly, "Tiffany-chan needs something
> formal, not matrimonial."  Asaito chuckled.  "She was thinking
> something in red-violet silk?"  Yo hazarded nervously.
>
>          The woman circled Tiffany, then began to run her hands
> over the werecheetah, measuring various distances against her
> own body.  When finished, Asaito rummaged back behind her
> counter, then pulled out a bolt of cloth.  The silk was vibrant
> with the violet dye, the red content varying slightly with each
> thread.  Various bird patterns had been stitched in the cloth
> at regular intervals.
>
>          "Will this do?" the shopkeeper asked.

      Tiffany stared wide-eyed at the silk.  "Wow...  That's
gorgeous!  I love it!"  Tiffany began jumping up and down, from a
mixture of being excited, and naturally having too much energy.

      Tiffany then stopped her little joyous dance and looked at
Asaito.  "Thank you Asaito-san.  The color would suit me perfectly.
How much do I owe you?  Or more precisely, how much would Yo owe
you?"  Tiffany then started blushing.  "I'd pay, but I don't have any
of the local currency."

      "Oh, that's quite allright child." Asaito began.  "As for
payment, I don't want money...  I DO however, want to be told when
the wedding is going to be.  I would like to make the bridal kimono."

      Tiffany smiled at her, then turned to Yo.  "What do you think
Yo?"

-RedPriest17

--- hsu_yin <hsu_yin@...> wrote:
> --- In VirusRPG@y..., Thryth <thrythlind@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> >    "I'm thinking!" Adako said.  "I'm thinking!!
> > Uhhh...give me a moment." Adako raised the
> > demon-hunter ring up and focused through it.
> >    An electric net of white power fluctuated
> between
> > the ring and the two hair ornaments holding his
> > topknot in place.  In the next moment that white
> > energy burst out from him coruscated around the
> > zombies holding them in place and passing along
> > through the lot until it seemed to merely flash
> off
> > one of the evilly grinning hoard.
> >    "THAT ONE!!" he shouted, and launched forward
> at
> > the identified demon.  The zombies broke from the
> > energy net as he stopped concentrated and massed
> > between Itto and Adako.
> >
> Itto began beating a path through the zombies to the
> one Adako
> identified.  She was amassing copious amounts of
> green ooze on her
> dress as well as getting little chunks of flesh in
> her hair.  Her
> fists were coated in blood and brains from
> demolishing the zombie's
> heads.  Finally, she gets fed up, "Mouko
> takabisha!!" she launches a
> blast far bigger than the previous one incenerating
> all zombies in
> front of her in a 5 foot wide swath of destruction.
> The attack
> itself was aimed straight at the demon Adako had
> pointed out.

    Adako blinked as she saw the small globe appear
where the demon zombie had stood before Itto's attack.
  Then she charged and speared the orb with her sword.
As expected the zombies about vanished without so much
as a stale odor remaining.
    "Dad fought one of those when she was my age,"
Adako said.  "Everything was an solid illusion, part
of it....funny Dad said it wasn't a demon that
bothered our world usually...she fought doing a favor
for some dragon prince or something in the kami plane."

=====
"Caffeinated Kender?  What's that, a berserk spell?" -
Tribble, Kender Warrior of the Celestial Kingdom
"God has to have a sense of humor, it's the only explanation for sex." - my
father
"I have to write a how-to paper for class, so I'm writing a paper on how to be
psuedo-evil." - my brother

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On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Adrian Tymes wrote:

> "You'll be happy to know he hooked up with that penpal of his in
> Germany.  What was her name...Asuka.  He's fine, and much happier than
> he ever was at home."
>
> Aki frowned.  "I will ask him about it, when next I email him.  Might I
> ask, then, for what purpose was I created?"
>
> "Actually, if my readings are correct, you've already fulfilled your
> purpose.  Demonstrated the possibility quite nicely, actually.  I just
> need a few more tests to confirm it."
>
> "...I see."  Aki smiled.  "Then Nanami really is my only remaining
> purpose in life."

*OOC*

  Okay, I'm back, now! Actually, I've been back since last night, but with
over a hundred e-mails waiting for me, it's taken me a while to catch up.
^_^;;

  Red thread, between Nanami and Aki? Quite possibly, though Nanami would
have no idea of its significance - even if she understands on a level that
most can only dream of.

  Nanami/Aki subplot sweet and cool? ^_^ Glad you're enjoying it.

*IC*

  Nanami relaxed and sighed into the strange liquid surrounding and filling
her. Idly, she polled the sensors on her outfit. "95.4%?" she thought. "I
wonder if that's good. Hmmm... This is all so very relaxing... Even if it
does taste a bit like blood. I wonder if Washu intends this device for
some kind of spa? I've heard that she invents incredibly complex but
frivolous things from time to time."

  The sensations she was receiving from her neurotransmitters were
particularly perplexing. It felt almost the way that it did when she
linked with L-kun or R-kun - except instead of another intelligence, it
was as if she was linking with... nothing. A blank emptiness. It was all
very strange.

  Nanami wondered how much longer it would be until Washu had obtained the
results she desired. The scenery wasn't much to speak of - the viewscreen
in front of her (it WAS a viewscreen, Nanami was certain, even though she
couldn't touch it to find out for sure) was not on, so the interior of the
room was simply white, though muted slightly orange-brown by the color of
the liquid filling it. A constant drone permeated the liquid, but, far
from being annoying, it was quite soothing. Nanami yawned, and giggled
once again at the odd sensations of liquid rushing into and out of her
lungs without drowning her. The whole experience was just so novel - and
her visit to Washu's lab had just begun!

-Spanner

npbaxter@... wrote:

>>"...I see."  Aki smiled.  "Then Nanami really is my only remaining
>>purpose in life."
>
> I would just like to state, for the record, how incredibly sweet and cool I
> find this whole subplot.
>
> *sniffsniff* It's just so beautiful, man!


Wai-teous!  Thanks!  ^_^;

At 10:15 AM 6/11/02 +0000, you wrote:
>--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mlewis332@c..." <mlewis332@c...> wrote:
> > >
> > >      Tiffany thought hard for a couple of seconds.  She 'hmmed' a
>bit
> > >and chewed on her lower lip, ( a bad habit she picked up from aunt
> > >Gina).  Finally she shook her shoulders, a bit embarassed.
> > >
> > >      "Tough choice..."  Tifanny said while blushing.  "A men's
>kimono
> > >would be practical, but a Yukata would be nice."
> > >
> > >      Tiffany then looked at Yo and asked a simple question.
> > >
> > >      "What colors do you think would look good on me for either
> > >kimono style?"
> >          "Well," Yo began, "a young woman's yukata traditionally
> > is navy, with simple flower patterns and a contrasting obi.  Think
> > of it as a 'summer kimono'."  Yo looked Tiffany up and down.
> > "I think maybe a red violet kimono might look good on you, although
> > do not forget that this is a very good opportunity to get a high
>quality
> > formal kimono, if you are willing to wait for it to be tailored."
>
>      Tiffany nodded her head in agreement.
>
>      "Well, a traditional kimono sounds good...  I just hope it won't
>take too long to make."
>
>      Tiffany then took a look at her werecheetah fur.  "Yes, it would
>go well with this form, but I think I might want to add a blue sash
>just to add a bit of contrast..."
>
> >          Yo dropped her eyes and peered at Tiffany through her
>lashes, "Honestly,  I think you look best, uh," Yo said
>haltingly, "withnothingon."
>
>      Tiffany looked at Yo and blink.  Thanks to her being a
>werecheetah and used to 'speed' in all froms, she understood what Yo
>had said.
>
>      "Really?  You know Yo, I could say the same about you..."
>Tiffany said huskilly while leaning close to whisper in Yo's
>ear.  "Especially since you're built in all the right places..."
>
>      Tiffany began to nuzzle her face into Yo's neck, all the while
>she was purring.

          Yo laughed nervously.  Perhaps she should not force this
sexual openness.  More practice receiving it might be called for.
"Asaito-san," Yo called out, "How long would it take to make
a full formal kimono for Tiffany-chan?"

          A middle aged woman walked out of the nearer shop
and looked Tiffany over.  "For you, Yo," she said, "I can have
a wedding kimono done in two weeks."

          Yo held up her hands, waving negation.  "No, no, nothing
like that," Yo protested weakly, "Tiffany-chan needs something
formal, not matrimonial."  Asaito chuckled.  "She was thinking
something in red-violet silk?"  Yo hazarded nervously.

          The woman circled Tiffany, then began to run her hands
over the werecheetah, measuring various distances against her
own body.  When finished, Asaito rummaged back behind her
counter, then pulled out a bolt of cloth.  The silk was vibrant
with the violet dye, the red content varying slightly with each
thread.  Various bird patterns had been stitched in the cloth
at regular intervals.

          "Will this do?" the shopkeeper asked.


Matthew Lewis
mlewis322@...
"Nothing will get you disbarred faster than friends and haste."  - Reverend
Professor Raymond C. O'Brien

--- In VirusRPG@y..., "mlewis332@c..." <mlewis332@c...> wrote:
> >
> >      Tiffany thought hard for a couple of seconds.  She 'hmmed' a
bit
> >and chewed on her lower lip, ( a bad habit she picked up from aunt
> >Gina).  Finally she shook her shoulders, a bit embarassed.
> >
> >      "Tough choice..."  Tifanny said while blushing.  "A men's
kimono
> >would be practical, but a Yukata would be nice."
> >
> >      Tiffany then looked at Yo and asked a simple question.
> >
> >      "What colors do you think would look good on me for either
> >kimono style?"
>          "Well," Yo began, "a young woman's yukata traditionally
> is navy, with simple flower patterns and a contrasting obi.  Think
> of it as a 'summer kimono'."  Yo looked Tiffany up and down.
> "I think maybe a red violet kimono might look good on you, although
> do not forget that this is a very good opportunity to get a high
quality
> formal kimono, if you are willing to wait for it to be tailored."

      Tiffany nodded her head in agreement.

      "Well, a traditional kimono sounds good...  I just hope it won't
take too long to make."

      Tiffany then took a look at her werecheetah fur.  "Yes, it would
go well with this form, but I think I might want to add a blue sash
just to add a bit of contrast..."

>          Yo dropped her eyes and peered at Tiffany through her
lashes, "Honestly,  I think you look best, uh," Yo said
haltingly, "withnothingon."

      Tiffany looked at Yo and blink.  Thanks to her being a
werecheetah and used to 'speed' in all froms, she understood what Yo
had said.

      "Really?  You know Yo, I could say the same about you..."
Tiffany said huskilly while leaning close to whisper in Yo's
ear.  "Especially since you're built in all the right places..."

      Tiffany began to nuzzle her face into Yo's neck, all the while
she was purring.


-RedPriest17