Boy: [pointing at Ranma] Hey you! Are you Akane's fiance?
Ranma: No.
Boy: [nods] Ah... good.
Ranma: I'm her husband.
Boy: HUH?
Akane: Uh, Ranma...
Ranma: Shut up, Akane. You have a problem with that... um... hey, who ARE you?
Boy: My name is Tanaka Lardizabal, and yes, I do have a problem with that.
[Lardizabal charges Ranma, only to get knocked out by a well-placed punch to
the face.]
Ranma: The name's Saotome Ranma. [turns to Akane] Haven't lost my touch.
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Ukyou: Hai?
[A figure enters, carrying a stack of flyers. All that is visible is a pair of
round glasses.]
Mousse: Kuonji Ukyou?
Ukyou: [putting down her book] Mousse! How did you find me?
Mousse: I was in town. Came to warn you.
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Ranma: Tadaima!
[Akane harumphs... and takes another sip of her tea.]
Ranma: Uh, good news! No...no... [thinks for a moment]
[Akane looks at Ranma curiously.]
Ranma: Umm... do you want to go to a restaurant tonight?
[Akane gets a suspicious look on her face.]
Akane: Why?
Ranma: Well... [blinks] There's a nice new restaurant in town... I... I
thought you might want to eat out once in a while. I know I'm not
B-chan or P-chan, but...
Akane: [thinking] He's actually trying to be nice... [to Ranma] O-Okay.
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[Just then, the front entrance opens. Choji Ketibeppu comes walking in,
prompting shouts of "CHOJI!" Choji takes in the sights. Spying Akane, he comes
over and slides into a seat.]
Choji: Konbanwa, Akane-san. Who are those lovely ladies?
Akane: Not now, Choji.
Choji: [following Akane's gaze] Hm, Ranma-kun doesn't appear to be doing well.
Makiko: [whispering to Ukyou] Does this kind of thing happen a lot?
Ukyou: [whispering back] With Ran-chan? This is actually a pretty normal day.
Makiko: [whispering] Sounds like a fun date...
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