Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)
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				Title: <strong>Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>11-07-2011, 22:16:50</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100729204457/ranma/images/thumb/f/f7/S01-03-Furinkan_Frontal.jpg/362px-S01-03-Furinkan_Frontal.jpg)</div><br>Furinkan High School is the local public High School for the town of Nerima.&nbsp; Despite the craziness that tends to happen as a result of a few of it's students or it's arguably insane headmaster, classes are in session every weekday until 4:30.&nbsp; This is the school that most of the canon cast attends.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>13-07-2011, 04:23:33</strong>
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				<hr><br><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 15pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Mari's first day at Furinkan High</strong></span></span></div><br><hr><br>Thankfully it was a nice sunny day out when Mari left for school. Her parents had sent her to Nerima from Tokyo because of the Tendo School of Anything Goes Martial Arts. Mari's mother was born in Nerima and she knew the Tendo family was renown for their martial arts skill especially since Akane had her betrothed move in. <div class="floatleft">(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5615/marigd.jpg)</div> Mari had heard tales of the Tendo girls and had looked forward to meeting them ever since. Akane sounded like a sweet girl who was just about the same age as she was. The night before she had made it into the city long enough to find her room at a local boarding house and settle in. <br><br>Walking along the streets she had little trouble finding the high school and had passed by as she saw a female fighting a group of males one at a time. Stopping to watch a moment she rose a brow and smirked as the girl had skill and easily beat them one after another. Finally she slipped past and made her way to the office to put in her final papers of registration in order to receive her class list. Being a new upperclassmen at Furinkan it did give her somewhat of an advantage but also left her with a strong desire to prove herself. Mari smoothed down her skirt and made sure her tie was in place on her uniform. Everything in order and everything in its place. She smiled and tucked back a chocolate lock behind one ear as she stepped up to the receptionist at the front.<br><br><strong>"Hello. I'm Mariko Kakuto. I am here to complete my registration for classes."</strong><br><br>Her voice was soft and almost quiet but held a tone of confidence and strength. She placed her paperwork on the desk before the office worker and gave a slight bow of greeting to her before bestowing a sweet smile soon after.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>17-07-2011, 00:12:46</strong>
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				As Mariko spoke to the middle aged receptionist, she looked up, her glasses flashing and pulled out a very large book, setting it down on the desk with a loud thump.&nbsp; She began flipping through pages and finally stopped on one entry.&nbsp; She looked up and spoke.<br><br><strong>"Mariko Kakuto.&nbsp; You and the other new student, Shinji Yamagawa will be in Homeroom 1-F.&nbsp; He should be- ah.&nbsp; There he is."<br></strong><br>A boy with black hair wearing the blue Furinkan High School boy's uniform approached from behind Mariko, stopping at her side at the front desk.&nbsp; He offered the receptionist a slight bow, absently glancing at the pretty girl beside him with a shy smile before turning his attention fully on the older woman.<br><br><strong>"Sorry for being late.&nbsp; I heard you say we're both in 1-F?"</strong><br><br>The receptionist nodded apathetically, as though she hated her job.<br><br><strong>"Yes.&nbsp; Third floor.&nbsp; You can't miss it.&nbsp; You should-"</strong><br><br>She was about to finish when suddenly the sound of a ukulele could be heard from somewhere... and her face went flat.<br><br><strong>"They don't pay me enough"...</strong><br><br>A voice came from above as a figure dropped down onto the desk.&nbsp; He was very tanned, wearing very long shorts and a Hawaiian shirt with bare feet.&nbsp; His hair was done up in a top knot made to look like a palm tree and along with the ukulele in his hands and the sunglasses on his face he had a ridiculous grin.&nbsp; He looked down on the two new students as behind him the receptionist remained stone faced.&nbsp; Shinji stepped back, blinking and got into a fighting stance, not sure what was going on.<br><strong><br>"ALOOOOOOOOOOOHA, keikis!&nbsp; Me is da Headmaster of dis here Furinkan High School.&nbsp; Me is here to be giving you very happy news!&nbsp; De two of you get to be Big Kahuna's favorite students.&nbsp; Mariko Kakuto and Shinji Yamagawa... me is making sure you got into de same homeroom as Ranma Saotome.&nbsp; He is beeg troublemaker and me wanna make sure he gets de punishment he's been avoiding, so me say to meself 'Big Kahuna, these be good students who follow de rules, so they gonna be a beeg help to bring dat Saotome into line'.&nbsp; So what you say?&nbsp; Can me count on you keikis?"</strong><br><br>(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/Punstarr/PrincipalKuno.png)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>18-07-2011, 01:36:27</strong>
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				<hr><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 15pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Mari meets the....Headmaster??</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong><em>...You've got to be kidding...</em></strong></span></span></div><hr><br>Mari nodded to the receptionist as she told her which homeroom she was to report to. She and another student, Shinji Yamagawa. As soon as she was about to say his name in question she heard his voice and turned to look. He was cute to be sure and she gave him a polite smile in return. As they began to head off to their room the loud voice of the Principal was heard. <br><br>Whoever this guy was he didn't seem to like the Saotome student he spoke of. Surely the school staff could handle a trouble maker and not need the assistance of fellow students. Mari raised a brow and took a few steps back. The principal was loud in clothing as well as his voice. He was an odd one and certainly not what an authoritative figure should look like. For a moment she thought he was joking and that this whole thing was some kind of prank. When nothing further happened she wet her lips a bit and spoke softly.<br><br><strong>"Headmaster, how are we supposed to bring someone into line for you and why do you ask us instead of any other student?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>19-07-2011, 18:03:00</strong>
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				Shinji blinked a few more times.&nbsp; This guy couldn't be for real, could he?&nbsp; He listened to his words and looked back at Mari, then at the principal again.&nbsp; He shook his head and was about to say something when Mari spoke.&nbsp; He just nodded his agreement.<br><br><strong>"Yeah.&nbsp; Why do you need students to help you?&nbsp; Isn't that what teachers are for?"</strong><br><br>The headmaster jumped down from the desk and began to cry, sobbing into his arm.<br><br><strong>"Oh it's so bad, keikis... me is only trying to bring order to dis school and make sure all the little keikis have fun and learn but every time me is trying to make new school policy, dat Ranma he come and hit me!&nbsp; Me try and get de other teachers to help but he hit dem too!&nbsp; All us living in fear of dat bully."</strong><br><br>He sniffled a bit and looked up at them both again, that big grin back on his face.<br><br><strong>"But me read your backgrounds and me see you both study de martial arts!&nbsp; So I say to meself, 'Big Kahuna, dese new students could go in and teach dat Saotome not to pick on people'... please tell me you help Big Kahuna!"</strong><br><br>Shinji's eyes suddenly went wide.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Saotome"...</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>19-07-2011, 18:51:19</strong>
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				(http://images.wikia.com/starocean/images/2/2a/SO4I_Meracle.jpg)Anyone who might be distracted from the Principal's rather flamboyant speech might notice a rapidly approaching dust cloud, complete with bodies, mail boxes, and various other items being blown away. Lei Bao hated being late for deliveries, even though she never really was. However, she often had to answer for the slight property damage from her speeding down the roads. <br><br>Lei Bao often also failed to pay attention to things like pedestrians, traffic lights, all that sort of thing when she traveled. At her high speeds it wasn't hard to imagine her missing things but still...<br><br>Soon not far up ahead, she spots Furinkan High in the distance and moves to try and step up her speed, failing to catch notice of anyone who might just be unfortunate enough to step in her path. "Almost there I deliver food too too fast for Cat Cafe! AIYAA!" shouts cheerily.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 06:49:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8853/mariheadshot.jpg)</div><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 15pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong> Mari recruited to help the Headmaster</strong></span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Tag: Shinji, Prinicpal Kuno</strong></span></span></div><br><span style="font-family: JasmineUPC;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">Mari wasn't sure what to say at that point. The headmaster obviously needed help and with her and supposedly Shinji's background, they would be well enough to go up against this Ranma person. She looked over at Shinji as he spoke the last name of the individual the Headmaster mentioned. Her brow furrowed and she tilted her head ever so slightly. A cute look of confusion covered her features and she chewed her lip a little.<br><br><strong>"Umm... what is it? Do you know him?"</strong><br><br>She was speaking directly to Shinji before she would answer the Headmaster. Mari knew it was a good idea to get on the Headmaster's good side and it would make her transition to Furinken High all the easier as well. She just hoped that this Ranma person wasn't popular and that people wouldn't hate her for essentially turning him into the Headmaster.<br><br>Mari wondered what sort of martial arts Ranma Saotome practiced. She was decent herself and she could tell by looking over Shinji that he wasn't half bad himself. Her eyes stayed on the male student next to her as she waited for his answer. He sounded like he knew who it was or at least heard something about him. Pushing back a brown auburn lock of hair she looked from Shinji to the Headmaster again then back once more.&nbsp; </span></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 21:18:37</strong>
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				Thinks for a few seconds on the cute boy she'd pounced on, quite by accident. He had managed to distract her for a little bit, so she made certain to remember his face to find him later. But she had no time to spare as she soon zoomed past the many startled faces of students, some being knocked down by the sheer force exerted as she passed by until eventually she skidded to a halt, leaving a decent sized set of deep skid marks as she finally came to a halt.<br><br>Goes up to the nearest person, not taking into account the confused and slightly terrified look in his face as she smiled sweetly. "You see Akane Tendo? I have delivery from Cat Cafe. I no want be late, you help me?" her tail twitches as she looks about at all the people staring, not quite sure what it is they are looking at. Shrugs a bit and looks at the stranger, waiting for him to help her find her target.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 22:30:03</strong>
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				<hr> <div align="center"><strong><em>What's in a Name?&nbsp; To Shinji, Everything.</em></strong></div> <hr><br>The pathetic weeping of the principal was all but ignored by Shinji as his eye twitched.&nbsp; Even as Mari asked him her question he didn't respond immediately... instead his hands curled into fists and he looked down ever so slightly as he pondered.&nbsp; Perhaps the fates were not quite so cruel as he had once thought.&nbsp; So close... but was he truly ready to exact his revenge?<br><br><strong>"For months I followed you, Saotome... and now at long last I found you.&nbsp; Soon you'll face the most terrifying enemy you have ever faced and both you and your father will suffer!"</strong><br><br>The principal stared at Shinji for a moment, before the grin came back to his face with a vengeance.&nbsp; He began to jump up and down with his hands clapped together in front of his face. <br><br><strong>"Ooooooh thank you keikis.&nbsp; Now it's lunch hour so you can probably find Saotome by de track and field behind de gymnasium.&nbsp; You two go now and make Big Kahuna proud.&nbsp; Me is making you both official hall monitors so you do what needs be done."</strong><br><br>Shinji looked sidelong at Mari and smiled a touch.&nbsp; She really was cute, but right now revenge was all that mattered.&nbsp; Without saying a word to the principal, he turned and began to walk toward the front door that led to outside.
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				Title: <strong>Cat girl in the school yard</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 22:48:51</strong>
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				Upon going outside they are greeted to an extremely hyper and speedy cat girl carrying a delivery box and moving around, quite oblivious to the stares she's getting as she goes about. Her accent is more than enough to indicate she isn't Japanese, but it's her animated cat ears and tail that attract more attention, as well as what appears to be mechanical cat arms on her hands and arms. <br><br>"Where Akane Tendo? Her food get cold if me no find soon......not want deliver cold food!" continues about, but soon spots what seems to be a rather pretty flower.<br><br>"AIIYAAAA!!!" drops the food delivery box for a moment and speeds over to the flower curling up and looking down at it. "It too too pretty! NYAH!!" stares at it and bats at it carefully, much like an inquisitive cat. It would seem that whoever this is, she's not exactly someone who's attention is kept easily.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insidious Word</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 22:51:32</strong>
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				Startled by all the bustle, Gentatsu hopped onto the wall and watched as the blue-haired girl bulldozed her way into the grounds of Furikan, avoiding the human detritus that came flying in his direction.&nbsp; When she had finally come to a halt, he hoped down from his spot and circumnavigated the all the groaning students who had yet to recover.<br><br>Then he heard her asking about Akane Tendo.&nbsp; Was she talking about someone related to the family at the Tendo Dojo?&nbsp; At any rate...<br><br>“See here missy,” he said placing hand atop her head, patting her lightly.&nbsp; “You can’t just go tossing people around like that – it makes people reluctant to talk to you, you know.”<br><br>He gave a shrug seeing as how the damage was already done.&nbsp; “Are you delivering something to a daughter of the Tendo family?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:04:33</strong>
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				<hr> <div align="center"><strong><em>Two New Faces at Furinkan High School</em></strong></div> <hr><br>As Lei Bao screeched to a halt in front of one of the students, actually two of the students who were essentially pinned up against the wall by the cute Chinese girl, they blinked in surprise.&nbsp; Hiroshi and Daisuke were more than a bit taken aback by the girl's antics.&nbsp; She seemed a lot like Shampoo and they knew that Shampoo could be trouble.&nbsp; She was fast, too... as fast as Saotome as far as they could tell, and she was a catgirl... wow.&nbsp; A real catgirl!&nbsp; Hiroshi shook his head.<br><br>(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/Punstarr/Hiroshi_and_Daisuke.png)<br><br><strong>"D... did you say Cat Cafe?&nbsp; Are you like Shampoo's sister or something?"</strong><br><br>Daisuke interjected.<br><br><strong>"Akane Tendo?&nbsp; She's-"</strong><br><br>Daisuke was interrupted as a voice whose owner was sure would make the heavens themselves tremble spoke up behind Lei Bao.&nbsp; An older boy in a blue kendo kimono stood about 10 feet from them.&nbsp; He was handsome with a confident voice and held in his hand a wooden bokken.<br><br><strong>"A delivery for Akane Tendo?&nbsp; I am her one and only love... Tatewaki Kuno, upperclassman and captain of the Kendo club, oftimes called the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High!"</strong><br><br>He smiled, his perfectly white teeth glinting in the sun.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"I will take that delivery for you and ensure that it reaches Akane Tendo... if you agree to date me."</strong><br><br>The self proclaimed ladies man of Furinkan High School blinked as the boy dressed in the monk's robes approached and laid a hand on his new Chinese object of interest.&nbsp; He narrowed his eyes and pointed his sword at him... thunder rumbling in the sky some distance away as he spoke.<br><br>(http://blogs.gamefilia.com/files/imce/u500479/ranma-capitulo-2_9_imagenGrande.jpg)<br><br><strong>"Who are you?&nbsp; I will not allow you to speak to a lady in such a manner, insolent whelp!"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:14:59</strong>
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				Blinks wide-eyed at the sudden onslaught of attention. Is about to answer the two boys who spoke to her first but hears a voice behind her, booming away. "NYAHHH too too loud..." covers her ears, both sets with her paws and frowns a little as she turns to the source, seeing the boy called Tatewaki Kuno as he speaks.<br><br>Lei Bao turns red all over as he anounces he'll help her on the agreement that she go out with him. "Lei Bai not know you well enough, no can date yet. I deliver to Akane Tendo, is ok!" the blush goes as she turns to go, stopped by Kuno's arm and hearing him start speaking loudly to the other boy whom she'd pounced on earlier that day.<br><br>"Lei Bai no like fight, you stop arguement now!" pouts up at Kuno and in a second is already marching away, having speedily moved back to the two who originally started to tell her where Akane was. "You help me find Akane? Will make Lei Bao too too happy, nyahhh!" smiles at them, then thinks for a second and mentions, "I no Shampoo real sister. She friend to Lei Bao" smiles again, rather charmingly as she looks to Daisuke to finish what he was saying.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insidious Word</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:33:05</strong>
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				Gentatsu blinked and looked about before pointing to himself, not certain if it was he that was being addressed.&nbsp; He was quite bad at dealing with other people, since he had spent most of his time in the woods and the wild places.<br><br>“Whelp?” repeated Gentatsu, having developed a vicious eye twitch.&nbsp; Certainly the boy had confidence, and it may be well to test out the skill and power of the local talent if the chance offered itself.<br><br>“Kuno was it?&nbsp; Perhaps you didn’t notice that this ‘lady’ just bulldozed her way through the schoolyard.&nbsp; Surely...”<br><br>Gentatsu blinked as the low rumble of thunder reached his ears.&nbsp; <em>Crud</em>.<br><br>“A misunderstanding isn’t worth our time Kuno.&nbsp; At any rate, I was just about to move along...” he answered quickly, edging as best he could towards the shelter of the school building without trying to provoke the man, though something in his gut told him such a things bordered on impossible.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:46:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8853/mariheadshot.jpg)</div><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 15pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong> Mari Dumbfounded by It All</strong></span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>- Behind the Gymnasium - Tag: Everyone</strong></span></span></div><br><span style="font-family: JasmineUPC;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>"For months I followed you, Saotome... and now at long last I found you.&nbsp; Soon you'll face the most terrifying enemy you have ever faced and both you and your father will suffer!"</strong><br><br>Mari stood there staring at Shinji as he spoke about someone he obvious had a vendetta against. It was lucky for the Headmaster that it was the same person he was after. Shinji then just walked off and Mari was left standing with pineapple head looking pleased as punch. At that point, Mari was just an innocent bystander who happened to get snowballed in on the mess. She had a hard time figuring out just how to react to any of it and instead just headed out toward the Track area where she assumed everyone else would be eating their lunch.&nbsp; <br><br>Letting Shinji do what he needed to she headed off to a grassy area near the tennis courts. Settling onto the hillside just under a tree she leaned against a tree and sat down. A small box was pulled from her bag and soon after opened up with care. It was steaming as she opened it and couldn't help but smile at how well the box kept her food hot. Steamed pork buns and rice with pickled herring. Off to the side was a small unopened pink package of foil that had some Japanese kawaii characters on the wrapper. The entire box was themed to appear like a panda in that familiar bento box fashion. It wasn't as pretty as her mother could have done but she was pleased with it none the less. <br><br>When suddenly a girl came rushing across the field and bowled over a few people, then another guy came in after her and a last one with a bokken who proclaimed knowledge of Akane Tendo's residence and such. Her brow rose as she was going to go to the Tendo dojo that day after school. Listening quietly she wanted to see what the whole thing was about now. Taking one small pork bun in her chopsticks she held it up and watched quietly. Tatewaki Kuno. She'd not likely forget his name anytime soon. He was attractive but seemed a bit manic at the same time.<br><br>The sound of thunder did not go amiss by her and she looked skyward with a look of dread and frowned some. <br><br><em>Not rain. Not now. Please. </em></span></span><br><br><br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:56:51</strong>
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				Finally becomes aware of the coming thunder storm and looks up, stopping dead in her tracks. Anyone behind her will find themselves face-planting on the ground as she soon moves even faster, almost panicking as she calls out. "Akanneeeeee....AKANEEE!!!?" Lei Bao did not want to get wet at a time like this, she didn't want anyone to find out her secret. She herself quite liked being part cheetah, but she wasn't thrilled about being thrown in a zoo again either.<br><br><em>Aiyaa.......me no get wet, must find Akane now, deliver food and rush back to Cat Cafe....</em> keeps looking around, eventually spotting the girl that Daisuke had described and rushes over quickly.<br><br>Makes her way over, looking up at the sky, seeing it starting to darken a bit. "Is for you, delivery from Cat Cafe, you take now yes?" opens the delivery box and hands the girl called Akane the food.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:57:39</strong>
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				Meanwhile, behind the gym Ranma was sitting beneath a tree trying to enjoy his lunch in peace when Shampoo on her bicycle came out of nowhere, the front tire landing directly on the boy's face.&nbsp; Ranma twitched for a moment before angrily getting in Shampoo's face.<br><br><strong>"What did you do that for?"</strong><br><br>Shampoo smiled happily and leaped off her bike, tackling Ranma to the ground and snuggling up against him.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Aiya!&nbsp; Ranma happy see Shampoo too?&nbsp; Oh so happy!&nbsp; Wo ai ni"...</strong><br><br>Ranma struggled against the forced embrace of the Chinese girl, not seeing a very pissed off Akane who was standing nearby until she grumbled.&nbsp; Ranma looked up and went wide eyed.<br><br><strong>"Akane!&nbsp; It's not what it looks like, honest!"</strong><br><br>Akane narrowed her eyes and spun around with a 'hmph'... speaking angrily.<br><br>(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/Punstarr/AA-08.jpg)<br><br><strong>"I was just coming over to ask if you wanted company for lunch, Ranma... but it looks like you're busy.&nbsp; Do whatever you want."</strong><br><br>With that she stormed off, leaving a perplexed Ranma, still struggling with Shampoo, who spoke cheerfully.<br><br><strong>"Now stupid Akane gone, we all alone.&nbsp; Give Shampoo kiss now."</strong><br><br>Ranma looked horrified at that prospect... struggling and exclaiming.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Lemme alone, Shampoo!&nbsp; Akane, come back... gah!&nbsp; You are so uncute!"</strong><br><br>Akane had stopped listening at that point, walking off looking very hurt and angry... she walked past Mari and stumbled over a root, nearly falling.&nbsp; She caught herself but just barely, muttering to herself.<br><br><strong>"That.. idiot!"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 00:05:49</strong>
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				Kuno laughed as Gentatsu seemed to back down.&nbsp; Surely he feared his prowess, and well he should.&nbsp; For was he not Blue Thunder?&nbsp; The rising young star of the high school fencing world?&nbsp; He raised his bokken high and chuckled.<br><br><strong>"But of course you do not wish to fight me... such is understandable.&nbsp; I would defeat you with ease.&nbsp; I will spare you this day, foolish mortal... but trifle not with me in the future or you will rue the day that you met me!"</strong><br><br>The rumbling continued, though still in the distance... Kuno looked around for the girl he had seen before and finally saw her as a blur.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"So swift... like a goddess of speed on wings of Mercury.&nbsp; How blessed am I?"</strong><br><br><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br>Akane looked up as the panicked catgirl appeared before her and blinked.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Cat Cafe?"</strong><br><br>Her eyes narrowed as she thought about it, looking at the girl distrustfully.<br><br><strong>"I didn't order anything.&nbsp; Did Shampoo send you?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 00:16:10</strong>
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				Looks at her innocently.<br><br>"Yes, Shampoo sent me to deliver food to Akane, nyah. Is not ok?" eyes take on a much wider look, looking about to cry as her cat ears flop down, showing her to be confused and worried she may have done something wrong. "You no want?"<br><br>Lei Bao starts to put the food away, hearing another peal of thunder and can smell water on the air. "If you no want I take back, but me not want be in rain, bad for hands!" holds up one of her mechanical cat paws, the other holding the delivery box, only half closed in case Akane changes her mind.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insidious Word</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 00:22:42</strong>
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				<em>Yes, that was fine.&nbsp; To allow the wretch belief that he had attained victory, and one day, oh for that day, Gentatsu would extract v....</em><br><br>Any thoughts that Gentatsu Makashima might have had quickly came to an abrupt halt as a stroke of lightning split the skies and struck the unfortunate monk where he stood, leaving bystanders wide-eyed and in caricature postures of shock.<br><br>“Ouch...” groaned the stricken Gentatsu.&nbsp; <em>And it had to be before someone like this... whilst there where pretty girls watching.&nbsp; How vexing.</em><br><br>Flat-eyed, Gentatsu raised his head to look at the Blue Thunder of Furikan High.&nbsp; “Tatewaki Kuno.&nbsp; I... would have words with you...”<br><br>Prying himself from the ground, Gentatsu gave his neck a crack, a challenge in every respect: "... for your conduct is unseemly for a man, and though you are poetic, I sense one lacking in morals and respect for women."<br><br>Despite his best efforts, Makashima could feel is fighting spirit rising.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 00:34:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8853/mariheadshot.jpg)</div><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 15pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong> Mari finds Akane tripping over herself </strong></span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>- Behind the Gymnasium - Tag: Akane</strong></span></span></div><br><span style="font-family: JasmineUPC;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">Mari looked up to see Akane practically running away from the cat girl and from the one called Ranma. She blinked a few times and then rose a brow. <br><br><strong> "Ranma?!.... Akane?"</strong><br><br>She pushed the lid down on her box as she shoved the rest of that pork bun into her mouth. Tucking it into her bag she moved over with uncanny speed toward Akane and held out a hand to her. Mari's bright violet eyes shimmered as she looked down at the girl in hopes she was okay. After all, she wanted to be lifelong friends with Akane, just like her mother was with Akane's mother.<br><br><strong>"Are you okay? Can I help?"</strong><br><br>She stared down at the dark short haired girl with her hand extended. She held her bag over her shoulder with her free hand and waited for Akane to accept or deny any help. It was going to rain, she just knew it. The thing was trying to get inside before it started. Mari hated getting wet. It always ruined your hair and getting warm again was next to impossible without a hot bath. She pressed her lips together and took in a slow deep breath.<br><br><strong>"Its gonna rain soon. We should get inside."</strong></span></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 03:18:19</strong>
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				Lei Bao turned and started to take the food back, not certain what she'd done but zipped back again unknowingly tossing people aside in her desperate attempt to get out of the rain. Not just for her robotic accessories, mind you, but to avoid being turned into cheetah in public.<br><br>Feels badly for some reason and decides to ask Shampoo about why Akane reacted as she did when Lei Bao had delivered the food.<br><br>In her mad dash, she once again manages to forget to look where she's going, again crashing into another person and landing on top of them with a thud.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>23-07-2011, 21:15:31</strong>
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				Kuno's attention was not on Gentatsu when the lightning bolt hit him, but enough people gasped in shock at seeing the monk get downed that Kuno glanced back over in time to see his would-be foe in his eyes groveling at his feet.&nbsp; He let forth a boisterous bit of laughter, his bokken resting on his shoulder.<br><br><strong>"Hahahaha!&nbsp; It is true, you fear my prowess!&nbsp; Go now and tell everyone how Takewaki Kuno bested you"...</strong><br><br>He blinked as the monk got to his feet and made his proclamation, Kuno's face turning from a look of amusement to a look of scorn, his bokken pointed directly at Gentatsu.<br><strong><br>"You dare question my chivalry?&nbsp; I, the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High?&nbsp; I shall have to show you why I am the mightiest at this school."</strong><br><br>He narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.<br><br><strong>"The vengeance of heaven is slow but sure.&nbsp; First I shall defeat you and then I shall triple date with the beautiful Akane Tendo, the firey Pigtailed Girl and my lovely Chinese Kitten.&nbsp; Yes!&nbsp; It shall be glorious!"</strong><br><br>His eyes widened as he launched himself forth.<br><br><strong>"Have at thee!"</strong><br><br>Kuno was skilled at Kendo, but it seemed he was not good enough to land a blow... not at first, anyway.&nbsp; Gentatsu would find he was easily able to sidestep Kuno's attack, should he desire.<br><br><br><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br><br>Akane looked up as Mari asked if she was ok.&nbsp; She smiled a touch.<br><br><strong>"Oh!&nbsp; I'm fine... it's just that- oh nevermind.&nbsp; How are you doing today, Mariko?&nbsp; Are you going to Furinkan High School now?"</strong><br><br>She accepted the offered hand and glanced to the side as the cat girl danced about frantically with the Cat Cafe order and asked her if she wanted it.&nbsp; Akane blinked and was about to say something when the girl took off at high speed.&nbsp; Akane looked at Mari and shook her head.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"That was weird."</strong><br><br>She looked up as Mari spoke of it being about to rain and nodded.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Yeah, maybe we should get insi-"</strong><br><br>Just then, across the schoolyard a bolt of lightning cascaded down and looked like it struck something... or someone.&nbsp; In the distance, the boisterous sound of Kuno's voice could be heard.<br><br>As Lei Bao sped along, she ran smack into a boy wearing the boy's school uniform.&nbsp; He had black hair and was now flat on his back... his face mushed into the girl's bosom.&nbsp; His eyes slowly opened and went wide when he realized where he was.&nbsp; He quickly scrambled out from under her and got to his feet, blushing.<br><br><strong>"Sorry... I wasn't watching where I was going."</strong><br><br>Akane yelled out toward that tree that Ranma was under.<br><br><strong>"Ranma!&nbsp; I think something's happening!"</strong><br><br>The boy Lei Bao had run into perked up.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Ranma?"</strong><br><br><br><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br><br>Ranma had finally managed to squirm out from beneath Shampoo when he heard Akane's voice calling for him.&nbsp; Shampoo angrily called after Ranma from next to him beneath the tree, standing up.<br><br><strong>"Ranma!&nbsp; Forget about stupid Akane.&nbsp; You stay and date with Shampoo!"</strong><br><br>Ranma shook his head.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Sorry, Shampoo.&nbsp; I can't stay and-"</strong><br><br>Ranma suddenly felt something... like a danger sense of sorts.&nbsp; He swiftly picked up Shampoo and jumped up with her to one of the tree's branches.<br><br><strong>"Look out!"</strong><br><br>No sooner did he get out of the way, an odd distortion sliced through the air and hit the tree trunk... slicing it cleanly in half.&nbsp; Ranma's eyes went wide as the tree started to fall and Shampoo seemed more concerned with the fact that Ranma was holding her.<br><br><strong>"Aiya!&nbsp; Shampoo knew Ranma love her!&nbsp; Wo ai ni!"</strong><br><br>Ranma looked annoyed as he landed nearby, setting Shampoo down as the tree crashed behind them.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Shampoo!&nbsp; This is serious!"</strong><br><br>Near Lei Bao, Shinji had swiftly sliced his hand through the air and caused the air itself to shape into a thin sheet of razor sharp pressure, which flew, nearly invisible at Ranma at high speed as he cried out.<br><br><strong>"Kazesutoraiku!"&nbsp; </strong><br><br>Ranma could see Shinji now as his battle aura got stronger... he narrowed his eyes as he beheld his attacker.<br><br><strong>"Who the heck are you and what do you want?"</strong><br><br>Shinji smirked a bit and spoke calmly.<br><br><strong>"My name is Shinji Yamagawa... but it should have been Shinji Saotome.&nbsp; I'm here to make you and your father pay for what you've done."</strong><br><br>Ranma blinked.&nbsp; Crowds were gathered around both Ranma and Shinji and Kuno and Gentatsu.&nbsp; He shook his head and sighed.<br><br><strong>"After what... wait.&nbsp; Don't tell me.&nbsp; This is something my dad did, right?&nbsp; Huh, it wouldn't surprise me."</strong><br><br>Shinji's eyes glowed blue as he glowered at Ranma.<br><br><strong>"Shut up!&nbsp; My revenge is within my reach and all you want to do is talk?!"</strong><br><br><br><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br><br>Nearby, looking out a window of the school itself, a girl with short brown hair was watching with a couple of her friends.&nbsp; She looked less than amused.<br><br><strong>"It figures.&nbsp; I'm not allowed to take bets on these fights anymore... and suddenly we get two fights at once!&nbsp; We would have made a <em>killing</em>"...</strong><br><br><br><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br><br>Meanwhile, at the Tendo Dojo... a dish that Soun was eating out of broke.&nbsp; He blinked and shook his head.<br><br><strong>"Saotome... an omen."</strong><br><br>Mr Saotome, now in human form, nodded, his arms crossed.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Mmmmm.&nbsp; I hope the boy's ok."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>24-07-2011, 03:14:39</strong>
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				"Aiyaa! Me so sorry, me help you!" Lei Bao helps up the boy she'd haplessly run into, helping to dust him off.<br><br>"Me sorry, Me should look where going....you ok?" looks a bit worriedly at him, but sees him perk right up at the mention of Ranma.<br><br>Tilts her head to the side, "Ranma.....who is he?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>24-07-2011, 03:52:39</strong>
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				<br><div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8853/mariheadshot.jpg)</div><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 15pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong> Mari and Akane Talk </strong></span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>- Behind the Gymnasium - Tag: Akane</strong></span></span></div><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: JasmineUPC;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">Mari nodded to Akane and gave her a warm smile. She glanced at the cat girl as well and then watched as she smacked into Shinji. The long auburn haired girl winced visibly at that and looked back at Akane.<br><br><strong>"Hmm?&nbsp; Oh.. yes. I just started today. The oddest thing happened to me today. When I was at the office gett---- Woah. What was that??"</strong><br><br>She glanced around and then heard Kuno's voice radiating into the area. Mariko knew who that was just by hearing him. She had watched him earlier and knew he must always be raving about his own skill when he actually lacked more than he boasted about. Mari was almost sure she could beat Kuno at anything he tried, herself.<br><br>As soon as Akane shouted out to Ranma, Mariko raised a brow and looked back at the Tendo girl. She wondered just how Akane knew this Ranma guy and why would she warn a bully of things. She chewed at her inner lip and furrowed her brow a little before she spoke quietly to Akane.<br><br><strong>"You know Ranma Saotome?"</strong></span></span><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>25-07-2011, 05:56:21</strong>
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				As the boy she ran into got up and made some form of attack she looked in the direction of his attack and saw the other boy he was challenging. <br><br>Not one who went about looking for fights, Lei Bao backed away, sensing this guy could easily take care of himself.<br><br>"Aiyaa......too too much fighting, me go back with food now!" turns and starts to buzz away again, this time attempting to be more careful and not run into anyone else on her way back to the Cat Cafe.<br><br>Upon turning around, sees Shampoo nearby, having managed to pounce on the one called Ranma only to be shrugged off. <em>What she do here?</em> Lei Bao thought to herself, one of her cat ears lowering in confusion.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insidious Word</strong> on <strong>26-07-2011, 23:51:08</strong>
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				As the wooden sword came down, Gentatsu heard the commotion and turned to look.&nbsp; His movements were instinctive and the wooden sword dodged, though he no longer paid attention to the so-called ‘Blue Thunder’.&nbsp; <em>Is that a name to call one’s self afterall?</em><br><br>Just as he had noticed the commotion, he likewise noticed the blue-haired girl, though it did not appear that things were going amicably for her with the girl she was talking to.&nbsp; There was also a pretty red-haired girl in the vicinity.&nbsp; <em>Quite a lot of beautiful women in this place.</em>&nbsp; The sound of Kuno behind him quickly brought out of his reverie with no small annoyance, having practically forgotten about the other.<br><br>“Enough,” spoke Gentatsu in a voice too-calm, kicking at Kuno’s face, intending to stop just short of actually kicking the upstart, to show him that he could beat him at any point he chose.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>27-07-2011, 01:11:02</strong>
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				Lei Bao catches before she leaves the monk from earlier kicking Kuno in the face and can't help but giggle a little. The boy called Kuno had been quite forward, wanting her to date him after just meeting him.<br><br>Stood by for a moment but then turned around and saw Shampoo, glomping Ranma as she speedily ran over with the delivery box. "Shampoo I confused.....Akane no order from Cat Cafe.....what I do with this?" holds up the delivery box and waits for an answer.<br><br>"Is ok I give someone else? Should I take back to Cat Cafe instead?" Lei Bao smiles, thinking that she might give the food to the monk who'd she'd run into, almost blushing a little at the idea.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>28-07-2011, 03:09:00</strong>
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				Kuno narrowed his eyes as his attack was so nimbly dodged... gritting his teeth as he tried to press the attack, but the monk was too good, and as the self proclaimed Blue Thunder of Furinkan High was about to move in for the 'kill', the other boy's foot was suddenly in his face, yet it did not connect.&nbsp; Kuno's eyes went wide and he blinked with shock.&nbsp; He was used to being hit, but not this.&nbsp; The crowd of students that had gathered around gasped.<br><br><strong>"Did you see that?"<br><br>"He didn't even touch him!"<br><br>"Wow!"</strong><br><br>For a moment Kuno seemed stunned, but he quickly gained his composure and jumped back, smirking.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"I see you do have some small bit of skill... it's time to get serious then.&nbsp; Now is the time to shed your mortal coil!"</strong><br><br>He charged forth, leaping high into the air, his bokken high above his head as though planned to split him in two!<br><br><strong>"Hyaaaahhhh!"</strong><br><br>*****<br><br><strong>"Huh?&nbsp; Of course I know him.&nbsp; He-"</strong><br><br>Akane was about to fully answer Mariko when the tree behind Ranma was cut in half.&nbsp; She stared wide-eyed at him and his new challenger... stepping forward ever so slightly.&nbsp; <br><strong><br>"Ranma!&nbsp; Be careful!"</strong><br><br>Ranma smirked and crouched into a fighting stance... ready to take the new guy on.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"I got this, Akane.&nbsp; Just stay out of it."</strong><br><br>Akane blinked.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Just stay out of- Ranma, all I said was... fine.&nbsp; Be a jerk."</strong><br><br>Ranma scowled and shook his head inwardly.&nbsp; Akane just didn't get it.&nbsp; This was a fight between two guys and he didn't want her to get hurt.&nbsp; He snapped his attention back to Shinji again as the newcomer started to run... blurring out as he moved so quickly he could barely be seen, speed that made anyone at the school seem slow or slower in comparison.&nbsp; Ranma's eyes went wide as, having underestimated his foe, he tried to muster up a proper defense, but the strike was just too swift, hitting Ranma twice across the face.&nbsp; Shinji's blurred form did a backflip back and landed gently on the ground like a bird alighting on a thick branch.&nbsp; Students around this fight gasped as well.<br><br><strong>"Whoa!&nbsp; That guy's even faster than Saotome!"</strong><br><br><strong>"I couldn't even see him move!"</strong><br><br><strong>"I could."</strong><br><br>(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/Punstarr/ukyo.png)<br><br>The voice belonged to a girl with long brown hair tied in a ponytail... she wore a Furninkan High School Boys' school uniform and had a very large steel spatula strapped to her back.&nbsp; She crossed her arms and bore witness.<br><br><strong>"That guy has great fashion sense... but Ranma honey's gonna clean his clock!"</strong><br><br>Akane blinked, looking at the girl.<br><br><strong>"Ukyo... how can you say that?&nbsp; You saw how fast he is!"</strong><br><br>Ukyo shook her head.<br><br><strong>"There's more to fighting than speed, sugar.&nbsp; Ranma has a few tricks up his sleeve."</strong><br><br>Shampoo had been rooting for Ranma on the sidelines when Lei Bao asked her about the food.&nbsp; Shampoo barely registered her co-worker's words, completely forgetting about the special rice cakes that Lei Bao carried.<br><br><strong>"Shampoo no care.&nbsp; Give to anyone who want.&nbsp; Aiya!&nbsp; Go Ranma!"</strong><br><br>Shinji smirked as Ranma dropped to one knee... shaking his head.&nbsp; <strong><em>So fast... I've never seen anyone this fast before but the Freak.&nbsp; How can I counter that kind of speed?&nbsp; That's it!</em></strong>&nbsp; Ranma stood up and took his Kenpo fighting stance again.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Come on, you flaky jerk!&nbsp; I'm ready whenever you are!"</strong><br><br>Meanwhile, behind Mari and Akane, a gravelly old voice could be heard.<br><strong><br>"Ooooh my son in law is facing a quick one.&nbsp; I hope he doesn't forget his training."</strong><br><br>(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/Punstarr/cologne.gif)<br><br>If Mari turned she would see a tiny old woman with long white hair balancing on a long staff.&nbsp; Akane shook her head.<br><strong><br>"What are you doing here?&nbsp; This was probably all your doing, wasn't it?"</strong><br><br>Cologne shook her head, chuckling in her raspy voice.<br><br><strong>"Of course not.&nbsp; I'm just here to check on Shampoo and Lei Bao.&nbsp; Oooh, look.&nbsp; My son in law seems to have figured it out."</strong><br><br>Shinji yelled out a battle cry and charged in... Saotome shut his eyes and waited until he could feel his opponent, suddenly lashing out with his famous chestnut fist, using incredible speed to punch the same spot dozens of times in the space of a single second.&nbsp; Shinji's eyes went wide and he was sent flying back into the side of the school, the wall cracking with the impact.&nbsp; He fell, and shakily got to his feet, his eyes narrowed.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Saotome... there's more than one way to win a fight.&nbsp; -Isn't- there?!"</strong><br><br>As he shouted the last bit, he struck out... the very wind carrying his blow above the ground, causing dust to scatter in it's wake.&nbsp; It struck Ranma square in the stomach as if he had been standing right in front of him.&nbsp; Ranma's eyes went wide as he took the solid hit.<br><br><strong>"What the-?"</strong><br><br>Akane and Cologne both blinked.<br><br><strong>"Did he just"...</strong><br><br><strong>"A technique to strike your opponents from a distance as though you were right next to them, using wind and air pressure.&nbsp; I haven't heard of anything like that in over 200 years.&nbsp; Impressive.&nbsp; My son in law has quite the fight on his hands"...</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>28-07-2011, 22:23:34</strong>
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				Without another thought, Lei Bao pulled out a giant hammer, bringing it down upon the hapless Kuno mid-charge. Her speed was quite impressive to any who even saw her move to start running.<br><br>"You no fight! Fight bad!" she turns around, smiling at the monk as Kuno lays on the pavement, his hands stretched out and clenched. "Me want give gift, me sorry for knocking over earlier today, come sit with Lei Bao!"<br><br>Grabs his hand and moves to lead him past stunned students. She always had to be careful of her grip though, sometimes she forgot that not everyone liked to have their hands squeezed by metallic paws.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>31-07-2011, 06:12:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8853/mariheadshot.jpg)</div><br><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: monotype corsiva;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 15pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong> Mari, Akane, Ukyo, and Cologne </strong></span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>- Behind the Gymnasium&nbsp; Watching Ranma and Shinji Battle</strong></span></span></div><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: JasmineUPC;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">&nbsp; Mari&nbsp; stood with Akane listening as she was about to tell her about Ranma when out of no where she turned and yelled out a warning to the one the Headmaster warned her and Shinji of. It appeared that Shinji was really taking to heart this whole "teach Ranma a lesson" thing. Either that or he just really had some kind of grudge against the guy.&nbsp; It was a decent fight and entertaining to watch. The background fight with the Blue Thunder guy was soon forgotten as Ranma and Shinji's drama ridden fight had started. When another female spoke up about Ranma she turned to look at the person. They were a bit feminine but wearing a male uniform. Maybe it was a guy who just had that sort of look or maybe he was into guys from the way he talked about Ranma. She gave "him" a smile and then looked back at Akane again.<br><br><strong>"He may have a poi---"</strong><br><br>She had started to speak to Akane when an older sounding voice started speaking. <br><br><em>Son-in-Law? Wasn't he a bit young to be married?</em><br><br>Pushing her fingers back through her auburn hair she looked back to the fight again, watching intently as Shinji promptly showed Ranma just how he felt about him. With that kind of fury built up and passion in his attacks, she had to wonder if maybe it was personal. Shinji had mentioned something in the office but she hadn't really understood. It was starting to become clearer now. She bit at the inside of her cheek and kept her eyes trained on each movement of the attacks. Wind and air pressure. Interesting. <br><br><em>Maybe Ranma married the girl that Shinji loved or maybe he married Shinji's betrothed. A lover scorned and left to the wayside. It could happen.</em><br><br>Mari didn't know who this&nbsp; Lei Bao person was but she thought she saw someone Akane called Shampoo cuddled up to Ranma earlier. Maybe Shampoo was Shinji's love. She frowned visibly at her own thoughts and sighed a little speaking out loud without realizing.<br><br><strong>"Poor Shinji."</strong></span></span>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insidious Word</strong> on <strong>07-08-2011, 11:41:56</strong>
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				Gentatsu blinked.&nbsp; Just as he was about to with this Kuno upstart, a sudden hammer fall and he was being pulled away.&nbsp; So surprised was he that remained locked in position as his mind examined this curious turn of events.&nbsp; His eyes turned first to Kuno then to the girl without turning his head to do so.<br><br><strong>"Hey, you're that girl from the street."</strong><br><br>Planting both his feet, when they finally came to a stop, he looked over the girl.&nbsp; <em>A gift?</em>&nbsp; Did she mean the one she was carrying?<br><br><strong>"If you mean to pay me back for hitting me, don't worry about it!&nbsp; I hardly felt a thing!&nbsp; I may not look it, but I'm made of harder stuff!"</strong> he gave a self depreciating nervous laugh, though he could still feel the throb of the hit, but he wasn't about to act like a whiner in front a girl like that.<br><br><strong>"At any rate... I don't think this Kuno fellow is about to drop the issue at any point soon."</strong><br><br>Stepping between the girl and the direction where Kuno was, he clenched his fist as though preparing for a fight.&nbsp; In reality he was trying to hide his nervousness as his eyes scanned the sky.&nbsp; With a cursory run of his hands through the midnight bangs of his hair, he swept them aside and looked over his shoulder at Lei Boa, undid his cloak and cast it aside.&nbsp; At least for a moment it would be good to put his skills into practice, before he confronted his diminutive foe.<br><br><strong>I'll end this presently little lady, and then we can talk.</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>08-08-2011, 22:58:07</strong>
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				Kuno was not expecting the sudden attack by the Chinese girl... he took the strike full in the face and was slammed to the ground where he appeared to be out for the count.&nbsp; Onlookers gasped and cheered.<br><br><strong>"Wow!"<br><br>"Right on!"<br><br>"Pervert got what he deserved."<br><br>"That girl just saved that guy's life."</strong><br><br>The crowd applauded and then began to disperse, so as to not miss out on the rest of their lunches.&nbsp; The two of them were left relatively alone with a very knocked out Upperclassman Kuno laid out on the ground nearby.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>09-08-2011, 00:43:56</strong>
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				Lei Bao was a bit surprised at everyone turning to look towards her. Her mechanical cat ears swiveled to pointing upwards as she heard all the appreciative comments. Cocking her head to side, she seemed to puzzle over it.<br><br>"Him pervert? Lei Bao did good?" she pointed at Kuno, still plastered to the pavement. "Me no like pervert, pervert not cute to Lei Bao." she frowns a bit, then spots what looks like a little blue pinwheel on the ground. "NYAH!!! TOO TOO CUTE!!" <br><br>She breezes past, yoinking it off the ground as if she'd totally forgotten what happened. It was a rather adorable little pinwheel, and she started to play with it much like a kitten would.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insidious Word</strong> on <strong>15-08-2011, 21:12:49</strong>
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				When he was certain that this Kuno fellow was not about to get up at any point soon, Gentatsu turned his attention back to the Lei Bao, blinking in surprise and at a loss for actions when she suddenly brushed past and began to play with the pinwheel that had probably just been discarded on the ground.&nbsp; <em>Talk about attention span.</em><br><br><strong>“Um... miss?”</strong><br><br>The crowd was likewise leaving as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened, which further added to the awkwardness of the moment.&nbsp; With a sigh, he grabbed his cloak and spun it back onto his shoulders.&nbsp; He gave a cursory look around, certain that there had been another fight going on nearby – not that it was his problem to be certain, but it always was worth to note the strongest people around.<br><br>He thought momentarily about why he had chased this girl here, but gave a sigh since it didn’t really matter anymore and moreover it had invited trouble, nor was he really interested in demanding an apology anymore for it was hard to remain upset with a girl like that at any rate.<br><br>A sudden low growl reminded him that he hadn’t eaten for some time, having been to intent on finding his way to the Tendo dojo, but he quickly shivered and forgot about that issue.&nbsp; It was more than high time that he got indoors or risk another touch of divine punishment.<br><br><strong>“Hey missy, perhaps it might be better if we got under shelter?&nbsp; You can bring your... toy with you if you want.&nbsp; I’m not really keen on being outside in rainy weather at any rate.”</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>15-08-2011, 21:19:53</strong>
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				Lei Bao's ears twitched a little as she heard someone talking, having been lost in the alternating colors of blue on the pinwheel. But she knew she heard someone talk and turned about to look for the source. It was the boy from earlier, walking away from the still out-cold Kuno and towards her. <br><br>She pondered for a moment, while playing with the pinwheel and then remembered. "Oh! I give you food, Akane no want you have!" she smiled brightly, maintaining her hold on the pinwheel as she walked up to him, giggling at the sound of his stomach rumbling.<br><br>"You know place we go eat?" Lei Bao then remembered it was dark and rumbling outside, and quickly scans the area for a shelter, catching the small shed near the track field. "We go there eat now? Rain bad for toys..." she held up her over-sized electronic paws, her tail and ears also twitching about. "Or we go Lei Bao house, it not too too far from school!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LunarSage</strong> on <strong>17-08-2011, 19:01:38</strong>
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				Thunder continued to rumble overhead as Shinji and Ranma squared off.&nbsp; Ranma stood back up fully, fists clenched as he regarded his foe.&nbsp; He needed time to figure out how to counter the other boy's attack.&nbsp; It looked like it might rain, too.&nbsp; Great.&nbsp; He needed to end this fight here and now before something embarrassing happened.&nbsp; He was not about to turn into a girl in front of the whole student body.&nbsp; No way!&nbsp; A lot of them didn't know about his secret, after all.&nbsp; He pointed at Shinji and loudly made his declaration.<br><br><strong>"If you want to fight me Shinji, we'll do it in a formal duel.&nbsp; I still say I got nothing to do with why you're so pissed off, but whatever.&nbsp; I'll take you on in one week in the vacant lot with the old water tower.&nbsp; Got that?&nbsp; One week."</strong><br><br>Shinji smirked, shrugging ever so slightly in response.&nbsp; The prospect of rain didn't bode well for him either, although he would never admit it openly.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Now that I know where to find you, Saotome... you're on.&nbsp; You'd better not be late.&nbsp; I'm going to destroy you."</strong><br><br>As everyone else looked on, both Ranma and Shinji 'casually' made their way to the school, perhaps a bit faster than they should have.&nbsp; Just after they both made it through the front doors, the first drops of rain started to fall.&nbsp; Students began to make their way into the school as well... avoiding the impending shower.&nbsp; <br><br>Cologne shook her head and chuckled to herself, not seeming to care about the rain in the slightest.<br><br><strong>"It looks like my future son-in-law could use some more training after all."</strong><br><br>She looked in Shampoo's direction and motioned for her to follow.<br><br><strong>"Come along, Shampoo."</strong><br><br>Shampoo cheerily ran over to her great grandmother, pausing just a moment to glare at Akane, who glared right back.&nbsp; As Cologne and Shampoo ran off out of sight, Akane smiled at Mariko and procured an umbrella, popping it open and huddling beneath it with her.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>"Always be prepared, right?&nbsp; We should go inside."</strong><br><br>Ukyo made her way back into the school as well, calling after Ranma.<br><br><strong>"Ranma honey!&nbsp; Wait up!"</strong><br><br>Those afflicted by Jusenkyo curses are able to get to cover as long as said cover is not far away and they hurry.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insidious Word</strong> on <strong>18-08-2011, 08:42:24</strong>
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				Just as rain began to hit, Gentatsu made his way under the cover of school with the blue haired girl.&nbsp; It had been a while since he had actually experienced rain, but it was never a pleasant experience for him – Kuno could have come up to him at this point and he’d not be able to do anything – of course that was not for anybody to know.<br><br>Sitting on one of the benches, his face too calm for being strained, he sat bunched up on a bench, knees just beneath his chin.&nbsp; Looking over Lei Boa, she had mentioned something about food, which might go down well just about now.<br><br><strong>“So what did you want to talk about?&nbsp; Was that the food you were going to give me?”</strong><br><br>He might have loosened up for a moment, but only for just a moment.&nbsp; The rumble of thunder overhead made him huddle back upon himself.&nbsp; <em>It was a shame I didn't had a proper fight, but that can't be helped now.</em><br><br><strong>“Who are you anyway... and what’s with all those crazy contraptions?&nbsp; Are you a martial artist of some kind?”</strong><br><br>Talking about his calling did help somewhat at soothing his raw nerves at this time.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkRose15</strong> on <strong>18-08-2011, 22:05:57</strong>
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				"Lei Bao only know some martial art. Lei Bao like building toys!", she said, looking at him with a grin as she proudly displayed her cooky contraptions. Her ears always seemed to reflect what she was feeling, it seemed as if she'd designed them to be like a cat's to the exact detail. Her electronic tail was equally expressive, and both indicated that she was quite happy to talk about just about anything. She still clutched the pinwheel in her hand as well.<br><br>Lei Bao then looked apologetic as she apologized again. <em>This guy too too cute, I be nice apologize properly!</em>, she thought to herself as she held out the ramen to him.<br><br>"Lei Bao want apologize for running by. She also want say sorry for pouncing. Lei Bao can't help herself sometimes.", she shrugged with a lopsided grin, one that was quite adorable in it's own way. <br><br>She wasn't hungry at the time, so she simply sat staring at the pinwheel, again seeming to forget whatever the topic was as she playfully batted at it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Ranma 1/2 - Tales of Jusenkyo (Furinkan High School IC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Josietta</strong> on <strong>21-08-2011, 17:55:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8853/mariheadshot.jpg)</div>&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Name:</strong>Mariko "Mari" Kakuto<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Martial Arts Style/Aligned Element/Special Attack:</strong> Anything goes Martial Arts /&nbsp; Fire / Fierce Fire - Red Tiger Claw Attack <br>&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Curse:</strong> Spring of Drowned Cat<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Location:</strong> Heading to the School<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Tagged:</strong> Akane<br><br><hr><br><span style="font-family: JasmineUPC;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">Mari watched as the pretty girl (Shampoo) ran over to the old woman and then she looked to Akane. It seemed that Shampoo and Akane didn't really like each other. It was definitely something she'd have to ask about soon. When the rain had started to sprinkle she went wide eyed and winced some waiting for the worst to happen as she had dreaded since hearing the thunder in the distance. When the umbrella popped open above her just as the rain started to pour down, Mari looked pleasantly surprised. She gave Akane a bright smile of appreciation and nodded some.<br><br><strong>"Yeah being prepared is a good thing. I'm glad one of us is!</strong><br><br>That was a close call to be sure and Mari would have to make Akane something in thanks. As they started to walk in she watched the boy or was it a girl, with the large spatula moving up toward the popular guy named Ranma.&nbsp; <em>Ranma honey?</em>&nbsp; It had to be a girl, right? And just how many girls were chasing after that guy anyway. Sure he was cute and all but Mari just didn't see what the fuss was all about. She let her eyes shift over to Shinji who had made it inside just before the rain, before she and Akane came in at any rate.<br><br><strong>"Shinji!!&nbsp; Wait up!"</strong><br><br>She moved with Akane toward the new guy and smiled at her before giving the raven black haired martial artist a wave.<br><br><strong>"Thats Shinji.. he's new here too. Wanna come say hi? I sure would like to know what this is all about with him and Ranma. Speaking of Ranma, you know him too? You seemed like you were pretty upset with him earlier."</strong></span></span>
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