Ranma CMO Post

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Stupid 90s aesthetic romance central.

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[fluidgender]

[Instantly, Ranma is by her side. Instantly, she's gripping Fuu's hand, having shoved her way through anyone in the way with a shocking amount of strength. She has no right as she is, but she doesn't care right now.

She's never cried before, but her face is wet.]

Who... who did this? Why...

[hououji]

It’s all right. I’ll be fine. [ Her voice is so tiny. There’s a waver to it. If only her sister were here. Well, she supposes, she’ll see her again soon enough. ]

[fluidgender]

Y-you have to be! [And her voice takes on a steel as she says:] You will be. You... you are stronger than you think. Power and kindness flows through you in more ways than one.

[hououji]

Really, I'm all right... [The medic takes Fuu's hand that's in Ranma's, and looks Ranma in the eyes as she presses both of their hands to the wound. She's dead serious when she says "Don't. Lift. Pressure." The queen might be able to do something if she's close enough--and the medic is bolting to find her.]

[fluidgender]

Don't lie about it either... If you sacrifice yourself feeling even for a second just to spend time comforting us... I'll never forgive you for it! [She keeps her hand there and the terror returns. These hands... A Saotome is in place to kill the princess again. No one would know. No one would ever discover it.

She can't let it happen. Not again. Its not healing, but a wave of relief should course through, blinding away pain. But she's not a healer... Why couldn't she be a healer...?]

[hououji]

[Oh. Oh she's... the pain is ebbing just a enough that exhaustion is setting in.]

I didn't realize... how tired I was... [She's doing everything she can just to keep her eyes open. But her hand is starting to feel... warm? under Ranma's. Not normal body warmth. Almost hot.]

[fluidgender]

[That's... she thinks that good? Or maybe that's bad. She knows nothing. Education for royals sucks shit and she hates it.]

Fuu... you need to hold on. And you can hold on. You're stronger than you know.

[hououji]

I am... I promise... everyone still needs me... [But the blood seems to be less... bleeding...?] I wish Kuu were here... She could've done something...

[fluidgender]

[...She doesn't believe the words she's about to say. She doesn't know enough about the rules of a first-born. But she needs Fuu to believe it.]

Ya ain't gonna like this but... you're the first born now. That means... the power goes to you.

That means Kuu is with you all the time, putting her power through you.

[hououji]

I don’t think… there’s precedent for that? [ There’s some color to her lips and cheeks again. ]

[fluidgender]

Then you and her are making a precedent.

[hououji]

I’ve never heard about a firstborn dying before… it’s nice to hope…

I’m starting to feel a little strangely…

[fluidgender]

Well... it'll be a good strange. A... live forever strange! [There's a level of panic in Ranma's voice there's never been before.]

[hououji]

It isn’t… hurting anymore?

[fluidgender]

I'm... I'm pressing on it yeah, but you still have to be fighting with all you've got...!

[hououji]

… pull your hand away. Just for a moment?

[fluidgender]

A-are you crazy? That's... that's the only thing I can do right now!

[hououji]

Trust me?

[fluidgender]

Y-you can't ask me that now...

[But she... slowly... removes her hand. Closing her eyes.]

[hououji]

[ Fuu lifts her own. There’s no wound. ] What…?

[fluidgender]

[She slowly, in terror. Opens her eyes.] Huh...?

[She was just... desperately saying something she wanted to believe, but...

Was it actually true...?

She pokes the former wound of the princess.]

[hououji]

It’s… gone?

[fluidgender]

Fuu...

You healed yourself.

[hououji]

That can’t be the case. I’m the second born.

[fluidgender]

...Not anymore. I'm sorry.