Ranma CMO Post

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Stupid 90s aesthetic romance central.

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[fluidgender]

They're... okay? [Body slowing down, finally meeting Fuu's eyes head-on.]

[hououji]

[One of her glasses lenses has a crack running through it, but her eyes are still shining bright green as always. She smiles, warmly.]

They are. We're bringing them back to the capitol for care. We'll see what work we can find for them if they're able, and heal any injured as best as we can.

[fluidgender]

That's... good. Good. [Her body doesn't really know what to do now, gazing up at this woman. The light shining behind her, those bright green eyes and gentle, warm smile.

Ranma's never thought about beauty before.

And losing the energy she had when trying to sit up, she immediately collapses again.]

[hououji]

[Fuu almost panics a bit, she'd hoped Ranma would take some water when she was awake...

But she's going to care for her all the way to the capitol. If she wakes again, she makes sure she gets something soft to eat and cool to drink. She tries to make sure no fever crops up, and that her wounds aren't getting infected, too.]

[fluidgender]

[She's gonna be in and out. Very delirious. Drinking water when she's given it and trying to eat food when she can stomach it. She's clearly fighting against her wounds to get what she needs to survive and it makes her cooperative.]

[hououji]

[It's several days of riding, mostly because they have to take it slow to not jostle Ranma too much.

Weird that the wagon is going... so far into the city. Into the castle yard, even.]

[fluidgender]

[That... is odd. Maybe... she's been discovered after all?

But this public a place... a trial? She's not great at legal stuff... she doesn't exactly want to be executed either. She's more squirmy.]

[hououji]

[ It’s going to be a hell of a realization for Ranma when the queen herself is rushing out to greet Fuu. She’s almost in tears, she just lost one daughter and she couldn’t bear to lose another. She wasn’t with the main transport, what were they to think??? ]

[fluidgender]

[…oh, that’s.

That’s gonna be bad.

While the others are distracted with the Queen, Ranma starts to push herself out of the cart, eyeing the exit. But her strength doesn’t carry forward, and she topples onto the dirt ungracefully.]

[hououji]

[ Oh goodness. Fuu pulls herself away from her mother to help Ranma off the ground. ]

You’re hardly in any state to move, miss. You aren’t in any danger and there’s no need to push yourself right now.

[fluidgender]

[E-eep. Do... not panic.]

...Sorry 'bout this. Fell.

[hououji]

[Fuu kneels, keeping a hand on Ranma's arm to steady her.]

You can sit here. Someone will come to help you to the infirmary.

[fluidgender]

Don't waste too much medicine on me. There's others who need it...

[hououji]

You need it, too. The Saotomes must have been cruel to you, but I promise there won't be anything like that here.

[fluidgender]

...I'm lucky. Saotomes barely touched me.

[hououji]

Violence isn’t just physical. It’s not normal to be this adverse to treatment in your state…

[fluidgender]

I'm tougher than most. Why'd everyone else get sent elsewhere...?

[She hasn't made a full commitment to lying about her identity yet but she feels like she's teetering on the edge. She very nearly said "other servants."]

[hououji]

Do you remember how you were injured? You were found under a mountain of rubble. The fact you're alive at all is a miracle, let alone being able to move around. The dungeons were mostly intact since they didn't have any outer walls to breach, and the knights are being held on trial. [Ranma might notice that Fuu's arm that isn't holding her is in a sling.]

We tried to reason with them, but... they weren't willing to listen.

[fluidgender]

I... was? [Yes, that... sounds familiar. She had been so instantly knocked out, it hadn't occurred to her that she could have been buried alive in all the chaos.]

The knights... some of them were just following orders but... there were others that enjoyed it too much. They imprisoned people that wanted to leave to defect...

What about the... other servants...? [She's second guessing herself immediately. Would... a servant call themselves a servant? Or a different word, like staff?] The Saotomes were awful to them, they shouldn't be blamed...

[hououji]

The Saotomes were nowhere to be found, but...

What power does anyone have against a lord they serve? So long as they don't show violence or cruelty, there should be no reason to lay any blame on them.

Enough people have already died to senseless slaughter.

[fluidgender]

...I hope you're right. But people have good reason to be angry too. Having that work in your history... its going to stain everyone unfortunate enough to be near them.

[hououji]

People can change. We're people, not beasts. The choice to change is one of our greatest assets.

Will you be all right staying in the palace until you're healed? I'm not sure my mother and father would be very happy with me straying too far for a while, yet, and we have the best medics here. But I wouldn't want to put further strain on you.

[fluidgender]

I... don't wanna cause any trouble. [Trying to sound proper, but the rough is coming out. But maybe that's more convincing too.]

[hououji]

It's hardly any trouble! Our knights went too far with our retaliation, and innocent people were hurt. It's our duty to fix that as best as we can.

[fluidgender]

[Is it... more suspicious to deny it? Why would a maid be opposed to aid?

Any protest sort of loses to how she falls back into Fuu's arms the second she tries to stand up. Tsk. She hates looking weak.]

Maybe... for a little while.