Fantasy AUs

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[phoenix_temple]

Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean you should provoke him on purpose. I don’t know what will happen if I’m dismissed…

[fluidgender]

Then stand up for yourself! Shouldn't be firing you before you're even hired...

[phoenix_temple]

I am trying! But you aren’t listening! What kind of a servant are you?

[fluidgender]

[She sticks out her tongue, scampering upstairs.

She's having too much fun.]

[phoenix_temple]

Father said Lord Saotome was a very dangerous person. He wouldn’t think twice about hurting anyone. Do you really want to be hurt so badly?

[fluidgender]

He's hurt me plenty. And I ain't afraid of him.

[phoenix_temple]

Well I don’t want you to be hurt again!

[fluidgender]

Yeah? What if the Lord orders you to hurt me? Or the Lady?

[phoenix_temple]

They may be my masters, but I have honor. I’m not going to hurt someone who isn’t a danger. [ Kaze made it clear very early he was the same way. ]

[fluidgender]

[She finally stops in her momentum, turning around to fix Fuu with a look, hands on her hips.]

What's that mean then? What's dangerous?

[phoenix_temple]

I’ll only lift my hand or blade to protect someone from harm.

[fluidgender]

That's not a real answer...

[She huffs again, spinning on her heels to keep walking.]

[phoenix_temple]

What do you mean? Of course it is!

I won’t hurt someone just on orders. That’s monstrous.

[fluidgender]

What if the boss says "seeing peasants" is harming his daughter? Gonna protect her maidenly beauty?

[phoenix_temple]

That’s awful! It’s not hurting anyone to do something like that. And he isn’t my boss, the young lady is.

[fluidgender]

You're gonna be watching her for the lord...

[phoenix_temple]

I’m going to be watching her for her. It’s what I was born to do, like Father was born to guard the lord, and his father was born to guard the lord’s father.

Are you so angry with me because I’m a girl? I can fight just was well.

[fluidgender]

[Oh that gets her even more huffy. She pivots towards a different direction, looking for a big open room.]

Then prove it.

[phoenix_temple]

Prove what?

[fluidgender]

[She pushes open some double doors into the wide area she's looking for. She spins around again, lifting up her fists.]

Prove you can fight.

[phoenix_temple]

Why do you want me to fight you?

[fluidgender]

You're supposed to be the new guard. So guard. Fight me.

[phoenix_temple]

I’m guarding against people who would hurt the lady. I’m not going to fight you needlessly.

[fluidgender]

[She's rushing forward to go for a punch.

I rolled a 12.]

[phoenix_temple]

[ I rolled a 15! She manages to side step and catch Ranma by the shoulder! Her goal is to incapacitate, not hurt, trying to pull her arm behind her back. ]