On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Rod M wrote:
Those were the first words from an annoyingly dry Washu
to a soggy set of housemates.
Washu, Ranma, and Ataru sat by the lake, looking at their
submerged house. Tenchi was just there to see what these
people were doing there.
Ranma, while not happy, was somewhat used to this sort of
thing. At worst, he displayed a little irritation and
occasional harsh glares at Washu.
How did Ranma avoid getting wet and transforming?
Rei scowled. "Why yes, they'll win the hearts of all of
Japan by broadcasting The Real World: The Negaverse."
How would that be different from the real show, though? :)
Within the hour, a legion of mini-Washu-bots had scoured
the place with... some sort of making-things-not-wet sort of
device... quickly restoring the house to order. Washu
Giant sentient sponges who are addicted to water, of course.
Looked pretty good!
John Biles
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