6Sold
by
Shaule Sachs
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Version 0.1
#include ranma/stddisclaimer.h
#include alternateuniverse/stddisclaimer.h
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Nabiki Tendo was slightly nervious as she walked through the open
streets of New Nerima. As a city girl, in her three-piece business
suit, she drew a lot of attention to herself. Something she was,
trying to avoid. While she was not the only city girl in the small
town, she was the only one that was Free, as marked by her wearing
clothing.
It was hard to believe that in the five years since the 'GI Jane
Rebellion,' that World had changed so much. Or rather, that the Old
Ways had returned in such force, and taken to such extremes, in
several areas.
In that time, she had gotten used to the looks of contempt and
hatred her fellow women shot at her that she was Free, and proud of
it. She heard the whispering behind her back, calling her names, the
worse, of course, that she was a 'Jane in the Closest'. Her 'peers'
knew she was no Jane, nor held any such beliefs. They knew that the
whispering was just because she was different, while she was no Jane,
she was independent. And that it was her seemly independance that
scared them and made them hate her. What they did not understand was
that her much valued independence was only an illusion. Nor how much
that fact irked her. She knew her independence was only because of
Ranma Saotome and his protection, and not anything she done or could
do.
She knew that her pre-Jane Rebellion business 'practices' had
made her a lot of enemies and rivals, several of whom, survived and
would love to buy her, but she was not a war criminal, a
Traditionalist, nor did she seek any more power then what was
absolutely required for her position in the company. She did her job,
she did it well, and she was the best fiancial analyst in most of
Asia. Although, thanks to the Janes, that did not mean as much as it
once did.