The Science of Love / Washu's Analysis

I have so many things to do.
There is so much to build.
'Washu, you really are a genius.' Hee hee. Thank you A Doll.
I know I am. I am the greatest scientist in all the universe.
I know everything.
I even know... I know why Ryoko is still in her coma.
I know... that she does not want out.
It's a science that has no study. No analysis.
No one can truly analyze it, because it has no particular pattern.
Love follows no reason.
Yet it is still common practice among all... even the space pirate Ryoko.
It's strange... Even an android, a creation of people's, can know love.
It is bound to the soul that enters every being.
Love has no form, and yet it takes all forms.
Not even the greatest geniuses such as myself know everything about love.
That is, not in the mind...
But when one experiences love, even once, they know all there is to know about deep inside their heart.
It is an odd predicament, to love...
Especially Ryoko's love... Her love for Tenchi.
Her love for Ayeka, for Sasami, for Kiyone and Mihoshi, even for myself... It's all odd.
I am beginning to understand how it has trapped her.
On one hand, she feels that the people who she has come to love have abandoned her, forgotten her.
This feeling holds her close to the world in her mind, and pulls her away from the real.
On the other hand, she has the feeling of unconditional love for those people, despite the pain they cause her.
This feeling holds her close to the real world, and keeps her from slipping away completely.
It's a game of tug-of-war on her heart. The example of love's two sides.
I have come to see those two sides in this instance of Ryoko's love.
Love is both good and evil. It causes both delight and pain, joy and sorrow.
Ryoko's love both pushes her away from those she loves and draws her near to them at the same time.
As I walk into Ryoko's room, I feel like I am walking into a large party.
Mihoshi's flower-decorations are everywhere.
Mihoshi herself is in the corner singing karaoke to Ryoko.
Kiyone is being a back-up singer for her.
Sasami is kneeling on a pillow by Ryoko's bed, telling her stories.
Ayeka is sitting on the bed, listening to Sasami's stories and holding Ryoko's hand.
As I am noticed, things quiet down and everyone files out the door.
They all know that it's time for me to make sure the machines are in tip-top shape.
As they leave, they give their goodnights to Ryoko. I grin.
'Well Ryoko, that's a lot of support to come from people who have abandoned you, isn't it?'
She doesn't reply, but I know that somewhere in that mind of hers she hears and understands me.
I run my tests, then gather my things up to leave.
I lean in, and kiss Ryoko on the forehead. I'm certain that surprised her quite a bit.
Then I quietly leave, returning to the shelter of my lab.
Love is a strange science. Don't you agree Ryoko?