And please remember to pay your taxes, the bureaucracy need them to fight the endless war with the ideas of the policy-makers.
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abc private thoughts from a human
* Ryo-ohki * thoughts
[Mind speak]
(Note 1): A note from the writer with a question to any reader J
Water on carrot fields I Sasami was interrogating the suspects in the kitchen: Ryoko, Washu, Mishoshi and Ayeka. Ryo-ohki looked on the scene with his ears raised and a complete innocent look on his adorable face. *Hope Mioshi learn from this. This is Sasami at her best *. Sasami: "No Ryoko, Ryo-ohki could not take the left over carrot cake from the refrigerator, even if she could pass through the door. Washu has protected both the refrigerator and the storage against passing, othervise you and Ryo-ohki would either drink or eat everything we had".*Not everything, only the good stuff. And funny how Sasami and the girls still coincided him a girl. As look decided ones gender. He had heard about a cursed boy in Tokyo who could say a word or two on that question *.
Sasami: "The door to the refrigerator has to be open, and even if Ryo-ohki was able to open the lock, she wouldn't have any interest in the bottle of fine sake, father brought home as a gift from one of his grateful clients, only you Ryoko, Ayeka, Washu and Mihoshi drink that stuff in greater quantity.
Lets consider the fact:
· Mihoshi or Ayeka could have eaten the rest of the cake, but if any of them had drunk that amount of alcohol, they wouldn't be able to stand by now.
· You and Washu has the capacity for that
· Washu can produce her own in her lab, every time she want to, so
· Ryoko, you are the culprit".
Mihoshi: "Oh how well thought out, Sasami, just as on Detective Conan. You should join the GP when you get older". Mishoshi giggled.
Sasami, happy: "You think so, Mihoshi".
Mihoshi: "Yes, indeed". Serious, as serious as Mishoshi can be, anyway.
Ryoko: "And just as the GP, always accuse the innocent of crime they have not done." Ryoko teleported away to her roof, furious of being accused of a crime, she wasn't responsible for. Not that she wouldn't have done it, if she had know that there was a bottle of the best sake in the refrigerator, but she had spend her night worrying about Tenchi. He had slept poorly.
Ryo-ohki * It's a tough world, young Ryoko. I invited Lain to share a bit of cake with me. She opened the door and well, she was thirsty. She could probably drink you under the table. Funny she claimed she had inherited that "talent" from one of her programmers.
Well, I will leave the free tickets I got to her club as compensation to you. Funny, Lain working as a DJ – the powers of Earth is weird. Lets se if she is powerful enough to get Ayeka to loosen up as she claimed, she would be able to. That will be something to se. Well - better join the boy *.
Ryo-ohki left the living room and went out. Sasami, Ayeka and Mihoshi followed. Soon Sasami, Ayeka and Tenchi was standing on the veranda waiving goodbye to Mihoshi, as she entered her ship to leave on a patrol of the system.
Sasami: "Please fly carefully, and stay out of danger".
Ayeka "And out of the sea, when you return, please! ". Or stay away for ewer, flirting with my lord Tenchi like that, bad girl .
Ryo-ohki: * Fat chance of her staying out of the water when returning, Mihoshi is trading luck for luck, having the luck when it is important is something every strategist would kill for, and she do is by her nature – blondes may be stupid, but they always get their man. *
Ryo-ohki looked on Tenchi, who was carrying a large basket. * Good, the boy was learning. Lots of food in it and it could be filled with lots and lots of carrots when going home again. *
Ryo-ohki and Tenchi went out to the carrot fields on yet another hot summer day. Mihoshis ship disappearing into the sky.
Ryo-ohki: * I better stay awake today even if I spend most of the night up with Lain. Neither she nor the trees had any idea what was going on. I don't think the trees would lie to Lain, as much as they would like to so.
You didn't get a Power like that mad at you, if you valued a long life, and 700 year on Earth had taught Yoshoos tree some basic survival technique. It had been a hard lesson for the tree that Jurais power wasn't much worth when playing outside the Empires jurisdiction. Only inside this area the tree could work as intended by its creator *.
Tenchi moved slowly along the fields, looking first over them, then at Ryo-ohki: "Well, we better get started, otherwise the carrots will die of thirst".
Ryo-ohki: * Don't frighten me, I have problems enough with you *.
Tenchi pulled a staff out from the basket and after checking the surroundings for possible viewers and seeing no one, pushed a button on the staff. Rain started to fall on the fields. Tenchi looked pleased on the result. "It worked Ryo-ohki, it worked, Washu has actually made something who doesn't go boom the first time".
Ryo-ohki looked terrified on Tenchi * And I just thought you had learned to think when bringing the basket, using Washus stuff without letting Mihoshi testing it first is crazy, do you have a death wish boy? *
Tenchi: "Don't look that way at me Ryo-ohki, she told me it would work"
Ryo-ohki * She did, try tell that to the star system of Nogo – their main planet disappeared into hyperspace when they activated her instant planetary transport system *.
The rain started to fall more intense, moving onto the road.
Tenchi: " Well, we better get under a tree, this look like it could take some time".
Tenchi and Ryo-ohki went to a nearby tree, sat down and admired the nice rainbow the combination of summer rain and sun made over the fields.
Water on carrot fields IITenchi woke slowly from his slumber. This is the best time of the day, when it still has promises of hope and the smell of Sesamis cooking. Well, it would end soon and ... yes, there was the sound.
Ayeka: "Mother, Ryoko has taken my red ribbon".
Ryoko: "It is mine, it is mine, mother".
The level of noise went down again as mother went to fix the matter.
Tenchi pulled himself up from the bed, entered the bathroom and quickly washed and change into his offical robes. Another night running to late, another day starting to soon.
He went down the stairs and entered the kitchen where Sasami was making eggs while Ryo-ohki was happy eating a carrot.
Tenchi kissed Sasamy on the backside of her beautiful neck, putting his hand into her hair, caressing it. Sasami nearly lost control of her frying pan.
Tenchi: "You should have waked me when you got up, beautiful".
Sasami: "You looked so tired, dear, and you was so late home"
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Tenchi: "Sorry about that, the meeting gets longer and longer".
Sasami: "Oh, do we have any problems"
Tenchi: "Nothing, we can't handle, but expansion demands a larger bureaucracy, and we can't fill the positions fast enough, and so more and more decisions gets passed to us, and then there the economic consequences of expansion. An increase in taxation to cover the extra cost of communication, military presence and of cause collecting the taxes, and nobody like to pay, so we have to spend more resources to ensure that we can collect".
Sasami: "That's why I like to have you to take care of this. I newer could find out of these thing".
Tenchi: "Anything in my goddess service".
Sasami:" Oh, what about taking the kids to school. I have to open a new temple in Orion this morning"
Tenchi: "Ouch, very well, I will do escort duty and bring the dirty pair to their classes."
Sasami, smiling: "Shh, dear, you know they don't like that name"
Tenchi, with a laugh: "Well, they do remarkably remind me of their godmothers".
Sasami, laughing: "Yes, they do"
Tenchi quickly grabbed some of Sesamis breakfast and went to collect his dirty pair.
Littel Ayeka and Ryoko were collecting their school material without too much fuss. They were a beautiful view. Small angels to look on, devils in their playing.
Tenchi: "Your ready"
Ayeka & Ryoko: "Yes, daddy."
Tenchi: "Well, then kiss your mother goodbye and get going".
Ayeka and Ryoko went and kissed their mother in the kitchen and returned to the entrance together with their mother, who had Ryo-ohki sitting on her head. Tenchi got the two girls out of the door, turned and kissed Sasami goodbye and patted Ryo-ohki.
"Yes, I know Ryo-ohki, remember more Earth carrots"
Ryo-ohki: * Thank you *
Tenchi followed the girls' along the road, where transporters moved their cargo. Some of the chauffeurs called greetings, and Tenchi in return blessed them in the name of the goddess.
After leaving the girls at their school and blessing the school, the teachers and pupil, Tenchi went to the local market. Earth carrots had gone up – again. He paid, and after blessing the traders, left for the holy ground, thinking on the price of carrots.
We have to deal with this. Earth can't just increase the prices of the carrots all the time. Its the Dragon again, playing her tricks. But it's impossible to deal with her. I have to go through Ayeka directly to the Tyrant.
We can't have Earth reducing the faithfuls ability to have the honour of a chabbit at their home, the goddess sacred animals, and it would also reduce the goddess might.
Chabbits are becoming a greater and greater part of the fleet, since the trees are bound to their owner and required the presence of a Jurai noble to fight, and they reproduce so slowly. Slower than they lost ships, and every new generation was weaker than the one before.
It was uncomprehending so much resistance they meet spreading the goddess message, and to many Jurai'end seemed to lack the understanding needed to serve the goddess. A lot of the new disciples from other races seem to have a much better gasp of the thing one had to do in order to serve.
Ayeka would talk with the Tyrant and the Tyrant with the Dragon that should fix things. Much had been fixed when Ayeka and Ryoko had accepted their true feelings for each other, and even more when they had joined the Tyrant in a political marriage. A marriage with had turned Earth into an empire on line with Jurai. An Empire to respect even if their were somewhat heretic in their thought, and indeed serving another goddess, but they fought against the enemy .
With these though Tenchi arrived at the Tempe doors.
The doors opened. Guards and official went on their knee, crying for the mercy and blessing of the most holy, as Tenchi passed by them to his office.
His offices were a large room decorated with the saints of Tsunami in gold and red, doing their great deeds in her name. The marble floor shined white. Recent polished.
Good, the servant had removed the blood from the last heretic; I saved from the ice of Tokemi. It was good to know, that they took pride in doing the good work. The matter of carrots have to wait for a time, I had souls to save.
And Tenchi called the first to be judged, implementing the will of the goddess of which he was the instrument. Her will be done.
And the THEOCRACY spread its missionaries throughout the burning stars.
Water on Carrot fields IIITenchi and Ryo-ohki woke from their slumber by the sound of a motorbike coming closer.
Tenchi looked upon the field, where the wet earth shined in the sun. Hmm – that kind of dream again. Well, at least he also knew the principle of that message, even through thought about a dragon and a tyrant was new. Could be from some of the animé he had seen with Mihoshi. They had a lot of silly thought about what signified power. Well, the animé was better than his dreams for the time being. He should think about better thing. Yea, like Akea and Ryoko that way. He was a Hentai, as Sasami claimed . Tenchi face collared red.
Ryo-ohki: * Shit, that was scary, what was I being in his dream. * Ryo-ohki was shivering, * There is a very good reason for the fact that the numbers of chabbit is low, very low *.
Tenchi got up from the ground Hmm, the rain seemed to have stopped by it self, probably when the water in the local air had been pressed out by Washus invention.
The motorcyclist, he could hear, would assume that they had a sprinkler system installed, thinking it was another one of the political bribes to the farmers and entrepreneurs in return for votes and monetary support.
Grandfather did get polite request every time the Diet, the province or the local council was up for election. Probably Grandfather could have had a motorway build to the shrine, if he wished it.
700 year of family history as priests did give a lot of honour and influence. People just thought that way. An ancient history didn't necessarily learn people to think for them self – on the contrary
Ryo-ohki moved his ear *Oh – not another girl – Tenchi, sometimes you are to much *
Tenchi and Ryo-ohki started to walk back to the road, waiting there until the motorcycle arrived.
*Hmm, remarkable, the girl seems quite normal, a scent of karmi, but she passes by the temple, and could have stopped there for praying, an absolute normal girl, that is quite not normal *.
Tenchi looked interested on the frame of the girl, eh the frame of the bike - of cause. Here was a better thing to dream about .
The girl took of her helmet, shaking her hair. Tenchi looking quite lovely .
The girl: "Konnichiwa, I'm Megumi Morisato. Sorry to disturb, I'm from the Nekomi Tech". Megumi followed the line of the guy, a bit above average; he looked quite handsome with those interessting eyes.
Tenchi: "Konnichiwa, I'm Tenchi Masaki. What can I be of service with."
Megumi: "The old man at the temple said that you was the one who know the local area best. I'm out scouting the area to find a good place for a cross-country motorcycling event, my brothers motorcycle club is part of arranging." (Note 1)
Tenchi: Well, we do have a lot of hills and mountains, but I don't know if they are useful for such an event". Newer, newer. Washu would properly, and Ryoko and Akea would Dark thought went trough Tenchis mind imaging the local area destroyed – again.
* Oh, a race could be quite fun* Ryo-ohki turned excited by the remembering of challenge, of flying and fighting * I haven't participated in a race since we took part in the races on that dust ball, there was that young catalyst there, Anakin Skywalker, yes, who was quite good – just not good enough. But then, one had to what one had to do. Some catalyst it was best to kill quickly – in a way, which was acceptable to Fate, even if Destiny had other plans. Those Jedi didn't know what they were dealing with. And the basic problem with empires is, that when they get the first death star, then they are an empire, and must be treated as such. Lain is impressed with I did with the Tyrant in the start of my carer. It was my first and major failure, but I did learn from it. Stop the death star before they are build. The fewer of those the better for the universe and for my self.
Kagato had been good for some thing, especially when thing needed to be destroyed. And of cause Kagato also had to be destroyed, when Tenchi entered the path of Destiny. *
Megumi: "We need an small area with a lot of diversity".
Tenchi: "Well, I'm afraid that even trough there is areas around here with both wood and hills, the terrain will prove to much for even cross-motorcycling. The stairs to the shrine is good example of how much and fast the area change. I'm sorry I can't be of better help."
Tenchi stopped speaking and looked sheepish at the girl.
Megumi: "Well, I have hoped this area would be good for such an event. I don't suspect you have much entertainment around here".
Tenchi, with a small laughter: "Well, that depends on what you call entertainment." Like pirates, alien princess and chabbit "Our local festivals are quite fun, even if their are small. There are good things out here, you know".
Megumi, smirking a bit: "Like what?" I think I pushed a button, he didn't like his area being belittled by a city girl .
Tenchi: "Like our food, would you like to share lunch?".
* She eats out of you part of the lunch, not my carrots*.
Megumi, surprised: "Thank you" Funny I insult him, then he invites my to lunch. Hmm maybe its a strategy I should try more often. I only thought this kind worked in Keechis manga books .
* Well done, Tenchi. You showed initiative with a girl, well done. Maybe you not so hopeless as I think you are. *
Tenchi, Megumi and Ryo-ohki enjoyed Sasamis large lunch. Tenchi talking about small thing in the community and Megumi about sensible stuff like volleyball, motorcycles and parties.
After thanking for the lunch Megumi put on her helmet, got back on her bike, waved goodbye and droved away on the dirt road.
Megumi: Tenchi seemed quite normal, although a bit slow. A true country boy. Why in the world did Urd want me to drive all this way just to talk with him?
Keechi did say Urd was something of a matchmaker, although not a good one. This boy was to slow for her, maybe later in her life, when she would want a steady companion, but for now she wanted boy's with firm buts and fast bikes. And why had Skuld asked her to carry a special watch when talking with him?
Well, much did happen around her brother these days, and she didn't understand most of it, including how her boring brother had caught a girl like Bell. But then love was not for understanding but for living. And for now it was fun to live in interesting times, and he did have her telephone number, if he ever got to the city, that country boy .
Megumi speeded up as she left the dirt road, leaving dust in her wake, returning back to civilization.
Tenchi looked down on Ryo-ohki as he watched Megumi driving down the dirt road "This isn't something we should speak about when we get home, ehh Ryo-ohki. Even through it was nice of grandfather to send her this way. I do think the black haired yesterday was more interesting, although I didn't dream about her this night." Tenchi folded the paper and put it into his pocket
Every time one meet someone for the first time, doors opened for new possibilities while other closed. Chance and chaos govern our destiny. Hmm, I have spent too much time with Grandfather lately .
Ryo-ohki: * The girl, her telephone number or the dream? – Something fishy is going around here, Tenchi, and I can find neither the fish nor the water. This is to weird, and so are you taste in
females *.
Meanwhile - out in space a certain blonde was calling two ships on the way to Earth. One was a fast courrier, the other something disturbing, very disturbing. Thank the stars that Tenchi wasn't here. No need for Tenchi when dealing with crazy cats.
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Note 1: A question for the readers, if any J.
I have read some fanfic where Tenchi goes to Nekomi Tech and a lot where Skuld and Washu work together, but I have not found anyone where the teams of Oh, My Goddess and Tenchi is competing against each other. So if anyone has read / written such a fanfic, I would love to read it. Please put the link in the review.
And if nobody has written such a fanfic, can somebody with a sense of humour write one J