Better Left Unanswered
So far, Cliff was having quite an interesting day. He'd been thrown in prison along with the rather boring yet friendly Fayt Leingod, future "Saviour of the Universe as we Know it," gotten out of prison with help from Nel Zelpher, "Ninja Girl Extraordinaire," traveled the sewers with aforementioned duo, and then killed a giant crab (once again, with help from aforementioned duo).
All in all, it was damn good fun.
Unfortunately for the poor unsuspecting "Ninja Girl" Nel, she was already a part of Cliff's mental harem, which not only consisted of random girls he had met at various interplanetary bars, but Mirage and Maria as well (though the latter of the three Quark members mentioned might have been considered a bit too young for the blond).
So Cliff's next question may or may not have been part of his special plan (or it could have been a simple perverted question). "Oi, Nel, you wearing panties under that skirt?"
Far from slapping him (which may have been the preferred action after all was said and done), Nel grinned wildly, which would have been charming, had her eyes been lacking the rather frightening, half-crazed look to them. "How about you find that out for yourself, huh?" she purred.
Both Cliff and Fayt shuddered inwardly, and not just from the cold.
9.23.05
Yeah, it's manga-verse. Love it, please. Actually, this was not Nel's original answer. Really. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. She was madder in the manga. But the question was still asked. I love the manga and the way the characters' personalities were shaped, and I simply adored the manga-only characters, Pierre and Kurin (I think Kurin was her name…). So this fic is written with a big "thank you" to the scanlation group, Jan Ken Pon, who did a wonderful job with the first few volumes. (I'm supposed to be a proofreader of theirs, but I was never sent anything.)