Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong Ranma 1/2: Voices (We are inside of a recording studio. We see Kasumi standing in front of a microphone, a script in her hands. No one else is in the room. There is an adjacent room to that one, seperated by a wall with a large glass window. In that room, there are some people we don't recognize. They are in charge of the recording. One of the people speaks into the microphone sitting ontop of a desk.) Voice:Okay, Ms. Tendo, we're ready when you are. Kasumi:Okay. (Kasumi holds the script in front of her. She begins to read from it) Kasumi:(Reading script)Hello. This is the Goddess Helpline. I will visit you for a consultation.....Moshi moshi?....Konnichiwa. Don't be startled... Morisato Keiichi (A brief moment pass) Kasumi:Excuse me for not introducing myself sooner. I am Belldandy, a goddess......Hai......our job is to rescue people in distress, such as yourself. (Another brief moment) Kasumi:Order take out? Is that what you disire. Not only that, but anything you wish for, I can grant you. But you get only one wish. (A voice echoed into the room) Voice:Stop...You read the script wrong. It's supposed to be "But you only get one wish", not "But you get only one wish". Kasumi:Gomenasai. Okay. I'm ready to try that again. Voice:Okay. Kasumi:(Speaking into the microphone)Order take out? Is that what you desire. Not only that, but anything you wish for, I can grant you. But you only get one wish. Voice:That's perfect. (Kasumi coninues to read from the script in her hands while simultaneously speaking into the microphone in front of her. Several hours pass as she continues to do so. She stops) Kasumi:Ano...gomenasai, but my throat's really parched now. I don't think I can go on anymore. Voice:Please. Jus' a little bit longer. You only have a few more lines, and that's it. Kasumi:Fine. Voice:Ready? Kasumi:Hai(Continues to read from script)It's okay. You kept your promise. Arigato. Merry Christmas. Voice:That's a wrap. (Kasumi picks her wool sweater and puts it on. She takes a drink from a nearby water fountain.) Kasumi:Well, it's best that I get going now. It's getting pretty late. (Kasumi opens the door to leave the recording room, just as someone else was entering. It was Ranma, in his female form. He's holding a script in his hands.) Ranma-chan:You did great. Kasumi:Arigato. Ranma-chan:You better not wait up for me. I'm gonna be here for a while. Kasumi:Okay. I'll see you back at home. Sayonora. (Ranma-chan watches as Kasumi hands the script to the men behind the glass window, bowing them once before leaving. He takes a drink from the water fountain before stepping up to the microphone in the center of the room. He causually throws his jacket on a nearby stool.) Voice:Are you ready? Ranma-chan:(Thinking to himself)I can't believe I'm doin' this. I wish I could do this in my male form. Oh well. It's still good money.(Begins to speak)Okay, I'm ready. Voice:Okay, Ms. Saotome, we're ready when you're ready. Ranma-chan:Okay. (Ranma picks up his script and begins reading from it. In the background, children's voices could be heard filtering into the room. It was being admited from a sepaker in the corner of the room.) Ranma-chan:(Reading scrpite)Where monsters rampage, I'm there to take them down! Where treasure glitters, I'm there to claim it! Where an enemy rises to face me, vitory will be mine!(Starts to sing)Tachmuikau Saki ni Kawaita Kaze Hageshiku Fukiaretemo.... (The voice echos into the room) Voice:Hold it! Hold it! That's the wrong script, Ms. Saotome. You're reading the wrong script. We're not doing Slayers today. Ranma-chan:We're not? Voice:No. Ranma-chan:Oops. I must have brought the wrong script. Voice:Yes, you did. Ranma-chan:Do you have any extra ones lying around? Voice:Yeah, luckily, we do. (Ranma walks over to the door and opens it. He enters the control room as one of the attendants hands him the right script. He then walks back into the recording room.) Ranma-chan:Sorry 'bout that. Voice:Don't worry about. Are you ready to begin again? (Ranma nods) Voice:Okay, you can begin anytime you're ready. Ranma-chan:(Reading script)It's morning, wake up, wake up, wake up. (The sound of clanking could be heard now. It sounded like a pot was being hit with a spoon.) Ranma-chan:Morning, morning. It's morning, Ryunosuke.....Wake up, Ryunosuke. (Slight pause) Ranma-chan:Ohiyo....Breakfast is ready, here you go.....Papa-san, it's morning...You'll be late...Papa-san, hey, Papa-san....You'll be late, Papa-san....hai. (There's another brief pause) Ranma-chan:(Continuing reading the script)Oh! IT'S HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (The glass on the window seperating the rooms breaks from the intensity of Ranma's high-pitched scream.) Man:(No longer needing to speak into microphone)Stop! That's enough! Stop! Ranma-chan:(Angry)What did I do wrong? The script tells me to scream as loud as I could, and I did. Man:I wasn't expecting for THIS to happen. Man, we're gonna hafta cancel today's session until tomorrow. Ranma-chan:So what if the glass is broken....Why not jus' continue on? All you're doin' is recording my voice. Man:We hafta get this glass fixed. If we don't, the sounds from this room would filter into your recording room, and it'll be recorded into the show we're dubbing. Ranma-chan:Oh. Okay, fine, I'll come back tomorrow. (Ranma causually walks up to the stool and picks up his jacket. He give the crew a weird look before shrugging his shoulders. He causually leaves the room and exits the building) Ranma-chan:Oh well, I guess these are some of the things voice-actors hafta deal with. There you go, another fanfic. First off, the characters from this story was created by the Rumiko Takahashi. I would never take credit for any of her works. I'm sorry for any spelling or grammatical errors. Please send comments(No flames, "You suck", or the like please) I hope you enjoyed this. Note: The voice-actress that does Kasumi's voice is Kikuko Inoue. She is also the voice-actress that did Belldandy from Ah! Megami-sama. The voice-actress that does Ranma-chan's voice is Megumi Hayashibara. Megumi also does the voice of Lina Inverse from Slayers and Nuku Nuku from All-Purpose Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku. This is kind of like a parallel universe where the Ranma cast are the voice actors. I hope it was original enough to merit a response. Hope you enjoyed it ^_^ P.S.-If you want any of my other fanfics, just ask. Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong