"…Yeah, I think you have a point, Kas-chan. I'll be more careful in future, ok?"
"Somehow, I doubt that, Ran-kun," smirked Kasumi teasingly. "Still, I'll be happier if you start coming home with fewer injuries, alright?" She sighed, continuing in a quieter voice. "I know you can keep yourself safe, but…I worry."
"…I can do that," replied Ranma, gently taking Kasumi's hand. "I'll come home ok, Kas-chan. I promise."
"Nya!" added Torako (as the Neko-ken had been dubbed during the Tendo/Saotome Snuggle-Session the previous night), nodding firmly.
"Quiet, you! And get off my head, will ya?"
"Oh be nice Ranma-kun!" chided Kasumi gently as she gathered the crackily-purring kinda-cat into her arms. "She just wants to be included, that's all."
How Kasumi could gauge the not only the mood but also the gender of a semi-independent construct of his own subconscious mind was beyond him. That said, Kasumi's accuracy rate was starting to get a little unnerving.
'I can't be that easy to read, can I?'