A Tale of Two Wallets

A Tale of Two Wallets is written by Jim Robert Bader and began online publication in ????. It currently stands incomplete at 129 chapters, the most recent of which was published in ????.
==Description==
==Plot==
===Chapter 36: Anatomy Lessons===
Morning dawns. Lotion finds troublesome omens in her tea leaves, confiding in Cologne that soon "old specters from the past shall emerge, and promises made will be regretted." The two of them lament just how open-ended that is, where the son of Genma Saotome is concerned. Though both women are impressed and hopeful for Ranma's growth under Cologne's tutelage, the possibility that Nodoka might soon reappear and cause problems for everyone occurs to them both.
Lotion takes her leave, hoping to rest for a while before continuing Nabiki's Lore Master training, but before she does, she smirks and fires off a parting shot at Cologne - that an "old acquaintance" has just woken up, and that Cologne will be hearing from him soon. She saunters off, leaving Colone flustered and protesting the implications.
Nabiki wakes to the sound of metal clashing outside the Tendo Dojo. Still reeling from her amorous encounter with Shampoo the previous night, she exits to find both her betrotheds watching as Silk and Comb spar, demonstrating their skills as Amazon masters.
Nabiki sits with Ranma and Shampoo, stewing in awkwardness as she tries to figure out how to talk to them both about what happened. The spar ends, and Comb calls Shampoo over for some mother-daughter sparring. To Nabiki's surprise, Ranma uses this moment to apologize for walking in on her and Shampoo, mentioning that Comb "explained" a few things to him, and that he gets "it" now. Nabiki is unable to pry what "it" is out of him, but her frustration and Ranma knowing something she doesn't for once is cut short when she notices that Kasumi is missing.
Kodachi wakes up to a splitting hangover, seemingly from trying to roofie Kasumi the previous night and getting the drinks missed up. To her surprise, Kasumi comes in and brings her breakfast. Kodachi, still very attracted to Kasumi, awkwardly accepts, only to notice with a jolt that Kasumi is wearing a nightgown borrowed from her mother. A post-traumatic flashback to her abused childhood overwhelms Kodachi, and she ends up hurling herself into Kasumi's arms, weeping. Kasumi comforts her, prompting Kodachi to realize just how completely different their childhoods really were. Kodachi collects herself, and they have tea together.
Tofu wakes up to the smell of things burning, and goes downstairs to find Kachu destroying his electric skillet in a furious attempt to cook him breakfast. Kachu tries not to explain that she is starting to have feelings for her new husband. Tofu explains to her what a furo is. Kachu becomes suspicious of how nice Tofu is being, questioning what he seeks from her in return - to which Tofu responds that he's only being friendly. Kachu is bewildered by the idea that a husband and wife can also be friends. Tofu is bewildered, broadly, that this is his life.
Back at the dojo, Ranma worries over Nabiki's attitude. He recalls the previous night: Shortly after Ranma walked in on his fiancées getting funky in the furo, Comb - having realized that Ranma's childhood under Genma's care left him grossly uninformed in certain key matters - pulled him aside and gave him The Talk. Topics included: What a period is, where babies come from, what a condom is, and the crucial revelation that yes, two girls can in fact accomplish sex together, and they do it all the time. Comb also imparted some wisdom regarding Ranma's responsibilities vis-a-vis fatherhood, and some very... particular Amazonian ideals about what families and womanhood are supposed to be like.
Freshly enlightened, Ranma returns to the present as Comb asks to spar with him. To the shock of those who know him, he agrees immediately, referring to Comb as "Mother-in-Law" as he hops in the koi pond to femme up for the fight. Stranger still, he seems to actually be trying to hit her!
Nabiki and Shampoo (et al.) remark on how strangely Ranma is behaving, but the moment is spoiled when Happosai shows up and attempts to grope everything he percieves to be female. Comb makes a fairly good attempt at murdering him with a sword, before Cologne exasperatedly calls her off, while Genma and Soun regretfully explain that this is their master, the founder of the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts.
==Relationships==
The story focuses first on Ranma and Nabiki as an engaged couple, until Shampoo shows up - after which it gradually develops into a polyamorous throuple.
* Romantic, Central
**Ranma Saotome and Nabiki Tendo
**Ranma Saotome and Shampoo
**Nabiki Tendo and Shampoo
* Romantic, Ancillary
** Akane Tendo and Ryoga Hibiki
** More TBA
==Notes==
*Several side stories exist, all written by Bader:
:*A Tale of Two Pussies (Give or Take a Tom-Cat)
:*The Second Night!
:*Black and White in Color
:*How to Make an Okonomiyaki
:*Pangea: The Land that Time Ignored
==See Also==
*A Tale of Two Wallets/Tropes
==External Links==
*Chapters 1~128 of A Tale of Two Wallets at Mediaminer.org - Retrieved 02-11-2023
*Chapters 1~49 of A Tale of Two Wallets at the Internet Archive record of Cute Neko Hibiki's Anime Page - Retrieved 02-11-2023
*Chapters 35, 95, 100 & 101 of A Tale of Two Wallets at The Ranma 1/2 Lemon Stories Archive - Retrieved 02-11-2023
==References==
Category:2004