Magma: So, this is the place she holed up in... Nightshade: Hey Ash, what are you doing out here? I thought you were... Nightshade: YOU'RE A MAN! Nightshade: VALENTINE! Ash turned herself into a man! Valentine: What...? Magma: You're here? Where's Ash? Obsidian: ... Ash: There! That's better. I'm getting you new clothes 3 times a day now! Can't you just say no to Nightshade when she gives you a new minion uniform? Eric: But she seems so happy. Ash: A wetsuit, Eric! A WETSUIT! We're 100 miles from the ocean! Ash: Ohhh my head hurts. Eric: I'm sorry... Valentine: There you are! Ash, why does Nightshade think you're a man? Ash: ... I'm going to bed. Ash: If only I could be sure that getting rid of her wouldn't hurt Valentine... I remember when I used to have nice, quiet days... Ash: Oh F*ck. Magma: Well that's what I was hoping! Nightshade: No... no... no more of them... no more... Valentine: So Ash has a cousin who looks just like her? They must be close! Obsidian: *giggle* Not as close as he'd like, I think.

Commentary: Once I introduced Obsidian, it was only a matter of time until Magma showed up. He was designed to be a boy version of Ash, but only as far as looks go. I don't know how many people noticed the standard anime gag where the only way the girl can tell that a guy is a girl/is not a girl is by feeling up his chest. A recurring theme that starts in this fic is Ash re-dressing Eric in proper clothes after Nightshade puts him in a 007 villain styled minion uniform. Ash has sort of a fixation about clothes. People who wear bad clothes give her a twitch. Lots of people go 'eeew!' with the whole Magma-having-a-crush-on-Ash part. I find this amusing, because cousin-marrying was standard practice western countries as well as eastern countries (where it is still fairly common). Traditionally, rich and high-class families did this to keep wealth in the family. Lower class families did it to avoid dowries and provide wives/husbands to people who might not get them on their own. Cousin-marrying is perfectly legal in many US states. From a genetic standpoint, unless it's common practice and there's a recessive genetic disorder in the family, it's not much of a risk either. But anyway, as the Nero family dates back to Roman occupation of Italy this isn't a weird thing for the characters. I like this story because it is the best one so far for demonstrating how Ash is an unwilling ringmaster of a 3 ring circus. Remember, the only person who she actually invited into her home is Valentine (and for occasional visits, Obsidian)

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