• From A Matter of Romantic Chemistry, Shampoo's initial encounter with Ichiro, to establish her pursuit of Ryoga as her husband, includes this moment of inner honesty and outer diplomacy:

The senior Hibiki nodded, dazed by this development. "{You have to understand, my son is ... not healthy.}"
<He's as nutty as a fruitcake, old man, but he's got a cute butt.> "{I understand completely. I want to help him. He has qualities that I admire, nonetheless. Is he here?}"