Vlad's encouragement was music to Mousse's ears. He felt very much the same way about love himself, though usually he was mocked and ridiculed for his views. How wonderful it was to meet another who saw it the same way!

His hand shot across the table and he gripped Vlad's strongly, eyes welling up with tears. "I am so happy to hear you say so, Mr. Masters! I have always said the same thing, but it's so discouraging when the world is against you!"

He let Vlad go and shrunk back. It was nice that they were in agreement, but that still brought him no closer to defeating Ranma Saotome and winning Shampoo. And it only served to depress him over his failures more. He voiced this. "...but it doesn't matter what I think. Unless I can get back to Shampoo and defeat that accursed Ranma Saotome, all my love is in vain."