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CHAPTER 1: THE SIGN-UP
b The year is 2001.
bTwo days before the 2001 tourney, in the main signup area/b
TODO: *signing up*…..
RYO: *walks up*
TODO: …Hmm…He is here…
RYO: *checking pockets*
TODO: ASK FOR IT WITH YOUR POWER!!
RYO: …never mind…
ITerry and Rock are seen practicing something in the corner/I
ROCK: Geese!
TERRY: GEEEEEEEESE!
ROCK: GEESE!
TERRY: No, no, no Rock.
ROCK: GEEESE!
TERRY: You're getting it!
GEESE: Will you stop saying my name, please?
TERRY: GEEEEEEEESE!
GEESE: *shakes head*
TERRY: What was that?
GEESE: Nothing!
IAndy and Joe are seen signing up/I
ANDY: Finally, I'll get to be in THIS tournament.
JOE: Yea, it was kind of a bummer without you last year.
ANDY: It was all cuz of that damn Yamazaki…why, if he were here right now, I'd—
YAMAZAKI: You'd what?
ANDY: *Turns around with big eyes*
ANDY: Whew, that was close.
JOE: *snickering*
ANDY: What?
JOE: Nothing.
ROLENTO: *finishes signing up*
SOLDIERS: HEY!
JOE: Oh not again…
IRyu and Ken walk out of Ken's office/I
RYU: So this is all gonna be one big tax write-off?
KEN: Yup, I'm one smart cookie.
RYU: Why's that?
KEN: Cuz I don't want anyone taking that million $$$'s from me!
RYU: Oh…*looks over to where Eliza and Mel are*
MEL: Ha!
ELIZA: Honey, you stay here while mommy tries to score.
MEL: Okay, mom.
ELIZA: *grabs Joe and Dan by their arms* Shall we?
DAN: YAHOOI!
JOE: YES!
RYU: *watches Eliza leave with Joe and Dan*
KEN: Yea?
RYU: Have you been…you know, spending "quality time" with Eliza lately?
KEN: Oh hell yea!
RYU: Oh…
KEN: Why?
RYU: No reason.
IKyo and Iori are seen facing off in the hall/I
KYO: What's the matter with you?
IORI: My flame will devour you!
KYO: No way your flame is better than mine!
IORI: *makes flame bigger* HA! HA! HA!
KYO: *makes flame even bigger* HA!
IORI: Grrr…*makes giant ball of flame*…TOP THAT!
KYO: That's it!
BENIMARU: Uh oh…
KYO: *Bursts into flame*
IORI: *sobbing* WHY DO YOU ALWAYS TOP ME, KUSANAGI!!!
KYO: *runs by Benimaru and sets him on fire*
BENIMARU: AH!
RYU: *shaking head* Boy…people really like these SNK guys?
KEN: Beats me.
bOnly two days till the beginning of the
tourney.
KEN: What!?!
bNothing./b
KEN: Oh okay.
