The Argument

A .Hack//GU parody by Copper Thrice

Haseo was waiting for his teammates to log on and join him at the Breg Epona chaos gate when he spied an old teammate walking up to him.

Haseo rolled his eyes as he spotted Endrance walking towards him purposefully. He sighed and continued to wait for his friends.

"Haseo…" said Endrance as he walked up to Haseo holding his trademark rose. "How are things with you?"

Haseo grunted and began to walk away from Endrance. Like an over-friendly dog, Endrance walked behind Haseo, asking all sorts of questions.

Atoli had just entered the server to watch an interesting event unfold…

"Are you on a quest? Need a party member? Want to trade? Level up lately? Need Help in the arena?" Endranace kept talking and annoying Haseo and all the while getting closer and closer to him.

When he was only two feet away from him, Haseo snapped.

"Listen, Endrance!" Haseo almost yelled, "I need a little personal space, okay? I don't need you dogging me everywhere all the time! You are the most annoying person I have ever met!"

Endrance looked generally hurt by Haseo's comments. Haseo sighed, "Fine, but if you want to tag along, be a bit quieter and respect my personal bubble. Got it? I don't much care for people I don't really know near me" Endrance nodded.

"Hi Haseo!" said Atoli as she walked up to him. "Ready for some training, I—" Endrance had stepped in front of her. "Uhm Endrance?"

"Haseo does not like anyone in his personal bubble," Endrance said sternly. "Respect the bubble."

"Ah, its okay, man," Haseo said nonchalantly, "Its only Atoli."

"Sure she looks like Atoli…" Endrance said with a hint of suspicion, "But she could be a PK who has created a disguise using hacking…" Atoli shot a confused look at Haseo around Endrance.

Haseo just sighed, "Listen, Endrance. It's Atoli, the Harvest Cleric. Don't get worked up."

Endrance folded his arms and spoke, "I need proper identification first."

"L-like what?" stammered Atoli, "The only ID I have is my Member's Address."

"That will do," said Endrance finally. Atoli held out her hand and Endrance took the shining item that represented her Member's Address. "Fine, I'll believe you… For now…"

Haseo muttered for a bit, then spoke to Atoli. "Hey did you get some status curing items form the shops. I heard that we'll need them for this area."

"Oh," said Atoli, "I'll go get some!" Atoli turned and ran to the shops.

As soon as she was out of voice range, Haseo and Endrance began laughing.

"I had no idea that that would work!" Haseo said before cracking up again.

"Ah, yes," Endrance said, "The things I'll do for a woman's Member's Address." Just then, Endrance then stopped laughing. "Oh, Pi's coming, let's see if this works again…"