Dien Cai Dau?
I really did not intend to add a second chapter to this story but the more I thought about it the more I felt I had left it unfinished.
As always I do not own Black Lagoon, Etc.
"Come on Dutch, it'll be fun," Benny said. "When is the last time you dressed up on Halloween?"
"Too damn long ago for me to be doing it now," Dutch grumbled, "I never thought that when this started this morning it would set off what it has." The phone rang and Dutch grabbed it before Benny could reach for it. "Hello Lagoon Company. Oh hey Eda, no she's not back. No, I have not seen Rock either. No I have not heard any shooting…ok…just a sec." Dutch stuck the phone out, "Benny, she wants to talk to you." Benny took the phone and walked toward the computer room speaking low.
Dutch walked to the window and looked out over the streets of Roanapur. He shook his head and thought, "Halloween in Thailand!" The more he thought about it though; Roanapur did have a large population of Europeans and South Americans. Plus just the other day Rock was talking about how Halloween was getting more and more popular in Japan. As Dutch turned back to his desk he noticed something out of the corner of his eye on top of the liquor cabinet. "Hmm…" he thought, "Just maybe this once."
000
Rock sat and watched the door from his favorite stool at the Yellow Flag with his back leaning against the bar. Bao leaned on his side of the bar next to him picking his teeth with a toothpick.
"I still think you gone Dien Cai Dau Rock. Halloween in Roanapur? It will end up more like Hue city during Tet if you ask me."
"Bah," Rock said, "I'll probably end up drinking by myself tonight and heading home early."
"Where is Revy anyway?" Bao asked as he started his routine of polishing the glasses on the bar.
Rock shook his head, "I don't know, someone said they saw her on the back of Eda's bike earlier, but didn't know which way they went."
"Eh, no telling what those two crazy bitches might be up to..." Bao's voice went quiet with a whispered, "What the fuck?" under his breath. Rock looked around to see Bao staring down the bar toward the hallway that led to the back door.
Standing in that door were Dutch and Benny. The computer geek was dressed in black loafers with black pants pulled way up over his stomach, where you could see his white socks and ankles. He had on a white button down shirt with a pocket protector full of pens, rulers and was wearing a bow tie. Somewhere, he had gotten a set of black rimmed glasses with tape on the nose piece and his hair was greased down. "Hey Rock!" the blond said as he started towards the bar.
Dutch on the other hand looked like …Dutch…or…did he?
Rock cocked his head over to one side and was staring at his boss when Bao said, "Dutch? What the fuck are you doing with that steel pot on?"
Rock then realized Dutch was wearing an old US Army helmet with a big peace sign on one side, flowers on the other and several items stuck in the elastic band around the base.
"This is as close as I'm gonna come to getting in a fucking costume so live with it," Dutch said as he took his seat next to Rock at the bar.
Rock leaned out and said, "Benny? Where did you get that outfit?"
"Well," Benny said as he smiled, "Jane likes to dress up and play engineer and…."
"WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW!" the other three cried as Benny flinched. "Well, anyway, it's been hanging around my room since her last visit, so I put it to use." The other three just shook their heads as Bao set drinks up for all of them.
A few minutes later they heard the rumble of Eda's bike as it pulled up outside. A nun dressed all in white wearing a huge hat with wings came in and headed for the bar.
"Eda?" Dutch said as she walked up, "Really? Sister Bertrille? The Flying Nun?"
Eda smirked and hung on his shoulder saying, "HA! Got it in one Dutchy! Yeah we had some of these old outfits lying around the church, so I thought I would put one to good use." She reached out and took the drink Bao set on the bar for her. "Anyway there is more than one way to fly you know baby!" she said as she knocked back the shot. "Plus," she snickered, "It got a laugh out of that old penguin for once!" Dutch laughed out loud at the thought.
Everyone was drinking and talking when a hush fell over the bar. They all turned towards the door to see three dark figures walking up the main aisle. Shenhua, Sawyer and Rotten were dressed in late 1800's Victorian clothes with white faces and black lips. As they stopped before Rock, they all smiled showing vampire fangs in their mouths. Shenhua hissed and said, "Hello dumbass!" as Rock almost fell off his bar stool.
Rotten placed a box he was carrying on the bar and opened it. In a British voice he said, "Oi mates! Ere's a little taste of love from our dear Mrs. Lovett! Hope you enjoy them!"
Dutch pointed at Rotten and said, "Sweeny Todd! So that would make Sawyer …Mrs. Lovett… and her meat…pies…" Dutch's voice trailed off as everyone leaned over and looked into the box where half a dozen fresh baked meat pies sat.
Sawyer reached in and took a piece of one of the pies before holding it out to Rock. "You first…Rock." She said as she smiled as sweetly as she could with her vampire fangs shining.
Rock sat frozen for a minute and then with one eye squinting at Sawyer he leaned forward and took a bite. "Uhhhhmmm," Rock said as he chewed, "Damn that's good!" The room was still quiet and everyone was staring at him as he looked around. "Oh come on!" Rock cried out, "Its chicken!" Sawyer giggled and began to spin dance around the floor swishing her dress, as the others reached in to try the pies.
Rotten leaned in close to Dutch and whispered, "She made beef and chicken. She wanted to make some pork ones, but I talked her out of it."
"Thank you oh so very much Rotten!" Dutch said as he bit into one of the treats.
Boris and Biu opened the front doors for Balalaika and Chang. The foursome stopped just inside to take in the scene. Sawyer, Rotten and Shenhua as well as several of the hookers and other regulars were dancing to The Monster Mash that was blaring from a boom box sitting on the bar.
"Well damn!" Chang said as he looked over the top of his shades, "When the boy said there was going to be a party he meant it!"
Balalaika laughed as they dodged dancers while working their way to the bar. "Well Rock," she said as he turned around to greet them. "Looks like you got that party you were talking about this morning."
Rock smiled and replied, "Yeah now the only thing missing is Revy, but I have no idea where she is."
Chang reached out and patted Rock on the shoulder, "Don't worry, she'll show up sooner or later. She never misses a round of drinking." Chang noticed out of the corner of his eye Eda putting a cell phone in her pocket with a smug smile on her face.
Suddenly everyone froze as the front doors crashed open and a woman walked in. "Oh crap!" someone cried out, "Lovelace Maid!"
Indeed the woman standing in the door was dressed like the terminator maid, but did not quite have the same build. She was holding a tube device that looked at first glance looked like a grenade launcher.
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN YOU FUCKERS!" Revy screamed as she worked the action and with a 'Boomff' sound the tube spit out candy into the air over the crowd.
Even though a couple of Columbians did faint, the rest of the crowd roared with laughter and began to grab the treats as Revy walked up the aisle reloading and shooting to her left and right. Boris reached up and snatched some out of the air as it went past. "Ooo, Tootsie Rolls! I like those!" he said as he handed Biu one.
"Nice catch bro!" Biu said as Boris popped the candy into his mouth and replied, "Da! Thanks!" and began to chew.
Revy stopped in front of Rock and said, "Well Rocky baby, you started this shindig, so looks like it was up to me to wrap it up!"
"Revy! Where have you been? I've been worried about you! Where did you get that outfit?" Rock asked as Revy tossed the candy cannon and bag of ammo to Eda.
"Give'em hell bitch!" Revy said as Eda and Benny started loading the tube. "Do you know how long it takes to get this shit on and what all is under it? Oh and if you're lucky you'll get to find out later!" She said as she winked at Rock. Rock blushed as Dutch, Balalaika and Chang all snorted their drinks at Revy's statement. "A little scary bird has all sorts of stuff like this and let me borrow this one." Revy winked at Sawyer who waved as she spun past.
Revy leaned in and looked Rock dead in the eye. "There is only one question Rock and you better think carefully about the answer. Just what do you think you're dressed as asshole?"
Rock leaned back against the bar and said, "Oh Revy! That's an easy one! I'm a tourist!"
Everyone around them watched as Revy hung her head and began to shake. She raised her head howling with laughter as she hugged her sides. "Oh god! Oh crap! Of all the things I could have thought of I never thought of the one that is really almost true!" She picked up her glass and said, "To the most honest man in Roanapur!"
"Here, here!" the others cried as Revy leaned in and gave Rock a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
A/N I want to thank author Just Another Soul for all the great S,S&R stories and the idea of the meat pies.