"If any of you dare take back that spineless coward, I'll leave this crew!" The Samurai said, with a sharp glare. "No, it's fine. I need to take a look at myself for a minute before I can even face you all again." The Coward said.
"For now, this is…farewell."
The stage lights dimmed and the curtains went down. Everyone applauded as the show ended.
Backstage, everyone was circling around Snake. "It's a shame to see you go." Justice said. "I just want to clear my head and get some time to better myself." He said. "In a sense, I feel like our brave Coward of The Seven Seas!" "Well take all the time you need." Erocook said. "I'll man the ship for you!" "Thanks everyone!" He gave his regards and left.
"So what do we do without Snake?" Bunny asked. "You can't have the Coward without Snake."
"We wrote the script this way as to give his character and himself a break for now." Walter said. "It'll be alright. We'll try to keep things afloat without him." "It'll actually be easier this way. We can focus on less scenes and actors and still deliver to the audience." Steve said.
"Now give it your all!"
And indeed they did. Without Snake, the Coward that people grew to love for his stories was missing. But the rest of the main crew was enough to tide over the disappointment. It was steady. For a few weeks.
Then Hiro have to take his leave.
"I can't explain it, but I have to go somewhere far away." He said, on a motorcycle. "It was fun while it lasted, but I have to follow my destiny." Fuwa was crying. "Hey, Noone." Hiro said looking at him as he put his helmet down.
"You suck." Noone's mask tilted off his face as Hiro revved on towards the sunset. In the air, he held up his middle finger.
"Well, same to you too!" Noone yelled, returning the gesture. "Y'know, I never liked Hiro. He was too serious." Photon said, with a more effeminate voice. "Dude, what's up with your voice?" Noone asked. "It's the hormones. I'm gonna try to sound the part of what I do." Everyone looked at him strangely. "Damn, you're really dedicated to your crossdressing, aren't you?"
With the Samurai gone, now there were seven members of the crew left. It was easier to make more shows without a large staff, but it only got worse.
Steve fell and cracked open. He couldn't perform at all.
Next was Fuwa.
"I saw you and her together!" She yelled towards Noone. "We were just going out to pick up a few things." Noone explained. "LIARLIARLIAR!" Fuwa yelled, bonking him on the head. "You were laughing and giggling and eating sorbet…" She began to tear up. "You like her, admit it!"
"I don't! Not like that, anyway."
"You do!"
"I don't!"
"Do!"
"Don't"
"DodododododoDODODODODODODODODODO!" She struck Noone multiple times before running away in a tearful mess. And it was this factor that Single Fragment lost a chunk of its viewers and sales.
"Oh great, it's this guy again." Beiki said. "Single Fragment suffers over affair!" There was a picture of Fuwa and another with Noone and Bunny walking together. "That picture isn't anything more than what it is: Two friends together." Noone explained. "We know that." Winnosh said. "I don't get why Fuwa's being so emotional over this."
"Actually, this picture is photoshopped. The real picture has Mika in it." Noone said. "I was with Bunny one day, but we didn't go out to eat or even around that district at all." "Why were you with both girls and not Fuwa?" Photon asked. "I told you, it was only as friends!"
"Fuwa doesn't seem to think so. Come to think of it, you and her were close before you were hired by Cook."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying Fuwa feels you forgot about her."
Noone sighed. "I'm gonna go find her and make up. This whole thing is getting out of hand." Beiki decided to make a call. "Don't worry everyone. I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Dick and I will settle this once and for all."
The two appeared at a courtroom. Dick was rubbing his hands mischievously. "So, when are we going to see this P.R. guy?" He said, scheming. "Soon. And keep calm." From the entrance into the courtroom came a man with a pig nose. At his side, was a wide man with a silly grin and blonde hair covering his face. Beiki and Dick faced him.
"It's been a while, Park Ranger."
