Just Around the Corner

(scene of Miku, Rin, and Len in the main room of the Vocaloids' suite; Len is flipping through TV channels1 while Miku and Rin play chopsticks)

Rin: ("hits" Miku's hand, winning the game) Gotcha! (triumphantly claps her hands)

Miku: Nice one, Rin-chan.

Rin: Thanks, Miku. So what does that make it? 13-13?

Miku: Yeah, that sounds about right.

Len: (turns off the TV) (to himself) Nothing good on TV, anyway. (to Miku and Rin) Hey, uh, Rin? (Miku and Rin look at Len) A thought just hit me.

Rin: Did it hurt? (giggles)

Len: (sarcastically) Ha ha. Very funny. (normally) Anyway, as I was saying, Rin, you do know our birthday's coming soon, right?2

Rin: Oh yeah. And we never even asked the others to go get a cake.

Miku: Maybe we could make one. I think we have everything we need in the kitchen. (clock wipe to Miku, Rin, and Len in the kitchen of the Vocaloids' suite; Miku is at the counter with a mixing bowl while Rin and Len search the cabinets) Flour?

Rin: I can't find any.

Miku: Eggs?

Len: No dice.

Miku: Anything?

Rin: There's some sugar lying around. And also some butter and...well, I think we have almost everything we need for a cake.

Len: Why don't I call Gakupo and Luka about this?

Miku: Sure thing.

Len: Okay. (walks over to the phone, picks it up, and dials) Hi, it's me, Len. (pause) Yes, we are. (pause) How did you know? (pause) The script? What script? (pause) Oh, okay. See you later. (hangs up, then makes an embarrassed face as if realizing something important) Ugh.

Rin: What is it?

Len: I just realized I should've asked them to get a cake.

Miku: Don't worry about it, Len-kun. It's more satisfying to make one ourselves, anyway.

GUMI: (jumps up from behind the counter and splashes a bucket of water into Miku's face3) Gotcha! (looks at Miku for a moment, then widens her eyes in horror) AAAAH! Are you all right? I meant that for the twins.

Rin and Len: (pop in on Miku and GUMI) You WHAT?

GUMI: Oh, no. Now comes the part where you two scream and chase me down the streets with your road roller, right? (cut to Rin and Len chasing GUMI down the street in their road roller at full speed)

Rin, Len, and GUMI: AAGH! NOT THE FACE! GET BACK HERE AND TAKE IT LIKE A ROBOT! CAN'T YOU TAKE A JOKE? I'LL MAKE YOU WISH YOU'D NEVER BEEN BUILT! Hey, I can see my house from here. WE'LL TEAR YOU APART, THEN PUT YOU BACK TOGETHER, AND THEN TEAR YOU APART AGAIN! WHY ME? OH, GOD! etc.

1 The TV remote's brand name is "Transmit".

2 Rin and Len Kagamine were released on December 27, 2007. They are the second installment of the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series developed by Crypton Future Media Ltd.

3 The bucket is labeled "Bringing the Rain".