Part 38: In Which Vengeance is Swift
Give the bottle to Hakkai, once Sanzo has pitter-pattered safely out of sight.
"You hide it. I'm not good at that kind of thing."
"Right. Leave it to me."
Take Kougaiji into the front room. Set snoring chibi on his favorite pillow. Adjust curtain to catch the last of the sunbeams.
Well, he's certainly cute again.
Fluff pillow.
Fluff chibi hair.
Chibi giggles in between snores.
Smile.
I guess I should at least try to get some more work done. Mr. Collar just might try for two in a row.
Though I doubt that even he is that naive.
Sanzo is already occupying the computer chair.
He is sitting on all current and outdated, regional and local phone books. Even then, he still has to stand to type: a laborious, two-mittened task.
"Answering fan-mail?" Whatever his task, I doubt his timing is coincidental.
"None of your business." His eyes don't even leave the screen.
"Okay. Except, that's my computer, and I need it to work."
"Like hell you do. Why don't you go play with your rum? I'm sure it misses you."
Insult me all you like, you Dime-Size Dictator, but don't you dare disparage the water of life!
"Get off." Simulate a sterner tone. "Work first; kitten obsessions later."
"Possession is nine-tenths."
"I'll erase the back-up drive. All your pictures, gone."
He holds up a fake-fur covered CD case. It has two plush, pointed ears, and a furry tail attached to the zipper. He shakes it, jingling its collar bell.
"I back up regularly, unlike some idiots I know. Now – scat, or…"
He draws my attention to the screen. The mouse pointer hovers over an "Okay" button. The dialogue box reads: "Warning: Reinstalling will remove all FILES and PREFERENCES from this drive."
That's not "Okay"!
"…Wallace…"
"Don't you have somewhere to be?" Sanzo's vengeful smile makes me cringe.
Flee.
How could he? Taking my computer hostage is low, even for someone that short.
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This is a last minute flying post before I… uh… fly. No updates for a month after this. Have a nice summer!
Next Time: Zilla!