Okay, standard disclaimer applies here. We don't own 'em, we just play with them. Don't sue us, because we are certifiably BROKE...and I'm not giving up my nifty new computer.
One note: In our fic, Ryo and Seiji are a couple, as are Shin and Shu. Also, Midajah (yours truly) is a Romanian vampire, and is dating Naaza, and Chimi (Angelic Dragon) is a Shinto priestess dating Touma. Let's see...oh, yeah! Motomiya Jun (the bitch) is Naaza's ex, and she is obsessed with getting him back. Mitsuhiro Lance is a baka who can't get it into his thick skull that Midajah is NOT interested in him, and Taguchi Ryo is Sh'ten's VERY adorable boyfriend. I think that's it, but if it isn't, I'm sure you'll figure it out. Arigato, and enjoy! :)
The Things People Do For Love
Midajah and Chimi had been planning their scheme for days. Now they were ready to implement it. That meant a trip to the mall.
"Do you have the list we made, Dajah?" Chimi asked. Midajah nodded.
"Should we get their clothes or their make-up first?" Chimi thought for a moment.
"Let's get the dresses first! Ryo and Shin are going to look so pretty!" She giggled. Midajah rolled her eyes disdainfully.
"Maybe we should get the...nevermind..." Chimi looked over at her friend.
"Nani?!? Tell!" she demanded. Midajah smiled slightly.
"I was just thinking...What kind of girl would everyone expect Shu to be dating?" Chimi furrowed her brow in thought.
"Anou...a good cook?" she suggested doubtfully. Midajah sighed in exasperation and resisted the urge to slap her counterpart upside the head.
"I meant physically!"
"Ohhh...I knew that. Really, I did! Eto...I give up. What kind of girl?"
"What kind of girls do muscular guys usually date?"
"Sluts." Midajah nodded, and Chimi grinned, glad she had known the correct answer.
"Right. And what do those sluts have?" Chimi's smile faded.
"More sex than the backseat of a car?"
"NO! Well, yes, but that's NOT what I meant. They have large breasts. I was thinking that maybe we should get Shin a bra and stuff it." Chimi snickered at the thought of Shin in a stuffed bra.
"I don't think he'd want to wear it, Dajah. But, then again, we could always force him to. What about Ryo?" Midajah raised her hands.
"I'm not even going to try to talk to him about wearing a bra. If you want to, then go right ahead."
"Uh, nevermind then...Oh, how convenient!" She looked over at Victoria's Secret. "I don't care what you say, Dajah. I'm getting a bra for Ryo...and maybe a matching thong...and then taking blackmail photos..."
"Chimi!! That is so cruel! It's low!...What color?"
"Red."
"Definitely."
"Let's go in."
***
"I'm afraid. I'm really, and truly, extremely afraid," Ryo admitted. Shin nodded in agreement, unable to speak.
"What are they going to do to us?" Shin finally got out. Ryo sighed and brushed an ebony stand of hair out of his face.
"I don't really want to find out...do you?"
***
"...Oh!...Dajah! Look at this! Isn't this...HEY!" Midajah jumped and dropped the lingerie she was holding, a guilty look on her face. "We're supposed to be getting stuff for Ryo and Shin, not shopping for ourselves!"
"I'm sorry, Chimi, but Naaza would love this!" Chimi laughed.
"I don't really think he'd fit into that, Dajah."
"Exactly...oh. How about this?" She held up a blood red lingerie. Chimi raised one slim eyebrow.
"It's perfect! I found one for Shin already."
"Great! Where should we head to next?"
"I dunno. The Food Court? I'm starving!" Midajah sighed.
After we pick up the dresses. Then, and only then, can you eat."
"Awww..."
"If you would just hurry up."
"Fine! Let's go!"
"You really want a burger, don't you?"
"You bet!"
***
"Do you have any sixes?" asked Ryo. Shin shook his head.
"Go fish!"
"Aw, man!" Ryo took off his shirt.
"You know, Ryo, there has to be something better to do than playing Strip Go Fish."
"If you have any ideas, I'd be more than happy to hear them."
Iie...got any eights?"
"Nope. Go fish."
"Hmph." Shin shed his pants. Ryo snickered.
"Happy face boxers?" he asked incredulously.
"Urusei."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I bet Shu loves them."
"Ryo! Hmph...does Seiji like your..." Ryo grinned and winked.
"It turns him on."
"Soo ka? What do you wear?" Ryo blushed slightly.
"......"
"C'mon! Tell!"
"G-string."
"Nani?"
"G-STRING!"
"Oh!..." Shin trailed off, blushing Rekka red.
"Yeah...got any sevens?" Shin handed him the card.
"We're just as bad as teenage girls."
"Aren't we? It's sad, really."
***
"Can we go to the Food Court now?" Chimi whined, now extremely hungry.
"No! Now...what color?"
"I'm really hungry...Black for Ryo, aqua for Shin. And they both need to be spaghetti straps...not the same length." Midajah considered for a second.
"Ryo should have a mini-skirt. He has pretty legs."
"I totally agree. And Shin should have a floor length."
"Hmmm...That'll work."
"Great! What sizes do you think they are?"
"Shin is kinda petite...And I'm pretty sure Ryo might need a medium...or a large."
"Okay, but what about footwear?"
"For Shin, I would say platform sandals. He has such pretty feet!"
"And Ryo should have toeless high heels!"
"Yeah! This is going to be great! It's like having living dolls to play with!"
"Yep! So let's go buy this and get to the Food Court!"
"Not so fast, Chimi. We still need to buy make-up..." Chimi growled.
"...Nani?!?" Midajah backed up slightly.
"I could always do it myself..." Chimi's mood did a total 180. (Very typical).
"Okay! I'll meet you at the Food Court when you're done."
"Okay. Oh, and Chimi? Try to maintain at least a little self-control, 'kay?"
"Don't I always?"
"...No comment."
***
"Go fish, Shin," Ryo said, fixing his cards.
"But...I ran out of clothes..." Shin turned an adorable shade of red.
"Guess I win. Don't worry about it, Shin-kun. I always lose to Seiji when we play Strip Poker."
"I don't want to know what the two of you do after that."
"I wasn't about to tell. You know what?"
"Nande?"
"I hope that they get back soon. The dance starts in," he checked his watch, "a little over four hours."
"Aa...I'm really hungry. Couldn't they have not locked us up in a room?"
"Or at least fixed us a few sandwiches. I guess they didn't want us to escape."
"Guess not...What do you want to do now?"
"Anou...how about Strip Twister?" Shin and Ryo looked at each other.
"Nah," they said in unison.
"I'm not risking it," Ryo said.
"Me neither. Kami-sama, I'm so bored!"
"Aa...I wonder what Seiji's doing right now..."
"I know what Shu's doing right now...he's eating."
"Probably. Why are you two going out?" Shin blushed.
"I...I don't really know. Why do you and Seiji go out?"
"I can't explain it. I just...I don't know..."
"So..."
"So..." They sat in silence.
"They really need to hurry up."
"Aa. Hey! I have an idea!"
"What is it?" Shin watched as Ryo dug through his school satchel.
"Orgy!" Shin gasped, horrified.
"IIE! Ryo! We shouldn't! I mean, it's wrong! We're both in relationships already, and..." Shin trailed off and flushed again under Ryo's blank stare.
".......It's the name of an alternative band, Shin."
"Oh! I knew that! I did...Don't you have any classical music?" Ryo gave him an 'Are you kidding?' look.
"Aa, sure...Anyway, which CD do you want to listen to? Thank Kami I decided to break school rules today."
"Ryo! You shouldn't break the rules!"
"Which one, Shin? "Candyass" or "Vapor Transmission"?"
"Anou, "Vapor Transmission", I suppose."
"Good." As Ryo fiddled with his CD player, Shin sighed.
"I'm still deathly bored, Ryo-chan."
"So am I, Shin-kun. Don't you have a book or something?"
"Iie. You know, Strip Twister is sounding kinda tempting..."
"......"
***
"Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice at the church where the wedding has been. Lives in a dream..." Chimi sang softly, painting her fingernails. She had no clue why Midajah was taking so long, just as she had no clue why there was fingernail polish in her purse...oh well. She had gotten herself a burger and some fires, so she was happy for the time being.
"Ready to go, Chimi?" a voice behind her asked. She jumped at the sudden sound.
"Ah! Midajah!....Look what you've done! Now the polish is uneven!" Midajah rolled her eyes at her lavender-haired friend's complaint.
"Whatever. Let's go."
"Okay. Just let me get my..." Snapping of fingers. "Nevermind."
***
Shin shrieked in pain as a foot suddenly appeared on his hand. Chimi winced.
"Gomen..." Ryo blinked.
"It's a good thing we put our clothes back on." Midajah raised one burnished copper eyebrow.
"And just what were you two doin that required the removal of clothing?" she questioned, a hint of amusement in her tone.
"Strip Go Fish...I won."
"Strip Go Fish? There's a new one," Chimi remarked.
"We were thinking about Strip Twister, too," Shin spoke up.
"You must have been really bored. Ne, we're here now. So let's get started."
"Before the torture begins," started Ryo," I wanna see what you got us."
"Aa, that's right!" agreed Shin. Midajah shrugged.
"Fine. Her's your bag, Ryo. And yours, Shin." Ryo sifted through his bag and suddenly blanked.
"Uh, Midajah?"
"Yeah?" Ryo pulled out a black spaghetti strap dress.
"Isn't this kinda short? And why is there a hole in it?"
"It's supposed to look like that. It's the latest trend."
"I'll look like a whore!" he protested.
"No, you won't. You'll look very exotic."
"Oh, aa, that's terrific. An exotic whore. That makes me feel a lot better."
"Ne, I like my dress," Shin said, looking at a blue-green spaghetti strap dress, "but why do I have this?" He held up a thong.
"Oi, I got one, too!" exclaimed Ryo in surprise.
"Was this terribly necessary? I have my own underwear, and I don't know how to wear this thing."
"It's not hard, Shin. You just..." Shin swatted Chimi's hand away.
"Well I never! You can't watch me put it on!" He turned beet red and looked extremely cute.
"Fine! Ryo, you help him out! We'll be leaving now."
"To save your manly dignity," Midajah snickered. Ryo rolled his eyes.
"I'm only doing this so that I can go to the dance with Seiji."
"But what about the other times?" asked Chimi. Ryou blushed as red as his armor.
"Urusei!"
Several minutes later...
Chimi whistled as Ryo and Shin exited the room. Ryo snorted.
"Please!"
"I just noticed something. Isn't it weird that they're prettier than most of the girls at our school?" Midajah said.
"You know, you're right. Except for us, of course," Chimi added.
"I said most girls, Chimi...But you're right. My beauty is unparalleled." Chimi snickered and rolled her eyes.
"Modest, isn't she? Anyway, now it's time for the make-up."
"Make-up?" asked Shin timidly.
"Yep! I'll take care of Ryo, M-chan. I have a good idea that I'd like to try." Midajah nodded in agreement.
"Okay. I have an idea for Shin, too." The experiments, er...Ryo and Shin, looked at each other.
"You know, we look fine just the way we are," Ryo said nervously.
"I don't have time for this! I have to get ready, to, you know!" Chimi snapped, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Okay, okay...geez!" Ryo began to sit, only to have to stop as his skirt started to ride upwards. He blushed and pulled the hem down; he managed about a centimeter. "How come I get the damn mini-skirt? Why couldn't I get a floor length? To the knees would have been better."
"It's because you have pretty legs," Chimi informed him.
"So you're saying that Shin doesn't have pretty legs?"
"He has pretty legs, but even cuter feet," Midajah said. "Which is why we bought him these." She held up a pair of tan platform sandals.
"And because Ryo has cute feet, too, we got him these." Chimi held up a pair of black toeless high heels.
"Here that, Ryo? We have cute feet," Shin said sarcastically. He took the sandals and slipped them on, then Ryo followed suit.
"How am I supposed to walk in these things?!? I could break my neck!" cried Shin.
"Shin, there's a method for that. See, look. Heel, toe, heel, toe." Ryo demonstrated by expertly walking forward, twirling, then walking back. "See? It's not hard." Shin glared at him.
"I'm getting the impression that you have done this before, Ryo." Ryo blushed.
"Possibly. But that's not the point..."
"Since when were you a transvestite?" asked Midajah.
"Let's just do the make-up already!" Ryo snapped, quickly changing the subject.
"Fine. Ready, Chimi?" Midajah asked. Chimi raised a container of eyeshadow.
"Yep! Let's get started!" Shin whimpered softly.
"I don't want any make-up," he muttered, but dutifully sat down.
2 B Continued...
One note: In our fic, Ryo and Seiji are a couple, as are Shin and Shu. Also, Midajah (yours truly) is a Romanian vampire, and is dating Naaza, and Chimi (Angelic Dragon) is a Shinto priestess dating Touma. Let's see...oh, yeah! Motomiya Jun (the bitch) is Naaza's ex, and she is obsessed with getting him back. Mitsuhiro Lance is a baka who can't get it into his thick skull that Midajah is NOT interested in him, and Taguchi Ryo is Sh'ten's VERY adorable boyfriend. I think that's it, but if it isn't, I'm sure you'll figure it out. Arigato, and enjoy! :)
The Things People Do For Love
Midajah and Chimi had been planning their scheme for days. Now they were ready to implement it. That meant a trip to the mall.
"Do you have the list we made, Dajah?" Chimi asked. Midajah nodded.
"Should we get their clothes or their make-up first?" Chimi thought for a moment.
"Let's get the dresses first! Ryo and Shin are going to look so pretty!" She giggled. Midajah rolled her eyes disdainfully.
"Maybe we should get the...nevermind..." Chimi looked over at her friend.
"Nani?!? Tell!" she demanded. Midajah smiled slightly.
"I was just thinking...What kind of girl would everyone expect Shu to be dating?" Chimi furrowed her brow in thought.
"Anou...a good cook?" she suggested doubtfully. Midajah sighed in exasperation and resisted the urge to slap her counterpart upside the head.
"I meant physically!"
"Ohhh...I knew that. Really, I did! Eto...I give up. What kind of girl?"
"What kind of girls do muscular guys usually date?"
"Sluts." Midajah nodded, and Chimi grinned, glad she had known the correct answer.
"Right. And what do those sluts have?" Chimi's smile faded.
"More sex than the backseat of a car?"
"NO! Well, yes, but that's NOT what I meant. They have large breasts. I was thinking that maybe we should get Shin a bra and stuff it." Chimi snickered at the thought of Shin in a stuffed bra.
"I don't think he'd want to wear it, Dajah. But, then again, we could always force him to. What about Ryo?" Midajah raised her hands.
"I'm not even going to try to talk to him about wearing a bra. If you want to, then go right ahead."
"Uh, nevermind then...Oh, how convenient!" She looked over at Victoria's Secret. "I don't care what you say, Dajah. I'm getting a bra for Ryo...and maybe a matching thong...and then taking blackmail photos..."
"Chimi!! That is so cruel! It's low!...What color?"
"Red."
"Definitely."
"Let's go in."
***
"I'm afraid. I'm really, and truly, extremely afraid," Ryo admitted. Shin nodded in agreement, unable to speak.
"What are they going to do to us?" Shin finally got out. Ryo sighed and brushed an ebony stand of hair out of his face.
"I don't really want to find out...do you?"
***
"...Oh!...Dajah! Look at this! Isn't this...HEY!" Midajah jumped and dropped the lingerie she was holding, a guilty look on her face. "We're supposed to be getting stuff for Ryo and Shin, not shopping for ourselves!"
"I'm sorry, Chimi, but Naaza would love this!" Chimi laughed.
"I don't really think he'd fit into that, Dajah."
"Exactly...oh. How about this?" She held up a blood red lingerie. Chimi raised one slim eyebrow.
"It's perfect! I found one for Shin already."
"Great! Where should we head to next?"
"I dunno. The Food Court? I'm starving!" Midajah sighed.
After we pick up the dresses. Then, and only then, can you eat."
"Awww..."
"If you would just hurry up."
"Fine! Let's go!"
"You really want a burger, don't you?"
"You bet!"
***
"Do you have any sixes?" asked Ryo. Shin shook his head.
"Go fish!"
"Aw, man!" Ryo took off his shirt.
"You know, Ryo, there has to be something better to do than playing Strip Go Fish."
"If you have any ideas, I'd be more than happy to hear them."
Iie...got any eights?"
"Nope. Go fish."
"Hmph." Shin shed his pants. Ryo snickered.
"Happy face boxers?" he asked incredulously.
"Urusei."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I bet Shu loves them."
"Ryo! Hmph...does Seiji like your..." Ryo grinned and winked.
"It turns him on."
"Soo ka? What do you wear?" Ryo blushed slightly.
"......"
"C'mon! Tell!"
"G-string."
"Nani?"
"G-STRING!"
"Oh!..." Shin trailed off, blushing Rekka red.
"Yeah...got any sevens?" Shin handed him the card.
"We're just as bad as teenage girls."
"Aren't we? It's sad, really."
***
"Can we go to the Food Court now?" Chimi whined, now extremely hungry.
"No! Now...what color?"
"I'm really hungry...Black for Ryo, aqua for Shin. And they both need to be spaghetti straps...not the same length." Midajah considered for a second.
"Ryo should have a mini-skirt. He has pretty legs."
"I totally agree. And Shin should have a floor length."
"Hmmm...That'll work."
"Great! What sizes do you think they are?"
"Shin is kinda petite...And I'm pretty sure Ryo might need a medium...or a large."
"Okay, but what about footwear?"
"For Shin, I would say platform sandals. He has such pretty feet!"
"And Ryo should have toeless high heels!"
"Yeah! This is going to be great! It's like having living dolls to play with!"
"Yep! So let's go buy this and get to the Food Court!"
"Not so fast, Chimi. We still need to buy make-up..." Chimi growled.
"...Nani?!?" Midajah backed up slightly.
"I could always do it myself..." Chimi's mood did a total 180. (Very typical).
"Okay! I'll meet you at the Food Court when you're done."
"Okay. Oh, and Chimi? Try to maintain at least a little self-control, 'kay?"
"Don't I always?"
"...No comment."
***
"Go fish, Shin," Ryo said, fixing his cards.
"But...I ran out of clothes..." Shin turned an adorable shade of red.
"Guess I win. Don't worry about it, Shin-kun. I always lose to Seiji when we play Strip Poker."
"I don't want to know what the two of you do after that."
"I wasn't about to tell. You know what?"
"Nande?"
"I hope that they get back soon. The dance starts in," he checked his watch, "a little over four hours."
"Aa...I'm really hungry. Couldn't they have not locked us up in a room?"
"Or at least fixed us a few sandwiches. I guess they didn't want us to escape."
"Guess not...What do you want to do now?"
"Anou...how about Strip Twister?" Shin and Ryo looked at each other.
"Nah," they said in unison.
"I'm not risking it," Ryo said.
"Me neither. Kami-sama, I'm so bored!"
"Aa...I wonder what Seiji's doing right now..."
"I know what Shu's doing right now...he's eating."
"Probably. Why are you two going out?" Shin blushed.
"I...I don't really know. Why do you and Seiji go out?"
"I can't explain it. I just...I don't know..."
"So..."
"So..." They sat in silence.
"They really need to hurry up."
"Aa. Hey! I have an idea!"
"What is it?" Shin watched as Ryo dug through his school satchel.
"Orgy!" Shin gasped, horrified.
"IIE! Ryo! We shouldn't! I mean, it's wrong! We're both in relationships already, and..." Shin trailed off and flushed again under Ryo's blank stare.
".......It's the name of an alternative band, Shin."
"Oh! I knew that! I did...Don't you have any classical music?" Ryo gave him an 'Are you kidding?' look.
"Aa, sure...Anyway, which CD do you want to listen to? Thank Kami I decided to break school rules today."
"Ryo! You shouldn't break the rules!"
"Which one, Shin? "Candyass" or "Vapor Transmission"?"
"Anou, "Vapor Transmission", I suppose."
"Good." As Ryo fiddled with his CD player, Shin sighed.
"I'm still deathly bored, Ryo-chan."
"So am I, Shin-kun. Don't you have a book or something?"
"Iie. You know, Strip Twister is sounding kinda tempting..."
"......"
***
"Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice at the church where the wedding has been. Lives in a dream..." Chimi sang softly, painting her fingernails. She had no clue why Midajah was taking so long, just as she had no clue why there was fingernail polish in her purse...oh well. She had gotten herself a burger and some fires, so she was happy for the time being.
"Ready to go, Chimi?" a voice behind her asked. She jumped at the sudden sound.
"Ah! Midajah!....Look what you've done! Now the polish is uneven!" Midajah rolled her eyes at her lavender-haired friend's complaint.
"Whatever. Let's go."
"Okay. Just let me get my..." Snapping of fingers. "Nevermind."
***
Shin shrieked in pain as a foot suddenly appeared on his hand. Chimi winced.
"Gomen..." Ryo blinked.
"It's a good thing we put our clothes back on." Midajah raised one burnished copper eyebrow.
"And just what were you two doin that required the removal of clothing?" she questioned, a hint of amusement in her tone.
"Strip Go Fish...I won."
"Strip Go Fish? There's a new one," Chimi remarked.
"We were thinking about Strip Twister, too," Shin spoke up.
"You must have been really bored. Ne, we're here now. So let's get started."
"Before the torture begins," started Ryo," I wanna see what you got us."
"Aa, that's right!" agreed Shin. Midajah shrugged.
"Fine. Her's your bag, Ryo. And yours, Shin." Ryo sifted through his bag and suddenly blanked.
"Uh, Midajah?"
"Yeah?" Ryo pulled out a black spaghetti strap dress.
"Isn't this kinda short? And why is there a hole in it?"
"It's supposed to look like that. It's the latest trend."
"I'll look like a whore!" he protested.
"No, you won't. You'll look very exotic."
"Oh, aa, that's terrific. An exotic whore. That makes me feel a lot better."
"Ne, I like my dress," Shin said, looking at a blue-green spaghetti strap dress, "but why do I have this?" He held up a thong.
"Oi, I got one, too!" exclaimed Ryo in surprise.
"Was this terribly necessary? I have my own underwear, and I don't know how to wear this thing."
"It's not hard, Shin. You just..." Shin swatted Chimi's hand away.
"Well I never! You can't watch me put it on!" He turned beet red and looked extremely cute.
"Fine! Ryo, you help him out! We'll be leaving now."
"To save your manly dignity," Midajah snickered. Ryo rolled his eyes.
"I'm only doing this so that I can go to the dance with Seiji."
"But what about the other times?" asked Chimi. Ryou blushed as red as his armor.
"Urusei!"
Several minutes later...
Chimi whistled as Ryo and Shin exited the room. Ryo snorted.
"Please!"
"I just noticed something. Isn't it weird that they're prettier than most of the girls at our school?" Midajah said.
"You know, you're right. Except for us, of course," Chimi added.
"I said most girls, Chimi...But you're right. My beauty is unparalleled." Chimi snickered and rolled her eyes.
"Modest, isn't she? Anyway, now it's time for the make-up."
"Make-up?" asked Shin timidly.
"Yep! I'll take care of Ryo, M-chan. I have a good idea that I'd like to try." Midajah nodded in agreement.
"Okay. I have an idea for Shin, too." The experiments, er...Ryo and Shin, looked at each other.
"You know, we look fine just the way we are," Ryo said nervously.
"I don't have time for this! I have to get ready, to, you know!" Chimi snapped, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Okay, okay...geez!" Ryo began to sit, only to have to stop as his skirt started to ride upwards. He blushed and pulled the hem down; he managed about a centimeter. "How come I get the damn mini-skirt? Why couldn't I get a floor length? To the knees would have been better."
"It's because you have pretty legs," Chimi informed him.
"So you're saying that Shin doesn't have pretty legs?"
"He has pretty legs, but even cuter feet," Midajah said. "Which is why we bought him these." She held up a pair of tan platform sandals.
"And because Ryo has cute feet, too, we got him these." Chimi held up a pair of black toeless high heels.
"Here that, Ryo? We have cute feet," Shin said sarcastically. He took the sandals and slipped them on, then Ryo followed suit.
"How am I supposed to walk in these things?!? I could break my neck!" cried Shin.
"Shin, there's a method for that. See, look. Heel, toe, heel, toe." Ryo demonstrated by expertly walking forward, twirling, then walking back. "See? It's not hard." Shin glared at him.
"I'm getting the impression that you have done this before, Ryo." Ryo blushed.
"Possibly. But that's not the point..."
"Since when were you a transvestite?" asked Midajah.
"Let's just do the make-up already!" Ryo snapped, quickly changing the subject.
"Fine. Ready, Chimi?" Midajah asked. Chimi raised a container of eyeshadow.
"Yep! Let's get started!" Shin whimpered softly.
"I don't want any make-up," he muttered, but dutifully sat down.
2 B Continued...