Um, I guess I didn't mention that all the members here are fictatious and
will probably stay that way... Sorry, Xing. I wanted all my characters to
have boring/plain/common names, too. But I took note, and I'm really glad
you like my stories! I'm so honoured... Sniff...
P.S.: How come you don't have anything in your bio?
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Chapter 3: More Introductions, and Loose Alliances
After everyone had calmed down and were once again seated, the others introduced themselves with little trouble; although there were a few nasty glances shot back and forth between the girls.
As Eve, George and Tara had already gone, the next up was the girl who had jumped on Tara for liking Kaiba. She fingered the plastic Millenium Ring around her neck as she stood at the front.
"My name is Amy. I used to live in India, before I left because I wanted to live in the country that Bakura did-" "Ryou doesn't live in America!!" a young man four seats down from Eve shouted, angrily. "He's Japanese!! They're all Japanese!!" He rose to his feet, glowering. "The next thing you'll tell me is that Jonouchi's last name is Wheeler!!!" he screamed, pointing at Amy with a red face. Amy looked confused. "It's not?"
Half of the members had to bar the young man's way as he started towards the frightened girl with a mad gleam in his eye. "Settle down, man. We'll get her after the meeting," one guy whispered discreetly, not wanting the others to hear.
After Amy was finished, another girl came up. Her name was Sally and she said, in a suspiciously happy voice, that she had fallen under her addiction through a shonen-ai site which had linked her into it. She claimed to have no knowledge of the original production; just that the male characters "interacted so well". Other female members nodded understandingly, while the others looked vaguely disturbed.
Then was Harold, a college student who had never, since the time of its release, skipped a single episode. His roomate had brought YuGiOh to their apartment one day by turning on the television, and that had been the start of Harold's growing obsession. He always carried a watch and an electronic TV guide that was updated online so that he never missed a single half hour. He knew all the lines of the first story arc by heart and knew most of the second.
After informing everyone of these facts, Harold had then run crazily out of the building, screaming "TWO MINUTES AND ELEVEN SECONDS TILL EPPIE TWELVE!!!".
"Well, there's no way he's getting any free pizza," Eve said, staring at the door. "But... but it's the dub..." the aforementioned young man was mumbling, shaking his head in apparent disbelief. "How could he watch such a thing..."
Next was Ashley, the third girl to participate in the defense of her favorite character. Her addiction had started when a friend had shown her a screenshot of Malik; she never had cared about the actual plot, and the only episodes she had seen were those that contained Malik's face in them. Several derisive snorts were heard from the audience at this point, but Eve shushed them.
Peter was another university student who confessed to downloading YGO hentai online. He looked so ashamed as he said this that Eve got up and hugged him while Sally graciously offered to relinquish her slice of pizza to him. However, he did claim to have an insanely high comprehension of what he called "the social and inter-spatial elements, the recurring themes of bondage and identity, and the relationship dynamics between mind and technology".
Nobody dared question him on this point.
Brian was a small boy interested in collecting cards and putting them inside plastic containers. Nobody paid him much attention, although George overheard Amy whispering to another girl that she thought him "kawaii".
Shantelle, like Amy, thought Bakura to be the love of her life. On the other hand, she hated "Tea" with a passion. At the mention of the word "Tea", the young man who had reacted so violently to Amy's use of the term "Wheeler" got red in the face again, but managed to keep himself under control.
Simone, a Yami Yugi-obsessive college girl who kept playing with her glasses, was intrigued by the Egyptian parallels and knew most of the history behind YuGiOh. She also read and wrote shonen-ai fanfiction on- line.
So did a second girl, Pamela, who whooped when Simone laid bare her confession. Pamela was also a merchandise junkie, which was also apparent by the multitude of YGO-related objects dangling from her clothes and backpack. She also read extensively from the manga version, and had comprehensive knowledge of both anime and manga plot lines.
The last one to introduce themselves was Jay, a young man with a highly strong objection towards the dubbed version. He appeared to be close friends with Peter the Pervert.
After everyone was finished, they all sat around and stared at eachother dumbly, not knowing what to do next. Eve, however, seemed like she had something planned.
"Alright! That's all the time we have for today, folks!" she said brightly, interuppting the random glares and casual glances the other members were giving eachother. "Hey," Shantelle interjected, "what about the pizza?"
"That's every second meeting. Time's up.. See you next week!" Eve ushered them all out into the rain, then shut the door after them.
"I think she lives there," Simone whispered to Pamela as they exchanged e-mail addresses. Meanwhile, Jay and Peter went off to hassle Amy about her ignorance, while she in turn ran angrily after Ashley and Tara to try and convince them of their bad taste in bishounen.
George wandered nonchalantly over to Brian. "Hey. Do you have Salamandras?"
P.S.: How come you don't have anything in your bio?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 3: More Introductions, and Loose Alliances
After everyone had calmed down and were once again seated, the others introduced themselves with little trouble; although there were a few nasty glances shot back and forth between the girls.
As Eve, George and Tara had already gone, the next up was the girl who had jumped on Tara for liking Kaiba. She fingered the plastic Millenium Ring around her neck as she stood at the front.
"My name is Amy. I used to live in India, before I left because I wanted to live in the country that Bakura did-" "Ryou doesn't live in America!!" a young man four seats down from Eve shouted, angrily. "He's Japanese!! They're all Japanese!!" He rose to his feet, glowering. "The next thing you'll tell me is that Jonouchi's last name is Wheeler!!!" he screamed, pointing at Amy with a red face. Amy looked confused. "It's not?"
Half of the members had to bar the young man's way as he started towards the frightened girl with a mad gleam in his eye. "Settle down, man. We'll get her after the meeting," one guy whispered discreetly, not wanting the others to hear.
After Amy was finished, another girl came up. Her name was Sally and she said, in a suspiciously happy voice, that she had fallen under her addiction through a shonen-ai site which had linked her into it. She claimed to have no knowledge of the original production; just that the male characters "interacted so well". Other female members nodded understandingly, while the others looked vaguely disturbed.
Then was Harold, a college student who had never, since the time of its release, skipped a single episode. His roomate had brought YuGiOh to their apartment one day by turning on the television, and that had been the start of Harold's growing obsession. He always carried a watch and an electronic TV guide that was updated online so that he never missed a single half hour. He knew all the lines of the first story arc by heart and knew most of the second.
After informing everyone of these facts, Harold had then run crazily out of the building, screaming "TWO MINUTES AND ELEVEN SECONDS TILL EPPIE TWELVE!!!".
"Well, there's no way he's getting any free pizza," Eve said, staring at the door. "But... but it's the dub..." the aforementioned young man was mumbling, shaking his head in apparent disbelief. "How could he watch such a thing..."
Next was Ashley, the third girl to participate in the defense of her favorite character. Her addiction had started when a friend had shown her a screenshot of Malik; she never had cared about the actual plot, and the only episodes she had seen were those that contained Malik's face in them. Several derisive snorts were heard from the audience at this point, but Eve shushed them.
Peter was another university student who confessed to downloading YGO hentai online. He looked so ashamed as he said this that Eve got up and hugged him while Sally graciously offered to relinquish her slice of pizza to him. However, he did claim to have an insanely high comprehension of what he called "the social and inter-spatial elements, the recurring themes of bondage and identity, and the relationship dynamics between mind and technology".
Nobody dared question him on this point.
Brian was a small boy interested in collecting cards and putting them inside plastic containers. Nobody paid him much attention, although George overheard Amy whispering to another girl that she thought him "kawaii".
Shantelle, like Amy, thought Bakura to be the love of her life. On the other hand, she hated "Tea" with a passion. At the mention of the word "Tea", the young man who had reacted so violently to Amy's use of the term "Wheeler" got red in the face again, but managed to keep himself under control.
Simone, a Yami Yugi-obsessive college girl who kept playing with her glasses, was intrigued by the Egyptian parallels and knew most of the history behind YuGiOh. She also read and wrote shonen-ai fanfiction on- line.
So did a second girl, Pamela, who whooped when Simone laid bare her confession. Pamela was also a merchandise junkie, which was also apparent by the multitude of YGO-related objects dangling from her clothes and backpack. She also read extensively from the manga version, and had comprehensive knowledge of both anime and manga plot lines.
The last one to introduce themselves was Jay, a young man with a highly strong objection towards the dubbed version. He appeared to be close friends with Peter the Pervert.
After everyone was finished, they all sat around and stared at eachother dumbly, not knowing what to do next. Eve, however, seemed like she had something planned.
"Alright! That's all the time we have for today, folks!" she said brightly, interuppting the random glares and casual glances the other members were giving eachother. "Hey," Shantelle interjected, "what about the pizza?"
"That's every second meeting. Time's up.. See you next week!" Eve ushered them all out into the rain, then shut the door after them.
"I think she lives there," Simone whispered to Pamela as they exchanged e-mail addresses. Meanwhile, Jay and Peter went off to hassle Amy about her ignorance, while she in turn ran angrily after Ashley and Tara to try and convince them of their bad taste in bishounen.
George wandered nonchalantly over to Brian. "Hey. Do you have Salamandras?"