"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila." ~ Mitch Ratliffe

Chapter Two

Deep within the sewers of Neo-Tokyo, a shadow looms along the walls. The shadow dances along the walls, until it comes to a steel door in the centre; a hand reaches out and twists it open. "Honey, I'm hooooome!" A young woman with two long pink pigtails chirps, stepping into a completely different world. Inside the door is a lavish mansion, with the finest things, as opposed to the dirty sewer.

One wall of the mansion is covered in a giant super-computer, where a dark purple haired man sits, intensely typing away. "Good evening Lilica, have a good day at work?"

Lilica yawned giving him a kiss. "It was fine I guess. Everyone was a bit rattled because of that explosion in the park though." She ruffled his hair, "Not that Mr. Creepy-Guy-Who-Lives-In-A-Sewer-All-Day would know about that."

Her husband Eric withdrew his hands from the keys, "Actually my dear I do know about that explosion, I know about it very well."

"Oh?" She sat beside him, and took a look at the screen. "Hey, you're hacking into criminal files…"

"You see Lilac and I were there when the explosion went off."

"What?" Lilica pulled on Eric's hair. "Why didn't you call me?!"

Eric rubbed his aching scull, "We weren't hurt. We were walking toward it when the explosion went off."

"You still should have called!"

Eric returned to his work, "Fine then, next near-death experience we suffer I'll page you; happy?"

"Quite. So, what are you hacking for now?"

He grimaced, "With Police Town's record for taking for solving crimes at a snail's pace – "

"Excuse me?"

" - I have decided to take the initiative to work out who this mysterious explosions maniac is."

"Yeah, and how're you going with it?"

Eric lowered to an embarrassed smile, "Well…it's getting there."

Lilica snidely grinned. "At a snail's pace I bet."

"Cute, really."

"Where's our little Lilac right now?"

"Playing in her room."

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"Run, run Bunny-chan!" Urged Lilac to the small bunny running through the maze on her computer. The bunny escaped the troll racing after it. "Yay, you're going great Bunny-chan!" The bunny ran into a dead end, two trolls descended onto it. Lilac gasped. She pressed a few keys. The wall behind it disappeared. The bunny ran on, until it came to a bright yellow light, and disappeared. "Bunny-chan wins again!"

Her mother walked into her room, and rapped at the door. "Knock-knock."

Lilac turned around, beaming a wide smile. "Hello Mummy! I was just playing with Bunny-chan."

Lilica kissed her daughter's head, "And where did Bunny-chan hop to today?"

"Lilac's Bunny-chan just played in the Xanadu Studio!" The little girl proclaimed, "He had lots of fun playing with the lights and recording stuff, but then Lilac's Bunny-chan was chased by naughty goblins. But she ran away and won!"

Lilica scratched her head, "Well…as long as Bunny-chan got away. Why did your pet want to play in a recording studio?"

Lilac played with her two long amethyst pigtails. "Lilac wanted to say hello to Miss Camel!"

"Miss Camel…?"

"Yes, she always plays at the studio! Lilac met her when she was playing at Ammonic Studio when Mr. Yoshi meanly ignored Lilac at the carnival! But she ran away before Bunny-chan. Lilac hopes she'll see her again soon, she does!"

Lilica beamed the same smile as her daughter, "I'm sure you will dear. Come on, let's get dinner ready."

"Yay! Lilac is hungry, she is. Can she have toffee for dinner?"

Lilica laughed, "No, Little Lilac's don't need more sugar."

"Yes they do!"

"Oh, Lilac."