~*What Slink and I and our muses were doing when I should have been writing Chapter X.*~
Slink: *waves tentatively* H-hi!!!
Chaos: *deadpan* Ignore her.
Marth: O.o;;
Slink: ??? Whassup?
Marth: What is that...thing?
Slink: Oh, that? *picks up Thing* Where's GriffinFire?
Marth: *cautiously* Why?
Slink: Not tellin' ya!!
Chaos: *leaning on staff* *bored*
Marth: Why?
Slink: Not tellin' ya!!
Marth: Why?
Slink: Not tellin' ya!!
Marth: Why?
Slink: . Quit with the 'why?'!!
Marth: ... ... ... Doushite? [Why?]
Slink: ARRGHH!!
Chaos: *still leaning on staff* *asleep* Zzzzzz...
Slink: *hits Chaos over the head with the Thing* Where's Griffie?
Chaos: *falls over* Smurglenoof...
Slink: Snerrk!!
Chaos: Gribble!!
Slink: Murdd!!
Marth: Nani? [What?]
Slink: . Babblink!
Marth: O_o;; *backing away slowly*
Slink: Dové GriffinFire?
Marth: ... ... ... ...
Slink: *brandishes Thing* Dové GriffinFire? [Where is...]
Marth: GriffinFire non ici est. [... is not here]
Slink: Et alors? *crosses arms* Elle est...elle est... *flips through le dictionaire de Français* Elle est bizarre. [She is strange]
Marth: Baka. [Idiot, stupid]
Slink: Trottoir!!
Marth: ???
Antoine[1]: *appears randomly* *whispers in Marth's ear* She called you a footpath.
Marth: ???
Slink: Pâtisserie!
Antoine: *helpfully* Pastry.
Slink: *narrows eyes*
Antoine: *disappears*
Slink: *trying to kill Marth*
Marth: *dodges* *running away* Kisadearuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! [I hate you]
Slink: *lower lip trembles* Marth-sama!! Onegai!! *as a last resort* Aishiteruuuuuu!! [Please -- I love you]
Marth: *from far away* Usotsuki!! [Liar]
Slink: Make inu!! [Pathetic dog]
Marth: Shizukani shire!! [Shut up]
Slink: *appears wherever Marth is* *latches onto his arm* Aishiteru aishiteru aishiteru!!
Marth: Kieru, onna!! [Get lost, woman]
Slink: *blinks* *giggles* You're mixing languages, Marth-sama. *sweetly* 'Onna' is chinese. 'Kieru' is Japanese. *sticks tongue out*
Marth: *ignores her* *begins to walk away*
Slink: *latches onto him again* Matte!! [Wait]
****Somewhere Else****
Chaos: *wondering where everybody went*
****Back to Marth and Slink****
Marth: *polishing sword*
Slink: . ... . ... ^^ ... ^^V
Marth: So you ran out of Japanese phrases and words that weren't entirely random?
Slink: Hai, Marth-sama!! *bows* [Yes -- "-sama" shows respect]
Marth: *sighs* ^^;
****Another Somewhere Else****
Griff: *waves* Adsum! [I am here]
Donovan: -_-;; Great. She's resorted to Latin... Why?
Jack Sparrow[2]: B'cause she hates Italian, savvy?
Griff: Exactly! Wait a minute...
CD: Whay'd yoo come fwom?
Donovan: *squints* Aren't you that guy Griff's got on her wallpaper? The pirate from that movie she's been obsessing over? Jack Sparrow!
Jack: *grimaces* It's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, savvy?
Will Turner[3]: *pops in* Aye, avast! *pops out*
CD: *stares* Dat's da wost piwate I've evah seen! *pokes Jack* I wike ya owtfit! *POOF* *CD is now wearing a pirate costume*
Donovan: You've corrupted the chibi, Griff.
Griff: ^_^ *begins to play with Jack's hair*
Jack: OO;; Oo; ^_^
Donovan: *growls*
Griff: *ignores him* *begin stringing beads in Jack's hair*
Donovan: *points sword at Jack* Step away from the girl, and no one will be hurt!
Jack: *jumps up and draws own sword*
CD: ^_^ Yay! Sawdfight!
Griff: -_-;;
Jack: *grins* Do you really think it wise, crossing blades with a pirate?
Donovan: *raises eyebrows* Do YOU think it wise to cross swords with a knight of the Round Table?
Jack: Perhaps. I cheat, savvy?
Donovan: You talk too much. *throws Jack backwards and out of the picture*
Griff: *glomps Donovan*
Donovan: ^_^
CD: *stringing beads in own hair*
Donovan: -_-;;
Mordred: *appears and puts a comradely arm around Donovan's shoulders* So, how's life?
Donovan: ... ... ... ...
Slink: *appears, holding about five swords* Hey!! What about the swordfight?
Donovan: You missed it.
Slink: ... ... ... Pooh.
Marth: *rolls eyes*
Slink: *crosses eyes and sticks out tongue at him*
Chibi Chaos: *appears and pokes CD* Hoo yoo?
CD: *fixes bandana* CAP'N Thibi Donowan!
Griff: *still attached to Donovan* *scowls at Mordred* Go away! We were having a fluffy moment!
Donovan: -_-;;
Mordred: *scowls* *pulls out Excalibur* I saw him first!!!
Slink: *whispers to Mordred* Challenge her to a duel!!
Mordred: *throws gauntlet at Griff's feet* I challenge you to a duel!!
Slink: *watching avidly* *whispers into Mordred's ear* To the death!!
Mordred: To the death!! *whispers to Slink* On second thought, why??
Slink: Never mind, never mind!! *pokes him*
Chibi Chaos (henceforth known as CC): *watching CD* *frowns* *wrinkles nose* Yoo a night! Nights don' HAVE cap'ns!! Nights are nights!! Awen't yoo Suh Thibi Donowan?
CD: I be a piwate now! An' I be a cap'n! Cap'n o' da Bwack Toobie Nooble! [4]
Griff: *grabs Donovan's sword, knocks Mordred to the ground, and holds said sword to his throat* *snarls* I don't feel like killing you right now, but if you so much as TOUCH my boyfriend again, this sword will be in your gut before you can say "Merlin!" Same goes for you, Slink.
Mordred: *mutters* It's Merlyn, not Merlin, you dolt!!
Slink: Dolt?
Mordred: Stupid onna!!
Slink: *giggles* Gundam Wing on the brain!!
Marth: *suddenly appears* Why am I here?
Slink: Because you're a muse, you onna!!
Marth: *blinks* Onna?
Slink: *giggling to herself*
Marth: *narrows eyes* You just called me a woman.
Slink: *snickers* If I could quote Griffie...Tiara-boy!!
Marth: *about to kill Slink*
Mordred: *to self* For some reason, I feel forgotten...
Calanier[5]: *appears out of nowhere* There, there... *hugs Mordred*
Slink: *ignoring Marth*
Soma[6]: *appears out of nowhere* ... ... ... ... ... ... ?
Slink: No, no, no! You're supposed to say 'Why am I here?'
Soma: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Slink: *glomps Soma*
Soma: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *turns into a bat and flies towards the ceiling*
Slink: *squeals in delight*
Soma: *wishing he had hands to cover his ears*
Slink: ... ... ... All right, it's not funny anymore. Get down from there!!
Soma: *circles the chandelier [don't ask us how it got there!]*
Slink: *wrinkles nose* *pulls out butterfly net*
Soma: *flies out an open window*
Slink: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *cries*
Everyone Else: *ignores her*
Mordred and Calanier: *snogging*
CD and CC: *gazing up at them with frightened eyes*
Marth: *sigh* Get a room. You're corrupting the chibis.
Calanier: *hits him with a Freezie[7]*
Marth: *becomes encased in ice*
Calanier: *waltzes away*
Mordred: *disappears*
Slink: *runs off with the butterfly net to chase Soma*
Marth: *thawing* /Help!!/
Roy: *appears out of nowhere and melts the ice with his sword*
Marth: *has frostbite* Brrr...thag you berry buch...
CC: *pokes him* See, yoo tawk wike us now!!
Roy: ... ... ... *disappears*
Ra[8]: *appears in human form* What the Afterlife…?
Griff: *blinks* That's a new one... *goes back to hugging Donovan*
Donovan: *to Ra* Why are you here?
CD: Yeah! Wy yoo heah?
Ra: *shrugs* *to Griff* Why AM I here?
Griff: *sing-songy* Because I found out that you're real!
Ra: Really? I thought I was a Chinese counterfeit.
Griff: I thought you were, too, but Slink learned that you aren't!
Ra: Great... How long do I have to stay here?
Donovan: As long as you don't try to steal Griff, as long as you want.
CD: Yoah Wa, wite?
Ra: No, I'm Ra, the sun god.
CD: Dat wat I sayed! Wa!
Griff: Here we go again...
Ra: *toasts Marth for the fun of it*
Marth: *burns into a crisp and disappears*
CC: Hey!! Swink not gonna wike dat!!
Ra: *snidely* It's not like she's gonna find out...
CC: *gazes up with big eyes* Wai?
Ra: Kieru!! *stalks away*
CC: Omae o kowosu!! [I'll kill you (with chibi accent)]
Duo[9]: *appears* *looks around suspiciously* Who taught him that?
Everyone: *points at everyone else*
Duo: *looks around* Where is this place, anyway?
Everyone Else: *give him funny looks*
**something lands on Duo's head**
Duo: GACK!! *starts flailing around wildly*
Everyone Else: *sweatdrops*
**Quite suddenly, a bat flies off of the top of Duo's head and starts circling the chandelier...again...**
Duo: *patting down his hair*
Marth: *appears again, looking at the bat* Isn't that that vampire creep?
CC: Yah!!
Marth: *sweatdrops* That means Slink can't be far behind. *disappears*
Everyone Else: *try to disappear but can't*
Slink: *charges in, still holding the butterfly net* All right, where is – DUO!!!!
Duo: *is glomped* Holy –
Slink: No cussing! *yanks on his braid*
Duo: *blinks cutely* Who are you?
Slink: *melts* Aawwwww!!! *hugs him*
Duo: *turning blue*
Heero: *charges in and saves his fellow pilot from certain death by strangulation* *to Slink* Omae o korosu!! [I'll kill you (without chibi accent)]
Slink: *sweatdrops*
Heero: *runs out, dragging Duo* *slams door*
Slink: O...kay...
Bat-Soma: *hanging from the chandelier*
Slink: *narrows eyes and tightens her grip on the butterfly net* *shuts the open window and locks the door* Muah!! Now you can't escape!!
Bat-Soma: *flies over and hides behind Griff*
Griff: *squeals* Cute little bat-type thing! *huggles bat-Soma*
Donovan & Ra: *roll eyes*
Ra: *to Donovan* Aren't you gonna pry her offa him?
Donovan: Nah. She's allowed to like cute little animals.
CD: *pokes bat-Soma* Mawf sayed he a wampiah.
GF: Not right now he isn't!
Bat-Soma: *turning blue where he wasn't already* [Soma wears blue jeans, so in bat-form he's blue from the waist down and white elsewhere.]
Slink: *glares*
Griff: *scowls* *drops bat-Soma* *huggles CD instead*
CD: ^_^
Donovan & Ra: *roll eyes*
Bat-Soma: *miffed* *hisses* *turns into Dracula*
Everyone: OO;; *back away slowly*
Dracula: MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- *reverts back to Soma as he suffers from lack of air*
Marth: *appears* Ha!! You should have known you'd never get rid of me!! *glares at Ra* Omae o korosu!!
Slink: *to Soma* Hey, can I borrow a hundred and fifty bucks?
Soma: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Slink: v.v Must...have...lovely...boxed...set... *drools*
Marth: Rabies!!
Slink: Shut up, you fool!! *wipes mouth* Oh yeah, I forgot!! *hands Roy plushie to Griff*
Griff: *grabs Roy plushie* Finally! *huggles plushie*
CD: *eyes plushie warily*
Ra: *to Marth* You CAN'T kill me. I'm a god, remember? *smirks* Or is that tiara on too tight?
Griff: *still clutching plushie*
CD: *lip quivers*
Griff: *still huggling*
CD: *bawls*
Griff: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *throws plushie somewhere she'll find it later* *huggles CD* I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Donovan & Ra: *roll eyes*
CD: *sniffles* *stops*
Griff: *cuddles CD*
CD: ^_^ *falls asleep*
Griff: *smiles* He's so cute...
Donovan & Ra: *roll eyes*
Griff: *to Slink* I told you I'd help you buy the boxed set.
Donovan: Boxed set of WHAT?
Ra: The entire Gundam Wing series, all forty-nine episodes. As if they didn't have enough Yu-Gi-Oh!!
Donovan: How come you know this and I don't?
Ra: 'Cause I've been living in her head for a while, and you've been wandering around outside, where there isn't as much intelligence floating around. *looks pointedly at Donovan* Obviously.
Donovan: *growls* *pounces on Ra*
Ra: *reverts to golden griffin form*
Griff: !!!!!!!!!! *puts CD on convenient cushion* *holds up Chinese Ra card* Ra, return!
Ra: *disappears*
Donovan: *stands up and straightens hair* You sound like a Pokémon trainer.
Griff: *grins wolfishly* I AM a Pokémon trainer. *shows off Pokéballs* The Johto League Champion to be exact. AND I beat Ash, though I have no idea what THAT makes me. *holds up a Pokéball*
Donovan: O_O Not in here!
Griff: *smiles evilly* Suicune, I choose you!
Suicune[10]: *appears* *sighs* I suppose it's traditional – why am I here?
Griff: *points at Marth and Soma* Because they're getting annoying! Suicune, use Aurora Beam!
Suicune: *rolls eyes* *sprays millions of ice pellets at Marth and Soma, freezing them*
Griff: *smirks* Suicune, re—
Suicune: Wait a sec! Don't I get to hang around?
Griff: I didn't think of that... Sure! *to Slink* Why hasn't your love interest appeared yet?
Slink: *pouts* He went to the Bahamas.
Marth: *thaws* No I didn't!!
Soma: *at the same time* ... ... ... ... ... ... ...!!
Slink: *rolls eyes* Clueless...
Marth & Soma: *glare at each other*
Slink: *unlocks the door and walks away*
**Several hours later**
Slink: *walks back in, followed by Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, Wufei, Zechs, and, unfortunately, Relena[11]* *frowns at last character* Why're you here?
Relena: I came to save Heero!!
Slink: -.- Gah...for your information, I don't like you.
Relena: *blinks* Why?
Slink: You have a pink car!!
Relena: What's wrong with that?
Slink: *ignoring her* A Ra-forsaken PINK CAR!!
Relena: ... ... ... It's my favorite color.
Slink: *ignoring her* ... ... ... ... ... ... *stares around at assembled characters* *giggles* Heerrrrr-rrrro Yu-ee!!
Heero: ... ... ... ... ... ...
Slink: Hmmm...now I can understand why she - *glares at Relena* - is so obsessed with saying your name.
Heero: ... ... ... ... ...
Slink: Heerrrrr-rrrro! Rrrrrrrrrr!!
Other Gundam Wing Characters: *look around nervously*
Zechs: *is glomped by Griff*
Griff: Yeeeeeeeeeeee! *tears off silly mask-type thing* Purty hair! Purty hair! *pats said hair* Purrrrrrr...
Zechs: Err...
Suicune: *rolls eyes* *disappears*
Griff: ^_^ Meow!
Zechs: Oo;;
CD: Gwiff tuhn into a neko! [cat]
Donovan: -_-;;
Neko-Griff: Meow! *jumps off Zechs and sits behind Duo*
Zechs: *replaces mask*
Neko-Griff: *swats Duo's braid* Mew?
Duo: -_-
Neko-Griff: *latches onto said braid*
Duo: Oo;; ITAI!! [Ouch!]
Neko-Griff: ^_^ Meow!
CD: *looking up at Wufei, thumb in mouth*
Wufei: _ Whad'ya want, weakling?
CD: *removes thumb* Yoo got thupid panths!
Wufei: ... KILL!!! *pulls out katana* [type of sword]
CD: !!! *jumps at Donovan* Hep meeeee!!!
Donovan: *catches CD* Oomph! You're heavy for a little guy...
Wufei: *charging at CD and Donovan* KIILL!!
Donovan: Oo Yipe!
Neko-Griff: Meow? Meow!! *lets go of Duo's hair* *goes back to normal* *snaps fingers*
Wufei: *still charging* KIII— *disappears*
Donovan: *blinks* Oh. *puts CD down*
CD: Oo Wuffie scawwy!
Griff: Poor baby... *huggles CD*
CD: ^_^
Griff: 'Kay! *puts down CD* *glomps Quatre* Hi, Cat!
Quatre: *blinks* Um, hi...
Donovan: *scowls* Alright, you've had your fun! *grabs Griff's legs* You've hugged both Zechs and Quatre, played with Duo's hair, and made fun of Wufei's pants. That's all you wanted to do, right? *tugs*
Griff: *glares* Hey!
Quatre: *turning slightly blue* Please, take her!
Donovan: *tugs again*
Griff: *lets go* *twists about and huggles Donovan*
Donovan: O-kay... ^_^
CD: *pokes Quatre* You ahmost ad cute ad me!
CC: *pokes CD* Id not coot, it kawaii!!
Slink: -.-;; Great.
Quatre: ???
Slink: Ignore them.
Quatre: All right... *stares into space*
Slink: *blinks several times* ... ... ... *lightbulb goes off over head* *presses Big Red Button*
Quatre: ??? *is now playing violin, accompanied by Trowa on flute*
Trowa: ???
Slink: Tee hee...
Relena: Oh, Heero, come and kill me!!
Heero: Hn. *pulls gun out and points it at her*
Relena: !!!
Heero: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Slink: *helpfully* You did ask him to kill you.
Relena: Ulp... *gets in pink car and drives away through a hole in the fabric of the universe*
Heero: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *sighs in relief*
Duo: *tilts head to one side, puzzled that Mr. I-have-no-emotions-whatsoever Yuy is making a noise other than 'Hn'*
Slink: *oogling Duo and Heero*
***Five minutes later***
Slink: *oogling Duo and Heero but not really looking at them* ... ... ...
Marth: *whaps Slink over head with flat of sword* Snap out of it!!
Slink: Gurgle smurf iiiiigg snerk blurg!
Marth: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... and that means?
Slink: ... ... ...
Marth: I thought so. *raises eyebrow* And?
Slink: Right. *blinks* What happened to my gorgeous Soma?
Bat-Soma: *hanging from the chandelier*
Slink: *blinks* Oh.
Bat-Soma: *ignoring her*
Quatre and Trowa: *still playing flute and violin*
Slink: Okay, you can stop now...
Quatre and Trowa: *try to put down their instruments – they don't succeed, as Slink has superglued them to their hands*
Quatre: *blinks cutely* Um...excuse me?
Slink: *grinning evilly* Yes?
Quatre: Help?
Slink: No.
Trowa: *pries flute off his hands*
Slink: WHAAAAT?!?
Trowa: *smirks – though you can hardly see it behind the hair*
Slink: ... ... ... not fair. You aren't allowed superhuman strength.
Trowa: ... ... ... ... ...
Quatre: *pouts, as violin is still stuck to his hands*
Slink: All right, all right!! *pushes Big Red Button*
Quatre: *drops violin*
**Let's see now – how many people are still in the room? ...Slink, Marth, Soma, four of the Gundam pilots, Zechs, Chibi Chaos, Chibi Donovan, Donovan, and Griff. That's twelve people.**
Trowa: *disappears because Slink doesn't like his hair*
**Eleven now...**
CC: *disappears to go find the other version of himself*
**Ten...okay, that's good.**
Slink: All righty!! ...I'm bored.
Marth: *mutters* Ra save us.
Slink: *hits him over the head with a frying pan* No no no no no no no!! You're Japanese!! Not Egyptian!! No Ra for you!!
Marth: X_x *can't hear her, as he is currently unconscious*
Slink: *sigh* *throws frying pan into the air*
Heero: *is hit by frying pan* ... ... ... *blinks* *fries Slink with the patented Deathglare* Omae o korosu!!
Slink: *blinks* He survived!!
Heero: ... ... ...
Slink: Or else his skull is made of steel... *raps fingers against Heero's head* Nope, must be all that hedgehog hair.
Heero: Omae o korosu!! *tries to pull gun out of somewhere* ???
Slink: Tee hee. *holds up Heero's gun*
Heero: ... ... ... ... *glares at Slink*
**Two hours later**
Heero: ... ... ... *still glaring*
**Four hours later**
Slink: *hair is smoking* Whaa?? YIPE!!! *begins to run around room screaming at the top of her lungs* HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP – *runs into wall* *muffled* HALP!!
Heero: *still glaring*
Slink: *ends of hair are beginning to curl from the heat* MEEEEEEP!!
Heero: Hn.
Duo: *watching in confoozlement*
Slink: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *runs around the room again, trampling Duo and Zechs*
**The door opens. Someone new steps into room**
Slink: Squee!! *executes the Flying-Tackle-Glomp perfectly*
Chaos: *is smothered* Gah...
Slink: *happy happy joy joy*
Chaos: *deadpan* Your hair is smoking.
Slink: *deflates*
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[1] – Antoine – A character from Slink's universe. An iruk. French.
[2] – Jack Sparrow – From the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Played by Johnny Depp. Always slightly drunk.
[3] – Will Turner – Also from PotC: TCotBP. Played by Orlando Bloom. A blacksmith trying to be a pirate.
[4] – Toobie Nooble – Our name for those Styrofoam noodle-things you float on in the pool.
[5] – Calanier – Another character from Slink's universe. Daughter of Merlyn (Chandrilír Frostflame). Half-dragon. In love with Mordred.
[6] – Soma – The main character in the GameBoy game Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Heir to Dracula's powers.
[7] – Freezie – Ice-thing from Super Smash Brothers Melee. Throw it at someone to encase them in a block of ice for a few seconds.
[8] – Ra – The god card. It's a griffin I tell you!!! Where did the dubbers get "Winged Dragon" from?
[9] – Duo Maxwell – A character from Gundam Wing. One of five 15-year-old Gundam pilots. Gundam: Deathscythe. Wears his hair in a long braid. Calls himself the "God of Death."
[10] – Suicune – My favorite Pokémon. A blue-purple-white dog type thing. One of the three Legendary Beasts. I consider Suicune to be female.
[11] – Gundam Wing Characters – Heero Yuy – 15-year-old Gundam pilot. Gundam: Wing. The "Perfect Soldier".
Trowa – 15-year-old Gundam pilot. Gundam: Heavyarms. Works in a circus. Plays the flute. Has weird bangs that stick out about two feet.
Quatre Raberba Winner – Pronounce Ca-tra. 15-year-old Gundam pilot. Gundam: Sandrock. Plays the violin. KAWAII!
Chang Wufei – 15-year-old Gundam pilot. Gundam: Shenlong. Buys explosives. Wears stupid pants.
Zechs Merquise (Milliardo Peacecraft) – 19-year-old Gundam pilot. Gundam: Epyon. Has purty long blond hair. Hides from the fangirls with a weird mask-thing. Prettyfulness... *sighs*
Relena Peacecraft – In love with Heero. Younger sister of Zechs. Kind of weird. Has a pink car.