**BY: KUROHIME**
BOB: Well, that praying thing you did didn't seem to work.
JESS: Have I ever told you that I really love the way you state the obvious?
BOB: *pause* ...... that wasn't funny!
JESS: And I love your sense of humor, too!
(Meanwhile, Kuro is madly dialing up Roy's number on her celphone.)
KURO: This is what I get for not giving the darn dragon his walk last night... grrr... *tries to merge onto the freeway, signal her lane change, and accelerate all while dialing up Roy's number - no RL Kuro would NO do that!*
BOB: You're going to crash before we even get to Honolulu.
KURO: Never! I'm good at mutitasking! Now hold on. *Honk! Scree!* Hey! Outta my way, Honda!
JESS: And now I'll never ride in a car with Kurohime again, either. *hits Bob*
BOB: Hey! This wasn't my fault!
(Kuro finally gets Roy on the phone.)
KURO: Hon! I've got some really bad news! *pause* No, no... I just picked up Bob and Jess from the airport. We're on our way to Harbor Court. Um... look outside the window, though. *pause* YES! *pause* Urgh... I have NO idea...! Well, he listens to you more than me. *pause* Nope, that didn't work. *pause* I think she's out, too... *pause* Okay, we're almost there... I'll come get you...!
(Kuro hangs up and grins over at her two passengers.}
KURO: Well, looks like the luau is just starting!
BOB: ........... that's not funny, either.
JESS: Well, any ideas?
KURO: Call up Zid and tell Dagger and him to get their butts down here...?
BOB: Well, you sound sure of yourself. What about Roy?
KURO: Oh, he likes big, exciting shows, too! Don't worry, I promised him he'd get front row seats!
BOB: You know, I'm starting to question your choice of analogies, Kuro....
KURO: *just grins* Now ladies and gentlemen, please make sure your seats and traytables are in their upright and locked positions until the vehicle has come to a complete stop! Because we're heading..... into the Megaflare Zone!
BOB: ....... that's not funny, either!!!
(The car speeds up.... good thing that downtown Honolulu is less than a fifteen-minute frive from the airport...)
KURO: *pulling into the Harbor Court driveway and coming to an abrupt halt* ROY!
(Another Japanese man comes running out of the building and joins Roy. Both of them head towards the car.)
JESS: Which one's Roy?
BOB: Probably the one wearing the motorcycle shirt. She said he likes motorcycles.
JESS: So who's.....
KURO: The other guy it Moto-san. Er... Motonori Sakakibara. He knows Final Fantasy monsters better than any of us!
JESS: But who is he?
KURO: He's the animation director for Final Fantasy. He's controlled more monsters than we'll ever know! Trust me, he'll know what to do.
(Roy runs up to the driver's window. Normally at this point, Kuro would give him a big mushy kiss, but well... the screaming Bahamut overhead kinda, well, pre-empts all pleasantries.)
ROY: Hon! Moto says he has an idea!
KURO: Well, he never let anyone down before.
(Bahamut makes a big Bahamutt-y sound overhead)
KURO: .....and I don't think I'm gonna question him now. *pause* Oh yeah. Guys, this is Roy. Roy, this is guys.
BOB: ..........THAT'S NOT FUNNY, EITHER!
JESS: *grins* I'm Jessica. And *points to Bob* he's Veev! Or shall I say...
BOB: Don't say it....
JESS & KURO: ............. Bob.
BOB: *sigh* You're lucky my Mage Staff is still packed in the trunk, you two....
(Funny how, even with all this small talk, Bahamut hasn't done anything terribly amaging yet, isn't it? Everyone turns to look up at him as he hovers precariously over Honolulu Harbor.)
JESS: Why isn't Bahamut doing anything?
ROY: *frowns* Well, I'm pretty much hoping that he stays that way. *turns to Moto* Moto-san? Bahamut doshite?
(Oh, yeah... Moto only speaks Japanese, so from now on, we can imagine that there are bright yellow subtitles floating under his head as he speaks.)
MOTO: I think he's waiting until he gets levelled up more and recharges his MP before he attacks.
JESS: Levelled up? MP? And then what?
KURO: And then it's Bahamut burgers on the house. Darn Eidolon training courses never did work on that dragon.
BOB: ....that was kinda funny.
JESS: How long before he charges up?
MOTO: See that airship? It's holding his HP and MP in stasis. But it's driving him crazy. As soon as it releases him, he'll be fully charged and fully insane.
BOB: Kinda like his owner, huh?
JESS: *snickers*
ROY: There's really only one person who can get him back to normal. Moto can try to calm Bahamut down for now... but only one guy can stop the dragon.
KURO: Sakaguchi!
BOB: Well, that praying thing you did didn't seem to work.
JESS: Have I ever told you that I really love the way you state the obvious?
BOB: *pause* ...... that wasn't funny!
JESS: And I love your sense of humor, too!
(Meanwhile, Kuro is madly dialing up Roy's number on her celphone.)
KURO: This is what I get for not giving the darn dragon his walk last night... grrr... *tries to merge onto the freeway, signal her lane change, and accelerate all while dialing up Roy's number - no RL Kuro would NO do that!*
BOB: You're going to crash before we even get to Honolulu.
KURO: Never! I'm good at mutitasking! Now hold on. *Honk! Scree!* Hey! Outta my way, Honda!
JESS: And now I'll never ride in a car with Kurohime again, either. *hits Bob*
BOB: Hey! This wasn't my fault!
(Kuro finally gets Roy on the phone.)
KURO: Hon! I've got some really bad news! *pause* No, no... I just picked up Bob and Jess from the airport. We're on our way to Harbor Court. Um... look outside the window, though. *pause* YES! *pause* Urgh... I have NO idea...! Well, he listens to you more than me. *pause* Nope, that didn't work. *pause* I think she's out, too... *pause* Okay, we're almost there... I'll come get you...!
(Kuro hangs up and grins over at her two passengers.}
KURO: Well, looks like the luau is just starting!
BOB: ........... that's not funny, either.
JESS: Well, any ideas?
KURO: Call up Zid and tell Dagger and him to get their butts down here...?
BOB: Well, you sound sure of yourself. What about Roy?
KURO: Oh, he likes big, exciting shows, too! Don't worry, I promised him he'd get front row seats!
BOB: You know, I'm starting to question your choice of analogies, Kuro....
KURO: *just grins* Now ladies and gentlemen, please make sure your seats and traytables are in their upright and locked positions until the vehicle has come to a complete stop! Because we're heading..... into the Megaflare Zone!
BOB: ....... that's not funny, either!!!
(The car speeds up.... good thing that downtown Honolulu is less than a fifteen-minute frive from the airport...)
KURO: *pulling into the Harbor Court driveway and coming to an abrupt halt* ROY!
(Another Japanese man comes running out of the building and joins Roy. Both of them head towards the car.)
JESS: Which one's Roy?
BOB: Probably the one wearing the motorcycle shirt. She said he likes motorcycles.
JESS: So who's.....
KURO: The other guy it Moto-san. Er... Motonori Sakakibara. He knows Final Fantasy monsters better than any of us!
JESS: But who is he?
KURO: He's the animation director for Final Fantasy. He's controlled more monsters than we'll ever know! Trust me, he'll know what to do.
(Roy runs up to the driver's window. Normally at this point, Kuro would give him a big mushy kiss, but well... the screaming Bahamut overhead kinda, well, pre-empts all pleasantries.)
ROY: Hon! Moto says he has an idea!
KURO: Well, he never let anyone down before.
(Bahamut makes a big Bahamutt-y sound overhead)
KURO: .....and I don't think I'm gonna question him now. *pause* Oh yeah. Guys, this is Roy. Roy, this is guys.
BOB: ..........THAT'S NOT FUNNY, EITHER!
JESS: *grins* I'm Jessica. And *points to Bob* he's Veev! Or shall I say...
BOB: Don't say it....
JESS & KURO: ............. Bob.
BOB: *sigh* You're lucky my Mage Staff is still packed in the trunk, you two....
(Funny how, even with all this small talk, Bahamut hasn't done anything terribly amaging yet, isn't it? Everyone turns to look up at him as he hovers precariously over Honolulu Harbor.)
JESS: Why isn't Bahamut doing anything?
ROY: *frowns* Well, I'm pretty much hoping that he stays that way. *turns to Moto* Moto-san? Bahamut doshite?
(Oh, yeah... Moto only speaks Japanese, so from now on, we can imagine that there are bright yellow subtitles floating under his head as he speaks.)
MOTO: I think he's waiting until he gets levelled up more and recharges his MP before he attacks.
JESS: Levelled up? MP? And then what?
KURO: And then it's Bahamut burgers on the house. Darn Eidolon training courses never did work on that dragon.
BOB: ....that was kinda funny.
JESS: How long before he charges up?
MOTO: See that airship? It's holding his HP and MP in stasis. But it's driving him crazy. As soon as it releases him, he'll be fully charged and fully insane.
BOB: Kinda like his owner, huh?
JESS: *snickers*
ROY: There's really only one person who can get him back to normal. Moto can try to calm Bahamut down for now... but only one guy can stop the dragon.
KURO: Sakaguchi!