(Around 2:30 P.M., Akuma is once again seen in front of the saloon that he
had visited the day before. Since his hair was still butchered from the
job Sakura and her dark side did, he had to steal a towel from Ryu's bad
that night while he was sleep so that he couldn't notice. Cautiously Akuma
looked in... and sighed somewhat to find out that Sakura wasn't in)
Akuma: Perfect...
(Akuma stepped in, noticing that it wasn't really crowded like before. As a matter of fact, there were only 2 males (i.e. Remy and himself) in accompanying the 12 or so women inside (not including hair dressers) As Akuma cautiously took a seat in the waiting area, the woman next to him started to start a conversation...)
Elena: Hey... What're you here for?
(Akuma simple points up to the towel hiding his horrendous hair cut)
Elena: Oh... I see. You are getting your hair done.
Akuma: ...
Elena: I find it a bit weird that someone like you would be in a place like this at this time... but hey! I guess every man's got that side of themselves...
(Akuma left that unanswered as he reached to the side and got a magazine from the rack and started reading nothing in particular {he couldn't really translate French, anyway} After about 10 minutes of listening to hair dryers, razors, and French soap operas, Akuma got his call.)
?: Next?
(Stashing the mag away, Akuma looked around... and spotted the new girl dressing)
Akuma: (I think I know her... That brat's rival...)
(As Akuma got up, Karin twisted her face...)
Karin: (Okay... this is a bit out there... What's some male like him doing here?) Okay, then... The name's Karin. What would you like done?
(Akuma sat down...)
Akuma: You think you can fix... this?!?
(Karin shrieked as Akuma removed the towel and revealed his hair, which was butchered in such a way that Simon from American Idol would have to comment as "Horrendous... Simply horrendous... from top to bottom...")
Akuma: Well?
Karin: You lucky you came when you did... This is a severe violation of style... and on so many levels! Just who did this? You?
Akuma: Phht... I could have done better than this... Blame your rival with the split-personality.
Karin: ...oh. Well... I'll get to work right away. (Damn you, Dad, for making me get a part-time job... I'm SO quitting this after today...)
(As Karin got to work {or rather, commenced surgery) on Akuma's hair, the patient took the time to notice the TV above him and Karin. It was showing a typical soap... in French...)
Akuma: ...you can't possibly think you can translate French to Japanese...
Karin: Duh... It's called 'school'
Akuma: (giving a blank expression on his face) Hmm... This... 'school' you speak of... Is it real or symbolic?
Karin: (Ooooooookay...) Don't worry, though. Remy has these things set up with closed captioning.
Akuma: Show me this...
(Karin, while rolling her eyes, took the remote on the counter next to her and messed with a few buttons. Instantly, when a character spoke, it was translated into Kanji.)
Akuma: Interesting...
Karin: I didn't know someone like you would be interested in soaps...
Akuma: I'm not... I just wanted to see what was up with this TV...
Karin: That's what Sakura said... but I got her taping stories like its nothing when she goes to school.
Akuma: Oh, really? What did you do? Harass her?
Karin: Nah... we made a bet a few weeks back... She lost, so I had her watch soap operas for one full day instead of going to the mall like she wanted to. At first she didn't like it.... Next thing I know, she was hooked. A scary sight at first... but I grew to like it...
Akuma: So you basically force-fed it to her.
Karin: Yeah... That's just about right...
(For the next hour and 20 minutes, the two spent the time talking random gossip... while watching the soap, entitled "Troubled Roses")
TV: ...I... I'm sorry, Jean but... I have... a secret that I need to tell you about... I...
Akuma & Karin (simultaneously): He's gay...
TV: I... I'm in love...
TV: With whom, Francis? Who could you have possibly cheated on me for? You KNOW that we're supposed to be engaged in another two weeks! You KNOW that!
Akuma & Karin: She's on drugs... Downers.
TV: It's... It's Jean-Paul...
TV: B... but I don't believe it! He's a guy, Francis! A GUY! How could you DO something like this to me?? How could you???
Akuma & Karin: He's getting slapped...
TV: I... I'm sorry... but I'm going to have to cancel the ma-- *slap*
Akuma & Karin: Idiot...
TV: Don't you dare finish that thought... I love you too much to let you go to another person, let alone a MAN. You tell that freak to break up with you post-haste! This marriage is going to happen, wither you like it or not!
Karin: Man... If I was that woman, I would have broken up with him SO fast... I wouldn't even want to be bothered with a guy that's gay...
Akuma: If I were that woman I'd kill him for even thinking about it...
Karin: ...I wouldn't blame you... Hey! It's almost closing and here we are talking... You were done like 30 minutes ago.
Akuma: Really? Let me see...
Karin: Okay...
(Akuma looks at the duct-taped mirror that shattered the other day courtesy of Dark Sakura and her razor battle... and as soon as Akuma got a chance to glance at it, it shattered....)
Akuma: What the...?
Karin: ...that's been happening a lot lately...
Akuma: Forget it... Here's my pay... (running a hand on his hair) Seems right...
Karin: Well, it's the Kanzuki style. It should feel right.
(Without saying anything else Akuma teleported back to the area where Ryu was training at, performing his Shoryuken multiple times on a cliff face, chipping at it. Akuma, who landed on top of that cliff, smirked)
Akuma: This is a perfect chance to sneak him...
(Akuma jumped down and caught Ryu off guard from behind with a fist. Ryu stumbled forward but managed to block the Messatsu Gou-Shoryu, countering with a Shoryuken of his own. Akuma backflipped in the air and landed on the ground, about to charge back in... but oddly, a rather large strand of red hair fell onto his face. He paused, pushing it back onto its position... only to have it fall limply on his back. He then looked at Ryu, who was giving a rather blank look... and knew something was amiss)
Ryu: Akuma...?
Akuma: What is it...?
Ryu: Uh... well...
Akuma: Come on! Spit it out!
Ryu: You got girl-locks, man...
(Akuma didn't give Ryu a second thought on it. He instantly teleported back to his hideout and looked at his reflection in the river... Well, if you know how Karin has her hair, then you got an idea on how Akuma's looked, complete with a black bow to match)
Akuma: Oh... my.... GOD...
(He instantly used a fist full of Satsu flames to torch the bow and about half his hair, which now resembled Ken's, only much more messy and burnt...)
Akuma: Note to self... 1. Kill Karin. 2. Kill Ryu. 3. Make Sakura my disciple. 4. ...go grocery shopping tomorrow after the saloon. Someone's gotta get this right...
(Akuma then spent the rest of the day training and plotting revenge on a certain rich girl... but just before he started that, he stopped and made one more mental note...)
Akuma: Oh, and 5. ...get past tapes of "One Life To Live" and "Troubled Roses" from Sakura when I meet her again...
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End of MONDAY
Akuma: Perfect...
(Akuma stepped in, noticing that it wasn't really crowded like before. As a matter of fact, there were only 2 males (i.e. Remy and himself) in accompanying the 12 or so women inside (not including hair dressers) As Akuma cautiously took a seat in the waiting area, the woman next to him started to start a conversation...)
Elena: Hey... What're you here for?
(Akuma simple points up to the towel hiding his horrendous hair cut)
Elena: Oh... I see. You are getting your hair done.
Akuma: ...
Elena: I find it a bit weird that someone like you would be in a place like this at this time... but hey! I guess every man's got that side of themselves...
(Akuma left that unanswered as he reached to the side and got a magazine from the rack and started reading nothing in particular {he couldn't really translate French, anyway} After about 10 minutes of listening to hair dryers, razors, and French soap operas, Akuma got his call.)
?: Next?
(Stashing the mag away, Akuma looked around... and spotted the new girl dressing)
Akuma: (I think I know her... That brat's rival...)
(As Akuma got up, Karin twisted her face...)
Karin: (Okay... this is a bit out there... What's some male like him doing here?) Okay, then... The name's Karin. What would you like done?
(Akuma sat down...)
Akuma: You think you can fix... this?!?
(Karin shrieked as Akuma removed the towel and revealed his hair, which was butchered in such a way that Simon from American Idol would have to comment as "Horrendous... Simply horrendous... from top to bottom...")
Akuma: Well?
Karin: You lucky you came when you did... This is a severe violation of style... and on so many levels! Just who did this? You?
Akuma: Phht... I could have done better than this... Blame your rival with the split-personality.
Karin: ...oh. Well... I'll get to work right away. (Damn you, Dad, for making me get a part-time job... I'm SO quitting this after today...)
(As Karin got to work {or rather, commenced surgery) on Akuma's hair, the patient took the time to notice the TV above him and Karin. It was showing a typical soap... in French...)
Akuma: ...you can't possibly think you can translate French to Japanese...
Karin: Duh... It's called 'school'
Akuma: (giving a blank expression on his face) Hmm... This... 'school' you speak of... Is it real or symbolic?
Karin: (Ooooooookay...) Don't worry, though. Remy has these things set up with closed captioning.
Akuma: Show me this...
(Karin, while rolling her eyes, took the remote on the counter next to her and messed with a few buttons. Instantly, when a character spoke, it was translated into Kanji.)
Akuma: Interesting...
Karin: I didn't know someone like you would be interested in soaps...
Akuma: I'm not... I just wanted to see what was up with this TV...
Karin: That's what Sakura said... but I got her taping stories like its nothing when she goes to school.
Akuma: Oh, really? What did you do? Harass her?
Karin: Nah... we made a bet a few weeks back... She lost, so I had her watch soap operas for one full day instead of going to the mall like she wanted to. At first she didn't like it.... Next thing I know, she was hooked. A scary sight at first... but I grew to like it...
Akuma: So you basically force-fed it to her.
Karin: Yeah... That's just about right...
(For the next hour and 20 minutes, the two spent the time talking random gossip... while watching the soap, entitled "Troubled Roses")
TV: ...I... I'm sorry, Jean but... I have... a secret that I need to tell you about... I...
Akuma & Karin (simultaneously): He's gay...
TV: I... I'm in love...
TV: With whom, Francis? Who could you have possibly cheated on me for? You KNOW that we're supposed to be engaged in another two weeks! You KNOW that!
Akuma & Karin: She's on drugs... Downers.
TV: It's... It's Jean-Paul...
TV: B... but I don't believe it! He's a guy, Francis! A GUY! How could you DO something like this to me?? How could you???
Akuma & Karin: He's getting slapped...
TV: I... I'm sorry... but I'm going to have to cancel the ma-- *slap*
Akuma & Karin: Idiot...
TV: Don't you dare finish that thought... I love you too much to let you go to another person, let alone a MAN. You tell that freak to break up with you post-haste! This marriage is going to happen, wither you like it or not!
Karin: Man... If I was that woman, I would have broken up with him SO fast... I wouldn't even want to be bothered with a guy that's gay...
Akuma: If I were that woman I'd kill him for even thinking about it...
Karin: ...I wouldn't blame you... Hey! It's almost closing and here we are talking... You were done like 30 minutes ago.
Akuma: Really? Let me see...
Karin: Okay...
(Akuma looks at the duct-taped mirror that shattered the other day courtesy of Dark Sakura and her razor battle... and as soon as Akuma got a chance to glance at it, it shattered....)
Akuma: What the...?
Karin: ...that's been happening a lot lately...
Akuma: Forget it... Here's my pay... (running a hand on his hair) Seems right...
Karin: Well, it's the Kanzuki style. It should feel right.
(Without saying anything else Akuma teleported back to the area where Ryu was training at, performing his Shoryuken multiple times on a cliff face, chipping at it. Akuma, who landed on top of that cliff, smirked)
Akuma: This is a perfect chance to sneak him...
(Akuma jumped down and caught Ryu off guard from behind with a fist. Ryu stumbled forward but managed to block the Messatsu Gou-Shoryu, countering with a Shoryuken of his own. Akuma backflipped in the air and landed on the ground, about to charge back in... but oddly, a rather large strand of red hair fell onto his face. He paused, pushing it back onto its position... only to have it fall limply on his back. He then looked at Ryu, who was giving a rather blank look... and knew something was amiss)
Ryu: Akuma...?
Akuma: What is it...?
Ryu: Uh... well...
Akuma: Come on! Spit it out!
Ryu: You got girl-locks, man...
(Akuma didn't give Ryu a second thought on it. He instantly teleported back to his hideout and looked at his reflection in the river... Well, if you know how Karin has her hair, then you got an idea on how Akuma's looked, complete with a black bow to match)
Akuma: Oh... my.... GOD...
(He instantly used a fist full of Satsu flames to torch the bow and about half his hair, which now resembled Ken's, only much more messy and burnt...)
Akuma: Note to self... 1. Kill Karin. 2. Kill Ryu. 3. Make Sakura my disciple. 4. ...go grocery shopping tomorrow after the saloon. Someone's gotta get this right...
(Akuma then spent the rest of the day training and plotting revenge on a certain rich girl... but just before he started that, he stopped and made one more mental note...)
Akuma: Oh, and 5. ...get past tapes of "One Life To Live" and "Troubled Roses" from Sakura when I meet her again...
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End of MONDAY