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continues.
Neo stood in the toyshop, a smirk covering his annoyingly handsome face. The smirk was directed at Morpheous, who was standing with a simple looking puzzle in his left hand. "You mean to say." Said Neo, his tone mocking, "that you can Captain an entire ship, and make some damn confusing speeches, but you can't figure out a Childs puzzle?"
Morpheous blushed (even as the writer I'm surprised Morpheous would ever blush) and threw the toy down in a fit of rage. (That's more like it.) "Why are we even here Neo?" he asked angrily.
Neo put on a deep, stupid Morpheous- type voice "To revel in the world of the ordinary shopper and try and get you hurt and embarrassed as much as possible, Neo."
"I never said that!"
"Could have fooled me!" said Neo, and stalked off to the counter to buy his whoopee cushion.
Morpheous turned to leave when: -
"Ooh sexy, nice coat!" Morpheous turned, rather hoping to see Niobe and rather shocked when he saw a small, red and green plastic parrot. That now lay silent staring at his with its glassy eyes. He turned again to leave but: -
"Leaving so soon lover boy?" Morpheous turned, and again the parrot lay silent
"So I suppose you think you're funny?" asked Morpheous.
A slight pause. Not very long, but just long enough for Florence to lead the buffalo horse past the window. This time the parrot answered:
" I don't think I'm funny young man. I am simply here to advise, to help, to give seemingly pointless clues to a better life."
"Hmm. Kind of like the oracle."
"Do you really think it's so strange we're related?"
"No not really." Said Morpheous dryly. "Ever since someone came along and told me my whole life was a dream nothing much surprises me."
Meanwhile, over at the counter, Neo was trying to get the shopkeeper's attention. "Excuse Me," he said to the man who has his back to him. "Can I buy this whoopee cushion?" Without turning the man replied in a slick evil tone:
"So your the one who's meant to save the world, and yet your standing in a shop who's market is aimed at six year olds, buying a whoopee cushion. Don't you think that's a bit pathetic?"
"Good point" said Neo, not at all surprised that a man facing in the wrong direction could tell who he was and his life's purpose. " I'll get two whoopee cushions. And a couple of troll dolls. And Barbie. And one of those fake plastic telephones. Also can you stick in one of those cars with the sound effects, as well as some kind of comedy hat."
"Will that be all?" asked the shopkeeper evilly.
"For now," said Neo. The shopkeeper turned around to give Neo his shopping. In an instant Neo realised where he knew that voice from. "Agent Smith!"
"It may surprise you to learn, Mr Anderson, that computer programs do have hobbies. Some Agents collect stamps or interestingly shaped teapots. Agent Brown enjoys figure skating. I, however, run a toyshop."
"But your evil! You can't run a toyshop!" said Neo, expecting Agent Smith to punch him into oblivion. On the contrary, Smith just looked hurt.
"That's it, put me in a pigeon hole! Next you'll be saying ugly men can't enter Miss World!"
"No, the clue's kind of in the name, but-,"
"Oh shut up Mr Anderson, your problem is that your too narrow minded! Look at this," he said pointing at a painting "when you look at this, what do you see?"
"Umm. A painting" said Neo, wishing he had taken the other pill.
"What else could it be?" pressed Smith.
"Umm.I guess if you turned it upside-down, you could use it as a dinner tray. Or..."
"You are so annoying! Said Smith.
"You're not without fault yourself you know! Your problem is-" started Neo
"Oh yeah what's my problem?" asked Smith, cutting across him.
"Your problem is-" Started Neo
"What?" asked Smith.
"YOU KEEP-" started Neo.
"DOING WHAT?" asked Smith.
"INTERUPTING PEOPLE!" said Neo, glad that at last he had got the words out. And with that Neo dusted off his jeans (wishing he was wearing pinstriped trousers, which would look a lot cooler) and turned on his heel to leave. His exit was only ruined when he tripped over a giant yellow furry duck (Birds are quite annoying in this chapter.) and got his head stuck through a poster advertising computer engineer Barbie, who came with a free computer, but no mouse due to small parts.
***
Neo, after finally freeing himself, walked to where Morpheous was standing arguing with the parrot. "If you can read my mind, what am I thinking now? Yelled Morpheous
"You're playing chess." Answered the parrot uninterestedly. "As it's your turn, can I suggest you move knight to E6?"
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!
"Or alternatively" said Neo "you could just turn him off." He pressed the switch and the parrot fell silent. They both stepped outside the shop and Neo looked up at the sign that read: AGENT SMITH'S TOY SHOP!" Neo laughed,(which, considering the day he was having, was quite impressive) "Should have guessed, really." he sighed.
Ok. Thanks for reading. Review if you want. I know it's a bit ridiculous but hey! So are a lot of things.
Neo stood in the toyshop, a smirk covering his annoyingly handsome face. The smirk was directed at Morpheous, who was standing with a simple looking puzzle in his left hand. "You mean to say." Said Neo, his tone mocking, "that you can Captain an entire ship, and make some damn confusing speeches, but you can't figure out a Childs puzzle?"
Morpheous blushed (even as the writer I'm surprised Morpheous would ever blush) and threw the toy down in a fit of rage. (That's more like it.) "Why are we even here Neo?" he asked angrily.
Neo put on a deep, stupid Morpheous- type voice "To revel in the world of the ordinary shopper and try and get you hurt and embarrassed as much as possible, Neo."
"I never said that!"
"Could have fooled me!" said Neo, and stalked off to the counter to buy his whoopee cushion.
Morpheous turned to leave when: -
"Ooh sexy, nice coat!" Morpheous turned, rather hoping to see Niobe and rather shocked when he saw a small, red and green plastic parrot. That now lay silent staring at his with its glassy eyes. He turned again to leave but: -
"Leaving so soon lover boy?" Morpheous turned, and again the parrot lay silent
"So I suppose you think you're funny?" asked Morpheous.
A slight pause. Not very long, but just long enough for Florence to lead the buffalo horse past the window. This time the parrot answered:
" I don't think I'm funny young man. I am simply here to advise, to help, to give seemingly pointless clues to a better life."
"Hmm. Kind of like the oracle."
"Do you really think it's so strange we're related?"
"No not really." Said Morpheous dryly. "Ever since someone came along and told me my whole life was a dream nothing much surprises me."
Meanwhile, over at the counter, Neo was trying to get the shopkeeper's attention. "Excuse Me," he said to the man who has his back to him. "Can I buy this whoopee cushion?" Without turning the man replied in a slick evil tone:
"So your the one who's meant to save the world, and yet your standing in a shop who's market is aimed at six year olds, buying a whoopee cushion. Don't you think that's a bit pathetic?"
"Good point" said Neo, not at all surprised that a man facing in the wrong direction could tell who he was and his life's purpose. " I'll get two whoopee cushions. And a couple of troll dolls. And Barbie. And one of those fake plastic telephones. Also can you stick in one of those cars with the sound effects, as well as some kind of comedy hat."
"Will that be all?" asked the shopkeeper evilly.
"For now," said Neo. The shopkeeper turned around to give Neo his shopping. In an instant Neo realised where he knew that voice from. "Agent Smith!"
"It may surprise you to learn, Mr Anderson, that computer programs do have hobbies. Some Agents collect stamps or interestingly shaped teapots. Agent Brown enjoys figure skating. I, however, run a toyshop."
"But your evil! You can't run a toyshop!" said Neo, expecting Agent Smith to punch him into oblivion. On the contrary, Smith just looked hurt.
"That's it, put me in a pigeon hole! Next you'll be saying ugly men can't enter Miss World!"
"No, the clue's kind of in the name, but-,"
"Oh shut up Mr Anderson, your problem is that your too narrow minded! Look at this," he said pointing at a painting "when you look at this, what do you see?"
"Umm. A painting" said Neo, wishing he had taken the other pill.
"What else could it be?" pressed Smith.
"Umm.I guess if you turned it upside-down, you could use it as a dinner tray. Or..."
"You are so annoying! Said Smith.
"You're not without fault yourself you know! Your problem is-" started Neo
"Oh yeah what's my problem?" asked Smith, cutting across him.
"Your problem is-" Started Neo
"What?" asked Smith.
"YOU KEEP-" started Neo.
"DOING WHAT?" asked Smith.
"INTERUPTING PEOPLE!" said Neo, glad that at last he had got the words out. And with that Neo dusted off his jeans (wishing he was wearing pinstriped trousers, which would look a lot cooler) and turned on his heel to leave. His exit was only ruined when he tripped over a giant yellow furry duck (Birds are quite annoying in this chapter.) and got his head stuck through a poster advertising computer engineer Barbie, who came with a free computer, but no mouse due to small parts.
***
Neo, after finally freeing himself, walked to where Morpheous was standing arguing with the parrot. "If you can read my mind, what am I thinking now? Yelled Morpheous
"You're playing chess." Answered the parrot uninterestedly. "As it's your turn, can I suggest you move knight to E6?"
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!
"Or alternatively" said Neo "you could just turn him off." He pressed the switch and the parrot fell silent. They both stepped outside the shop and Neo looked up at the sign that read: AGENT SMITH'S TOY SHOP!" Neo laughed,(which, considering the day he was having, was quite impressive) "Should have guessed, really." he sighed.
Ok. Thanks for reading. Review if you want. I know it's a bit ridiculous but hey! So are a lot of things.