Disclaimer: No, I don't own Bebop. Quit staring at me.
Note: I was just really bored…
Of Boredom and Power Failures
Spike Spiegel sighed and watched Edward bounce up and down on the couch. How the girl managed to do that and type on the laptop at the same time, he had no idea.
What Spike did know was that he was bored as hell. Somehow, there had been a power failure on the ship, and nothing worked, save for Ed's battery-powered laptop.
Neither Spike, Jet, or Faye knew why the backup generator didn't work, or why the power had gone out in the first place, but Spike suspected it had to do with the "invention" he heard Ed muttering about earlier as she ran past him with Ein in tow. The fact Ed wouldn't answer when they asked her if she knew why there was a power failure strengthened the suspicion.
Just as Spike was starting to think he'd really like to strangle Edward, because not only was she most likely the source of the power shortage, she also had something to do, Faye walked in.
There goes my chance... Spike thought dejectedly.
"Hey, Spike..."
Spike flinched and turned to look at her slowly. That was the tone Faye reserved for when she wanted something.
"Yes, Faye...?"
"You're really bored, aren't you?"
"Yea, so what of it?" Spike wished she'd just get to the point instead of messing around.
"So entertain me."
Spike regarded Faye with an 'excuse me, but what the hell are you on' kind of look.
"Say what?"
"Come on, Spike! I'm bored, the tv's not going to work, and we both need something to do!"
"Then you entertain me."
"I'm not the tall, goofy lunkhead, Spike, you are."
'Tall, goofy lunkhead?' Spike thought, What the hell?
'Tall, goofy lunkhead?' Faye was thinking to herself meanwhile, Where did that come from?
"No. Just, no, Faye."
"But Spike," Faye whined like a child, "I'm bored!"
"What are you kids fighting about now?" Jet said, making an appearence in the doorway to the kitchen, where he'd been feeding Ein.
Ein barked, as in agreement with Jet.
"Jet," Faye said in a pleading voice, "don't you think it'd be interesting to see Spike do something?"
"Something? Something like what?"
"Something entertaining!"
"I vote no," Spike cut in, "Jet, help me out here."
"You're not going to drag me into your little argument," Jet said, taking a step or two back from Spike and Faye, who were now in his face wearing identical pleading looks.
"But Jet!" Both said at the same time.
"Look, if you're that bored, make Ein do something."
Ein glanced up at Jet and whined.
"Sorry, buddy," Jet said, looking down at the dog, "it's every man for himself when they both get like this."
Spike and Faye were just about to move in on either Ein, Jet, or both, when high-pitched laughter was heard.
They all turned to look and found Ed as the source. She was literally rolling on the floor laughing hysterically.
"Faye-Faye and Spike-person and Jet-person, all acting like they live in a circus! Spike-person, entertain Faye-Faye! How? Maybe a trapeze act? Maybe Ein's the lion! Rwar rwar! Tame the lion, liontamer Jet-person!"
Suddenly, the power flashed back on, until Edward, pushing a button as she rolled over the laptop on the floor beside her, threw the ship into darkness again. It would be another 12 hours before they got power back again.
"So...Spike..." Faye said slowly, "What did you say about selling her to the Martian circus?"