And now, we return to Random Conspiracies and Bar Parties. After a word from our sponsers.

Legato: -appears on screen holding a toilet brush.-

Knives: -walks in wearing a styrofoam toilet on his head and sulking.-

The Authoress storms onto the stage.

"Legato. You can't work for Clorox."

Legato: Why not?

"Because. You signed a contract with me."

Legato: So?

"So that means you can't work for anyone else. It's in the fine print."

Knives: u.u It's a curse to us all.

"Damn right it is."

Random Conspiracies and Bar Parties

Chapter 10 - Adventures in Carabou Hunting

Vash: This is so not fair. -is standing in a snow bank in his underwear.-

Knives: I'm rather enjoying myself.

Vash: That's because you have a nice warm parka. And several pounds of fireballs. (A/N: the candy.)

Legato: -pops one into his mouth.- And you find this problematic?

Vash: Yes. Yes I do.

Legato: -uses his mind control to make Vash lick his gun.-

Vash: Fhath he hell? -his tongue is now frozen stuck to the gun.-

Wolfwood: Gunpowder popsicle. Yum.

Vash: Thyou thwouldn't be thaying that thif yur thongue thwas thuck to a gun.

Legato: Master?

Knives: What?

Legato: You can't have finished mopping the bar in ten minutes. That's all it took you to get ready.

Knives: T.T' What are you, the author?

Legato: -eyes glow red and speaks in monotonous voice...wait..his voice already is monotonous.- Why, yes, Knivesy-poo. I am. -cackles.-

Wolfwood: o.O That's slightly disturbing.

Zazie: I think he had too many hotdogs dipped donut glaze this morning.

Vash: ITH DAT THWHERE MY GTHLAZE THWENT?!?!?

Legato: Huh? Who's got creamed broccoli in their underpants?

Zazie: The garden gnomes that crawled up into your brai...uh...head cavity.

Legato: ...Oh. Is that what it is? I thought it was mice again.

Zazie: I won't ask.

Legato: Darn.

Wolfwood: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Everyone present: -bliiiiiiiink.-

Wolfwood: What? o.O Why are you looking at me like that? I just asked if anyone had a lighter.

Legato: That was a blatant sexual invitation! O.O

Wolfwood: Say what???

Knives: Someone's lost their marbles.

Vash: -has finally pried the gun off of his tongue.- Oh, you've seen them? I've been looking for those for ages!

Knives: T.T No.

Vash: Aw. ;.;

Wolfwood: Let's just get on with this damn "carabou" hunt. I still don't know what the hell a carabou is.

Zazie: I think it's a cream puff.

Knives: You also think women have dicks. T.T

Zazie: You mean they don't?!?!?!

Wolfwood: -holds up a dirty magazine.- This, boy, is the anatomy of a woman. Memorize it. -tosses it to Zazie.-

Zazie: O.O I've been jipped!!!

Vash: -sighs.- Poor kid. Ignorance isn't always bliss.

The Authoress, getting pissed off now, wrapped herself in a black cloak and descended to the world of the mortals.

"NICHOLAS DOKONOKUMINOMONJAWARESUMAKINISHITESHIZUMETAROKAKORA WOLFWOOD, YOU BLOODY IDIOT!"

((A/N: And yes. That is what the D in Nicholas D. Wolfwood stands for. If you didn't know. I believe it translates to "daily cigarette consumption" or something like that.))

Wolfwood: MEEP. O.O -dies of asphyxiation.-

"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE PORNO?"

Wolfwood: Uh...

"THIS FIC IS RATED PG-13 AND I'M NOT CHANGING IT TO R JUST SO YOU CAN INDULGE IN YOUR LUSTFUL WHIMS!"

All Males Present: X.X

"And so I decree that all porno and other explicit sexual materials shall be banned from Gunsmoke. I haven't decided if that includes donuts."

Vash: o.O How are donuts sexual?

".....Nevermind, Vash."

Vash: But--

"I SAID NEVERMIND."

Wolfwood: -watches as the mag in Zazie's hands self-destructs.- Wah. That was my favorite one!

"Well now your new favorite will be the toothbrush catalougue. Now if you'll excuse me, I have authory things to do."

And thus the Authoress disappeared, taking all decreed sexual materials with her.

Wolfwood: This blows.

Vash: Well. What do we do now?

Meryl: HOW ABOUT YOU FIND SOME DAMN CARABOU?!?!

Vash: ACK! Shorty? What are you doing here?

Meryl: You've been standing here for the past 3 HOURS.

Vash: Oh...really??

Meryl: -stuffs Vash in a cannon and ignites the fuse.-

BOOM.

Millie: -comes running frantically from the house (which is by now an igloo).- Meryl!!! Something terrible has happened!

Meryl: -rolls her eyes.- What.

Millie: :WE'RE OUT OF PUDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meryl: X.X

The guys: -realize the danger in this situation and go running for the hills.-

-------------------------Three Snow Dunes Over-------------------------

Vash: Phew.

Wolfwood: We may want to build an igloo out here until Gunsmoke melts and Big Girl can get more pudding. Otherwise we'd likely be mistaken for pudding and be eaten.

Legato: Cannibalism has always held a certain appeal...

Knives: Not another word, Legato.

Legato: u.u

Wolfwood: Well. Only one thing to do now.

Knives: And what would that be?

Wolfwood: Carabou huntin'. -puts on a bunch of camoflauge crap and brings out a rifle.-

Vash: Uh...Wolfwood?

Wolfwood: Huh?

Vash: That camo doesn't exactly blend in with the snow.

Wolfwood: What, you ain't never heard o' hunter's orange?

Vash: Snow is white. x.x

Wolfwood: Well it oughta be orange. Hey, brat, go pee on the snow and make it orange.

Zazie: My pee is NOT orange. Yours might be but mine's not.

Wolfwood: -taking a puff of his cigarette.- Nah. Mine's tye-dye.

Knives: What the FUCK? How the hell is your piss tye-dye?!?!

Vash: Ooh! Ooh! Can you teach me to pee tye-dye?!

Wolfwood: Sure. See, all ya gotta do is... -whispers in Vash's ear.-

Vash: O.O Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. Awesome.

Zazie: Hey. What's that thing moving over there? Maybe it's a carabu.

Vash: SSShhhhh. No sudden movements...-begins to creep forward slowly, rifle at the ready.-

Wolfwood: -suddenly begins to do the chicken dance in a very loud and obnixious manner.-

Knives: BLARGH! -dives into a snowbank.-

Vash: -tackles Wolfwood.-

Wolfwood: -sqwuaks loudly as he lands in a snowbank.-

Legato: -chases after the mysterious figure.- STUPID FRUIT LOOP, GET BACK HERE!

Mysterious Figure: -blinks.-

Legato: -tackles it.- GOTCHA!!!

-------------------------Back at the House-------------------------

Legato: I bring you food! -tosses the live lump onto the table.-

Meryl: T.T;;;;;;

Knives: e.e WE FROZE OUR BUTTS OFF FOR SIX STINKING HOURS AND YOU'RE NOT HAPPY THAT WE BROUGHT FOOD?!?!

Meryl: I asked for carabou. This is not CARABOU.

Legato: -blink.- It's not? o.o

Meryl: That...would...be...a...PENGUIN.

Millie: It's so cute! n.n

Meryl: -sigh.- We can't eat it.

Millie: That's right. Because we're keeping it as a pet.

Meryl: No.

Millie: YES WE ARE UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE HUMAN PUDDING!

Meryl: -sigh.- Fine. u.u

Knives: Well, forget it, because we're not going back out there.

Meryl: Oh yes you are.

Knives: And what incentive could possibly motivate us to do such a thing?

Meryl: If you ever want to use your genitals again you will.

Dominique: -chops salami with a butcher knife very loudly.-

The Guys: Yes, ma'am. O.O;;;

-------------------------Back in the Winter Wonderland-------------------------

Knives: Remind me to kill her when we get back.

Vash: Dude. You'd probably end up with a mallet on your head and a chainsaw in your chest. Not to mention what body parts you'd be lacking.

Legato: I think Shorty likes Master Knives.

Knives & Vash: o.O;;;;;;;;;;;;

Knives: I think not.

Vash: I concur! T.T

Wolfwood: Nope. Not possible. -trying to light a cig with a frozen lighter.- Because we all know--

Vash: That she likes me!

Wolfwood: Nooooo.....

Vash: What?!?!? ;.;

Wolfwood: Meryl's not allowed to like anybody. I'm her pimp. I dictate who she does and where she does them.

Vash: O.O WHAT?!?!?!??!?

Wolfwood: Sorry, man. I was supposed to keep that under wraps, but I didn't want you to get your hopes up.

Midvalley: Dude. I thought the Authoress banned pimping on Gunsmoke.

Wolfwood: She did. But I got a special Pimp Permit. -flashes a shiny, flourescent card.-

Vash: Nooooooooo! I can't believe this!

Legato: Why? It's not like you love her or anything.

Knives: Say what now? You bitch! You're cheating on Rem! -tackles Vash.-

Vash: Rem's dead! I can cheat all I want!

Knives: Screw you! -pulling at Vash's hair.- Rem was cheating on you with me!

Vash: GASP!!!!!!! NO! REM WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ME!!!!!!!

Knives: Face it, Vash. Rem and I were lovers. We did it allllllll night looooonnnng.

Vash: LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING, LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING! -stuffs snowballs into his ears.-

Legato: Vash, don't move.

Vash: LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING, LA LA LA, I'M NOT LISTENING!

Legato: -rolls his eyes.- Fine then. Be that way. -aims his gun and shoots.-

Vash: -blink.- YOU KILLED ME! YOU STUPID BASTARD YOU KILLED ME!

Legato: -.- -walks over to where Vash was entrenched in the snow and picked up a dead carabou.- I don't think my aim was that bad.

Knives: -snickers.-

Vash: How can you find this funny?!? He nearly killed me!

Wolfwood: Dude. You wet yourself. -points to a patch of yellow snow.-

Vash: O.O

-----------------------Later That Night-----------------------

Everyone: -sitting around the campfire roasting Legato's carabou.-

Meryl: Well. It would seem we have some competence around here after all.

Vash: -sniffle.- He tried to kill me.

Wolfwood: You wet yourself.

Meryl: O.O AH HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Legato: -stands up.- I think I should have a reward for bringing home the bacon.

Millie: Tastes more like chicken to me.

Legato: T.T

Knives: Legato, you can't change your name to Jones again. And you've already had your hotdog priveleges. Think of something else.

Legato: -ponders.-

Meryl: How about some diapers for Vash?

Vash: I resent that! ;.;

Legato: I've got it!

Knives: Well?

Legato: I want Vash the Stampede to experience Eternal Pain and Suffering!

Everyone: -.-'

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Woot. That was fun. Took forever to write. But oh well. You love me anyway. You know you're addicted. And if you're not, well I have my methods. Bwa ha ha. Oh yes. It's my birthday Saturday. So wish me a blasted happy birthday already. And send me presents. Lots and lots of presents. And money. I could always use that stuff too. But if you can't pay for the shipping, I suppose you could always just send me a review. Phooey. Chapter 11 coming soon. Have to finish writing the T/I Crossover chapter 3 first so be kinda patient please. Thankies.

-Arishia-chan (Alicia)