A/N: Some of you who get alerts may have noticed how I originally forgot to include the final voiceover in the last vignette, and with my neurosis, fixing that was m which was why... it came out like that XD
Anywho, this one was requested by Dollar1, then seconded by Kami-Ranma, so here we are!
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Voiceover: You know what that sound means! That's right, it's time for another exciting round of Win, Lose, or Get Dropped Into a Pit of Vicious, Snapping Alligators! And now, here's your hostess with the mostest, Nico Robin!
(Cut to a stage full of bright colors and blinking lights. On either side are three podiums, and in the center is a large, deep pit. Robin enters.)
Robin:
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Win,
Lose, or Get Dropped Into a Pit of Vicious, Snapping Alligators.
Let's meet our contestants. On the Blue Team, we have high school
student and aspiring pirate king, Monkey D. Luffy! (Luffy
enters to much cheering, waving his arms in the air, and takes his
place behind the podium farthest downstage right.) Next,
swordsman by night, fast food busboy by day, Roronoa Zoro! (Zoro
comes to stand next to Luffy.)
And finally, five-star chef and prima ballerina, Sanji! (Sanji
strolls out, lighting a cigarette.)
Sanji:
Wait a minute, ballerina...?
Luffy:
Prima.
Robin:
And on the red team, ace navigator and high-fashion movie star, Nami!
(Nami
comes out, blowing kisses, and takes the podium farthest downstage
left.) Next, renowned marksman and world-class wrestler,
Usopp! (Usopp
comes out, raising the roof, to incredulous looks from the Blue Team,
and stands at the podium beside Nami.)
And finally, doctor/pirate/reindeer/human/jack-of-all trades, Tony
Tony Chopper! (Chopper
comes out, blushing and giggling.)
Chopper:
Shut up, asshole! I am not all those things!
Robin:
All right, teams, the rules are simple: I'll ask questions, and the
first team to answer correctly gets the points. The other team,
well... you'll see!
Usopp:
(He can barely hold
back a snicker.) Aren't these teams a little... unfairly
matched?
Luffy:
Yeah! (He points.)
I heard Tony Tony Chopper had something going on with Nico Robin!
Zoro:
(He smacks him.)
That's not what he means.
Sanji:
That's right! I demand these teams be reorganized so that I have Miss
Nami and Robin with me!
Zoro:
Robin's not even playing.
Robin:
First question: when Streptococcus pyogenes causes acute pharyngitis,
the condition is most commonly known as what? (Chopper
quickly buzzes in.) Red Team!
Chopper:
Strep throat!
Robin:
Correct! Ten points to Red Team! Next question: name one of the three
men credited with the invention of the spark-gap radio. (Usopp
buzzes in.) Red Team again!
Usopp:
Guglielmo Marconi!
Robin:
Correct! Another ten points to Red Team. We also would have accepted
Nikola Tesla or Alexander Popov.
Zoro:
Wait a minute. This isn't fair. When are you going to ask questions
about stuff we
know?
Sanji:
Yeah, where are the questions about cooking or swords or-- (He
cuts off abruptly, both he and Zoro
looking at Luffy.)
Luffy:
What?
Sanji:
Or... stuff like that?
Nami:
Don't be sore losers, guys! (She
sticks her tongue out at them.)
Zoro:
Oh, because that's real mature.
Sanji:
Don't insult a lady!
Zoro:
She just insulted me!
You too, in fact!
Robin:
(Cutting them off.)
Next question: what disease is primarily characterized by--
Zoro:
(Rolling his eyes.)
Here we go again.
Robin:
--a painless open sore called a chancre that disappears with or
without treatment? (Sanji
buzzes in before anyone can even blink.)
Sanji:
Syphilis!
Robin:
Correct! Blue Team is on the board!
Luffy:
Ooh, go Sanji!
Zoro:
How... did you... no, wait, I don't want to know.
Usopp:
Lucky guess!
Nami:
No, somehow I don't think it was luck at all.
Robin:
Moving on: what type of wispy, hair-like cloud is formed of ice
crystals at altitudes of greater than 16,500 feet? (Nami
buzzes in.) Red Team!
Nami:
Cirrus!
Robin:
Correct! The score is now thirty to ten, in favor of the Red Team.
Zoro:
This is beyond unfair!
Sanji:
(Waving.)
AMAZING! Miss Nami is so smart! You get 'em, Miss Nami!
Zoro:
Hey!
Luffy:
Don't worry, guys; we'll totally kick their asses!
Sanji:
This is a competition of brains, not brawn.
Luffy:
Oh. Never mind then.
Zoroand Sanji:
IDIOT!
Robin:
Next: the word vaccination originates from the Latin vacca,
meaning what? (Chopper
buzzes in.) Red Team!
Chopper:
Cow!
Luffy: Oh, please. Yeah right!
Robin: Correct!
Luffy: What! No way! You're favoring them! I knew it all along!
Robin:
(Ignoring him.) Ten more points to Red Team! Next question: when sunlight hits water
drops in the air at a low angle, what phenomenon occurs? (Nami buzzes in.) Red Team!
Nami:
A rainbow!
Robin:
Correct again!
Sanji:
(Cheering.)
Hooray! Miss Nami, I will never get past how amazing you are!
Robin:
And now, since Red Team has answered three questions correctly in a
row, they have the option of taking a bonus ten points, or sending
someone from the opposing team into the pit of alligators.
Nami:
(Without hesitation.)
Sanji to the pit of alligators!
Sanji:
WHAT. (He's
suddenly catapulted up, falling straight down into the pit. Snapping,
snarling, splashing, and screaming can be heard.)
Nami:
(Leaning over and
calling after him.) Sorry! You were the only one who got a
question right!
Zoro:
She's a witch... (Even
Usopp
and Chopper
are looking a little afraid of her.)
Luffy:
Oh! Hey! Now the teams are uneven! That bothers me for some reason.
Usopp:
Since when have you been OCD...?
Chopper:
What! Luffy has OCD!
Usopp:
No, I was speaking--
Robin:
Bonus question! What is stewed or fried meat served in thick white
sauce called? (There is
a pause.)
Zoro:
WHY DID YOU WAIT UNTIL NOW TO ASK THE COOKING QUESTION?
Robin: Please buzz in first if you think you know the answer.
Luffy:
Mm... (He sinks down
against the podium, his chin hitting the buzzer.)
Fricassee... Want...
Robin:
That's correct! And since it was a bonus question, you can either
take the ten points or send someone from the other team into the pit
of alligators!
Luffy:
(Zoro
opens his mouth to respond, but Luffy
beats him to it.) Chopper to the pit of alligators!
Chopper:
HUH? (But he, like
Sanji
before him, is sent down into the pit.)
Zoro:
Idiot! We needed the points!
Luffy:
There. They're even again. Plus, everybody knows he was involved with
Robin.
Usopp:
(Looking severely
perturbed.) He sent Chopper down just because he was opposite
Sanji...
Robin:
We're now entering the lightening round! The score now stands fifty
to ten, with four players left. The first lightening round question
is: the logical principle that states that the simplest solution is
usually the best is known as what? (Usopp
buzzes in.) Red Team!
Usopp:
Occam's Razor!
Robin:
Correct! You can take the points or send another opposing team
member to the pit of alligators!
Nami:
Zoro to the pit of alligators!
Zoro:
(As he's catapulted
away.) I'll get you for this!
Nami:
(Waving at him.)
Bye-bye!
Luffy:
Dammit. Uneven again.
Robin:
Next: when super-cooled water droplets form around a solid object,
such as a dust particle, what occurs? (Luffy
and Nami
both buzz in.) Hm, that was close, but I think Blue Team
was first!
Nami:
What! Do you even know the answer, Luffy?
Luffy:
(He thinks.)
Roast beef?
Robin:
Wrong! The correct answer was hail!
Nami:
Why did you even buzz in?
Luffy:
I was hoping it would just come to me.
Robin:
You can either take ten points off your score, or boot one of your
remaining team members! What's it going to be, Blue Team?
Usopp:
(Muttering to Nami.)
Why does she even offer him a choice?
Luffy:
Well... Zoro said we needed the points, so... I guess I'll have to
boot myself off the team!
Usopp,
Robin, and Nami: WHAT?
(But Luffy's
already being catapulted into the pit.)
Robin:
... Anyway, we're down to just two players! The first one to answer
this question correctly is the ultimate winner! How many licks does
it take to get to the Tootsie Roll Center of a Tootsie Pop? (Nami
reaches over and hits Usopp's
buzzer.) Usopp!
Usopp:
What! I didn't buzz in, that was--
Robin:
I need an answer!
Usopp:
That's just it, I don't know
the answer--
Robin:
Oh, I'm sorry! That means Nami is the winner by default, and you will
be sent to the pit of alligators!
Usopp:
Wait! Wait! It's not fair...
(His voice fades away
as he falls down the pit.)
Robin:
Congratulations, Nami! (Lights
flash, buzzers sound, and money falls from the ceiling.)
You're the big winner of Win,
Lose, or Get Dropped Into a Pit of Vicious, Snapping Alligators!
What are you gonna do now?
Nami:
I'm going to Disneyland!
Usopp:
(His voice echoes up
from the pit.) This is the worst game show ever! Oh--oh my
god! Ow! My leg! Oh god, my leg! Someone, for the love of god--!
Voiceover: If you'd like to be a contestant on Win, Lose, or Get Dropped Into a Pit of Vicious, Snapping Alligators, please dial 1-800-HELP-NOW, and one of our specially qualified psychiatrists will take your call and help talk you through your personal crisis.
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A/N: Um... am I going to hell?
And it didn't come out quite as long as I would have liked, but I also didn't want to keep boring everyone with useless trivia. (Pets Google.)
