Author's Note: Hiya! Mally-kun again. Not much to say in this note. Once again, Maru is the only Character I own; all others are property of their respective creators. This note is typed in 12 pt. Technical, this chapter in 13 pt. TimeScrDMed. Did ya catch all the mods1 and stuff in the first chapter? There were three mods and one ref2. There will be several more in the rest of the story.
"Hmm. I've got some time to kill... but what to do?" Maru hopped onto the citybus, paid the fare, and made his way to the back of the vehicle. He sat down, and noticed that someone had left a fashion magazine. He picked it up, thumbing through it idly, until he saw a picture he recognized. It was Motoko! The supposedly unfeminine swordswoman had traded her hakama in for a stunning, and very feminine, dress. This certainly gave lie to the old concept of her... Maru whistled soundlessly, and put the mag3 down. The bus was just stopping in front of a movie theater. 'Great! I can catch the show, and get home in time to shower and change before the party.' Maru stepped off the bus, and looked to check the movies and their times. "Hmm. Episode Seven looks good... And that jerk Lucas said he'd never make it. HA! Then again, he has gone senile, so he prolly4 fucked this one up like 1 and 2... Jar Jar Binks, anyone?" At this he shuddered. "I could always see the new Pokemon movie... I think they're up to twenty something movies now." He finally decided on the Duke Nukem sequel, and bought a ticket. 'Some nice mindless explosions should be fun.' It was still a half-hour before showtime, so he wandered into the adjoining arcade. He walked up to the newest edition of Soul Calibur, and popped in some money. He had been smacking the computer around for a while, when suddenly a Pikachu wearing a red and white baseball cap hopped up. 'Awww... isn't that ky-uuuuute!5 He wants to play me!' A young girl came up, seemingly the Pokemon's trainer. "You sure, Pooka? This one?" "Piiiika" The girl put in some money, and the game was on...
Ten Minutes Later
"Pika Pika! Piiiiika! Chu!" Maru couldn't believe it. The little rat bastard was TAUNTING him! 12 games, all of 'em losses. 'I just got pwned6 by a Pikachu? What the bloody fuck? Game over, man! Game over!' "Good game" he said, and mock bowed, heading over to the DDR7 machine. A girl with long brown hair was already playing, and Maru found something familiar about her. He suddenly pictured her with glasses, and it came to him. "Narusegawa!" She looked over at him, having just finished a song. "Maru? 'Zat8 you?" He stepped up and hugged her, and she punched him. "Eep! Sorry Maru! All that time on the show seems to have made that a reflex... you okay?" He looked up, grinning from her from the floor. "Yeah... you still got it, Naru." He chuckled, and she helped him to his feet. "Wanna play?" He smiled. "Of course...but I pick first song." She rolled her eyes. "Fine." They each put in money, and Maru moved the selector to Sakura Saku9. "Cute, Maru. I haven't heard this song all the damn time.
1 Mod is short for modification, and yes, there were three... one of the chars had two individual mods
2 Ref is short for reference, in this instance.
3 Magazine
4 probably
5 it should be obvious that this is merely a stretched out cute, but just in case
6 Pwned: pronounced with a long o sound, like "boned", it means beaten badly. Similar to owned, but much more so See also schooled
7 Dance Dance Revolution, of course
8 is that
9 the Love Hina opening theme