Author's Note: Alright! Over halfway done with this First episode of Maru's World! So let's get this note done with so we can finish the series! Characters except for Maru aren't mine, blah blah blah. This note is done in 13.5 pt Sceptre, the story in 12.5 pt Storybook. The last chapter had 5 char mods, and only two refs, both rather obscure. The party is where I go char mod happy, and the next episode is very ref happy. So without further ado...
"Welcome! Welcome to the party! Glad you could make it!" A handsome blonde man with a British accent greeted them at the door. It was Joseph Wheeler, Kaiba's longtime companion. On the show, he tended to have an odd Brooklyn-ish accent, which made his natural British lilt all the more charming. 'It was prolly the accent that lured Seto in,' Maru mused. Looking around, the first thing he noticed was... this place was HUGE! He started counting doors in this main room, and had gotten as far as 20 when he was interrupted by a voice from behind. "Hey! You gonna stand there gawking all day, dammit!" He looked around to find the source of the deep voice, but saw nothing. "Down here, asshole!" He looked down, and saw Shippou glaring up at him. "MOVE! Or I'll shank your knee!" Confused, Maru complied, leaving the supposedly cute fox demon to grump.
Maru wandered off to another section of the house, where he noticed a crowd gathering around a short blonde kid in a mighty fine red coat. He asked one of the nearby people "Who's the pipsqueak?" and the kid went nuts! "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SHRIMP! A BEAN SO TINY YOU CAN'T SEE HIM WITHOUT A MAGNIFYING GLASS!" A large man in full armor grabbed the kid, and Maru found himself looking down at a very pissed Edward Elric. The young alchemist was about a foot or more shorter than Maru, and had good reason to rage. "Gomen1 Mr. Elric. I didn't recognize you." Edward grumbled something about "idiot giants" then turned back to the crowd. He was standing in front of a large tub of water, and he grinned. "Jesus ain't got nothin' on me!"2 He clapped his hands together, then put them on the sides of the tub. There was a flash, and the water turned into a blood red liquid. Maru grabbed a plastic cup and filled it, then took a sip. "Hoo! That's some strong shit!" He staggered away, and Full Metal laughed as the young studio worker walked off, having a little difficulty walking straight.
After the wobbliness from the hooch wore off, Maru found himself at a table occupied by several people, all of them hammered. Mitsune, Ranma, Yusuke, Brock, and Miroku were all tanked, but it seems that the Fox-eyed one was able to deal with the liquor a bit better than the boys were. 'Go figure.' The group was playing quarters, and he noticed that Mitsune was beating the pants off of them... in some cases literally: Miroku was dancing somewhat awkwardly in a pair of boxers, having doffed his clothes some time ago, it seemed. Maru considered joining, but then remembered that he had to drive later, and didn't want to end up shit-faced like these guys were. He watched idly for a little while, until Mitsune drunkenly tried to give him a very wet and sloppy kiss. Maru returned the kiss, then gently separated from her. "Another time, my dear." She winked lasciviously at him "Call me."
1 Gomen Sorry
2 Don't rage at me, Christians... It's just something he would say and do, so don't stone me for blasphemy.