Title: Old McShrimp-Man had a farm
Author: Lady Knight (aka: pinkdoom )
Fandom: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
Pairing: Hartia x Cleao Everlasting
Theme: #10 - #10 Rating:
PG Genre: Good old fasioned funny fluff
Summary: Ripe with dialogue. On on that farm he had...
Disclaimer: Owning Orphen means you have money. Lady Knight, still lives at home with rents. So no owning of Orphen at all. Get it? If not seek professional help.
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"I am the assassin of the night. I live in the dark and hide my face by day. I am the embodiment of fear and..."
"Hey Shrimp Man. What happened to your bull?"
"My name is not Shrimp Man. And quit cutting me off when..."
"Whatever Shrimpy. So where's the bull?"
He willed himself to be calm. "Caroline was feeling under the weather, so I recruited the assistance of Jean-Luc here." He gestured with a gloved hand to the giant armadillo he was seated upon.
Cleao nodded. "I see." She shifted the deep dragon cub in her arms to a more comfortable position.
"Do you have any clue of how many there have been?"
"What do you mean?"
She rolled her eyes and sighed. "How many different creatures you have ridden to come quote-unquote 'save the day'. Sheesh. Keep up Shrimpy."
"It's Black Tiger."
"Yeah, whatever. So how many?"
"Well?"
"I... I don't know."
"'You don't know.' You can't remember the animals that helped you out, let alone dealt with being seen with you dressed like that."
"Hey..."
"Truth hurts. Deal." Cleao set Leki on top of her head. "So, let's see." She slowly counted each creature they remembered with her fingers. "There was that large bird that kinda looked like an ostrich."
The masked man nodded. "Actually, it was a moa. His name was Alfredrick."
"Ah-huh. Then there was the giant beetle."
"Yes, Concetta."
"And I can remember a giant hippo and giraffe."
"Priscilla and Natalie."
"And then you used White Crab's walrus once."
"Her name is White Club. And his is Raymond."
She raised a golden brow. "You know all their names?"
He shrugged. "It would be rude not to. After all, I am asking them for their help, so I should at least learn their names."
"Huh. Makes sense." She glanced down at her outstretched fingers. "Well that's five, but I know there has been more." Leki barked and Cleao smiled. "Oh yeah, that large purple squid. Thank you Leki." She ruffled his blue fur.
"His name was Torvald."
"Right... Hey didn't you ride on the back of that giant baby chicken looking like bird that Licorice cleaned? It had bright pink feathers."
He nodded. "Yes, you're quite right. Her name was Che-chan."
"Ah-huh. Then there was the time that Majic dressed up as you and rode a cow."
His right eye twitched. "He's not me. So it doesn't count."
Cleao smiled. "He was being Shrimp Man, so yes it does. I mean he even did the speech and everything."
"How many times do I have to say it? My name is Black Tiger. And the cow was called Mary Beth."
"Even though you weren't 'the one' to ride the cow, you found out it's name?"
She grinned. "Ha! So it does count."
He grumbled to himself and rubbed his masked forehead.
"Is that all of them?"
"Hmm?"
"That was all of the animals you rode on to save the day, right?"
"Yes, I believe so."
The blonde counted her fingers. "7... 8... 9..." She grinned up at the costumed man. "Well congratulations, Shrimpy. You used ten different animals to help you. Did you remember to thank them?"
"Yes, I did thank them. Their assistance was invaluable to me. And the name's Black Tiger."
"Yeah, yeah...whatever." Cleao waved him off with her hand. "So your bull was the one who stayed
the longest, huh?"
"Caroline has helped me numbers of times. She's been there from the beginning."
"Huh... Well give her a big fat kiss from me." She turned to go.
"Why?"
Cleao turned back and smiled. "Because she's either dumb as a rock or very loyal to stay with you this long."
"Caroline is not stupid!"
"What ever you say. See ya, Shrimp-Man." She waved goodbye and walked off.
"My name is the Bla..." He stopped and sighed. He didn't even know why he tried anymore.
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