FC: Ok, guys, before the second chapter starts, I'll introduce a new member to the crew. He's new and hasn't been in any productions yet, so I hope you'll help him out.

Noishe: bark!

Colette: He's so cuuuuute

Yggdrasil: we're going to have to share a play with a dog?

Raine: A protozoan to be precise

FC: Raine, you're not in this play… therefore don't butt in the staff meetings

Genis: Though its true that he's a protozoan, not a dog.

FC: Whatever, let's get the second chapter started already. Err… by the way, anyone know where we were?

Kratos: I left on a journey to get money.

FC: Thanks

So Kratos went to Palmacosta to check out on the ships. But no luck. His ship came back with barely anything in it. Worst of all, the money he got from the merchandise wasn't even enough to pay for the trip. Now what was he going to do? Well, he just had to go back to Iselia with no money and no gifts, and they would have to continue working to be able to live.

On his way back, after two nights without sleep. In the middle of a snowstorm, he thought he was going to die. But, there was a ray of hope. He saw a castle. He walked to it. All the lights were on. He was hungry, he was hot, he was tired, and he was thirsty. Even though he hadn't been invited, he went in. Inside, he saw a great table with food for one person. He thought he could wait for the owner to come and grant him permission to eat. But hours went by and no one appeared so he ate. Once full, he thought that there might be some place he could sleep in. The first room he saw had a "you can sleep here" sign. So, thanking Martel for the hospitality this unknown owner was giving him, he went to sleep. And boy, did he snore! All the monsters in the area were so scared they ran away. Oh, sorry, lets get back to the story.

The next morning, when he woke up, instead of his cheap purple linen clothes he had put aside, there was a white expensive stylish suit for him to wear. When he went down, there was a box of gold coins and breakfast on the table. He gobbled it up (the food, not the coins) and left the palace. On the way out, he saw a garden. In it was a rose bed with a "do not touch" sign. Pathetically taking everything for granted, he took a rose anyway, and that is when all hell went lose.

A green creature appeared and said "bark bark! Whine!"-

FC: Where's the voice?

Yuan: I won't play the role.

FC: Oh, so you won't?

Yuan: It's much to degrading; I'd rather die than be the voice of a dog!

Raine: protozoan.

Yuan: Whatever.

FC: Yes, well the problem being: I didn't give you a choice. So you're going to take it.

Let's go back to the beginning of the paragraph.

A green creature appeared and said, in a very low, bad tempered and dangerous tone "Who are you? Why did you take a rose even though it's clearly forbidden? You are ungrateful. Now I will kill you." The old merchant hesitated. Should he run away like a girl? No, it wouldn't work, the Noishe seemed fast. So he used technique number two. He sweet talked. "I'm sorry for the rose, I have three daughters and one of them wanted a rose so I was planning to give it to her, spare me, for the sake of my children."

The Noishe would hear none of it. "I'm in a really bad mood because of my role, and you even took a rose, so don't think I'll let you get away with it so easily. Now you're going to get killed or go back to your house and bring me one of your daughters in three days time!" Kratos thought of slaying the Noishe for a second or so. But thought better of it. It was really pissed and twice as large as Kratos. Much too dangerous, he would just end up killed. And so he agreed, in three days time, he would surrender and die or bring one of his daughters. He then left.

FC: Wow, Yuan, you're really into it, I knew that you would be fine for that role.

Yuan: I hate you.

FC: Hey, it's a nice role; you're the voice of the main character.

Yggdrasil: I'm not sure I understand this correctly. Are you saying that a dog gets a more important role than me?

Genis: protozoan

Yggdrasil: WHO CARES? I want the answer to my question

FC: Yes, Noishe, whatever animal you consider him to be, has a better role than yours

Yggdrasil: I hate you!

FC: Tell me something I don't know

And so the old merchant Kratos went home. Once home, he was greeted by his whole family. He seemed grieved, as if he had lost a dear one. Which, as a matter of fact, wasn't that close to the truth, but he just had a tendency to anticipate too much. And so his two elder daughters asked him if he had bought what they asked for. He was weeping and answered that no, he hadn't. And then gave the red rose to Colette. And he explained the whole story, and that, as a responsible father who would – ehem – not abandon one of his children, he would go surrender to the Noishe.

Kratos: what was that "ehem" about?

FC: Oh… nothing…

Kratos: do you imply I would dare abandon a child of mine.

FC: no, of course not… you would never… especially not a… son, right?

Kratos: I see, and your point would be…

FC: nothing, nothing… Just that my "ehem" was well deserved

Kratos: I-

FC: Yes, I know, you hate me…

Kratos: …

FC: no need to try to speak, I used the mute button again.

Kratos: (walks away furiously)

The two elder sisters were unhappy. Because they knew that if the father dies, then there would be no more income and then they would have to work. Colette, the nicest one, wasn't sad. This was a perfect excuse to persecute her a bit more. "Look at you" said Yggdrasil. "By your fault father will die, and you don't even feel bad about it" and she smacked Colette. Colette was used to it and smiled. "There is no need to feel sad, since I will take his place and go to the Noishe". Needless to say, the sisters were all too happy for this to happen. The cutie was at last going to leave and, hopefully, get eaten by the Noishe.

There was an argument. But the problem with Colette was: she was stubborn. Eating Raine's food and surviving was an easy task compared to trying to change her mind once she had decided to do something. And so, the very "responsible" father and his extremely cute and stubborn daughter left for the castle of the Noishe.

FC: Staff meeting!

Kratos: I sob and am insulted, how dare you do that to me? I resent this role and your twisted personality.

FC: (yawn) I know, I know… and really, I don't care. NEXT-

Colette: I like my role

FC: happy to hear at least someone likes the role I give them

Yggdrasil: I'm a guy! Not a girl! A guy! What's with this role?

FC: Geez, you're still on that? I thought we already talked about it. NEXT-

Noishe: bark! Bark! Whiiine

Yggdrasil: don't ignore me!

FC: Noishe's food is in the cupboard to your left. Give him some.

Genis Regal & Botta: You said we were secondary.

FC: well yes you are, we won't be talking about you anymore, so get lost. NEXT-

Pronyma: Why am I my lord's sister? Shouldn't I be his servant?

FC: (sweatdrops) Err… I didn't know you were like that, please get away from me. NE- NEXT-

Yuan: I'll never forgive you.

FC: like I said, I don't care, so shut up.

FC: there staff meeting is over. See you soon in the next chapter of the "The cutie and the Noishe"