Rosalina looked puzzled. Daisy grinned

"Come on! I was stuck with a mushroom farmer for TWO HOURS! I couldn't tell him to scram 'cause he's an old friend of my father. I want some fun and being a butt monkey is a risk I'm taking."

Luigi looked pensive as did Peach. Daisy nudged Luigi. "Don't worry sweetie, you'll be able to get your own back.

"Okay, bring it on and let's get started." said Peach.

Rosalina glanced at Peach nervously as Waluigi dealt everyone 10 white cards.

"How do you play this game?"

"One person takes a black card, which usually has a question. You must answer the questions using the white cards. You must choose the answer which seems as funny as possible. Then you put your chosen cards(s) face down in the centre. Then whoever asked the question reads the answers and chooses the funniest answer from the selection. The winner gets the black card as a tally. The person with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner! Everyone takes a turn at asking questions."

The tiniest trickle of doubt flowed into Waluigi's mind as he saw everybody look at their cards. Was this the copy of the game with his own entries in? All copies of CAL had blank black and white cards for people to write their own. No. No, you went through the deck. Remember? Wait, people are looking at you...

"Peach! How about you take the first round?"

"Why not?" Peach shuffled the black cards and picked a card. This one was "Charades were forever ruined for me when I had to act out_."

Rosalina looked down at her cards. Some of the selection didn't make sense. One of them was "'Shrooms" and another, strangely said "Luigi". But the one that said "Bowser figure skating" made her smile, so she chose it.

All put there cards on the table. Peach read them out.
"Ok, Charades were forever ruined when I had to act out...A horse with no legs...Taxidermy...The wrong hole...A supershroom...A hidden block...Bowser figure skating."

She giggled. "Bowser figure skating it is! Who's was it?"

"Mine" Rosalina said.

"Okay, I'm sitting next to Daisy - she goes next. But right now I'm hungry."

Some looked at her askance.

"I seldom get to eat much at a banquet - I'm find it hard to when people are watching and I'm always speaking to everyone all the time. I'll get Toad to send up some pizzas and corn dogs. Meanwhile - here is some Chuckhola Noveau. It's not too strong or sweet."

She got out a chilled bottle from the small fridge near the wall and poured it out into the assorted drinking vessels at hand, locating a couple of glasses for Waluigi and Rosalina. She took a sip and enjoyed the fragrant, tart taste. Looks like this isn't going to be so bad after all. She felt herself relax.

Daisy took a card.

"What left this stain on my couch?"

Again, the faint sound of sniggering and cards on the table.

"So, what left the stain on my couch then? We have...Donkey Kong (faint growl from DK), Italians (the Bros look sheepish), Grandpa's ashes, Syphalitic Insanity(!), All of this blood and a gassy Yoshi. I'll go for the "Gassy Yoshi".

"Grrr!" DK won this round.

Rosalina could see why the game had it's name. It seemed almost illicit, playing a card game openly critical for entertainment with Waluigi of all people. She smiled and took a swig of the lightly alcoholic drink. She looked at Waluigi, he seemed a bit pensive but smiled back at her. He looks.. handsome when he smiles without baring his teeth. And his hair looks cute and fluffy when towel dried.

And so on, the game proceeded with giggles and the occasional groan, such as "Mario Bros Swimsuit Edition (DK in answer to "Science will never explain _") or "Wario's Dirty Underpants Hamper" (Luigi in answer to "My gym teacher got fired for adding _ to the obstacle course."). Toad came up with the pizza, corn dogs and assorted chips and dips much to everyone's delight.

Until it was Wario's turn, where even before he'd picked the black card he had examined his new white deck, (everyone takes a new card(s) to replace the one(s) used in the previous round.) his face expanded into the most enormous grin.

Waluigi looked at his own deck. His face froze, for there was a handwritten card in his hand now. Ironically, they were a good match for the question. (Finally! A service that delivers _right to our door.) being "65 kg of medical grade heroin" and "Hidden camera footage of Luigi sobbing in the shower.", respectively but they were hand written on blanks. His handwriting. And Wario'. Which meant there were others in the pack. Oh no!

"Waluigi - you ok? You want some fresh air?" Peach looked concerned.

"Um, I'm ok, but maybe the window would be open more?"

He pushed the window open further. The rainfall hadn't slackened and the air felt pleasently cool. She hasn't seen your handwriting. Yet.

He shuffled through his hand and picked a card at random.

Wario examined the answer cards.

"Finally! A service that delivers _right to our door. What could it be? We have: Bowser Koopa (sniggers), Repression, The secret of enternal youth, Princess Peachs's 'Cake', Hidden camera footage of Luigi sobbing in the shower and basic human decency. Well, it'll have to be Luigi's camera footage! Who's that?"

Luigi had turned red. Rather than giggles, there was an awkward silence. Luigi looked at the card.

"It's hand written.." Luigi said

"Oh sweetie, it's getting late and you always get sleepy after eating carbs - lets make a move. Good night!" Daisy got Luigi by the wrist and led him out of the room, shooting Waluigi a glare.

Waluigi sat in silence. He hadn't written that card. Peach and Mario gave Waluigi a strange look and even Wario had stopped smirking.

"Um, this is weird. So who's was it?"

Wario raised his hand. Waluigi stared daggers at him.

"I think we'd better put this game to an end."

Peach and Mario left the games room, followed shortly by Wario. Waluigi and Rosalina found themselves alone.

"Well...it's been an interesting evening, but why? Why did you do that?!"

Waluigi flushed.

"That wasn't me! That was one of Wario's cards dammit! Oh, and I did go through the deck, but not enough, eh? I can prove the handwriting!"

Rosalina nodded, not sure what to make of it. But she looked at Waluigi and smiled.

"Wah, I wasn't sure about you but this evening was not a complete disaster. Being caught out in the rain, playing this game - I see what you mean by it best not done when sober! But now I'm hungry!"

They looked over the remains of the snack food. All that was left was a selection of dips and a solitary corn dog. Waluigi eyeballed the corn dog.

"What are your thoughts on corn dogs, Rosalina?"

"Corn dogs, they are a snack food which although calorific and full of preservatives provides a tasty, satisfying snack but which is swiftly forgotton and best left to an occasional basis."

Waluigi looked at the corn dog, then at Rosalina and back at the corn dog.

"Well, looking at the corn dog, although it's gone cold now is still crispy and tasty and will no doubt be satisfying at this time of night. I reckon the chilli dip could provide some excitement."

"Ah yes, some excitement and enhancement."

Rosalina went to pick it up and took a bite out of it.

"I see what you mean, some sauce is needed"

"I'll pass the sauce..."

This is only getting wierder, Waluigi thought. It wasn't possible that she wanted to, uh spend more time with him, now? He passed the chilli sauce.

Rosalina dipped the corn dog in the sauce, then offered it to Waluigi. He took a bite.

"Do you want me to give it to you?"

"Uhhh, I don't know.."

She...She wasnt uh... Oh no!

He took another bite. Rosalina finished it off.

"Okay Wah. I'll be level with you, I'm a woman with needs and you are a man who has similar and somehow you have made this evening actually fun for me. So, I believe your quarters has a double bed as has mine?"

There wasn't much that Waluigi could say to that so he simply nodded, grinned and let Rosalina lead him out of the games room...