The storywriting wasn't terribly hard, seeing as how Steve had some experience here and there. He began to make the story and characters. While he did that, Hiro and Walter spent most of their time drawing and being killjoys in their spare time. Snake and Erocook were making funds for the group by doing various jobs and the like. The work was hard, but satisfying.
A month later, the general timeline and plot structure for Single Fragment was complete. The five read it and were impressed by the work Steve did. "This is really good." Erocook said. "Yeah, but one thing." Hiro said. "If this is a story akin to the soaps on TV, people aren't gonna buy the Sun Bear as a medical expert thing. This is borderline fantasy." "No one complained about Star Wars with all of its lore and world building." Steve said. "…fair enough." The group decided to go to an auditorium and rehearse the prologue. One guy was there watching them, cleaning the floors. As he watched them over and over, he began to notice their passion for the storywriting and acting. One day after rehearsal, he came to the five. "I noticed you guys have a lot of characters, but only a few people to play as them." He said. "Oh, you're interested in acting?" Steve said. "Yeah. I can do some minor roles, let you guys do the major stuff." "Sounds good. What's your name?"
"My name? It's Beiki."
Over the course of another month, story and characters were being written and developed. There was a small presentation of the first chapter on a Saturday night. There were around thirty people. They were instantly impressed by it.
"Let's see, what if I were to get around…maybe ten to twelve crewmates?" The captain, played by Beiki said. "Nothing too large, but enough to form a family in a sense." He smiled. "Now, how am I gonna get off this island?"
The lights dimmed, and applause was heard from all the thirty people in the audience. "Thanks, everyone!" Erocook said. "We're getting the hang of this performing! " Some of the members came to them, wondering if they could get autographs. "Who am I making these out to?" Cook asked.
"Fuwa!" Said the girl with the balloon shirt.
"Photon." Said the second girl, who further examination showed he was a man. He blushed slightly.
Lastly was a man in a mask. "Noone." He said. "…No one?" "No, that's my name. Noone." The three fans left, excited to have met one of the cast members of Single Fragment. " I don't really like Hiro and Walter too much." Noone said. "They're too distant." "But you're that way, None." Fuwa said to him. "I know. It's a pain being around people like me." "Either way, I got Erocook's autograph!" Photon said, prancing around. "This is the best day of my life!"
As the weeks passed, Single Fragment became a hit all over the region. Beiki, who was also a lawyer, got some patents and registered a trademark for the story. The group moved around fast and did shows during the day, night, rain, sleet, hail and snow. For most of those shows, Noone, Fuwa and Photon would appear at them. One show during the summer had both Noone and Fuwa meet each other. "Noone!" She screamed! "Fuwa! Hi!" The two hugged tightly. "I had to work today, but I lied to come here." Noone said. "I just came because I was near the area and I had nothing to do." She said, swaying back and forth. The show started and the crowd went wild.
"Temptress! The Captain yelled. "You…are my friend!" Tears rolled from the Temptress' eyes, along with two-thirds of the audience, Fuwa included. "Noone…this always gets to me." She said. "It's a nice part. But I'm not tearing up over it." He said. "You're cold." Fuwa said, making a Tashigiface. "Not intentionally." He wrapped his arm around her. The crowd applauded as the scene ended. The cast came out and took a bow. Erocook noticed the two in the crowd. Later, when they were near leaving, he came to them. "Hey, you two! We meet again." "Hi Ero!" Fuwa said in her bubbly way. "Do you guys literally stalk us or something?" "Photon does, but not me." Noone said. "I just like your story and characters. A lot more than I thought I would." "Same here." Fuwa added. "But my sister likes soap operas more. I like this better!" "Well, here's a thought: Why not help us out with the background stuff?" Fuwa's heart stopped. "…Help…you?" She asked silently. "Yeah. We are short some people since expanding far and wide." "How much are we being paid?" Noone asked. "Why are you worried about the pay?" Erocook asked. "Isn't the story unraveling enough for you?" He turned to Fuwa, who was still frozen. "You care about the story, right? It's not about the money, right?" He said, squeezing Fuwa's considerable chest. "Yeah…you gonna let us join your team?" "I need to keep my finances up." Noone said. "I'm a fan but I need to maintain necessities." Erocook sighed. "Yes, we pay nicely. Now c'mon and do this thing already." Noone sighed.
"Fine."
Fuwa's body came to. "You're gonna do this with me, None?" She asked, looking at him with the biggest eyes. "…yeah, why not?"
"YAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAY!" She hugged the masked man tightly and swiped his mask off for a kiss. "Hey, not here with that!" "Great! Be here tomorrow and we'll do the necessary paperwork." Erocook left. Fuwa and Noone walked back to her hotel room together. It was a calm summer night. "None, why'd you let him grab my boobs?" Fuwa said, making a tashigiface. "I figured you'd want him doing it. I'm not your boyfriend." Fuwa tensed up and sperged out. "What, I'm not good enough for you?!" "No, it's not that, cool it down."
"Then what is it?"
"It's just…I wanna be financially ready for a relationship. That's all." Noone adjusted his glasses. "Who says we have to be an item?" Fuwa said, drawing circles on his sleeve. "Hm?" "We can be friends with benefits, right?" Noone looked at her strangely. "Is she serious with this?" He thought.
From behind them, was Photon. "Hey you two~" He said in a jolly voice.