It was a long night at the Pizza Hut, and our heroic hedgehog wasn't feeling up to doing 1 final delivery for the night as his face had a look of exhaustion on his face.
"You feeling okay?" Rotor asked while fixing up the water cooler.
Silver squinted his eyes while turning his head. "Does it look like I'm ok?"
"Well yes, actually." Espio interjected as he finished polishing the counter to make it sparkle.
Silver took a deep breath and shrugged in defeat. "Oh never mind. This delivery is just driving me nuts."
"Why, does it have pea in it?" Charmy giggled upon making such a bad joke.
"...the hell are you talking about no it's just the fact that we have to go out on this long drawn out adventure." Silver spoke as he then chucked a stale pizza slice at the young bee's face, grabbing another one and munching on it.
"And why would that be such a bad thing?" Moltar asked, having arrived in the elevator that shifted fast between the upper levels and subterranean area.
"Because the author likes to torture us." Silver pointed out, stretching his arms.
"Well maybe he likes to bring pain to you, but not me!" Vector boasted in laughter while strolling out of the office with a bunch of dollars in his lanky grasp.
Silver was going to try and say something, but he got sucked into a warp behind him, with several cardboard boxes of pizza following him as he found himself in the snowy tundra, forced to go off on another delivery as it was driving him quite insane. What would befall upon this worker from the long gone future is beyond anyone's knowledge, but let it be certain that Silver would take a much needed break from working for a solid while, managing to get an alternate universe version of himself to fill in his place!
"I'm certain he won't like the mind melding to have all those memories of working in him though," Arceus added while enjoying a hot pizza as he walked about casually in the blizzard that picked up. "After all, he's likely going to see it in his dreams."
"Doesn't this chapter feel nice?" Charmy hummed while buzzing around in the air with a bunch of pizza containing boxes.
"Not at all." Silver sighed while eating a pizza slice on the bench. "Why is it that these bits and pieces are being updated anyway?"
"For a sick cruel joke that none of us would understand." Espio murmured while sipping some tea.
"I can buy that but must we go through such charades like this?"
"It all depends on how the situation calls it."
"Yeah so stop yapping and go make me some money!" Vector bellowed for he grabbed his team and fired them through the ceiling out of a colorful cannon he had by him, saluting shortly afterwards.
Amy hummed for she was at the Rusty Bucket Bay, being on the front deck of the Rusty Bucket itself as she was farting brassy deep pitched toots to the tune of the music playing in the background, moving her flatulent big butt in key as she was being in sync with the theme. Sonic The Hedgehog zipped by as he noticed Amy farting away, placing his hands on his hips.
"So you are taking advantage of this place's smelly atmosphere to stink it up, huh?" Sonic commented while he chuckled, wagging his right index finger at Amy. "I'm pretty amazed. There's nothing that'll stop you from stinking."
"Nope! I'm a mean lean, uh, gassy machine!" Amy responded as she let out a brassy poot that followed with a splat, blushing. "Oops! I think I just 'oiled' myself!"
Sonic groaned in annoyance as he slapped his forehead, leaving Amy to her gassy tendencies cuz he met up with Shadow The Hedgehog and Silver The Hedgehog on one of the tower stacks.
"So is she actually contributing to anything while we're here?" Silver asked as he moved his hands around.
Sonic sighed, shaking his head and closing his eyes. "No."
"I should have figured she would be a dead weight." Shadow responded as he had his arms folded together, with the three The hedgehogs continuing their own adventure in the Rusty Bucket Bay.
Waluigi handed out plate after plate full of delicious, spicy tacos to the numerous badniks populating the sunny shore of Seaside Hill, most of them being Burrobots. Amy came up front by farting past the robotic crowd, her hands behind her fart gas expelling back.
"I'm ready, Wally!" Amy exclaimed while annoyingly giggling, holding her hands out. "Can I have my plate of tacos, please?"
Waluigi poked Amy in the face. "I'll give you the plate, if you can stop farting for a day!"
Amy gasped as she clasped her hands together. "Well, okay! If you say so!"
Silence. Several seconds passed, and Amy farted loudly, disgusting the badniks behind her.
Waluigi smirked as he took away the plate of tacos. "Well, I guess you're not getting some tacos."
Amy sniffled as she started crying loudly, running off as the badniks moved forward, Waluigi resuming his business of giving out the tacos. It was then hat another Waluigi appeared from a portal as he looked at the crying princess, then to his prime counterpart.
"What happened with her?"
"Oh it's just that she proves how much of a failure that she is."
"So I see. Anyway there's something important I need to tell you."
"Well hurry up, handsome, I got plenty of customers waiting here."
Waluigi was looking out to the distance from his taco stand as he was finishing his meal, having been quite bored.
"Wah... some days you just can't help it but wonder why you were even allowed the opportunity to live." Waluigi muttered to himself as he adjusted his purple cap, taking a deep breath. "It's not easy being me."
"You have no idea how easier you have it than a huge amount of people." Dry Bowser responded as he was selling bottles of water.
"Why are you a water salesman?" Waluigi questioned as he placed some onions onto his tacos.
Dry Bowser scoffed as he brushed back his red hair, splashing some water onto his bones to make them refreshed. "Because I need my bones to not get too dusty, and besides I enjoy helping out those who need something as vital as this liquid."
Waluigi questioned the logic he was hearing from the skeletal reptile as he shrugged, going back to making his tacos. "You know what I won't question it anymore."
"That's a smart idea."
Waluigi said wah
this is so stupid"
"You know what's weird? Today is actually going by quicker than yesterday."
"You sure it isn't just you going crazy?"
"I should make the most money."
"ye"
"My dog brought a leaf in the house and barked at it."
"You sure he's not brain dead?"
Waluigi made taco, it wasn't good.
"ebin joke" he said and then commited suicide.
Waluigi noticed a certain female Gardevoir farting in tight black clothing as he called out to her while making another batch of tacos.
"Hey! Yeah you, let me ask you something!" Waluigi snapped as he raised a stale taco in his right hand. "Do you even hear me over your insiped flatulence?"
"I can use telekenisis." Gardevoir spoke as she fanned her stinky fumes away from her. "But that is besides the point. Have you seen three girls?"
Waluigi folded his lanky arms together as he squinted his eyes. "3 girls, eh... any specific details I should know about?"
"You know where they are?"
"No, but now that you've asked me that I will have to kill you now." And so Waluigi did.
"You know, I kind of wish I was as happy as you appear to be."
"I don't get negative about a lot of things in general because when you think about it, technically everything is fanfiction or a fan version of something that existed. Which is both good and bad when you have the specific perspective!"
"That... is 1 way of looking at things."
"Yeah, so just learn to appreciate the fact that you're alive in the first place!"
"...Ow." "I usually say that when something hurts me, but this time I said 'ow' because I heard a stupid joke."
"I feel like people think horror roles are easy or don't require real acting."
"Like comedy."
"...Both of which are the legit hardest to make effective and good."
"I can guarantee you that nobody has had a sexual awakening because they heard the word "brap" in place of fart."
Waluigi grumbled as he was making more tacos, even though he was having a rough time doing it. "Oh joy, another boring day."
"It can't be that boring if you're pointing it out." Ridley interjected while flapping slowly downward towards the stand.
Waluigi gawked. "Just who the hell do you think you are?"
"Oh just someone who knows that not every day is a bore."
Waluigi scoffed. "So what, is that suppose to make me feel better?"
"Perhaps, it's up to you."
Waluigi rolled his eyes. "Well it's not working. Maybe you should find some dope who'll actually be grateful for it, cuz it's not gonna happen here!"
Waluigi had his hands on his face while looking at a plate of tacos next to him, with him being in the city of Fourside. "Heck this is gonna keep trailing on huh."
"Hell if I know. People are idiots." Silver commented after doing some arm stretches. "They'll read anything if you give them the option."
Another slow night meant Silver and Vector were shooting the breeze with each other.
"So what's new with you?"
"Other than the locations I go to make deliveries? Nothing."
"Maybe I should have thought of extra options to go with working here."
"That would help.
"Well that settles it, I m gonna get a new job!"
"But you already have one."
"Just because I have one doesn't mean i can't get another."
"Well if you feel fine with it then go ahead."
Waluigi had his lanky arms folded together. "Why would the author think it's a good idea to shove all the content into 1 chapter late in the story's life?"
Silver shook his head. "No idea I assume. Guess he thinks there's no need to have any of the early stuff have that much placed into them."
"I just can't stand it." Waluigi complained while flipping through several pages. "Why is it that I'm always the subject of torture?"
"Have you ever considered that people like seeing you in pain?" Space Ghost brought up while tapping his blue card at his desk upon inspecting the studio for which they were in. "Might explain a lot if you just took the time to think about it."
"What time, it's always taken away from me before I could even analyze it."
"Sounds more like a you problem."
"The hell you talking about!?"
Kongs At The Mall
"Come on!" Tiny Kong stated as they approached the Coconut Mall. "I wanna go and get my shopping spree on! And I won't take no for an answer!"
"Oh why me...?" Chunky Kong groaned as he really wish he would have just stayed home today
Chrom Gets Midly Annoyed
"There he is. There he goes again. Look, everyone! He posted it once again! Isn't he just the funniest guy around?!" Chrom stated as he folded his arms. "Oh my God."
"...all I wanted was some fried chicken." Ike stated as he frowned in disappointment.
Toadette Wants To Do Something
"You know I can here you mumbling." Toadette remarked as she narrowed her eyes.
Dry Bowser sighed as he shook his skeletal head. "I know, but can't you just go do something else for once?"
"But what am I to do?" Toadette stated as she was sitting on her bed, falling back and sighing while looking at the ceiling. "They won't let me join them on adventures, they won't let me play tennis... they won't even let me try out soccer!"
Toadette's Hunger Problem
Toadette's stomach growled as she blushed, her hands on her rumbling stomach. "uh oh, looks like I'm hungry again..."
"Didn't you just eat!?" Captain Toad snapped as the two were exploring an enormous cave full of colorful jewels.
Uncle Grandpa Does Something
"MORNING GOOD!" Uncle Grandpa EXCLAIMED AS HE WAS MAKING BREAKFAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
"I think he left the caps lock on." Mr. Gus commented while taking a sip of his coffee.
"Who, Uncle G, or the author?' Pizza Steve remarked as he was shaving the pepperoni off of his cheesy body.
The Tunnel Dilemma
"Doc, how are we going to fit inside here?" Marty McFly pointed out as he and Doc Brown were in front of a small tunnel, one that the DeLorean possibly couldn't fit in.
"...beats the hell out of me." Doc Brown remarked as he was sketching various plans on a yellow notepad, shaking his head as he gritted his teeth, realizing that he couldn't get a simple task done.
A Small Hole For You
"Is this thing big enough?" Bill Wilson the CIA agent asked Bane as they looked at a small hole.
Bane scoffed, turning to CIA. "Maybe for you. But it's nothing to me."
Cia sighed as he did the pose he was most famous for. "Well, if it's nothing to you, then get in there!"
"All right, fine! Watch me make my magic!" Bane stated as he then broke through the small hole, managing to fit in.
Repeat After Me
"I'll say a word, and you repeat it." Darth Vader told a legion of Battle Droids.
"Copy it." One Battle Droid stated.
"No." Darth vader remarked as he pointed at the Battle Droid.
"Halt." Another Battle Droid remarked.
"Stop!" Darth Vader commanded.
"Cease." A third Battle Droid said.
"Shut up!" Darth Vader snarled.
"Be quiet?" A fourth Battle Droid remarked, followed by a couple of "Roger roger" from the Battle Droids behind him.
Darth Vader then blasted the Battle Droids with his force push, before slicing the remaining ones with his red lightsaber.
Dumped Dump
"Are we ever going to get out of here?" Darth Vader remarked.
"By my calculations... no." Doc Brown explained while looking at his wristwatch.
"Well that's just fucking great." Dry Bowser sighed as they were all at the dump, trying to get out of the land of garbage.
"So, is there anything we could gain from here?" E-123 Omega asked Shadow The Hedgehog.
"Other than watch Rouge try to get all the money around here, no." Shadow pointed out as the two watched Rouge The Bat try to snatch up every gem in sight.
"Oh -PRRRT- great, now -FART- I'm -HIC- hiccuping -POOT- and -HIC, TOOT- farting!" Toadette farted and hiccuped simultaneously, her high pitched squeaky hiccups contrasting with her brassy deep pitched tuba like farts.
Arceus Takes Out The Trash
Arceus had nothing to do today, so he decided to collect all of the garbage polluting certain areas on a nearby planet, humming to himself as he nodded his head.
"Even I need a break from being omnipresent," Arceus stated as he whistled to himself, nodding his head. "At least this gives me an excuse to do something normal."
Tiny Kongfrontation
Tiny Kong farted in horror as she was face to face with the giant King Kong robot, who roared at the red tram as he swung at it, with Tiny being the only one in it.
"Oh, I knew I should have worn that diaper!" Tiny exclaimed while cowering as she was messing herself quite considerably.
A Mouthful of Jaws
"...Is the shark suppose to be doing this!?" Shulk exclaimed as he and Lucina hung onto the boat, with the giant fake mechanical Great White Shark spinning the boat around.
"If I knew I was gonna get dizzy, I would have brought a barf bag!" Lucina exclaimed as she placed her right hand over her mouth, her face turning green as she was ready to puke.
Earthquake Shake
"AHH, LOOK OUT FOR THAT TRUCK!" Toadette exclaimed as she and various others screamed, seeing the truck approach them.
"OH NO! My one nemesis... water!" Petey Piranha exclaimed as he pointed to the left, with water splashing down from the top.
An Arch of Universal Proportions
"Man, I just love standing over this arch!" King Boo laughed as he was going up and down and all around the arch.
"Come on, dude, you're wasting our time." Dry Bowser stated in annoyance as he was getting impatient with the ghoulish king.
It's The Set Principle
"Aren't the movie sets here just amazing?" Princess Daisy stated as she noticed how different they all stood out from each other.
"Yeah, I guess." Dark Pit remarked with a scoff, noticing people making fun of him for his black clothing. "...Can we just get to the rides?"
"No way! I want to take this journey in!" Daisy stated as she spun around, relishing in the atmosphere of the park.
Gotta Juice In Orlando, Yo
"What does this place offer that's nowhere else?" Dr. Eggman sighed as he was dragged there by Sonic The Hedgehog.
"Well for one, all sorts of rides that no one else would dare make!" Sonic pointed out as he then pointed at the various buildings, among them being the sets that housed Kongfrontation and Earthquake. "...like those!"
"Eurgh... those lines..." Eggman shuddered, feeling sick from just seeing how long the lines for the rides were, shaking his head as it was immensely hot in Orlando, Florida.
The Load Out Case
"You didn't tell me that there was loading here!" Toadette exclaimed while adjusting her detective's hat.
"I did." Dry Bowser stated as he pointed the various vehicles coming in, amongst them being cranes, smoking a pipe. "That's why I said we should wait. The loading here gets dreadful."
Blink Til You Pop
"I don't think... I can hold back..." Tiny Kong stated as she tried her best to keep her eyes opened.
"Oh, I'm a master of this. I'm not letting you beat me." Dixie Kong stated as she was sweating all over, trying her best to not blink.
The pain of keeping her eyes opened got to Tiny, as she closed her eyes. Dixie was prepared to cheer when Tiny Kong farted out a thunderous tuba toot so big, it caused the entire tree house to collapse on itself, which then made the tree it was gathered in to collapse, with various birds and bugs flying away, noise in the jungle going silent.
Burger Shades
You know what I could really use?' Cyborg asked Beast Boy as they were relaxing on the sandy beach in front of the boardwalk.
Beast Boy, who was looking at a video detailing pancakes, turned to Cyborg. "What bro?"
"BURGER SHADES!" Cyborg exclaimed as he had a pair of sunshades that were in the shape of hamburgers on.
"WHOA, BRO!' Beast Boy exclaimed as he waved his arms in the air like he just didn't care.
Don't Dip In The Lava
"It says here to not touch the lava," Cream pointed out as she turned her head to Amy, with both of them in front of a small pool of yellow molten magma.
"Pfft, Rules are for babies." Amy stated as she stripped off her usual red dress to reveal her swimsuit she wore in the Olympics, taking a dip in the lava as she enjoyed it... for a few seconds, before burning to a crisp, screaming in horror.
Cream covered her eyes with both of her hands as she couldn't believe what had just happened in front of her.
Space Ghost Hates Ideas
"Yo Tad, have you ever had any ideas-" Uncle Grandpa began when Space Ghost placed his right hand on Uncle Grandpa's mouth, both of them being at the studio set where Space Ghost did his Coast to Coast talk show.
"No, I haven't." Space Ghost replied in a rather angry tone of voice, sighing. "...and I rather not be reminded of that cruel fact."
Uncle Grandpa shrugged as he played around with Moltar's helmet, using it to poke Zorak's fried corpse, which was burnt by a blast of Space Ghost's Destructo Ray.
Piplup The Superhero?
"HE JUST STOLE THAT GUYS PIZZA!" A random Mega Banette exclaimed as he pointed at a Zoroark dashing on the rooftops of Castelia City with a pizza box in his hands, with it being night.
"I'll handle this..." Piplup stated heroically as he began climbing up the building nearby, only to stop a few inches as he panted. "Man... being a hero is tougher than it looks."
Toadette Shits Herself
"Oh no!" Toadette exclaimed as she let out several bassy farts in her new shorts. "I think I just pooped my pants!"
"Actually, you're wearing shorts." Fastidious Beaver pointed out as the two were at the edge of the volcanic Grumble Volcano
"Same difference!" Toadette admitted while pulling up her crapped shorts, continuing to release thunderous tuba toots as she blushed in embarrassment. "Oh man, it's so gross and mushy... Toadsworth is never gonna hear the end of this..."
Toadette's Shorts
"Geeze... these things are too big for me..." Toadette admitted as she was trying to keep her new yellow shorts on, only to let out a loud fart as it broke apart, revealing her diaper.
"How embarrassing!" Toad exclaimed as he giggled, placing his hands on his face.
Toadette's Quest For Eggs
Toadette looked throughout the chicken barn as she was looking for which eggs to take, only for all the chicken hens to glare at her as Toadette felt a bit nervous, waving at them.
"Err... can I have some eggs?" Toadette innocently asked, as the chickens all bawked angrily and began attacking her.
Toadette Goes To Space
"Are you sure this is a good idea...?" Toadette asked nervously as she was placed inside a space suit.
"Trust me, nothing could possibly go wrong!" Dr. Wily insisted as he pressed a button, causing the rocket to take off as Toadette screamed.
"Great Scott!" Doc Brown exclaimed as he pulled his hair. "We forgot to give her a space helmet to breathe in!"
ninja groaned slapped his forehead. "And this is why we always prepare for anything before we do them..."
Toadette's Weird Ass Fanfiction
"...and this, I call 'The End Of The Beginning Of The Middle!" Toadette exclaimed as she twirled around.
"That's one weird name for a fanfic." Nana remarked in confusion while polishing her wooden mallet.
"Yeah... doesn't sound like anything anyone would come up with," Amy Rose remarked in agreement, with all three pink clad girls inside a computer lab.
"Oh come on, it took me several hours to think of this shit!" Toadette angrily snapped back.
Dry Bowser passed by, moping the floors with a mop as he glanced over at the three girls. "There's a reason certain ideas stay inside the mind, and not be made public..."
Chunky Kong Isn't That Chunky
"Hmmm... I have way more muscles than I thought..." Chunky Kong stated to himself as he looked at himself in the mirror, y'know IN THE BATHROOM. "...Maybe I should do some weights."
Chunky then proceeded to pick up a few weights nearby, only to break through the floor of his tree cabin, landing on the not so smooth green grass as he broke his back, for he forgot to help his tiny legs get muscles. Never skip leg day, kids.
Dry Bowser Takes Out The Trash
Dry Bowser took out the garbage from his cabin just outside the Grumble Volcano as he placed it away in his trash can. "Hmmm... wonder why this stuff is being written for no reason."
"People like seeing characters do weird things in fanfiction," Toadsworth exclaimed as he emerged from another nearby trash can, living in it.
Toadette Farts and Cries
Toadette farted several thunderous tuba toots as she cried, dashing through the vibrant Toad Harbor as all the multicolored Toads looked at her oddly, confused by her crying and farting.
"Why do I always get these weird fetish stories written about me!? And why do I always fart!?" Toadette cried as she was letting out waterfalls of tears from her eyes, her brassy flatulence shaking the harbor.
CIA and Bane have a Pokemon Monster Battle
"I choose you, Godzilla!" CIA agent Bill Wilson exclaimed while standing on top of a blue plane.
"And I choose you, King Kong." Bane stated for you, big guy, as he was standing on top of a white plane, planning to later crash it, with no survivors!
King Kong and Godzilla both attempted to fight each other, but realized that they weren't Pokemon, so they attacked Bane and CIA
Amy Rose's Belated Birthday
"Happy birthday!" Everyone exclaimed to Amy Rose at her house in the Casino Park.
"...birthday?" Amy remarked as she noticed colorful presents surrounding her suddenly.
Cream the Rabbit: Yeah, it's your birthday today!
Amy: ...but my birthday is in the Spring.
Awkward silence. Pokemon's Farting Bianca lets out a loud fart as the people holding the huge colorful cake chuck it in the dump nearby.
Dry Bowser: Well this was a fucking waste of cake.
Jigglypuff Stalks Ness
"Stranger danger!" Ness exclaimed while flailing his arms with the Star Rod barely in his right hand, feeling Jigglypuff stroke his butt as he blushed. "I need an adult!"
"You know you like it, kid." Jigglypuff stated as she had her eyes close, enjoying every moment of this perverted scene. "Just take it in and let me gently caress your big fat butt."
"I'm n-not f-fat!" Ness stuttered as his small blush got a bit redder, feeling violated, insulted, and awkward.
Princess Daisy Gassy And Farting Toadette
Princess Daisy farted and burped loudly at the same time as she laughed off her brassy gas expulsions, turning to Toadette. "I bet ya can't do that, kiddo!"
"Nope! I have to practice like you did!" Toadette giggled back as she was human sized from a potion she took earlier, letting out a brassier, thunderous tuba toot that caused the now smelly brown couch to vibrate as the two gassy girls were farting up The Room as they were watching Smash Bros news, having drunken a lot of soda and eaten snacks of different kinds, with Daisy's farts being wetter to contrasts with Toadette's farts.
Smash Golf Is Boring
"Are you having fun?" Shulk asked as he smashed the golf ball with his Monado sword like a golf club, the ball going high in the sky near the Home Run Contest stadium.
"No." Ike grumbled as he was munching on some fried chicken, bored. "How could anyone have fun with golf?"
Uncle Grandpa the Ice Climber
"GOOD MORNING!" Uncle Grandpa screamed as he landed on the top of a snowy mountain, with it snowing ferociously at the set of mountains in the icy region as the Ice Climbers paused, looking at each other, then at Uncle Grandpa.
"Errr... you all right, mister?" Nana asked Uncle Grandpa as she placed her hands on her hips, squinting her eyes.
"Of course I am!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed as he dusted himself off, shivering. "Brrr! I could use a parka!"
"No kidding. Your clothing isn't fit for climbing icicle mountains!" Popo exclaimed as he raised his arms in the air
A Universal Need For Chips
"How long does it take to get a bunch of chips?" Doc Brown remarked in surprise.
"Want to find out?" The Jurassic Park T-Rex stated as they, E.T., and Bruce the mechanical shark from Jaws were at Disneyland in California.
"We surely don't feel out of place," Bruce stated as he looked around for some water, and humans to munch on.
"E.T. wants phone," E.T. remarked as he flailed his arms, with all the Disneyland employees giving the Universal Studios characters death glares, for obvious reasons.
Pokemon Ice Climbers
Popo and Nana watched as Meloetta and Piplup followed them, with Meloetta wearing a green parka as she dragged a fright filled Piplup, who was clad in yellow.
"Come on, Pippy! This isn't so bad!" Meloetta exclaimed as she glanced down at Piplup.
"Easy for you to say! You can fly!" Piplup snapped as he sneezed, gulping as he could feel like there would be an avalanche at any given moment.
"...These two Pokemon are weird," Nana whispered to Popo as they were going faster than the Pokemon duo.
Popo nodded his head in agreement. "Tell me about it. Something tells me that these guys aren't suppose to be here."
This Reminds Me Of The Time We Went Underground
"Will this get us out of here?" Quagmire remarked as he held up a shovel.
Cleveland shrugged as he held a ring. "Beats me. You have to trust in the coin."
Peter Griffin groaned as he slapped his forehead. "But I did, and all that led us to was trouble."
"Well, just keep trusting it... and keep your chin up." Joe remarked as he was using his wheelchair to roll around in the mud.
The other three guys glanced at each other as they all groaned at Joe's statement.
"That didn't help at all!" Peter, Cleveland, and Quagmire stated at the same time.