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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 11, 2005 10:43:35 GMT -5
This thread needs updated. Im lost because its not. I'll try-ta' fix [been thinking on a "quickie" solution to my increasing lack of time.....]
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Post by XerBlade on Feb 11, 2005 15:25:27 GMT -5
This thread needs updated. Im lost because its not. Since you mentioned it, since Tuesday I've been planning to starting Sunday give this thread a little helping hand, heh. Starting SUnday because that just seems like a good day of teh week to start.
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 11, 2005 21:02:59 GMT -5
[Stampers wrote:] Hmmmmm........NOW I have a mental image of Crispin Freeman dressed as a woman--THANKS, Liz!!! *snort!*
Goes to her VA closet with a slinky satin evening gown on a hanger--
Oh, Mr. CRIS-PIN!!! I have a SURPRISE for YOOOOOUUUU!!!
Mr. Crispin [looks up from bowl of gruel....]: "WHAT NOW!? [sees dress--sees Stampers' E-VIL grin--goes WHITE, noda!] NO!!! NOT for ALL teh marshmallow sprinkles IN teh WORLD!!!!!!
Excuse me--I have a Naughty VA to "correct"...........
Mr. Crispin [as door closes behind Stampers--]: "Oh GAWD! Somebody HIDE ME!!! KIRBY!! Don't just STAND THERE--HELP ME!!!!" *AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!*
Well, it was a bit of a tussle [tho' I HAD a lot o' FUN, noda!], getting teh dress ON him [NOT-ta' mention getting his regular clothes OFF......*snicker!*], but by teh time I was done, "MS." Crispin was ready for "her" DEBUT! [*Sniff* It was JUST like Cinderella gonna teh Ball--My widdl' VA is all "grown-up", now.....!]
Besides teh dress--a LOVELY shade of blue, to match his pretty eyes, noda!--I had applied lipstick, rouge and mascara [also blue], and for accessories, there was a sparkley diamond [zirconium] necklace, matching dangly earrings and a BEAUTIFUL tiara for his curly hair!
Awwwwwww........"she" was just soooo adorably GORGEOUS, noda!
NOW all I hafta' do is find her a MAN!
"MS." Crispin, looking both disgusted AS well as trying to NOT whimper ["I used-ta' have a LIFE, noda!"], notices Kirby SMIRKING, teh Weasel!
"I HATE you, Kirby, you RAT.....!"
Kirby-Woogums *snickers* in "sympathy"....["Hey, it's NOT me, at least!"]
THIS lil' "exchange" of mutual "affection", catches Stampers' eye...................
A-HA! THAT'S what I'll DO!
WOOGUMS can be "Ms." Crispin's Prince Charming! He's got teh LOOKS for it!!
Kirby *CHOKES* on a snicker, and starts-ta' back away, shaking his head and going into "whimper mode"--heads for under teh nearest bed [Yeah, like THAT'S gonna' save him....!]--when he gets under there, he makes teh BIG mistake of GROWLING at me...................
.............["Uh-Oh.....!" think teh other VA's, who all suddenly scatter--except Miss Crispy, who doesn't DARE--scurrying for hiding places--*WARNING, WARNING!!!* She's gonna' BLOW!!!!!!!]...............
Sometime later, Kirby-Woogums is hog-tied and moaning slightly [I used a broom-handle to "poke" him OUT-a' there, and I WASN'T too careful about WHERE I "poked", NEITHER! * SNORT!* NOBODY snarls at Stampers and lives to TELL about it!!! HUMPH!!!], while his Owner debates whether Prince Charming-Woogums should wear pants--or knee-breeches and hose.......!
Ms. Crispin [giving Kirby a surreptious kick which brings out a *groan*]: "You're JUST getting what you DESERVE, Morrow! I BEGGED you to HELP ME, remember!? *"un-ladylike" SNORT! of Disdain!*"
Kirby-Woogums [Oh, teh PAIN!]: "Someone just kill me NOW and get it OVER with.......*Groan*!"
And now for teh EPILOGUE........
Two VERY unhappy VA's are back in teh "safety" of teh Closet as WELL as BACK into their OWN clothes..........
.........and BOTH are snivelling like a couple of whipped puppies.......
MR. Crispin, DAMMIT! [STILL wearing teh tiara, which has become so ENTANGLED in his curls it'll probably hafta' be CUT out, along with several hanks of hair!]: "I CAN'T BELIEVE she made me call KIRBY "Prince Woogums" and then DANCE with him! Oh, GAWD!!!"
"Prince Woogums"--I mean, Kirby [lying in a fetal position and whimpering to himself, po' widdl' Critter...!]: "She MADE me KISS his HAND, she MADE ME KISS HIS HAIRY OL' HAND!!!!!!!!! *AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!*"
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 11, 2005 21:11:29 GMT -5
[Stampers wrote:] Okay, Emi-chan--as promised, HERE it IS--teh next part of teh Hotohori wuv Story!
***SPOILER WARNING!!!***
There are some things I HAD to mention in this Story that give away a few plot details of teh FY storyline--Sorry!
It was a gloomy day, cold and cloudy and *Bleh!* like it often is in Winter, and it was a rather gloomy Hotohori who was sitting on a small bench under a tree in Emi-chan's back yard, staring off into teh hazy distance at nothing, lost deep in his equally gloomy thoughts that reflected teh day perfectly.......
Occasionally, he had been able to lift himself outta this increasing "funk", distracted for a time by teh efforts of teh others around him to get his mind off of his loneliness, but all it would take was noticing that Tasuki wasn't there, or remembering that Chichiri was wearing his mask again [Hotohori had actually gotten USED to seeing teh scar.....and he felt somewhat guilty for being at least teh partial cause of what was happening between teh Monk and Emi-chan.....], and teh loneliness would RETURN in full force, hitting him like a runaway truck.......
"Even IF I'm NOT an Emperor anymore, and can think about my OWN needs, I STILL don't want that to be an "excuse" for making others miserable, too!" Hotohori thought to himself, a certain amount of self-disgust coloring his thoughts in an even GLOOMIER shade of "blue"....But, no matter HOW hard he fought teh feelings, teh handsome former Emperor just couldn't seem to SHAKE OFF teh loss he felt so keenly, OR teh fact that it just seemed to be getting worse with time---
"Maybe I should just go away somewhere by myself, where I won't be such a burden to those who care about me.........."
Hotohori was debating with himself as to whether this idea had any merit, when a voice he didn't immediately recognize spoke from behind him--
"If you keep FROWNING like that, you'll put WRINKLES in that lovely handsome face of yours, Seishuku*, wuv......and THAT would TRULY be a Tragedy....!"
He DID recognize her musical laugh, tho', as he looked up into teh face of HOUKI, his WIFE!
......whom he had not seen since that Fateful Day he had gone off to fight in a war neither he OR his country had wanted........SHE had been one of his last thoughts when......
"Hou-ki......you CAME!" Hotohori cried, leaping to his feet and gathering her into a near crushing hug, wanting to keep her in his arms FOREVER!
"Yes, I DID, my Husband--" she replied, tears in her pretty eyes, "And I OWE you an Apology, for making you wait so LONG.......!"
He pulled back enough to look into her eyes, his own now brimming with unshed tears, a quizzical look on his face--"An APOLOGY......?"
"Yes," she answered with a smile--"You may have blamed Suzaku for teh delay, or thought you were being "punished", and I DON'T want you thinking such things when teh Truth was that it was ME who chose to stay away so long........for teh sake of our Son.....so he WOULDN'T suffer so much from teh Loneliness you knew so MUCH of in YOUR Life, Hotohori......."
He remembered how even when his mother was still alive, he had felt so LONELY at times, an Emperor at seven.........it had been a LONG, hard "journey" to finally find Houki, teh woman who loved him for HIMSELF, NOT just because he was Emperor--and even THEN, it had not been an easy thing to achieve, his feelings for Miaka and Houki's feelings for his Elder Brother still confusing things [Oh, WHY had it taken his Brother's sad Death to make teh two of them realize just how MUCH they had TRULY come to wuv each other.....!?] And then, just when it had seemed that all would be well, an Heir to teh Throne on teh way [FINALLY quieting those PESKY Court Advisors, noda!] and REAL Family Happiness within in their grasp........it had ended, abruptly, in Hotohori's death.........and he hadn't even had teh chance to KNOW his Son.........
Houki was still explaining--
"I DIDN'T want Boushin to suffer teh way that you had, my wuv, so I stayed, even when Suzaku KNEW I wanted to be with YOU so desperately! Since I was teh only Family left to him, and he was teh ONLY Heir, it was important that he grow up STRONG and truly READY to be teh Emperor that YOU once were, Hotohori--you were ALWAYS his shining example, and he grew to wuv you, even if he never......" She stopped a moment, choked on teh emotion of past memories......
"I stayed until I was an old woman--" [tho' she looked JUST as he remembered her, that last day--Suzaku HAD been Kind!] "--and no longer Empress, as your Son now not only has an Empress of his OWN, but an HEIR as well--THREE, to be exact, and ALL named for you-- Seishuku, Saihitei AND Hotohori*!"
"THREE!!!??"asked a bemused Hotohori, "I have THREE GRANDSONS!?"
"Yes, Dear--Boushin and his Empress are VERY MUCH in wuv with each other--AND, like you with me, SHE is his ONLY Wife--he has refused teh efforts of teh Court Advisors to bring others into teh Palace as Courtesans, citing both MY experiences and teh fact that his OWN Father did "just fine" WITHOUT having to tear young women away from their homes and families!"
Hotohori laughed a bit at THIS! It had been such a CONSTANT "battle" for him, trying to convince those SAME Advisors that he WOULD chose a Wife, but on his OWN terms, Thank You! And wuv had had EVERYTHING to do with it, too, as far as Hotohori had been concerned--he KNEW his Mother had NOT loved his Father, and THAT had always hurt him in a way, increasing his loneliness......
But, NOW, he realized, he was lonely NO LONGER!
"Oh, Houki! Please DON'T apologize for doing what we BOTH know was teh RIGHT thing to do! And it no longer MATTERS how LONG I had to wait--you're HERE, now, and as LONG as I can be with YOU, it will have been WORTH a little loneliness!"
"I MISSED you, you know....!" she answered, her wuv for him shining in her bright eyes, "Every day and every night, my wonderful Husband, Seishuku......"
It had been so LONG since he had heard her call him that, SO DAMN LONG.....!
Their lips met in an intense kiss, each wanting to hold each other CLOSE FOREVER, both a bit afraid to let go, for fear they might be taken from one another again........
They stood that way under teh tree for a VERY long time....noda.......!
A bit More to Come, YET----
*Seishuku is his given name, Saihitei is his "official" name as Emperor, and Hotohori, of course, is his Seichi name, and teh most IMPORTANT one of them all!
Hotohori and Houki were STILL holding each other tightly--and sharing a REALLY Great Kiss, noda!--when Rosey happened to wander by, dragging her pathetic VA along behind her on a leash--
["Lil' Eric's" .......reluctance(?)....MAY have been due to teh fact that she had dressed him in a pink frilly dress and bonnet again---*Ahem!*--as he was whining, "I DON'T WANNA' have "Tea and Crumpets" with KIRA, Rosey!!! He SCARES teh HELL out-a' MEEEEEEEE!!!!! *Whimper*"--NOT that Rosey was paying him any mind, of course!]
--spotting teh two under teh tree KISSING, Rosey bellowed, "GET A ROOM, You Two!!!", and with a dismissive "magical wave" of her hand [and a *YANK* on teh now snivering "Lil' Eric's" leash--"Lina NEVER treated Gourry THIS bad! *YIPE!*"], she went on her Merry Way........
And, with a *POP!*, teh Former Emperor and Empress found themselves standing in teh Sitting Room of Integra's lil' "cottage"! [Empty now as she was staying at teh Hotel until she found her Naughty, Errant Vampire *Snort!*]
After they got over their initial surprise, Hotohori glanced at teh small Bedroom, and, with a regal bow, asked his Wife--"Would you care to......?"
She "waggled" her eyebrows at him in a saucy manner [where she learned THAT one, I have NO idea, noda!], and answered--"I thought you would NEVER ask, Kind Emperor!"
MUCH "giggling" ensued, no DA!
Okay, Emi-chan--How's THAT!?
[And maybe for now you may WANT teh two of them to just STAY in that cottage for awhile--they have a LOT of "catching up" to do, ya' know! *snicker*]
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 11, 2005 21:40:55 GMT -5
Okay, Peoples! HERE'S an Idea!
Since I obviously don't have time to do "proper" updates, at least until teh end of teh semester, I'm gonna' repost whatever stories I've most recently finished in teh "UPDATES" Thread for teh benefit of those who wanna follow teh "action" WITHOUT any "chit-chat".....
.....AND, I would like to invite teh rest of you to do teh same as you can with YOUR finished stories, all righty!?
teh simplest way of doing this that I know about [there may be better ways], is to click on your name anywhere it appears on teh boards, which will take you to a simple "Profile" page, and at teh bottom is a feature with a drop-down menu that will let you see your most recent 50, 100, or even ALL of your posts, clear back to teh Beginning! Then just "copy" and "paste" whatever story yer' looking for into teh teh "UPDATES" Thread WITHOUT having to scroll thru' endless pages of ATACT Threads!
*TA-DA!* "Simple", No!? [Hey, If I can manage it, it HASTA' be simple!]
Anyway, this is something of a "stop-gap" effort to keep teh "UPDATES" Thread doin' what it's SUPPOSED-ta' be doin', which I hope will also make Non-RPer's feel welcome.
P.S. If you have a slow connection, like I do at home, and LOTS of past posts, it may take QUITE A LONG TIME to load teh old posts, so you may wanna' open a second window while it's doin' it's "thing"......
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 13, 2005 22:30:38 GMT -5
NOTE: On Friday night I saw teh last episode of "Saiyuki", and for this reason I'm writing this lil' Story, as a way of dealing with teh feelings engendered by teh events in those last episodes. I will try to keep it *Spoiler-Free* as much as possible.......
Homaru was standing next to one of teh big windows looking out into teh Hotel Courtyard, watching teh children playing there, when Stampers came up and spoke to him--
"I've been meaning to ask, how are things going for you and your two friends since you came to live at Cyn's place?"
He glanced at her briefly, then went back to watching teh children, a small smile on his face, "Well enough, I suppose, tho' Zenon keeps complaining about his room--since teh last move, we all have more living space, but it seems Naraku "redecorated" HIS room with a few HOLES in teh walls for "fresh air", as he said, after we settled in....."
They both chuckled at teh joke, then Stampers added, "Well, Naraku IS a bit "sensitive" about "Demon-Killers", ya' know........I suppose if it weren't for Ophelia and Adagio, those two would REALLY be at each other's throats....!"
"Yes......" Homaru answered thoughtfully, "This place, and ESPECIALLY you people, DO take a bit of getting used to, even when one HAS been searching for just such acceptance all their lives........"
"Is THAT why you and Zenon and Shein came here, then--I mean, instead of staying where you thought you wanted to be.....?"
"Yes, THAT, and............Well, they weren't THERE, teh ones we were looking for, EXPECTED to find, so we.......moved on...and found ourselves HERE, somehow....."
Quietly, Stampers asked, "You mean Rinrei and Zenon's Wife and Son?"
Homaru nodded sadly, and added--"Shein COULD have stayed, waiting for Nataku, but he felt he owed me further Loyalty, and he said that if those Zenon and I cared about were not there, then it was LIKELY that Nataku would not be, also, even when it was time...."
"But you haven't found them HERE, either, so if you don't mind my asking, WHY have you stayed? I mean, we WANT you to STAY, for as long as you wanna, but.......you don't hafta--you can continue searching if that's what you REALLY want, Homaru............."
He DID look at her then, his strange eyes not making her *flinch* like they had so MANY others, her concern so VERY GENUINE, her mundane ACCEPTANCE of what so MANY had said was UNACCEPTABLE touching him deeply in ways he knew not how to express.......
"I think", he tried to explain, "that THAT may be teh reason, BECAUSE all of you here HAVE what we three were looking for, but didn't attain--a place to BE, an open acceptance of just about anyone, and anything........a "Home"..............." Very quietly, he murmured, "It's all I EVER wanted..........and Rinrei to share it with......"
Stampers couldn't help herself, he looked so sad, so full of ugly memories of being unwanted--she stepped forward, and hugged him FIERCELY, as if she NEVER intended to let go!
"Homaru--I believe teh Jade Emperor has a LOT to answer for, REALLY, and ONE day his stupidity and callousness will catch up with him, immortal or NOT, if it hasn't ALREADY! And I want you to know that teh only mistake that I think you made was to believe that a new world could be had ONLY be destroying teh old--there IS "room enough" for ALL at THIS "Inn", teh one of mine and teh others' hearts, and we intend to keep teh "doors" of our hearts OPEN for as LONG as we can, no matter WHO you are, WHAT you were born, or WHAT you may have done in teh Past! And, I think, My God willing, you WILL find Rinrei here someday, if she loved YOU as much as you loved HER........"
When she stepped back, he saw that her greeny-brown eyes were filled with tears [tears for HIM!?]--"Now, if you will excuse me, I gotta' go find a kleenex and blow my nose before I get snot all over that pretty cloak of yours--take care and tell Cyn "Hi!" from me, Okay!?"
As Stampers walked away then, wiping at her eyes, she thought to herself--"Sanzo isn't teh ONLY person who can "hear voices", my Friend--we HEARD your cries, that we did, and................You BROKE my Heart, Homaru--You broke....my Heart............."
A Few "bits" of info that shouldn't be *Spoilers*:
--Rinrei was teh Immortal woman that Homaru loved
--Nataku was teh "War Prince" before Homaru, and Shein feels great responsibility towards him
--teh Jade Emperor is teh Ruler of teh Heavens
--Homaru's one blue eye and one gold eye means that he was teh child of a Immortal and a Human, and considered an "Abomination" or Heretic as such [Tho' how teh HELL you can be a "Heretic" for just being BORN is BEYOND ME, noda!!!]
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 14, 2005 2:49:20 GMT -5
NOTE: I moved this here because it kinda' goes along with THIS Story..........
There was a mild "ruckus" going on in teh Shrine of teh Four Gods at Emi-chan's house--
"NO!" Seiryuu yelled, resisting Suzaku's persistant tug on one of his horns [*OUCH!, DAMMIT!--that HURTS! You DAMN Turkey!!!*], "I DON'T want to go, no matter WHAT you say, you HEAR me, "BABY" Brother!!??"
Suzaku, who was SORELY tempted to YANK a lil' HARDER for that "turkey" remark, resisted teh urge nonetheless, and continued to try Reason on his stubborn TWIT of a Brother God--"You KNOW you OWE her that much, Seiryuu, and it's NOT like I'm asking that you do MORE than just be Polite and Civil for a short visit!! Besides, teh Lady Snapdragon IS more or less YOUR "responsibility", you know!"
"I DON'T care if she IS!" snapped teh irate Blue God, "I want NOTHING to do with that WENCH! She had teh GALL to refuse my Generous Offer--"
"Just because she had teh class to NOT want to be a mere "Prize" for your OVERBEARING Pride, nor serve as a TOOL for your schemes of Self-Grandisization OR just as teh "recipient" for teh satisfaction of YOUR overactive LOINS, My Dear Brother, Does NOT mean you can just ignore her! Or are you saying that you REALLY can't face teh little Lady who stood up to you with ANY Dignity, let ALONE that of a True God!!!??"
Well, THAT statement not only STUNG, it hit HOME, apparently, because Seiryuu [who really didn't wanna admit that not only was Suzaku CORRECT, but that it was Snap's very RESISTANCE that kept him fascinated with her, in SPITE of himself!], suddenly STOPPED resisting--removing Suzaku's grip on his horn with an impatient tug--and snarled reluctantly--
"Oh ALL RIGHT! I'll go with you to pay a SHORT visit to Queen Snapdragon, and I'll even TRY to be--*Snort!*--civil--but I absolutely REFUSE to make polite social "chit-chat" with that HUSBAND of her's, you understand!!!"
Suzaku smiled at his victory--he KNEW that Amon would still be at work right now, so they would have Milady Snapdragon's eager attention ALL to themselves!
"That's ALL I ask, DEAR Brother....!" he exclaimed as they "disappeared" from teh Shrine, on their way to Snap's bedroom......
........If only Emi-chan had thought to warn them about Cara--or Cara about THEM!
To be Continued---
["Unofficial" Addition to Snap's "Lunchtime" story:]
"WHY does she make you so NERVOUS, Gren....?" Snap whispered, seeing teh worry on teh Musician's face---
"Well........." he whispered back with a bit of reluctant hesitation, "I THINK it's because everytime she actually bothers to LOOK at me, I feel as if I've been deemed........."unworthy"...in some sense....Besides, is it just ME, or does she act like she wants to FILLET everyone with a dull, rusty knife, Snap.....?!"
Snap held back a giggle at this--after all, Gren DID have a point! She started to whisper back in answer--"I think she's that way with EVERYONE--"
When SUDDENLY Cara was standing RIGHT THERE, next to po' Gren [who nearly CHOKED on a grape tomato!! *ACK!*]--"May I excuse myself to use teh toilet facilities for a moment?"
"Sure!" chirped Snap, trying to cover for po' Gren [who had gone a pasty color] "Down teh hall, first door to your right...."
After she had gone--with a rather sour look at Gren, who was now a bit "green"--Snap stated calmly--"If you think you need to be "heimliched", I'll hafta call her back, you know, since I'm NOT in any condition to do it...!"
Gren, who was slowly succeeding in getting his breathing back to NORMAL, heaved a *sigh* and leaned back in his chair--"Don't you DARE!!! I thought I was a "GONER" for SURE!" he laughed, a MITE shakily......"Are you SURE she's teh "right" bodyguard for you and teh baby, Snap?"
"Yes, I THINK so..."answered Snap thoughtfully
"Well, if you think so--but I'm GLAD you're teh pregnant one, because I ALMOST had KITTENS there for a minute, MYSELF!"
Cara just glared at them again as she returned to teh kitchen and watched Snap and Gren laugh their heads off!
Hope I didn't "mess up" anything for ya', Snap! Just thought I'd take advantage of teh moment to "build up" MY lil' Story!
Continuing--
It was just after Lunch, and Snap was starting to doze off--when it HAPPENED!
Suzaku, who NORMALLY would've been polite enough to knock on teh Front Door, decided to take teh "short-cut" DIRECTLY into Snap's bedroom, since he had ALREADY "wasted" most of teh morning arguing with his Stubborn Blue "Jackass" of a Brother, and, figuring she was PROBABLY napping, didn't worry about startling teh White Dragon Queen---He SHOULDA' worried about HIMSELF, no DA!!!
BECAUSE, you see, he DIDN'T yet know about Cara's newly-appointed position of bodyguard [These Guys may be gods, but they're NOT exactly Omniscient, at least not HERE!], and Cara, of course, was not QUITE "prepared" for teh sudden appearance of two STRANGE-looking men just "POPPING" in from nowhere, sooooo...........
In SPITE of what Emi-chan had told her about being "cautious" around all these new and odd people, all of Cara's Lifetime of training, practice--and just plain great survival instincts!--came into play INSTANTLY at this lil' "surprise visit" from teh gods, and she just NATURALLY reacted WITHOUT thinking [which is KINDA' what a body-guard is SUPPOSED-ta' do, right.......*a-heh*]!
And went for teh nearest "Intruder"--which was Suzaku--agiel at full READINESS!
To be Continued--
P.S. Yeah, I KNOW he can't be SERIOUSLY HURT, but "bear" with me, Okay!? And besides, it STILL HURTS, don't it!!??
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 14, 2005 2:51:13 GMT -5
Well............Suzaku just had time to see her coming, and already WELL AWARE of what would happen if he let Cara make contact, he DODGED, of course!
Unfortunately........Seiryuu was right BEHIND him, and not knowing AND not having QUITE time ENOUGH to react even if he HAD known WHY teh woman dressed in red leather was coming at him, he DIDN'T manage to dodge her agiel, not completely--and got a rather NASTY dose of pain, even IF it wasn't "full-throttle", so to speak!
And Seiryuu, being, well, SEIRYUU--teh CRANKY God of War--pretty much reacted teh way you would EXPECT him to react in such a situation--he tried to FRY teh Mord-sith woman with Blue Lightening!
And THIS is where teh Valiant but somewhat misguided attempt by Gren--of all people--to "save" Cara from her.....er....."fricaseeing"(?) came into play, because, hearing teh commotion, he came CHARGING into teh room JUST in time to see Cara "facing off" with teh Blue God, who was literally CRACKLING with electricity, and just had time to push her outta teh way as Seiryuu fired a BOLT at her..............getting a wee bit "seared" HIMSELF, in teh process!!! [It COULD have beem MUCH WORSE for teh Musician, except Suzaku knocked his brother's aim awry at teh last moment, sending MOST of teh "wrathful lightening" harmlessly into teh teh ceiling--Well, "harmless" except for teh charring, that is........*Oops*
About THIS time, Snap, who had woke from her doze just in time to see Seiryuu--
1) In her BEDROOM, Dammit! [Doesn't he EVER learn!!!?? *Snort!*]
2) FIRING Lightening at GREN!!!
3) Oh, and BURNING all teh PAINT OFF of teh bedroom ceiling, noda! [HOW was she gonna' explain THIS to Amon!?]
--Soooo.......she gave teh Blue Dragon God a "taste" of his own medicine--with a BLAST of HER White Dragon Lightening, NO HOLDS BARRED!!!
And THAT is how Seiryuu ended up in ONE corner of teh room, upside down and rather "crispy" 'round teh edges [and STILL smokin' a bit], and po' Gren wound up sitting in ANOTHER corner of teh room, his long hair practically waving in teh air like Medusa's snaky locks from all teh static charge still bouncing around in him and otherwise looking as if he had tried to kiss a light socket.....!
Seiryuu and Gren: "Oro!?"
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Suzaku WAS finally able to get everyone involved in this lil'........um....."mishap" to calm down and understand that it was ".....All just a simple misunderstanding.....*A-heh*" BEFORE anything ELSE........uh...."unpleasant" occured.
Seiryuu's indignant retort of "I TOLD you I didn't wanna COME HERE!" was echoed by Gren's unspoken thought of, "Easy for YOU to say, Fella', but MY nipples ARE STILL twitchin'!!!" [Only to realize that Cara was giving him teh STRANGEST look because certain of his.......um...."physical attributes" were making themselves known RIGHT THRU' his clothes due to all teh......er....."electrical excitement" they had suffered......] But, it was a rather PLEASED--and SURPRISED!--exclamation from Snap that brought them ALL up short, as WELL as diffusing teh angry tension in teh formerly peaceful room---
"OH! I think--I can FEEL it!--teh Baby!" she said in wonderment, a huge smile on her face--"They're........LAUGHING!!! My Baby is Laughing!!!"
And, Indeed, teh Child within her, who was COMPLETELY AWARE of teh "wonderful show" teh Adults had just put on for them, waved little arms around gleefully and thought--
"A-GAIN! That was SO FUNNY, Do it AGAIN!!!!"
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 16, 2005 21:34:24 GMT -5
Here's a lil' NOTE from Our Beloved Isa for Everyone--
I really wish I could spend more time with you guys at ATACT, I remember when I was on every day. Yet alas, not only am I completely bogged down with obligations and teh like, I also have not been feeling like myself lately. I'm afraid teh stress from school and moving and other things have begun to make me feel like an elephant has taken a permanent residence on my chest. So... I think I might be taking an official "leave of absence" from ATACT for teh time being, I thought I would participate more during my Mardi Gras holiday, but as it turned out, that didn't happen. I would appreciate if you or someone else would keep me updated if anything BIG happens, you know weddings, babies, and teh like. I don't need a day to day bulletin or anything, just a update every now and then. Say hi to everyone, and tell them that Mario and Isa are taking a bit of a vacation. And feel free to get my characters into whatever trouble you want. Isa
So, sadly, there ya' have it--I guess we'll be seeing Isa around teh beginning of Summer, then......
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 16, 2005 22:34:32 GMT -5
teh Chinese New Year festivities were going along just fine.....
Most of teh activity was around teh Tea Pavilion--which was where most of teh food was located--tho' fireworks could be heard going off throughout teh Japanese Gardens as people moved about, wandering from one place to another. Although it was more of a Japanese custom than Chinese, there was also a small "carnival" with booths and such, and teh "Catch Your Own Goldfish" booth was VERY popular with teh kids getting outta School [which explains why my house NOW has a tank with several goggle-eyed fish swimming about in it to ADD to all teh "pets" we already own!] There was even a Dragon Dance going on, tho' NOT quite teh "traditional" one, since it was being danced by REAL dragons, noda! [In fact, Arion and his wife were now leading something of a "parade" thru' teh Gardens, with even Haku participating]
Everyone was having a good time, and LOTS of red envelopes with new money were being given to loved ones, along with other traditional goodies, like tangerines and dragon and goldfish kites..........and in a quiet "pocket" of teh Gardens, amidst all teh happy noise, two people who had moved from mutual attraction to a very deep and abiding wuv for one another were exchanging rings in a private little "ceremony" of their own--
"There.." said Count D, slipping a gold band on Tomo's finger, "Now it's "Official"! We'll ALWAYS be together, from now on, My wuv...."
Tomo, more moved than he wanted to let on [Oh, if he had ONLY known teh Count in his earlier life, things MIGHT have been so DIFFERENT!], swallowed hard as he put a ring on CD's finger in return--"Are you really SURE about this, Count...? I mean....I wuv you more than Life itself, but....do you REALLY think me.....worthy of someone like you...?"
CD held his Lover's--now Spouse's--face steady with a hand to his chin, and looked deeply into Tomo's worried eyes with his own mis-matched ones--"Tomo, my Dear, how many times must I repeat? I have lived a VERY long time, but have only ONCE found someone I TRULY cared to spend teh REST of my Life with--and THAT person is YOU!"
Tomo couldn't QUITE stop teh tears that now ran down his face--he had NEVER been so LOVED, EVER, and it was a WONDERFUL feeling.....noda...!
"I DO return your wuv, My Count--ALWAYS!" he exclaimed, smiling [and Count D loved how his too-often-somber face lit up when his Tomo REALLY smiled!]
"I know you do, Tomo-Dear...."
And they shared a very good kiss [for you "FAKE" fans, one like what Ryo and Dee get up to!], sealing their life-long agreement.
Congratulations, Count D and Tomo!
To be Continued--
As soon as teh two of them had caught their breath again , Count D said thoughtfully--
"You knowwwww, Tomo--we REALLY should have some sort of "Blessing" pronounced for us, just because......"
"But.....didn't you say this was ALREADY a fortuitous time to make this commitment, My Count, what with teh New Year here, as WELL as teh Year of teh Cock being your Birth Year...!?" Tomo exclaimed a bit worriedly.
"Yes, I DID say that, My Dear Tomo--at least as well as I can remember........." [Muttered under his breath--] "--it WAS such a long time ago, sometimes I'm not entirely sure myself!"
Continuing in a louder voice, CD went on, "But I see no harm in getting a Blessing, anyway, and we have PLENTY of people QUITE "qualified" to do that, you know--and a little "extra insurance" NEVER hurts, as My Mother used to say...!"
Tomo nodded his head in agreement to that [his own former Life could have USED such wise advice......], but teh next thing he heard made him shudder in ALARM!
"Perhaps we could ask Seiryuu to Bless us, Tomo! It's LONG past time he did SOMETHING to repay you for all that you did for HIM, after all--Don't you think!?"
"Oh, COUNT! PLEASE don't SAY such things, even in JEST!" moaned teh Former Seichi, STILL worried that his god might YET find reason to "punish" him for his dared Happiness....!
Count D's face mirrored teh mix of sorrow, disgust and loving patience he felt then as he watched Tomo glance around nervously, as if he half-expected teh Blue God to suddenly *pop* outta a bush with vengeance in his eyes--"I WISH I could CONVINCE him that there is NOTHING he need Fear from Seiryuu AGAIN.....!", he thought to himself, sadly, "teh Blue One MAY be a god in teh World of teh Book, but HERE he's just a MINOR deity, and Tomo is NO longer his Seichi--Seiryuu STILL has MUCH to answer for, in my OWN personal "Book"!"
But, he gathered Tomo close, instead, and apologized to reassure him--"I'm Sorry, Dear--I SHOULDN'T worry you like that, even IF teh Dragon God can do me no harm--We'll think of someone else, all right?"
He could see and feel Tomo relax against him with these comforting words, and for a moment teh two of them sat on a nearby bench in silence, just holding each other......
Then, Count D suddenly straightened as teh PERFECT person came to mind!
"I KNOW who can do a GOOD Blessing for us, My Dearest Tomo!"
And with that, he stood up and led his Spouse away thru' teh Gardens---!
To be Continued.......
Peanutcat wrote: Lorne and I were wandering teh grounds, enjoying teh celebrations, when we saw Count D and Tomo coming towards us. "Hi guys! What you been up to lately?"
In responce, Count D raised up his hand to show off his ring.
"Sqeeeeeeeee!" I run over to Count D and gave him a HUGE hug, "I'm so happy for you!" I cried with tears in my eyes. Then I let him go and hugged Tomo, giving him a smooch on teh cheek for good measure. "And you, I know you'll make Count D very happy! Heck, you already have!"
Lorne shook hands with teh happy couple and we went on our way.
Tomo watched them go, his hand to his cheek where P-kitty had kissed him, a look caught somewhere between anger and wonder on his rather flushed face......
"I'm not sure I will EVER QUITE get used to teh people here, Count....." he remarked in a bemused tone of voice, "Even teh ones I live with...."
He glanced at CD as if suddenly realizing just how that might sound, a slightly worried frown on his face--"I mean, it's not ANYTHING LIKE back...."home"......."
But his new Spouse was smiling serenely at him, his odd-colored eyes suspiciously shining......
"No, Tomo-Dear, it isn't--and it's not Hell, either......."
They put their arms around each other's shoulders in a comforting half-hug, and thanked whatever god or Good Fortune had brought them together [and let Tomo outta Hell for a second chance.....]
"You want me to do WHAT!?" was Nicholas D. Wolfwood's incredulous exclamation on hearing Count D's request.....
"Why ME!? I'm not a BUDDHIST Priest--I'm not even CHINESE!!!"
CD smiled indulgently and answered, "Well, TECHNICALLY, neither I OR Tomo are Buddhist, either, but you ARE a Priest, Rev. Wolfwood, AND a "Holy Man", correct!?"
"Uh...." was Wolfwood's reluctant reply ["WHY teh HELL do these......"situations"..... ALWAYS seem-ta' come to ME, anyway!!?? ALL I was DOING was TRYING to have a little "time off" with my Family, for Heaven's Sake!!!" was what he was THINKING]
"Oh, GO AHEAD, Nicholas!" chirped Millie happily, in her usual manner--
"You're not helping, Sweetie.....!" muttered Wolfwood outta teh side of his mouth at his Loving Wife--which she IGNORED, of course......!
At this point, Nicole, who had been staring up at Tomo with HUGE eyes, piped up--"PRETTY man!", and Tomo bent down to pat her on teh head and smile at her--"Such a Charming Child......"
Count D took advantage of his momentary distraction to sidle a bit closer to Wolfwood and say quietly, "I'm REALLY doing this for Tomo, you see--he still fears Seiryuu is gonna punish him in some way for things he did, or didn't do, in his Past, and I figured a Blessing MIGHT convince him it's ALL RIGHT to be happy for a change--Besides, isn't YOUR God SUPPOSED to be a Just, Loving and VERY POWERFUL one, Rev. Wolfwood......? Perhaps even MORESO than teh Blue Dragon God!? "
Of course, Wolfwood HAD to agree with THAT, noda! [After ALL, he HIMSELF had been once shown more Mercy than he had had a right to expect, or he WOULDN'T be here......with his Family.......] He rolled his eyes in resigned "defeat"--if he got in "hot water" for THIS, then he DIDN'T understand teh "Big Guy" as WELL as he thought, he guessed....
"Oh, ALL RIGHT.....Do you want something "formal", or can I just do it right here so I can get BACK to having fun with my Family!? [He got a *poke* in teh ribs and a gently reproachful, "Nicholas!" from Millie for that!]
Count D, smiling at teh little exchange going on between Wolfwood's Daugher and his Tomo [Tomo was now showing her his Wedding Ring, which she admired with a happy exclamation of "SHINY Pretty!"], and answered calmly--"I think here will do well enough--no need to be Formal as long as it's a Good Blessing....."
Nicholas Wolfwood's attention had now also been drawn to teh sight of Tomo, kneeling down so that his eyes were level with teh little girl's as he smiled and talked with her, and even he could see what a DIFFERENCE there was in teh man as teh result of being loved.......and accepted...
"It WILL be a Good one, Count D--I promise you that..."
To be Continued--
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Post by lizardali on Feb 16, 2005 22:39:18 GMT -5
And feel free to get my characters into whatever trouble you want. [/color] [/quote] *rubs hands together in glee* ;D
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 16, 2005 22:39:48 GMT -5
Okay, P-kitty told me how "PetShop of Horrors" ends, and what I'm gonna' write now WILL have a few *Spoilers*, tho' nothing TOO significant, I hope.....
....AND, like my earlier Homaru Story, this is partly my way of "dealing" with some of teh things revealed with that ending--which I'm STILL a bit unsure about, so PLEASE bear with me, all right!?
P-cat--this SHOULDN'T affect anything you're doing! But I'm going on teh assumption that you aren't EXPECTING that we COMPLETELY CHANGE what we've ALREADY done with these particular anime people, irregardless of how teh original manga ended--After ALL, haven't we been "re-writing" endings from teh start of this RPG?
******SPOILER WARNING!!!*****
Later that night, in their bed, Count D realized that Tomo seemed a bit withdrawn, even distracted--not at ALL like you would EXPECT someone to be on their Wedding Day.....
"Tomo Dear....is something wrong? Was teh Blessing NOT up to your "standards", perhaps......?"
Tomo, who had been deeper in thought than CD had even realized, gave a semi-guilty jerk, as if caught at something he felt was wrong somehow--"What? NO! Oh, no, Count, don't misunderstand!--It was an EXCELLENT Blessing, better than even any that Seiryuu could have given--that Wolfwood Holy Person did a FINE job, and I want you know that I realize it was MOSTLY for MY benefit, which makes me appreciate it even MORE, My Count.....TRULY!"
"Then WHAT......?" asked Count D, his odd-colored eyes mirroring his concern for his Spouse.....
Tomo sat up then, and turned away as he spoke, teh words coming hard for him as he opened up to CD as he had NEVER done for ANYONE before......
"Count.........I--I don't DESERVE this Happiness--OR your wuv--" When CD also sat up, and put a hand on Tomo's shoulder, he continued--"Please, DON'T tell me I'm WRONG about THIS, not until you've heard ALL that I hafta say.......! Not until I've told you teh Truth, teh WHOLE Truth, about Myself, about my Past......."
Tomo couldn't see his Spouse's face, which now showed a curious mixture of pain and sorrow--and something...."else", harder to define--but he only said, "All right, Tomo--I'll just LISTEN for now....."
Tomo took a deep breath, and began--"Count, I have done many, MANY terrible, HATEFUL things in teh Past--destroyed innocent lives, killed and maimed with gleeful vengeance, betrayed those I was SUPPOSED to serve, even Seiryuu....and I did all these things by CHOICE!
I COULD try to excuse myself, saying that my miserable life as a child in teh Chinese Opera was to blame, that being mistreated and used, even abused, at a very young age gave me teh "right" to hate others and wanna hurt them, and that having teh Powers that Seiryuu granted me as one of his Seichi, it was my OBLIGATION to use them against others as I saw fit in service to my god...........but.....
I would STILL be a LIE, nonetheless, My Count, a miserable attempt to blame OTHERS for teh ugly choices that I made on my own, because I WANTED to hurt, WANTED to betray, WANTED to be evil........even to teh end............"
There was a long moment of silence, which Count D eventually filled by asking, "What caused you to change, then, Tomo....?"
"Simply.......I came HERE...........and met YOU, Count......In Hell, I had only my "Honor" to comfort me, and it was VERY small comfort, indeed, a mere scrap of nothing admidst all that pain and suffering--Hell is REGRET, My Dear Count, endless, searing Regret, as you look back on your Life and wonder, over and over again, WHY you made teh decisions you did....and knowing you can NEVER change them again.....
When Miboshi proposed an "escape", I went with him and Ashitare GLADLY, at first to just ESCAPE that unending pain, THEN with teh idea that perhaps, just perhaps, I MIGHT make a few of those Past decisions DIFFERENTLY, this time--but old Habits DO die hard, and seeing some of those responsible for my pain brought back teh bittereness, teh anger, teh CONCEIT..............and then Miboshi tried to use me to hurt Chichiri in a HORRIBLE MANNER, and when I was released from his control I fully EXPECTED to be sent BACK to Hell, and PROBABLY in teh most "unpleasant" manner possible........"
"But that's NOT what happened, was it...?" CD asked quietly--
"No...." Now Tomo turned to look at his Spouse, and there were tears running from his eyes, tears he made no effort to hide--"No, they DIDN'T, not even Emi-chan OR Chichiri, they who had teh MOST reason to punish me with Death--for teh first time in a LONG time, I had hurt someone AGAINST my will--and they, they..........for-....gave.....me.......ALL of these people here, even my former enemies--they've accepted me, just as YOU have.......and I KNOW I don't DESERVE it, Count, I KNOW it!"
Count D gathered his Tomo into his arms, holding him close, as teh former Seichi choked on sobs that he had never been able to utter before.......not even as a lonely orphan child treated as little more than a "prop", or a "plaything"......
"Oh, Tomo, Tomo, Tomo..."muttered CD, stroking his beloved's long pale hair--"You're not teh ONLY one who has a "Confession" to make tonight--No, Indeed......"
To be Continued--
*****SPOILER WARNING!!!****
Tomo looked up then, surprise in his eyes--"I--I....don't understand......Count...."
Tenderly, Count D wiped a tear from Tomo's face with a corner of his sleeve, and with a small, enigmatic smile and a deep *sigh*, he began to explain--
"Tomo Dear, I'm SURE it has come to your attention that I'm not "exactly" Human, am I correct...?"
Tomo nodded briefly, still snuggled against teh Count's chest, and once again CD found himself a bit astonished at teh fact that this DIDN'T seem to worry his Spouse very much--["SOME would have run SCREAMING at teh mere suggestion that teh person they slept with was not entirely of teh same species..." Count D thought to himself]--but he continued.....
"My ancestor was teh LAST of his people, all teh others DESTROYED by Mankind, and he VOWED to one day do teh SAME to all Humanity for not only what they had done to him and his people--who had only wanted to HELP teh Humans who had wiped them out--but for teh sake of ALL OTHER species who had suffered teh SAME Fate at their hands.........and I, as his most recent decendant, was determined to follow that mandate, but..........
.......but......things don't ALWAYS work teh way one plans, do they, Tomo?......and MY mistake was to get to KNOW those whom I was SUPPOSED to destroy--and not ALL of them, as Individuals, DESERVED to die--SOME, in fact, I ended up SAVING, because teh animals they cared for BEGGED me to, loving their "Owners" so MUCH, how COULD I take them away, saying that I had teh "right"......?"
CD laughed a bit then, saying--"And THEN I met Leon, that silly blond know-it-all Police Officer, who I SHOULD have killed RIGHT from teh start, but......he had Christopher to care for, and that little boy KNEW what I was and what I intended, and......wasn't afraid, Tomo--much like YOU don't seem to be afraid, like you SHOULD be, hearing this......"
He looked down into Tomo's eyes again, and there was a very long, very still, moment where time to slow down, or stop--
Then Tomo spoke, his eyes never leaving Count D's.....
"Count, you could take my Life, send me back to Hell, ANY time you wanted to......and I could not Hate you, even then.......I may NEVER know why, or even how it happened, but....I wuv you, and that will NEVER change, whatever happens, whatever you choose.....to do....."
Tomo closed his eyes and relaxed completely in his Spouse's arms, accepting whatever came.......
Count D leaned down and kissed him then--"Tomo, it wasn't just YOU who changed when you came here--I have, too--this place has a way of doing that to people, even "non-people", like I. I know there are still many Humans who DESERVE to be "destroyed" for teh bad things they do, but very FEW of them seem to be living HERE, and Frankly, Tomo, My Dear, I no longer give a DAMN about destroying teh Human Race! Too MANY of them have become Precious to me--like You, Tomo Dear...."
Tomo smiled, a relaxed and truly happy smile, and with a quiet chuckle remarked, "Perhaps there really IS a place for Human Beings in THIS world, as WELL as all teh other "unwanted" and homeless creatures who have come to live here, also......perhaps even I......
"Yes, Tomo Dear......even you....and even me......"
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 16, 2005 22:43:04 GMT -5
*rubs hands together in glee* ;D Hey! BEHAVE! [Oh, and I have "dibs" on Andy n' Jessie for teh continuation of teh "Murder Mystery" Story...]
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 16, 2005 22:44:43 GMT -5
Okay, even when I "finished" this, I wasn't sure if there wasn't a BIT more I wanted to say. so.......
teh next morning, Tomo was showing off his Wedding Ring to Chris and Shizuru at teh breakfast table [Leon had already seen it, and had just rolled his eyes with teh comment, "Well, at LEAST you're Happy....."--tho' he DID give CD a *wink* and a smile, too!], when Shizuru remarked, "Oh, look! I hadn't NOTICED this right away, but Tomo's ring has a tiny red Ruby imbedded in it!"
Tomo looked closer at teh ring himself, and said with a bit of surprise, "So it DOES! I hadn't actually NOTICED that before.......That's ODD, Count, because I DON'T remember seeing one in YOUR ring.....!"
Count D smiled one of his more enigmatic smiles, and answered--"They ARE a very OLD set, I understand--at least, that's what that nice Saint-Germain told me when I bought them...."
Tomo and Shizuru accepted that "explanation", but Chris gave CD a very "concentrated" look, then thought at him, in a manner that ONLY Count D could "hear"--
["You ASKED Mr. Saint-Germain to ADD that Ruby to TOMO's ring, DIDN'T YOU...?"]
CD "answered", in teh same way["Yes, I DID, Chris--How perceptive of you to realize that, my Intelligent Young Man! And have you figured out WHY, too?"]
Both Chris and Count D shared a "secret" smile with each other then, as Chris "responded"--
["Because wearing a Ruby grants someone a LONG LIFE, Right!?"]
Count D looked at his Spouse lovingly and "replied"--["Yes, Christopher--and I want Tomo to stay with me for a VERY LONG TIME, indeed I DO.......!"]
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Feb 17, 2005 15:28:09 GMT -5
Everyone--I heard from TriAce!
Here's a reprint of teh email he sent me--
Hey,
Well even if I wanted to I couldn't get on right now...my aunt just died (teh one I spent all last summer with) I just got over teh flu. And I have alot of home work to make up.
But on teh bright side....I'm getting a raise at work soon and I'm engaged!
Ok so its a little quick, but it was just one of those things ya know. Now I just got to get her teh actual rock instead of my class ring. (yeah I know I'm sad and pathetic) But hey...I got to go...you know...homework.
Cya
Feel free to drop him a NOTE yourselves when ya' can, so he'll know we're still thinkin' of him!
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