Subject: [FFML] Re: [FanFic][SI] Heart of Sugar Ch.2
From: Boredcollective@aol.com
Date: 2/13/2002, 10:05 AM
To: sommer@3rdm.net
CC: ffml@anifics.com


In a message dated 2/12/2002 5:35:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
sommer@3rdm.net writes:

The Deathbuster trio ran through a thick, dense jungle.
 >
 > The leader huffed and puffed as they hoofed along the half-
 > overgrown trail. She was a young woman with short spiky pink hair,
 
 short, spiky, pink hair

Oh! Right.

 > "Coup," Kalypsoe breathed, pushing his visor back against the
 > bridge of his nose. "Coup De'taut."
 
 Did they really talk this badly?

Apparently so. I've got little clue who these guys are, anyway. ^_^

 > "Now, get'cher stuff out," Chidicyte drawled. She snapped her
 > fingers and a large rucksack appeared in the middle of the floor
 > between them.
 >
 > Dementoe flipped the sack open and withdrew his big, extendable
 > ten-million-volt cattle prod. "Jah!"
 
 Yeah, that will do it.

It always helps to have a ten-million-volt cattle prod lying around, doesn't
it? Not like those ten-thousand-volt things... ^_^

 > Once inside the doorway, the Deathbusters rushed down the
 > hallway, which opened up into a gigantic, cavernous room, filled
 > with hot ovens, conveyor belts and a network of catwalks leading
 > between them.
 
 Pretty much your typical enemy outpost. :)

Yeah. They always seem to have those ominous structures with all sorts
of nasty steam and stuff pouring out of them. Who knows what they're
making with all that stuff.

Maybe they just haven't found a more efficient way to make pizza yet. ^_^

 > "Zhey are zhtill comingck!" the hunchback warned, pointing
 > at the doorway, which had a batch of three-foot-tall white bunny
 > rabbits in pink and white-highlighted sailor suits hopping through
 > it.
 
 This is so evil, even I have problems grasping it. :)

Well, it's better than this Chibiusaliens idea I had a couple years back... 
^_^

(BTW, I had Laguna's battle music from Final Fantasy 8 playing while I wrote
up this first sequenc.)

 > The only vehicle in the entire parking lot was a big Mack
 > Truck with the door open and the engine running.
 
 Heh

Convenient. I wonder if they left it there themselves...

 > "Vuundabaar!"
 
 Kalypsoe: The Vunderbar? Sure, let's go there and grab a few drinks.

^_^ Heh heh.

    "Vuundabaar!"

    "The Vunderbar?" Kalypsoe asked, perking up. "Sure! Let's go
there to grab a few drinks."

    "Later, 'Lypsie," Chidisyte interjected. "We gotta go tell
th' boss wot we just got done. Then we c'n get payed n' THEN we
'kun go fer some drinks!"

    "Heh. Right, but whatta way ta kick some sailor-beastie tail,
eh?!" Kalypsoe half-shouted, reclining backward with his arms folded.

 > "Whatta way ta kick some sailor-beastie tail, eh?!" Kalypsoe
 > half-shouted, reclining backward with his arms folded.
 >
 > A few minutes later, they made it back into Tokyo city limits.
 
 Heh

Just on a routine retreival mission near Mount Fuji or something like that. 
^_^

 > *Whump* The exit was not where he expected it to be. Still on
 > autopilot, he slammed facefirst into the wall.
 >
 > *Whump* His mind didn't register the first or second impact,
 > nor the third.
 
 Like me most mornings.

Yeah, that's a pretty common state of mind for everyone in the morning...

 > Scanning around, he caught sight of his goal: The
 
 the

Oh! Right.

 > The drink wasn't quite enough to jump-start his system, but it
 > was better than nothing. He scaled back up the stairs and entered the
 > bathroom.
 
 Now at this point, I think he's going to realize something is wrong.

One way or another, it had to be THERE that he would make the discovery.

 > Then, a fourteen-year-old with exceptionally long blonde
 > hair walked in. She fell flat on her face and stood back up again.
 > "Ara," she breathed, covering her mouth. "Nani o suru, Chibiusa-
 > chan?!"
 
 Heh. That does make quite the sight. Nice work

Thanks! It seemed the proper way.

 > "Nothing, Usagi!" Jason insisted, nonchalantly grabbing for a
 > towel and quickly wiping the cream off Chibiusa's face. "You must be
 > dreaming. It's really early. You should go back to bed. Right now."
 >
 > The blonde paused, blinked a few times, then yawned. "Maybe
 > you're right. I must be dreaming."
 
 Heh. She is rather easy to fool

You don't need to be a Jedi to perform a Jedi mind trick. Just have to be
really persuasive. ^_^

 > "Wha...?" Chibiusa didn't catch any of that.
 >
 > If Ben could have sighed, he would have. "We're your imaginary
 > friends, Chibiusa. We've come to have fun with you."
 
 That should work

But, naturally, what works for one person in the skull doesn't always work
for another live-in guest...

 > A mental shrug later, Ben decided that if moral implications
 > were ever going to slow him down, he would have stopped the whole
 > experiment a very long time ago.
 
 True

After all, it is sort of invasive. If we're gonna do it, gotta avoid all the 
half-
measures!

 > "Kill Usagi? Why?" Chibiusa asked in a puzzled voice.
 >
 > Usagi stiffened and opened one eye to stare at her future
 > daughter.
 
 Oh, this should be absolutely delightful. You're taking this to very wicked
 extremes.

Who knows what could happen when the others see stuff like this happen. ^_^

 > "Lots of death, carnage and giant badgers," Ben said.
 >
 > "Lots of death, carnage and giant badgers," Chibiusa repeated
 > reflexively. She paused to rub her head. "Hey! That's not it."
 
 But it was the fun answer.

In-deed!

 > "I sure hope that she doesn't pick up any of Usagi's
 > stupidity," Rei muttered.
 
 At this point Ben should tell CU to say. "You're right. I'd much rather 
pick
 up some of your stupidity."

Hmmmmm... I'll think about adding that in.

 > "REI!" Usagi shouted, diving at her friend and grabbing her
 > by the collar, shaking violently. "WHAT DID YOU TELL CHIBIUSA?!?!!?"
 
 Heh

Episode 103 or 104, IIRC. A very comical episode, if you can get past the
obscene levels of cuteness. ^_^

 > Chibiusa's heart raced as Jason sprinted up to the leafy
 > blockade. He made a great, big flying leap through them...
 >
 > ...and landed right into Chiba Mamoru's outstretched arms.
 
 Ewww.

Scary, innit? ^_^

 > "I don't see why not," Jason whispered back, "Don't get me
 > wrong, I like her and all, but destiny is -waaaay- overrated.
 
 Indeed. It's been my experience that destiny is what you make of it. :)

(Nod) I agree with that.

But, in writing, what's the point in fighting against destiny unless it's 
REALLY
hard to avoid? ^_^

 > "Yeah, much as I'd -like- to, I can't hold a grudge for more
 > than a couple of hours."
 >
 > "It's only been a few minutes."
 >
 > "Hey, I might still be mad at you and be
 
 drop 'be'

Okay.

 > "So, I'm betting that the whole SI thing'll end when the S
 > series finishes off, and that's when Pharaoh Ninety gets taken care
 > of and the pink one here tries to go back to the future."
 >
 > "Wow! You two know the future?" Chibiusa asked in awe. "Can
 > you tell me who my future boyfriend's gonna be?"
 
 Ben: You ever see old 21st century films of that Tom Green guy?

Hmmmmmmmmmm........................

Who's Tom Green?

 > Hotaru watched as the little pink-haired girl jerked sharply to
 > the left, then to the right and back around a few times. Suddenly,
 > her eyes widened in comprehension. "Seizures..."
 
 Heh

Just a little something to further endear her to Hotaru. ^_^

 > *BZZRT!* Chibiusa once again took control of her own body.
 >
 > Ben laughed softly. "Heh, figured it out again, eh?"
 >
 > "Hotaru-chan," Chibiusa said, "don't be sad. I know what it's
 > like to not have any friends. Back home, I don't have any either."
 
 Hotaru: I'm not surprised. Frankly, you're annoying.

Nah, Hotaru's kind of deprived. She'd jump at the chance to have any sort
of friends. People are afraid of her because Mistress 9 keeps jumping out
and trying to kill most people she comes in contact with.

Kinda like Turrets Syndrome, actually. ^_^

 > "Sure, let's go!" Chibiusa hastily agreed, willing to do just
 > about anything with frail girl. "That could be fun! I've never been
 > to a tea ceremony. What are they like?"
 >
 > "Well, they're sort of involved, but I think everyone should
 > see it at least once."
 
 one

it at least once.

Or did you want to say, "...see one at least once."

 > *VROOOM!* The van sped backwards. A girl with fluffy pink hair
 > grinned maliciously and waved back from behind the steering wheel as
 > the car backed out of the bushes and slipped out of sight.
 
 Heh. Cute

Somebody had to do it eventually. ^_^

 > *RRRRRRRK!!!* The van skid
 
 skidded

Right! Fixed it.

 > "Hotaru?!" Jason asked urgently, patting the larger girl on
 > the shoulder. "Hotaru!"
 >
 > The girl turned to face him, tears in her eyes. They were
 > not, however, tears of sadness. She threw her head back and giggled
 > uncontrollably. "That was GREAT!" She laughed a little harder and
 > scooted in closer to give Jason a quick hug. "That's what I like
 > about you, Chibiusa-chan! You're crazy."
 
 Heh. Nice to see the effect this had on her.

Hotaru seems the type to perhaps go for that sort of occasional excitement
sort of thing. ^_^

 > "Nothing," Neptune replied for her companion, then took the
 > blonde Outer Senshi by the arm and led her away. "Please continue."
 
 Hehehe

Why interfere with a good thing? ^_^

 > The frail girl nodded pleasantly. "He is." She pointed at the
 > ponytailed blonde. "Who is she, Chibiusa-chan?"
 >
 > "That my,"
 
 That's

Right. Fixed it.

 > Usagi, Haruka and Michiru ran out of the building in disturbed
 > shock, not saying a single word. Chibiusa fainted, leaving Jason in
 > control.
 >
 > "This is different," Hotaru noted to her friend.
 >
 > Jason shrugged as the tea was quickly made. "Yeah, I guess."
 > Looking over at the tea that was being made, he asked the sailor-
 > suited boy, "Does that have caffeinne in it?"
 
 caffine (I think)

caffeine, actually. If my dictionary is to be believed...

 Very amusing work. Wouldn't mind seeing it continued at all.

(blink, blink) You mean it? You aren't scared off by the heavy SI element?

Well, I'll see if I can take it to new extremes in the next chapter. ^_^

Thank for the review! It's greatly appreciated!

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