From: RobfromVoid (RobfromVoid@prodigy.net) Subject: [PW!] Pretty Girl Preparations! Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/05/12 Minax drags Splash into the Paradise Nail Polish salon found on the dock of Porta Vista, wishing that she had a leash to place around his neck so that she can choke him as punishment when necessary. She notices that there are many women around her age waiting to get manicures and pedicures from professionals that work at the salon, while others simply buy polish and leave. Minax sits down Splash on the only empty waiting chair and looks directly into his eyes while she tells him, "I need you to wait..." She notices that his eyes are glazed over, as if he's thinking about something else. She slaps him to snap him out of it, "Stop thinking about Murasaki! I need you to wait here to hold my place in line. I'll be right back." "You want me to stop thinking about Murasaki?!" Splash asks defiantly, as he stands up, "That's like telling the sun to stop shining! That's like telling birds to stop singing! That's like telling..." Splash's musings are cut short when Minax slaps him again, this time so forcibly that he's knocked back into his chair. He then watches as Minax walks out of the of the salon, with Omelette the Chansey following her. Once the red-haired Rocket and her Pokemon are gone, he says, "What a grouch." When Minax is outside, she starts surveying the area, seeing all the women on the dock as enemies, "Those can't possibly be real." While Minax looks around to see which shops are open, Omelette flails her tiny limbs about, practicing how to throw slaps, hoping to become an expert at it like her surrogate mother is. Minax speaks out loud, "The Lip Gloss Hut and Perfume Palace are closed, but that doesn't matter. I can use that Charmander red lipstick that Splash helped me pick out and my Subversion perfume, the only fragrance that would reach the judges from the stage anyway. I'm just going to visit the Quicktime Spa, then I'll return here, and finally go pick out a swimsuit with Splash's help. Come, Omelette." Omelette throws a phantom slap with so much force that she spins around a few times, then falls down, "Seeee..." Minax crouches and picks up Omelette, cradling the dizzy Chansey in her arms, "You can use a makeover too, Omelette, since I'm going to dress you up like an angel for the contest!" She maneuvers through the crowd of women, towards the spa. "Hey, hot-stuff! Welcome to the Road To Beauty Quicktime Spa!" A buff blonde shirtless surfer dude greets Minax, flexing his pectoral muscles in an attempt to impress her, "Do you wanna get the full treatment, dudette? It only costs 20 coins!" Minax makes a disgusted face at the surfer, then holds Omelette in one arm while searching inside the bag on her belt for the amount of money needed. Once she has procured it, Minax hands him the cash while remarking, "By the way, 'dude', guys aren't supposed to have boobs, so stop showing yours off." She hugs Omelette closely as she steps into the Quicktime Spa... (( NS: Minax goes through a sauna full of security cameras, a brutal massage treatment given by a large hairy woman, a sizzling hottub full of oil, then is dried off by a pervert before finally heading out of the spa. I wrote a rather lengthy post describing everything that happened in great detail, but Netscape had a fatal error which caused me to lose the two hours of work. I don't feel like describing the horrors that occurred there again, so I'm just going to cut to when she leaves the spa. )) Minax sheathes her skinning knife as she steps back onto the street. When Omelette exits the spa, rubbing her eyes to adjust to the bright sunlight that contrasted the dark room where the sunglasses-wearing mustachioed pervert dried her mommy off, Minax picks up the Chansey toddler. She quickly examines the baby looking for any bruises while saying, "That damn dirty ape woman nearly broke my feet and hand. I can deal with that, but if she laid a single hairy knuckle on you, I'll kill her!" "See?" Omelette is pleased when Minax stops turning her around and hugs her. The Chansey doesn't have any bruises on her since she got a much more gentle massage therapist than Minax's big burly one. The Chansey rests her head against Minax's bosom as her surrogate mother jogs back towards the Nail Polish Paradise salon where she left Splash. "Chaan..." She enjoys all the attention that she's been getting lately, but wonders what Minax means when she says that she'll be an angel soon. Even before Minax arrives at Nail Polish Paradise, she notices that Splash is standing outside. Her anger builds and her pace increases. When she finally is close enough to hurt him by yelling, she shouts, "Splash! I told you to hold my place!" "I did..." Splash argues, pointing at the closed salon, "I scared off some of the women with my rants about Murasaki, then it was your turn. I had to get a manicure to keep holding your place. Next thing I knew, the parlor was closed! It's too bad that I'm not entering the contest... look at my hands!" He raises his hands to Minax, showing her his gleaming fingernails, each decorated with a different color of the rainbow plus white, black, and gold, "And if you like these, you should see my toenails!" Minax places her hands against the windows of the nail salon, "I lost my chance. Oh well, I'll do my own nails right before the contest. I just have to buy a swimsuit that'll take the attention away from my hands and feet. That'll be easy! Come, Splash." Still holding Omelette with one arm, Minax grabs Splash's now-effeminate hand and pulls him down the dock, towards the Skimpy Swimsuit Shop, "I'll try on a few different swimsuits as long as they aren't too horribly revealing. Your job is to tell me which one you like best. I'll make my choice based on your feedback." -Minax