From: "Chet Weaver - Chicks Dig Giant Robots" <zeroohki@netscape.net> Subject: Re: [PW!] Diverting Time! Date: Friday, June 25, 2004 1:39 AM Steffan Alun wrote: > "We always deal with straighforward trades," said Lauren. "We gave > that girl a full sack of clothes for a tiny Minun. And what did we > give those kids? Two costumes! Two!" > > "And they gave us a Pokédex," said Diego. "We made a profit." > > "Exactly," said Lauren. Suddenly, her voice changed, and she was her > old self again - snippy and authoritative. "Well, we'll just have to > give them more." > > "Wh-" Diego stopped rocking his egg back and forth and stared at his > partner. "More? They don't WANT anything more! They just wanted two > costumes to stay hidden for a while. What in the world can we offer > them that they'd want?" > > "Obviously, we're not going to GIVE them anything," said Lauren > impatiently. "We're going to protect them. We're the notorious > Pokémon smugglers Lauren and Diego!, Diego. Can you think of anyone > better at staying hidden than we are?" > > "Of course not," said Diego, encouraging her. > > "We'll follow them until we've done enough to deserve this Pokédex." > > "We've already lost them, Lauren." > > Lauren scanned the route ahead of them. > > "No we haven't! We know where they're headed, remember?" > > "You don't mean..." started Diego. "Are we going to the concert?!" > "Look, I'm trying to find someone and they'd told me they'd be here," Keiko pleaded, not lieing nearly as much as she thought. "Can't you just let me in? Please?" "Miss, like I told you last time, when you were at least wearing pants," the large, dark man at the door of the mansion replied. "No shirt, no shoes, no entry. You're not even wearing as much as you did last time. This ain't Woodstock. But..." A wicked smile crossed the doorman's face. "If you're trying to seduce me, then I suppose we can comprimise." Keiko blushed in mortification and blurted out, "I'm not trying to seduce anyone! What kind of girl do you take me for!?" "Hey, I'm not the one in my birthday suit, lady," the man accused. "Now either get dressed or get out!" "Fine," Keiko grumbled. Then a thought struck her. "Could I change in a bathroom or something? This mansion's got to at least have one of those." The man gave her a look like an Inuit gives a refrigerator salesman. "Why?" he asked dumbfoundedly. "What could you possibly be hiding? Internal organs?" "Nevermind," Keiko conceded. She slid behind some nearby bushes and proceded to dress. She reemerged wearing violet cargo pants, black hiking shoes, a black tank top, and a studded leather armband and choker. Skyler the Swablu, once again, was perched atop her head. "Will this do?" "It'll be fine," the man replied. "Do you have a ticket?" Keiko reached into her belt pack (which, along with her emerald hairclip, was what normally passed as clothing with her) and produced a ticket. She had bought one the last time she checked the place out. "Alright, get going," the man said. "Thank you," Keiko said as she darted into the mansion. Inside, she took out her PokeNav and switched to the Trainer's Eye function. As it turned out, her quarry weren't at the mansion just yet but they were on their way. "I guess I'll wait for them here," Keiko said. She looked around her and thought aloud, "Maybe I could even dramatically ambush them or something. What do you think?" "Swablu," Skyler replied. "Yeah, that might be a bit much," Keiko admitted. "I'll just try not to stand out until I find them. There's no real need for theatrics." To be continued...? [NS: Pardon me if I don't further detail what happens within the mansion. I wasn't so sure if the concert should be ready by now since Amber and Jason aren't anywhere near the place. Assuming, of course, this is supposed to be that concert.] -- Chet "Tech" Weaver AIM: PanGatomon MSN: Nichirasu@hotmail.com eMail: zeroohki at netscape dot net Yahoo! Messenger: tech_weaver ICQ: 122744531 Webcomic: http://desperadocoyote.keenspace.com My Adventure Quest character: http://www.battleon.com/aq-chardetail.asp?temp=131213 You can play Adventure Quest at http://www.battleon.com Sometimes, I notice someone has posted a reply to one of my messages and I think, "Oh, great, what did I say this time?"