Konnichiwa Minna...

Note: this MSTing is based on another MSTing that isn't quite finished
yet.  So if it appears to be completely out of any continuity you've heard
of, now you know why.

OK.

USAGI: WHAT?!?

It took me awhile but this Usagi was known as Chibi-Usa or Reenie to
us mortals. ;)

EILEEN: Calm down.  Just repeat the mantra.  The dub is our friend.  The
dub is our friend.  The dub is our friend.

For this fic, it is. Don't worry, all the others are not.

By "Tuxedo" Will Wolfshohl and Doug "Candle Light Author" Helm

J: Those look more like call-signs than nicknames.

Callsign... I have a callsign for anyone interested issued by the FCC:

 KC6X <<  ^_-

E: Not that it's very likely somone's going to rip this story off and try
to make some money from it.

Stranger things have happened.

                                                     and a few
minutes later brought back his acoustic guitar. The sight of the much
feared musical instrument stopped all conversation amongst the little
girls. Raye got up and walked over to Chad to stand right in front of
him.
        "Chad, PLEASE tell me you're NOT going to sing!" Raye begged.

J: Begging is not something I see Rei..er, Raye doing.
E: It's been done before.  Usually under more life and death
circumstances, to be true, but....
J: And Yuuichirou...er, Chad's singing isn't a life and death situation?

Yes to Raye it worth begging if there's a chance to stop Chad from
singing.

J: Yes, Chad is 100 precog!  And we'll find out next time on Scanners: the
Animated TV Show!

Or Chad happens to know Raye very well.

        "Not just you, Pumpkin," Grandpa Hino chimed in,

J: Where the hell did *he* come from?

He's been there the whole time. Chad, Mrs. Tsukino, and Grandpa
were the chaperones for this get together started in part 11.

E: Raye's getting hammered in this one, isn't she?

Some would say that.

        "What are we going to sing?" Amy tentatively asked. <This is not
looking good.> This drew some hostile looks from Reenie,

U: Reenie?  That no-talent NA floozie!  You want hostile looks, put *me*
on the job!
J: A bit defenisve, aren't we, Captain Tsukino?

Captain? I guess I need to check out this fic of yours again.

J: Right, now why can't people figure out the difference between ` and '?
E: There's a difference?
J: Yes!  A ' is a single quotation mark, and a ` is a...well, it's *not* a
single quotation mark!
E: If you say so.

I like ` so there. ;)

                              of the group, wasn't to be outdone. Jumping
up, she stood beside Serena, and started singing as well. For added
effect she started moving her body in different motions acting the song
out.

U: Adventures of the Chibi Scouts II: The Forbidden Dance.
J: Purincessu no hentai!

Hmm... Mina's the only one swaying. I'll have to remember this title. :)

     Raye scowled at the two blonde little girls.

E: Not that it matters, but I think two little blonde girls sounds better.

I agree. I'll fix that.

E: I think chibi-crows would be neat.

That would be eggs or just baby birds? ;)

E: You know, in typing class they always taught me to double space after
the end of a sentence.
U: You took typing?
E: Well, not *everyone* is priveleged enough to have their own AI
terminal, you know.
U: You have one now.
J: But not when she was growing up!

One space is as good as two. I go back to the days of counting bytes.

J: Observe with us as Raye's inferiority complex grows to dangerous
levels, sucking everyone around her into new lows of self-hatred and
denial.  It's fun!
U: Where the hell did that come from?

I agree with Usagi.

J: I'm still not used to Mercury and Jupiter being...well, little kids.
U: Ha!  Try *being* a little kid for 900 years, and see how *you* like it!

Part of the fun of ACS is exploring their personalities in this way.  I
never could figure out the 900 year bit. Lots of debate on that but
that's for another thread.

U: None shall be seated during the thrilling "get the kids inside for
naptime" scene!

You know how crankie little kids are before their naps. Mom could tell.

U: Mr. Helm, if you *ever* try to put me in a situation like that, I'll
pay a visit to your house, and it *won't* be to exchange pleasantries!
J: Come now, captain, at least the DIC characters are good for being
punching bags.  Don't take it so personally.

Who knows what we may do if our fans demand a sequel... ;)

                                              Reenie made the best
of it for Serena's sake. Several minutes later, all three adults retired
to the living room for tea and sighed, it had been such a lovely day
too.

E: Should that last clause be a seperate sentence?

Yep. Tis true.

U: Thank heavens I'm an only child.
J: For now.

What about Misako? Oops this is not ToYV. Gomen.

J: Slang?  In a fanfic?
U: It's just a simple dropped intonation, Jennifer.  Let it go.

Nah... You're imaging it.

J: I'm just numb to the sugar factor now.  I could probably watch the
Disney channel with no ill effects.
E: Provided the Disney channel was still around.
J: Point taken.

IMHO, Doug wrote "Mama's Hand" to offset the sugar factor of writing
ACS with me. ^_-

J: Next to last thing: sweep those damn shrine steps again.

Raye, at 5 is safe from doing that for a couple of years.

        "Yes, you were silly," Chad admitted, "Man, I'm glad you and
Reenie just acted `silly'." The statement itself was benign, however,
Chad's tone suggested dire consequences would have occurred if she had

E: Consequences don't occur so much as they follow.

OK if you put it that way.

J: Game of Freecell.
E: Say what you want about the 20th century, any civilization that came up
with Freecell and survived is worthy of my respect.

Chess maybe but never freecell. Anyway, it's evil. Bill Gates imbedded
"Dark Kingdom" energy draining code in every copy.

                                                      Raye pointedly
told that part of her brain to take a hike. <I will not go through a
second childhood especially with Chad acting like my big brother!>
        As she walked her sense of confidence was starting to vanish.

J: Probably due to the fact that everyone around her was around a meter
taller.

That and unattended 5 year olds are an unusual sight walking along the
city streets. At least I hope so.

People were looking at her curiously as she walked down the street. She
tried to bolster her confidence but it just fled under the more
unscrupulous gazes sent her way.

        "That's great!" Lita exclaimed. <Now I can go chase boys again!>

E: Bah.  Boys are overrated.

I won't touch that.

        "But when Serena made her wish, for us to be normal girls
again... well... the Imperium Silver Crystal interpreted that wish and
made us five!"

J: Okay, show of hands.  Who here was a normal girl at five?

Not me but then I'm not and never have been a girl.

        Lita was about to respond when a gentle rattle at the window
drew their attention. Walking over, Lita glanced out and noticed that it
was Raye. "Hey!" Lita called out softly after opening the window, "What
are you doing up this time of the morning?"

E: "Carrying on various low level biochemical functions in an attempt to
maintain homeostasis.  Why?"

:)

        Raye blushed, "I'm sorry for barging in like that, Mrs.
Anderson." She hadn't been planning on showing up for breakfast. <I just
wanted to get Amy moving on her research.>

U: At 3M!

I always figured Ami for the Mayo Clinic.

        "That's all right, Raye. Come on let's

E: How about we insert a comma after on?

OK.

                                      Mrs. Anderson explained
softly, "You snuck out of the house again. He called over to Serena's
and then called here." Raye started to open her mouth to protest but
hastily closed it when Amy's mother pinned her with a look that would
have cut through granite!

J: Never cross the mommy.

You better believe it!

     asked Chad or Grandpa for permission to visit Amy. She had difficulty
suppressing that thought.
        "Do you have anything to say for yourself, Raye?" Chad asked
quietly.

U: Hino Rei.  Captain.  432-54-5820.

I'll have to find out what I'm missing with all this captain stuff.

hurting him. As the minutes passed and her worry and frustration grew, a
pain started to develop. After a little while it had grown more intense.
Curling up, she tried to relive

J: I think you mean relieve.

Yep.

                             it but it just wouldn't go away.

U: 5-year-old angst is like a storm raging inside you.

You tell Small Lady or do you prefer Neo-Princess Serenity?

[dead silence]
U: Dudette?

Remember... Chad & DiC

[they exit the theater]

       "Woohoo!" shouted the pink-haired princess as she left the
theater.  "Another one bites the dust!"

       "Yes," said Eileen, deciding to drop into English, "and this one
was actually good."

       "Hai, but there's a problem.  The balance of nature and so forth,"
said Jen worriedly, running a hand through her red hair.  "If we got a
good fic this time, that means that-"

       "The next one will be terrible."

       "Exactly."

       There was a bit of silence.

       "Er, is there any chance we can get out of the country that day?"

Arigato for the MST.  Doug and I are glad to see that ACS is being well
recieved.

Ja ne,

"Tuxedo" Will
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