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I
find I have people like Sasami talking like they
belong at a Pantera concert. ^^;;
Ooookay, so I take it that would be an ALT-verse, then? ^_^
Phwish... over my head.
Hmmm. It would be amusing, methinks, to have Ayeka like, oh, Godsmack or
something simalarly loud, and Ryoko a classical fan. Sort of reverse
typecasting.
Saw the previews for the second Mummy movie. Can't
wait. ^_^
Yeah, it looks good. The Mummy shall layeth the smacketh down! :D
Blech. Final Fantasy! YEAH!
> "My child... help... my child..." The voice was
> soft, barely
Now the question is...is she asking her child for help
or asking Erdge to help one of the others. ^_^
Good question, isn't it? Figure out your own answer.
MY money says that she's asking for help.
You didn't think I'd make this EASY, did you? ^_^
Of course not. We've been dealing with you long enough to know better.
> herself together. She
> had stayed out of trouble for nearly a year:
> obviously she was getting
> a bit out of shape.
Bet she attends a gym on a regular basis after this.
Actually, one of the things I'm hoping to bring up is that Nasuti's
actually
in amazing shape. I mean, that whole "running for your life" exercise
program can do wonders after the first year or so. Wouldn't suggest it,
though... it's not exactly for everybody...
Imagine the envy she'd draw if she DID go to the gym.
> and forth behind it. The strangely beautiful coral
> patterns on the
> creature's bead-like scales seemed to shift
> hypnotically with every
> motion as its black, beady eyes drank her in.
Hypnotically eh? I wonder if that might not be
exactly what it's doing. Sort of a way to lure the
prey in...or paralyase it.
Could be. Mostly, though, it works as camoflage: like a tiger's stripes or
a
leopard's spots, the pattern blends with light flitering through brush and
makes the thing almost invisible in the blend of light and shadow.
And yes, Tytoung is loosely based on an actual animal. Go ahead and guess
which! ^_^
Gila Monster.
Blunt, lizardy head, check.
Pebbly bead pattern skin, check.
Really short legs, check.
Good size tail, check.
Poisonous, check.
> "Mental note," Naaza mumbled to himself, "don't do
> that again.
> OW! I had no idea big lizards were that much harder
> than water..."
> Shaking his head, the Masho of Poison glanced over
> at the young woman
> staring at him and waved. "Hi, Nasuti! How's it
> goin'?"
I can see both their expressions. It's commical! I
wish I could really get a picture of it!
Actually, this is the one scene I had pictured when I devoted the whole
chapter to Naaza and Nasuti. The goofy grin on his face, the look of utter
disbelief on hers... it kind of made the chapter for me.
Uh huh. Second funniest exchange in the chapter. ^_^
> of a headache right now, but other than that, I'm
good." The fallen
> tree suddenly lifted into the air as Tytoung rose to
his hind feet
> with an angry roar. Holding the trunk in one clawed
hand, he swung it
> at the smaller man's head. Without looking, Naaza
performed a backflip
Before I go much further, I'd like to say this is one
of the best fight scenes I've ever had the pleasure of
reading. ^_^
Agreed.
Thanks! It's all sorts of fun to write Naaza, especially in fight scenes,
because he's by nature the fastest and most agile of the Masho. On top of
which, he's completely nuts, so he never quite does what someone expects.
^_^
Kind of like the Loon, from DW2?
> "HEY! I was TRYING to be WISTFUL, dammit!" Planting
his hands
> against the ground, Naaza lifted his body and slid
his knees under
> himself, throwing his opponent off balance as he
stood and drew two of
> the six swords he habitually carried. "Now where the
hell were we? Oh,
Spawn did this in a recent issue when something bigger
than him flattened him. ^^
Really? That's interesting. Personally, I wrote this scene because I've
always wondered why nobody ever just does that when they get stepped on in
a
fight scene. ^_^
Okay... What did he do again? *scratches head*
Yeah...I got the DVD. Special edition! ^_^
Sweet! It's surprising how much I still love that movie. ^_~
Yet another thing I'll have to see someday. *sigh*
> "No," Nasuti groaned, smacking herself in the
forehead, "I
> meant where did you come from JUST NOW, Naaza?"
>
> Naaza blinked and pointed up. "Trees," he said, as
though it
> was an explanation.
I snarfed. Really.
> "Hey, I got a plan!" Naaza leapt to his feet, a
> determined set
> to his jaw as he pointed at the prone Nasuti. "A
> perfect plan! A plan
> that's such a perfectly planned piece of planning
> that you'll be
> stunned that a planner like me planned it! There's
> only one flaw in
> the whole plan!"
Since nobody else seems to have said so, this is very funny.
Hehehe. Popular enough for the fans to drag it back from oblivion TWICE,
though! That's right, it's back on Cartoon Network! Again! Because we
wouldn't leave them alone until it was! ;p
REALLY? Now if I could just tune in at the start, so as the figure out WTF
is going on...
> Doku seemed to hiss angrily as it steamed from his
> form in a cloud of
> pinkish-purple smoke. The vapour hung above him for
> a brief moment,
> forming the shape of a cobra with a flared hood
Gee, K'thardin, all those comments about Rajura being the "Masho of
Decepticon" and not one mention of how Naaza is a "Cobra Commander"? I'm
shocked... ^_~
Yo Joe!
> "Nasuti," Naaza said firmly, "I need you to listen
> to me very
> carefully. What's my name?"
>
> "Naaza."
>
> "And I am...?"
>
> "Cuckoo."
ROFLMAO!!!
Oh, like YOU'D be able to resist a set-up like that one... ^_^
Hell no. If I thought of it.
Hmmm... Would make a good sig...
a) lived in the Dark Kingdom
b) while Beryl was queen
c) who she wouldn't want in the castle, but still close by
d) two of whom might have shared a room
e) one of whom was of pretty high stature before being sent away
f) and who would habitually wear a grey cape ?
Figured it out yet? ^_^
So. Are there any bushes with light pink flowers around?
> He wondered idly who had lived
> there; it had been
> left in very good condition, considering it had been
> abandoned for
> enough centuries that the forest had overrun any
> farmland and
> swallowed the building whole. There were two other
> rooms, one off
> either side of the main kitchen. Both were bedrooms,
> one large and
And the grin just widens on his face as he thanks the
gods for providing him with a bed. ^_-
Hey, Naaza's being GOOD. And I'm sure he's reminding himself of that every
few seconds, too... ^_~
Naaza: *steps through the door, then gets a goofy grin, before smacking
himself on the head* Bad Naaza! No biscuit!
> again, louder than before. Her arms flew up and
clutched him to her
> reflexively, her fingers tangling in his hair as she
threw her head
Personally I think you should have gone with a slight
bit of...aphrodesiac...or some other drug which would
have made her feel REALLY good. ^_-
Okay. Obviously this one was a bit too subtle.
I'm going to go through Nasuti's reactions very slowly, and then I'm going
to say one thing, so follow along. ^_^
Nasuti cries out. Then she arches her back and tries to press her body
against his. She cries out again, and starts to grabs his hair.
Then she throws her head back, and starts to tighten her grip on him. She's
whimpering, and her pulse is racing. She starts to move her legs, as if
she's fidgeting, and she's breathing heavy. Then, she really screams, at
the
top of her lungs, and her whole body gets really tense before suddenly
relaxing.
Now, let me tell you something: Nasuti wasn't screaming in PAIN.
This leads us inquiring mind types to wonder about their future love life.
h_h
> "Snuh?" A single eye cracked open, and the young
> man flopped
> onto his back. "Nasuti? What? Are you okay?"
>
> "I'm fine, but-"
Naaza: *looks her up and down* I know you're FINE.
Heh. That's probably why he's going through so much trouble for her.
Naaza isn't exactly known for going out of his way to help anybody, not
even
his fellow Masho. Plus, he bores easily. ^_^
Heh. He'll _never_ get bored around her group.
> "Good." Naaza groaned and tried to sit up, before
Nasuti pushed
> him back down. "All that being sane was driving me
crazy. What's up?"
All depends on one's definition of sane and insane.
Heh.
Exactly my point. As far as Naaza is concerned, he's fine the way he is. At
least he KNOWS he's crazy, but then, that means it would be less sane of
him
to act sane, doesn't it? He knows he isn't, so pretending otherwise would
REALLY be crazy. ^_^
...
????
> "You're still bleeding! Why didn't you heal your
> wounds?"
>
> The Masho smiled sheepishly. "Er... I thought they
> made me
> more interesting?"
>
> Nasuti scowled.
Oh. Already falling for the GF scowl. Poor guy is
already whipped.
Pre-whipped, actually. Naaza is the Masho of Obedience. Think about that
for
a few seconds. ^_~
I am reminded of Urd's meeting with the Nekomi Tech S&M Club.
At least she didn't pull out a mallet. Be thankful
for that. ^_^
None of the YST characters seem to have access to hammerspace. For which
the
guys are very grateful.
Shoes work well.
Although Kayura likely doesn't need it. That shakujo staff of hers makes
for
one heck of a whuppin' stick. ^_~
As you demonstrate, Nasuti gets by.
No true sentai show can be complete without at least a BIT of stock
dialogue. And I know for a fact that Lina Inverse will call you on it if
she
ever catches you using any. And we all liked Ash. He was... Groovy... ^_^
Movie list item # 25...
Heh. clikclik. REBOOT!
After all...good...bad...he had the gun. ^_^
Yeah, that's a good one, too. ^_^
Long since engraved in the collective unconcious.
Just out of curiosity what sort of music did you
write to here, if any?
It's going to sound odd, but I wrote this fight scene "Hunger", by Spectre
General, and "Dare To Be Stupid" by Wierd Al Yankovic. It's odd, because I
kind of feel like those two songs happen to describe Tytoung and Naaza
rather well, actually. They were just on my playlist at the right time, I
guess.
Hmmm... *runs off to Napster*
> the ground again. Tytoung raised his hind leg,
> stamping down with his
> foot just as Naaza mustered the strength to dodge
> again, sitting up
> and forcing the lizard's leg to bend the wrong way
> with a lightning
> fast strike to the kneecap. Tytoung dropped back on
> all fours,
> favouring the limb even more than he had before.
> Naaza staggered to
> his feet once again, weaving back and forth. The two
> locked gazes,
> and Tytoung nearly flinched.
I wonder what he saw?
I'm going to go a bit more into it the next time we see Tytoung, but
basically that was the exact moment he realised that he was dishing out his
best blows, and Naaza wasn't feeling a thing. That the only way Naaza was
staying down was if he went down forever. And that Naaza was enjoying every
second of it.
You're acting OOC, Morgan. Telling us stuff, shame shame!
> Surprise can only last so long, however, and
> Tytoung brought
> his long, ponderous skull down like a piledriver,
> smashing into the
<Rao> Now DIE, DAMN YOU, DIE!
That is exactly the attitude that both of these guys have at the moment.
They're hurt, they're tired, they've been fighting each other all night,
and
they're both the last thing either one of them wants to see ever again.
'Never again would be too soon'?
> planning to break her neck with a single swat, when
> something suddenly
> felt wrong. The female had raised one hand to her
> mouth, and seemed
> to be looking down... following her gaze, Tytoung
> stared numbly at
> the two steel katana blades protruding from his
> stomach. As he watched,
> they slowly twisted, and began to pull away from
> each other with a
> horrid tearing sound.
Nice. Though why didn't he just cut the guy in
half...
Naaza: "HEY! I'M WORKING ON IT, OKAY? Geez, some people..."
Hmmm... I'm flashing to the first suit fight from Bubblegum Zone. Kinda the
same tactic.
> "YOU!" Tytoung howled, looking under his arm to see
> the Masho
> of Poison perched on his back, straining to complete
> his task. "Why
> in the nine hells can't you just STAY DOWN?"
>
> "I'm insane," Naaza growled. "What's YOUR excuse?"
I'm sorry, this line is just too cool.
> Biting his
> bottom lip until it bled, the Snake Masho wrapped
> his legs around
> Tytoung's torso and began to squeeze. "What's the
> matter? Feeling a
> bit constricted?"
And so the PUN-ishment continues. ^_^
But of course! It's never too serious a moment that it couldn't stand to be
ruined by a good pun! Or better yet, a bad one! ^_^
Spider Robinson, eat'cher heart out.
Is this where we get to see what they mean by "killed
again?"
Yes, you are. It should be rather interesting, if I do it right. ^_^
I look forward to it.
> "What?" The one-eyed Masho of Deception almost
> looked hurt at
> her implication. "I was willing to help, but I knew
> he didn't NEED me!
> Honestly, Ms. Yagyu, you can be quite paranoid, at
> times." Turning, he
With good reason. Heh. Course I wouldn't be at all
surprised if after this she starts throwing out the
occasional Kame Hame Ha's, or even pulling out REALLY
BIG GUNS when someone so much as startles her. Heh.
Well, Nasuti IS supposed to be pretty good with a naginata, but I really
don't see her being able to go toe-to-toe with a Masho any time soon. For
that matter, and unlike Jun, she doesn't seem to want to be as powerful as
any of the Masho or Samurai Troopers. Frankly, I think she's smart enough
to
realise that power like that would only cause more trouble than it would
solve.
Well, maybe. But how long until she buys a gun?
> began to walk towards the ebony spire Nasuti had
> seen earlier. "Are
> you coming, or not?"
>
> Nasuti looked down at Naaza. With a sigh, she slung
> him over
> her shoulder and began to follow the silver-haired
> Masho into the
> pouring rain.
Nice! Very nice! One big long fight scene!
Well, there was a tiny bit of plot and character development snuck in there
somewhere, but thanks for the compliment! ^_^
Deserved. Funfunfunfun.
Take it easy.
Yeah, sure. And THEN who would write my next chapter while I was relaxing?
^_^
The Gremlin peeking over your right shoulder. Your right, not mine.
Be well.
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Nathan Baxter, Grand High Emperor of the Lobsters.
Author, Bubblegum^5, El Hazard: The Continuing World
(Now, if you've heard of both of these, THEN I'll be
impressed.)
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