You wrote:

I'd probably start this off by blaming Paul Corrigan for this one, but
it's my own fault for watching too much Gainax, I think.  Anyway...

No. Taking the blame yourself is passe. Go ahead and blame another.

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STRANGER
a Gainax crossover by Ukyou Kuonji

Lots of bounciness in this, I'd wager. ^_^

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"So how long has it been...?"

Shinji: (Looking downward) Well, it started out around five or so, but
quickly grew to ten when you put on the jackboots and grabbed the whip,
Asuka.

Asuka: Yes, I see. A pity your spine has never been that hard.

There was a long silence as they stood out on the bridge, looking out
over Kawasaki.  An involuntary shiver crossed his back as his eyes
panned past the tall smokestacks of the refinery, piercing the reddening
sky like a demented pipe organ.  She turned to face him, and repeated
her question.

"How long has it been that she's been gone, Arima-kun?"

Not NGE then.

He blinked several times as he snapped out of his reverie.  "Sorry,
Miyazawa," he murmured apologetically as he turned to her, "since

her. "Since (I think)

who's

been gone?"

Her face went sour.  "Arima-kun... she's an old friend of yours and

yours, and (Again, I think)

you're not worried about her?"

The blank look he gave her

I'd drop this 'her' as being unneccessary.

 only served to annoy her further, until he

spoke: "Sorry, Miyazawa... was thinking about you and me, and all that."

Her face softened, and she chucked him lightly on the arm.  "Aren't you
the old smoothie.

smoothie? (I know it's not really a supposed to be a question, but it could
be interpeted that way as well.)

 But c'mon, Arima... aren't you concerned about

Tsubasa?  I mean, she's been gone, like, what?  Nearly a month?"

No, no. Tsubasa was a guy. You should of all people should know that, Ukyou
:)

(I know, different Tsubasa, but the joke was too good to pass up)

Her face reflected the sunset as she considered what those two *might*
be doing.  Suddenly, she found herself wishing *she* could be doing that
right now.

Tsubasa: You want to be a Tiger Woods groupie too? It's what we've been
doing since we headed off.

If he noticed any of this, it didn't show as he continued. "I don't
think there's any reason to really be *concerned*, Miyazawa.  Tsubasa's
a big girl..." He glanced at her as she raised an eyebrow at him.  "You
*know* what I mean.  She can take care of herself.  And she's got
Kazuma, too."

<Yes, she *does*,> she though to herself, face still slightly flushed.
She felt slightly giddy as a distant-sounding buzzing noise echoed
inside her head.

Beer buzz just starting to form, eh? :)

 "But... on the road with a rock band?  D'you really

think that's the life for her?"

Hmm. How amusing.  I didn't think I'd be that close. A groupie is a groupie,
after all. :)

"If that's what she wants to do, then, yes."  He nodded, as the faraway
drone of a motorcycle invaded his consciousness.  "And if she discovers
she doesn't like it, she'll come back.  I doubt it, though."

"Doubt what?"  Her eyes were wide, questioning.  "That she'll come
back?"

He almost chucked,

chuckled (At least I hope that's what you meant.)

but settled for a wide smile.  "Oh, no.  She'll come

back, you can be sure of that.  She may not stay, but she'll be back."
He was beginning to have to raise his voice, as the sound of an
approaching motor rose in their ears.  "I just don't think she'll give
up being with the band.  As long as you're with your true love, what
difference does it make where you are and what you're doing?"

Yeah. Just look at Harrelson adn Lewis in "Natural Born Killers" :P

...just in time to get smacked by a nearly out-of-control moped that had
been speeding directly toward them.  He, she, the driver, and the moped
went rolling end-over-end-over-each-other's-end along the bridge, until
the driver pulled something out from nowhere:

An electric guitar.  She (for he could clearly see from the point-blank
vantage he had at this moment) swung it around a few times, over and
under her head (depending on where they were as they tumbled along),
before slamming the instrument, box down, into the road.

This is Furi Kuri, isn't it? Only seen a couple bits in a part of an anime
music video last week, but that's what it sounds like.

Aaaand I'm gonna call a halt to this right now, unless someone else has
any ideas where to go from here.  Especially seeing as I've just watched
all of FuriKuri, and can hardly make heads or tails of it.  It's like
downing half a dozen 'Mihoshi's (Goldschlager and Bailey's: it's blond,
it's tan, it'll leave ya stupid)

Hehehehe. I like that description? Prolly have to try some.

Cute little work. Probably would have enjoyed it more if I was familiar with
the source material. Oh well.

D.B. Sommer


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