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Field Trip
An Azumanga Daioh fanfic

Wai!  Another one, and so soon!

Yep. I'll have to work on Lurk's next.

Any and all C+C is appreciated. You can contact me at
sommer@3rdm.net

Or you can just hit the 'reply all' button on your email software.  Works
for me.

This is for when it ends up on webpages and the reply function won't really
do any good. :)

Standard Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to any of the Azumanga Daioh
characters. They are owned by their Azuma Kiyohiko.

"Their" Azuma Kiyohiko?  So she owns them, and they own her?

Oops. Will change.

Writer's note: As in keeping with the series, this is a stand alone

thing

that has no huge overall plot or is the least bit serious. It's just an
excuse to have some largely pointless fun.

TOMO:  Fun is never pointless!  It's an end in and of itself.
YOMI:  That's pretty deep, coming from you.
TOMO:  That, and I do a *lot* of pointing when I'm having fun.
YOMI:  That's pretty stupid, even coming from you.

Heh. Cute.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

~Passing the Buck~

Wouldn't it be 'Passing the Yen'?

True, but a dollar's worth more. :)

"It definitely wasn't me when I had a field trip here during my high

school

days," Yukari stated firmly, then ushered the others to, "Now, hop on
board."

Well, it's better than sliding down three flights of bannisters...

Not sure about the reference.

The class herded themselves onto the bus in an orderly fashion.

"This is going to be fun." Chiyo was all but squirming in her seat in
anticipation, though she was careful not to bump Sakaki, who was seated

next

to her.

Wouldn't Kaori like to be in Chiyo-chan's spot, bumping into Sakaki-san...
very slowly.

Heh. Yep. Couldn't work her in, since her existance is based on two things:

1) Mooning over Sakaki

2) Being repulsed by Kimura.

Chiyo nodded. "My father used to take me there once a year. They have

lots

of different things, and all of them are really neat. They even have a

small

dinosaur exhibit"

Sakaki-chan blushed as she thought about a prehistoric KamiNeko, dressed

in

your stereotypical leopard-skin caveman rags, waving a cheery "Hellloooo"

to

the dinosaurs and other creatures sharing his paleolithic world.

It's coming, sort of.

Seated directly across from them, Osaka interjected herself into the
conversation, "My parents took me to a museum that had dinosaurs once.

It

was on this island that you could only get to by flying.

"Which meant that I had to borrow Chiyo-chan's pigtails to get there."

Heh. Cute.

And it was all
outdoors, so you had to drive around, and you got to see all the

different

dinosaurs penned up in their natural environments. Only someone

sabotaged

the main power generator, and the dinosaurs got out

/me points to the screen, imitating badly dubbed monster flick.  "AHHH!
GOJIRA!!"

Nah. Osaka's not that excitable.

and started eating everyone.

TYRANNOSAURUS REX:  I just love Japanese food, don't you?
ALLOSAUR:  I dunno, these folks look kinda scrawny compared to the Yanks
that were here last month.  Especially that lawyer fellow.
TYRANNOSAURUS:  Oh, yeah.  Now *that* was some good eatin'.

I see you picked up the reference.

 It was very scary."

"It was called 'Jurassic Park', and it was a movie, not a museum!" Yomi
snapped from her seat next to Tomo.

"Oh, that's right," Osaka said slowly, now remembering the event with
somewhat more clarity.

She *would* do that.  And considering how the real world gets so mixed up
with the imaginary in her mind, don't you think Osaka would do well in
Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai?  She'd take all those changes in perfect
stride.

True. Really ought to get my hands on it so I can see the rest of it. Got to
see up to the midway point, and missed the first ep

Conversation died once the entire class boarded. Yukari took a quick
headcount. Satisfied with the results, she looked at her watch and

frowned.

She turned to the driver. "We're running a little late. I'm pretty good

at

driving buses. Almost as good as I am at cars. Want me to take over?"

BUS DRIVER:  Sorry, lady.  I don't drive, I don't get paid.  And I want to
get paid.

And survive

Chiyo's whole body began to quiver uncontrollably.

CHIYO:  And I want to *live* to see you get paid.

Yep.

"What do I look like? A nurse?" Yukari grumbled, but moved towards the

back

to see what she could do.

Whatever she might do, it'd probably only make Yomi feel worse.
TOMO:   But at least humanity has been spared.  Brave, brave Yomi!  You
shall not have died in vain!
YOMI:  <gasp>  I'm not dead yet.
TOMO:  Well, then... you shall not have been mortally wounded in vain!
YOMI:  <still gasping>  It's only a punch to the gut, I'll pull through.
TOMO:  <punches Yomi again>

Heh. Tomo probably would say something along those lines.

The guide began leading the group toward the nearest archway. The class
moved forward in an orderly fashion, save Yukari, who moved backward in

an

orderly fashion.

To think that Yukari-sensei would do anything in an orderly fashion.

Well, if it means getting out of work...

"I have unique teaching methods," Yukari said.

That's putting it charitably.

Yukari is very charitable when it comes to herself.

The guide was left staring in slack jawed wonder.

Hey Misao-san, nice Kimura imitation!
MISAO:  Who's Kimura?
CLASS:  You don't wanna know.  Trust us.

There'll be more of those as well.

"It's where the term 'A diamond in the rough' comes from," Tomo stated
proudly.

"That's right," Chiyo confirmed.

Tomo gave her a bewildered look. "It is?"

/me facefaults.

Surely you don't think she actually knew the origin of the phrase. This is
Tomo we're talking about.

"I'm a diamond in the rough," Tomo  stated proudly.

Yomi peered close, adjusting her glasses pointedly as she looked Tomo up

and

down. "No, definitely a lump of coal in the rough."

Very nice, very Koyomi-esque putdown, there.

Thanks.

"Oh, it's the same thing then." Tomo said, anger satiated. "I'm a lump

of

coal in the rough!" she stated proudly.

Well, she *is* a carbon-based lifeform, anyway.

Heh. That is one way of looking at it.

"I'm not sure that's something to brag about either," Kagura said.

Kagura may admit to being a Blockhead, but at least she knows this much.
Good for her.

It's sort of like the second summer vacation tour when Tomo was bragging
about Chiyo's stuff, in my mind. Kagura chided her there too.

"Whatever," Tomo said, then looked at her hand in wonder.

Concerned, Yomi moved closer. "What is it? Do you feel sick? Did it

leave

a

bunch of goo behind when you squashed it?"

TOMO:  Actually, it left a bunch of Guu behind (swallows Yomi whole).

See?

YOMI:  (muffled) You kidding?  I can't see a thing in here.  Now let me

out!

Hehehe. I need to see the rest of that too, and I have that one on dvd. Just
need the time and to try to get a friend to watch it since i think he'd
appreciate it.

"Why, even now its genetically altered venom might be coursing through

my

veins and changing me so that I'm gaining the abilities of a spider."

"You know, this is why I don't go to the movies with you anymore. You
believe everything you see," Yomi pointed out.

And yet, she never seems to believe a word of what Yomi tells her.  Or

maybe

that's because she never listens to Yomi.

Tomo: Life's more fun when I don't listen to Yomi.

"I can feel the throbbing already. It started in my hand, and now it's
traveling down my arm. I'm changing!"

Not out in public you aren't, sister...

Heh

"Ha! You're just jealous because you don't have my amazing spider-like
abilities." Tomo bragged haughtily. "Watch in envy as I start climbing
walls!"

And this is different from our garden variety Tomo-chan... how?

Physical abilities. It's still the same old Tomo, no matter how many super
powers she acquires.

"Again!" she cried, and ran into the wall once more. Smooshed against

it,

'Smooshed': now *there's* a word you don't see every day.

I made it up, but I think it bestows the proper image, yes?

Sakaki barely paid any attention to the guide. Her notice was fixated on

a

far smaller skeleton located off to the side. It came up to her waist,

and

was about Tadakichi's size. However it was on the lean side,

Considering there's no meat on dem bones, it *would* be a touch on the

lean

side, yes.

And even if it had flesh, it would still be leaner.

and obviously
bipedal. It's skull, despite being a skull, had a certain feline grace

to

it, invoking images of a cat in the girl's mind.

Bipedal, looks like a cat... oh, no... you know, you're scaring me when an
offhand comment I made waaay up there /|\ turns out to be true.

Yep. Ironic, isn't it?

A blush settled on Sakaki's cheeks. If only she could have been there,
seeing the gentle creatures back then. She would approach one, holding

out

her hand and letting it sniff her so it knew she was trustworthy. And

then

it would let her-

-get bitten, natch.

Yes, but she needs the proper imagery to go with it.

"Ohh," Kagura whistled in appreciation. "I don't think I've even seen a
Velicoraptor skeleton that small. Still, it's big enough to bite a hand

off

you if you got to close."

Too close.

right

"Ah!" Sakaki drew her hand back and cradled it to her body. Maybe she

would

stick to petting cats after all. They were cute and fuzzy enough for

her.

Not to mention quite sufficiently mean and bitey.

Except for the island cats, yep.

xxxxxxxxxxxx

~Blackboard Jungle~

I hate to mention this, but isn't there a hentai anime by this title?

^_^;;

Not sure. The Azumanga cast is NOT a set I would want to see in hentai. :P

"Let's keep moving, shall we? Next up we have the Hall of Entomology,"

the

guide said as she led the group down a long hallway and towards the next
exhibits.

"Are they doing any genetic testing on spiders," Yomi quipped.

Need a question mark there, sugar.

right

as

she flitted around from flower to flower, burying her face in the

petals,

came to Yomi. Just as quickly, she struck the disturbing image from her
mind. Darn that Tomo!

Hey, at least she actually uses *wings*...

True

Chiyo panicked. "You can't go in there," she said quietly, hoping no one
else would hear and keep Osaka from getting into trouble.

"Why not? It's a classroom, and I'm a student. It's a perfect match,"

Osaka

said casually as she entered.

Typical Osakan logic.  Very nice.

Thanks again. She's fun to play with. They all are, pretty much.

"Ah!" Stop! Stop!" Chiyo shouted as she waved her arms around

frantically,

more for her sake than it being an effective way to stop Osaka.

Got an extra set of quotation marks there.

will axe the extras

He moved into the room, a look of anger on his features, "How dare you

mess

with my formula, you idiot.

Exclamation point?  Question mark?  Seems to need more force here.

Good idea. Will add

yes,

that would  follow, but only if..." he pointed at a third section, then
blinked his eyes in disbelief. His eyes pored over the entire thing,

from

start to finish, twice. By the time he was finished, his jaw had

remained

open for so long, and so wide,  that it reminded Chiyo of Kimura-sensei.

Except this fellow would have a lab-coat fetish rather than bloomers.
Forget Ayanami in a swimming costume - what turns this guy on is Ritsuko
Akagi!

It's the beauty mark. All the guys fall for Ritsu's beauty mark.

Slowly, the man all but breathed out, "My... god. You're right. I never
thought of changing the equation that way. But taking all the

alterations

you made now matches the theory correctly. Do you realize you've now

made

cold fusion not just a theory, but a reality?"

Chiyo's mouth opened until it matched that of the scientist's.

Chiyo-chan as possessed by Kimurin... not a pretty picture.

So much of the humor is visual in the girls' reactions to things. Especially
since the art style is not all that elaborate. Compared to other animes, I'd
wager it was easy to draw.

Chiyo didn't know whether to be relived, or more frightened than ever.

Oh, just be relieved for now.  Cold fusion would be a *good* thing.

Come to think of it, it'd probably explain Osaka's mental processes.

She's secretly a super genius and simply hides it well

Yukari whipped a mirror out of her purse and gazed at the reflection She
gave an, "Ack!" and put it back. She looked her students over, making

sure

they were all present. Personally, she wouldn't have worried if one or

two

turned up missing; they'd eventually find their way back from Tokyo, but
parents tended to be overprotective of their children

Almost surprised you didn't have her say "of their little brats."

That comes later

As she continued her count, she noticed Tomo was flicking her unusually
large wrist in an odd way. She continued doing it dramatically, swatting
Chiyo in the head and making the young girl cry out in pain. Sakaki was
quick to move the smaller girl out of the line of far.

Line of fire.  Unless you meant that Sakaki got her *far* out of the line.
YOMI:  You kidding?  Tomo's the one who's far out of line!

Oops. Will change

"What's the matter with you?" Yukari finally asked.

Tomo said, "I'm trying to shoot a web line. I figure with how large my

hand

is now, there's got to be webbing in there somewhere."

You know, even Peter Parker didn't get that ability from the spider.

Didn't

he have to rig the mechanism up himself?

Movie version it came from his hands. You're right about it being a device
of his creation in the comics.

Yomi said, "It's probably swollen because of the venom. You really ought

to

get that looked at."

TOMO:  Whaddya think I'm doing?  I'm looking at it right now!

Heh

Osaka handed Yukari a paper. The teacher looked at it disdainfully. "Hey
now. I'm the teacher. That means I'm the one that gives homework, not

the

other way around."

"It's from Professor Mizuhara," Osaka explained. "He says you should

give

me

an automatic 'A' in science for inventing cold fusion."

However, Yukari, being an English teacher, had no means of doing so.

True, not that she would anyway.

Once the bus was fully loaded, Yukari

"Fully loaded" and "Yukari" in such proximity... oh my.

Heh.

said, "Now, did everyone have a good
time?"

A chorus of  "Yes" filled the air.

Shouldn't it be "Yes"es, or something like that?

Not sure. It is only one word they are saying. A 'chorus' of it should work,
methinks, though I'm adding an exclamation point, since it does look wrong
without one.

"But who was it that took you
to the museum in the first place?" she asked.

"The bus driver," Tomo pointed out.

YUKARI:  Hey!  I *offered* to drive!

True

xxxxxxxxxxx

~Osaka DeBeers~

How many of de beers were left by the time they got back, anyway?

None, which is why the bus driver was nearly insane

It fell out of the window and to the ground below, shattering against

the

concrete.

"Easily the best gift I've ever received," Tomo said quickly.

The others nodded their heads in agreement.

And with that, they all made their escape out the window before someone
showed up and yelled at them for breaking it.

At least they can pay for it now. :)

Itsu mo,
Ucchan  ^_^

(who really appreciates having an excuse not to have the AnimeCentral

report

out by Saturday.  Maybe sometime next week, unless there's another batch

of

Azumanga fics out there.)

The more the marrier when it comes to Azumanga fics. I cannot say the same
about Mad Bull/Dog Soldier/Roots Search ones, though.

o/~  It's time for A-zu-ma-nics!
Chiyo's cute, and Tomo yakks
Sakaki pats the cats
  while Osaka's brain still lacks
It's A-zu-ma-ni-
 Yukari's quite insane-y
 (Not really the show's name-y!)
 A-zu-ma-ni-ACS!

(the water tower opens to reveal KamiNeko waving at the readership, then
closes with a slam)
(Musical sting)

Heh. Cute.

Thanks for the comments. They were quite helpful.

DB Sommer

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