Ooo. Azumanga. CCS never was wild about, but Azumanga  ha drawn me in:

Summary of framing device - a run of rainy days at the summer house and

Osaka's

very-focused taste in DVD's leaves the girls with anime overload and some

weird

dreams.

Not all that surprising.

INT : BEDROOM 1 - NIGHT
Yomi, Tomo, Kagura and Kaorin sleep in this room. Slowly zoom into
Yomi's face as she mumbles in her sleep.

YOMI (mumbling) : <Windy...> (turns over) huh? Wha?

Hmm. Not used to script format. We'll see if it works for this.

YOMI : Huh? What's going on?

She heads toward the crowd. CHIYO is in the crowd

But how can she tell, since Chiyo is so small as to be hidden in a crowd? :)

Just kidding, it works fine.

Chiyo starts pulling at Yomi's hand, making Yomi follow her.

YOMI : Alright,

All right

SPORTS FIELD
The sports field at the back of the school. There is an enormous pile of
school desks and chairs in the centre of the field, going up about
thirty to forty feet.

Hmm. Are they standing on one another, or is it a helter skelter mass of
desks?

OSAKA (disappointed) : Oh... I was hoping to congratulate you on the
composition...
TOMO (confused) : The composition?
OSAKA : Yes, it's very artistic. The uniform materials but seemingly
random structure suggest great insight into the ordered routine of high
school life, yet the occasional odd touches - such as those school shoes
on the western side, the volleyballs on the east, and Kimura-sensei
stranded on the top accentuate the chaotic side that also exists.

Heh

KIMURA (shrieks, OS) : PLEASE SOMEBODY GET ME DOWN!

Tomo stares at Osaka for a bit.

TOMO : Is what you just said good?
OSAKA (blankly) : I don't know.

Double heh.

YUKARI (ranting) : So that's what it's like, huh? Here I am looking for
volunteers to help clean this mess up, but you ungrateful brats are
trying to sneak away to go shopping and get ice cream, leaving all the
work for us (self pity) poor teachers!

Wondered why she wasn't disappointed classes were cancelled.

OSAKA : You know, I've learned a lot about school spirit today.
CHIYO : What have you learned?
OSAKA : School spirit is difficult and I could do without it.
CHIYO (frown) : I don't think that's what you were meant to learn...

But it's true.

THE GIRLS
Chiyo, Osaka, Kagura and Sakaki look impressed. Yomi looks startled and
terrified.

OSAKA : Waaoooowwwww...
CHIYO : I heard about this on the news...
KAGURA : So that's the giant ghost bird... it's amazing.
YOMI (sweating) : It's not really anything, I bet it was all a hoax...

Heh. Never had pictured her in the Sakura role

TOMO : Don't say that, Yomi-chan. The best is yet to come!

                                   CUT TO :

TV
The bird is flying over the city. The camera zooms in on it's

its

 back and

we can clearly see Yomi clinging onto it's

its

The top of the bag opens and the strange being known only as CHIYO'S
FATHER rises out of it.

Hehehe. Very nice touch. In hindsight, I should have seen it coming.

                                   CUT TO :

AV ROOM
Tomo has her hand up. Yomi sighs and looks at Tomo.

YOMI : What is it Tomo?
TOMO : Doesn't your family keep it's

its

 freezer in the basement too?

YOMI : What's your point?
TOMO : Well, you went down to get things other than books, right?
(teasing) Didn't you?
YOMI (scowls) : As I was saying, I went down to find *books.*

Heh. Very Tomoish

OSAKA : Wow, it sounds like the plot of a good anime!
CHIYO (suspicious) : It sounds a *lot* like the plot of a good anime...

Heh.

TOMO (cont) : And with that in mind... (hyper, throws arms up) PLEASE
MAKE ME HER SUCCESSOR!

Knew that one was coming

be organising your schedule and making sure you have everything you need
to be a superior magical girl!
YOMI (amazed) : You're organising MY schedule? You have trouble getting
out of bed before noon!
TOMO : Yes, but I'm reliably informed that when it comes to unwanted
messing in other people's lives, I'm the best! Ah ha ha ha ha ha!

But not in a good way.

Sakaki just holds Kero-san up in front of her. Nyamo and Kero-san's eyes
meet. Kero-san's eyes start to glow and spirals appear in Nyamo's eyes.

KERO-SAN : You will forget you came here.
NYAMO (vacant) : I will forget I came here.
KERO-SAN : You will walk directly home.
NYAMO (vacant) : I will walk directly home.
KERO-SAN : You will excuse Osaka from P.E. in the future.
NYAMO (vacant) : I will excuse Osaka from P.E. in the future.
OSAKA (calling) : Thank you, Kero-san!
KERO-SAN (to Nyamo) : Good. Now, go!
NYAMO (vacant) : I will go directly home...

Heh. Cute again

YOMI : What did you need to bring a van for?
CHIYO : Well, you need somewhere to get changed, don't you?
YOMI (alarmed) : I need to get changed? (realises, puts hand on
forehead) Oh yeah, the costume. (to Kaorin) You have made something
tasteful, right Kaorin?

Sure it is.

KAORIN (apologetic) : Sorry, Yomi. I didn't have time to make a new
costume so I reused some parts from Chiyo's culture festival costume...

Heh

YOMI (angry) : Only people who have to wear this costume get a vote!
(sighs to herself) Look, lets

let's

YOMI : Okay, my attack is... (in one breath) Wonderful sunshine and
moonlight starry supernova tasty instant microwave noodles (eyes cross)
puncture pack and microwave at high... (sigh) I think she got distracted
while writing.

Not surprising, given who's doing the writing

The key is glowing brightly.

YOMI : <RELEASE!>

The whole area glows brightly, and the key enlarges into the full sized

full-sized

YOMI : Yeesh, I'd have better luck forcing the sun to rise than getting
her to help... (looks around) Now, where did that clow card go?
CHIYO (OS) : Yomi-san!
YOMI : huh?

Yomi looks down at Chiyo, who is pointing toward the sports field.

CHIYO : It's getting away!

Yomi looks at the field and sees THE SHADOW - a large man in a black
grim-reaper style cape - walking away.

Luckily, this version does not go aorund toting a pair of .45's. :)

ONSCREEN YOMI (Tomo's voice) : HEY! Great work Tomo! I know I can always
count on you, whatever the problem!
ONSCREEN TOMO (embarrassed, putting on an educated voice) : Aww, it was
nothing!

The real Yomi is now burning with RAGE. Tomo approaches her
fearlessly/foolishly.

Heh

                                   CUT TO :

YUKARI (smile, pleasantly) : Have you lost weight, Yomi?
YOMI (looks down around her) : Well, yes maybe. (smile) I've been
getting a lot of exercise lately.

Yukari glares at Yomi and drops her books.

YUKARI (ranting) : WELL THERE'S NO NEED TO BRAG ABOUT IT! YEESH!
AAAAAGH! WEIGHT-LOSING WOMEN LIKE YOU MAKE ME SICK! (shrieking)
SIIICCKK!

Heh

Yomi spreads some cards on her desk. There's The Windy, The Shadow
and... The Fool, which has an illustration of a very surprised looking
Tomo on it's

its

 face. Yomi starts to laugh... first quietly, then she

bursts into booming laughter that echoes throughout the entire school...

Heh. Very cute.

Nice workoverall. Enjoyed it a lot. Heavy on the Azumanga, which I approve
of.

DB Sommer



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