Rann wrote:

Lupin the 3rd strutted up to his longtime on-again, off-again
girlfriend, Fujiko, a large grin on his face. Flanking him were his
friends, Goemon and Jigen, both of them with somewhat less ecstatic
looks on their face.

You know, this is true. They always seem more miserable than happy when
around Lupin.

"So, must've gotten tired of that last old fart you were milking for
his money, eh, Fujicakes?" Lupin crowed, baring his teeth in a wide grin
and waggling his eyebrows, leaning in closer to his beloved.
"More like he got tired of life," Fujiko answered blandly, putting her
hand on Lupin's face as he attempted to come in for a kiss.
"Killed another one with kindness, eh, Fujiko?" Jigen commented,
puffing on his cigarette.

It's the way most men would want to go.

"But man, what a way to go," Lupin murmured, almost dreamily.
"Look, I've got a problem!" Fujiko snapped, glowering at all three.

Lupin: I told you to use protection. But I'm sure it's nothing a shot of
penicillin won't take care of.

"The old fart didn't leave you anything?" Jigen snorted.

She is predictible.

"... Well..." Fujiko looked down, tapping her index fingertips
together. "... Before he went off to his big death, he sort of... had
his little death."
"Oh." Lupin blinked, obviously not quite understanding how this was a
problem, other than that some dirty old coot had had the pleasures of
his object of desire's body.

that parses off. I think it needs reworded, mostly simpified.

"Am I to understand that you are with child, then?" Goemon asked,
narrowing his eyes as if contemplating the birthing of some supernatural
horror from the pits of Hell.

Hmm. Yes, he probably would.

"I believe what Lupin means to say is that the marriage will have
conditions," Goemon inserted, folding his arms over his chest.

Heh. I haven't seen much of Lupin, but yeah, I could see ole' Goe tweaking
her like this.

"Yeah, like when your next kid comes out, there's a paternity test
right off, and if THAT one ain't Lupin's, he gets everything,"

Like there would be anything left once Fujiko gets through with it. She's a
creature of excess in everyway. :)

-------

Lupin the 4th sighed as he contemplated the many difficulties he faced
in life. For one thing, his name. He intended to take his girlfriend's
last name when he married, but he really had to pick a more sensible
first name than "Lupin".

This had already been gone over.

 Luckily, his parents had always encouraged him

to take aliases,

So many that in fact, he wasn't sure Lupin was his name at all.

duties. He'd probably be better off picking one of his father's friends,
even if they were criminals. Goemon would at least bring dignity to the
role.

Yeah, but on the other hand, he'll be the one throwing the bachelor party as
well. Why do I see temples and purfying waters in Lupin IV's future? :)

He was also struggling to get his first book published. He had a wealth
of crime stories and tales of intrigue, gathered from at least four
sources of varying reliability.

Oh? I can't see his old man wanting him to give away some of the greatest
secrets of the world's greatest thief. :)

"C'mon, kiddo... listen up, and I'll tell you about the time that I
broke into Interpol itself and-"
Shinichi Kudou sighed, shaking his head and looking up at the
grey-haired old fellow in whose lap he sat. "Grampa Lupin, do I HAVE to
listen to any more of your stories? I always figure out how you did it
before you tell me..."

Heh. Conan might get more cases, but Hajime Kindaichi has to work harder for
his. :)

Cute little story and play with the names. Since it was a brief idea type
fic, you had to move things along fast. It worked for me.

DB Sommer

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