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On 09/26/2005 05:12 AM, DB Sommer said:
Toji Yamamoto, the self-proclaimed '3-D' (Dashing, Debonair, and
Drop-Dead handsome) anchorman of Channel 4 News sat in his dressing
room, delighted for the first time in weeks. Ever since that annoying
pest, Akemi Shutaro, had upstaged him during the Hornet incident he
hadn't been able to think straight. It just wasn't fair. He had his
butt handed to him by a three-inch tall girl while Akemi had snagged
an exclusive interview with the very villain that had humiliated him.
People even had the audacity to suggest (though not in his presence)
that she should be the anchor, as though the frigid bitch could
cover the news better than Toji. It was ridiculous. She didn't
possess half the experience when it came to ferreting out a story.
Her delivery was atrocious. She wouldn't sleep with him. The only
thing she had going for her was luck in being in the right place at
the right time, and luck was no substitute for skill.
She seems to be able to keep her wits when things hit the toilet, but I
don't think he's interested in that. Then a mime is a terrible thing to
waste.
The technician hurried off, leaving Toji to wail impotently at the
injustice of fate.
Some days it just don't pay to chew through the straps.
A door opened at the front of the bank, heralding a shield-toting
redhead. "Doors, guys! Doors! It's okay to use them."
Third time this week?
A woman's voice came from the doorway, declaring in an announcer's
voice, "There you have it, folks. We finally have the answer to the
questions on everyone's minds: is Bucky a natural redhead?"
Inquiring minds, or at least the TV audience, want to know. Akemi also
seems to have a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
Could that be a super power?
"Popular, or merely notable? And what is it that makes her popular?
Do people cite the lives she's saved, or how many times she jiggles
when she throws a punch?"
Jiggles.