Friday, October 8, 2004

J: (making breakfast, singing... of course) “...you know she said so. I’m in love with her and I feel fine. I’m so glad that she’s my little girl. She’s so glad, she’s telling all the world. That her baby buys her things, you know. He buys her diamond rings. You know she said so. She’s in love with me and I feel fine.” M: Justin-san? J: Makoto. Hey, wussup? M: You’re making breakfast!? J: Yep! Pancakes! Hope Aisha likes them. M: Oh, so that’s what this is about. A: I thought I smelled pancakes. J: Morning, Kittie! Grab a plate. These are almost done. 20 minutes later... A: Mmm. That was exquisite! J: Thank you. My mom’s recipe, actually. A: My compliments to your mom, then. For the pancakes... and a few other things. J: (blushes) A: Heehee. You’re so cute when you blush. (kisses Justin) I’m going for a jog. Later cutie! ^_^ (leaves) M: Hmm. J: What? M: I knew you could do it, lover boy. J: Huh? You’re not mad? M: Mad? Why? I couldn’t be happier for you. J: But, I thought... M: What? J: A few weeks ago... you said you liked me. M: I do. I...oh. Oh, you thought... (laughs) J: (scowls at Makoto) M: Ahem. Sorry. -_-\/ I like you Justin, but I’m not in love with you. You’re more like a little brother to me. J: LITTLE!? I’m a foot taller and at least twice your weight. M: You know what I mean. You remember, I’m two years older than you. J: I know. It’s actually kind of funny you should say that, because... I’ve always kind of thought of you as a sister. M: Really? J: Yeah. Or brother, depending on how the day’s gone. M: You mean like this? (puts Justin in an headlock and gives him a noogie) J: Ow! Hey! M: (taps his head) Hello? Anything in there besides anime trivia? J: Oh that’s it! (grabs Makoto’s side and starts tickling her) M: Eep! (lets go) J: Haha. Just remember, I know your tickle spot.

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Wednesday, October 6, 2004

J: (wakes up in his bed) (mumbling) Free my men. Huh? YAWN! (Stretches, notices another figure next to him under the covers) WHA! Very funny, Makoto. I thought we were past these pranks. (pulls off covers) EEP!! AISHA: Zzzzz. Mmm mflm... J: O_O (slowly backs away and ends up falling off his bed) AACK!! “BOOM!!” A: (wakes up) Nya? (sits up, looks over the bed) Justin! Oh good, you’re up. J: (lying on his back) 0_0 ? A: (stretches) YAWN! Sleep well? J: Are you wearing my “Otaku” shirt? A: You don’t mind do you? I didn’t have anything to change into, so I just borrowed some of yours. J: Buh buh buh buhbuhbuhbuh buh... A: Nya? You OK? J: I...I...fine, just fine. A: (sniff sniff) I smell omelets. (gets up) You coming? J: Uh...in a second. A: Alright cutie. (blows Justin a kiss) ^_~ (leaves) J: .................What the heiphon just happened? Whoa. Deja-frikin-vu. (That’s exactly what I said when Makoto moved in.) An hour later... (kitchen) M: Hey, you’re finally up. I saved you some breakfast...what was left of it. J: ........ M: What’s wrong? J: Was Aisha just down here for breakfast? M: Yeah, she was. What’s she doing here? J: I don’t know. I thought for sure she left. M: Obviously not. J: Where’s Ozz? M: You’re asking me? You’re the one with a tele-whatsit. J: Ozz, where the slag are you? O: In the living room. Why? J: (walks to the living room) O: What is it, Justin? J: I thought I told you to take Aisha back to the space port. O: I did. But, aparently “the cat came back,” as they say. J: Well, where the frak is she now? (turns around) Urk. 0_0 A: (in a towel) J: Aisha. Did you just come from the shower? A: The pool, actually. I love a morning swim. J: I thought you didn’t have anything to change into. A: I didn’t. J: Geegerjerbederbihiber... O: Huh? A: You OK? J: Uh...Aisha, why are you still here? Didn’t you go back to the space port? A: Ozz took me back, yeah. But... when I got there... I didn’t want to go back to the Outlaw Star. I wanted to stay here, with you. J: Why? A: Because I love you, silly. (gives Justin a big kiss) J: ........ A: Well, I gotta go change. Makoto said she’d take me clothes shopping later. (leaves) J: Hiberweebiderbenhaven... O: What is that? German?

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Tuesday, October 5, 2004

Faces J: (in the kitchen) (singing... as usual) “...I might not be the right one. But there’s something about us I want to say. Cause there’s something between us anyway.” M: (sniff sniff) Mmm. Something smells good. J: I’m making fajitas. You can go ahead and sit down. They’re almost done. M: (sits) So, did anything happen after your date the other night? J: Like what? M: Did you “rock the boat”, as they say? J: Huh? M: “Fog up some windows?” “Do the backseat bump?” J: WHAT!? NO!! M: (laughs) J: I respect Aisha more than that. I respect all women. I never take advantage of them. For me, first date equals first base. That’s the farthest I’ll go. M: So, if that’s true... does second date equal...? J: (raises hand as if swearing an oath) Not unless my lady wants to. I’m a modern-day knight. A gentleman and you know it. M: Okay, okay, get off your pedestal. J: The bottom line is I’m no letch. M: Not on the outside, at least. Hehe. J: HE-...well, I guess I gotta give that one to you. M: Hmm? J: (seriously) I can’t deny that as a man there are certain thoughts that go through my head from time to time. And as a gentleman, and more importantly a Christian, I have to fight with myself to suppress them. M: I... I was just... J: But not all of these feelings are of a sexual nature. Some are dark; demonic even. Quite often I feel like there’s more than one person inside me. On one side there’s the boy, the priest, the romantic, and the hero. On the other there’s the demon, the hypocrite, the letch, and the villain. M: You’re just trying to scare me... right? J: (sigh) I suppose it’s just human nature. “Everyone has a face that they hold inside. A face that awakes when they close their eyes. A face that watches everytime they lie. A face that laughs everytime they fall.” M: That’s good. Dickinson? J: Linkin Park. Chow time! M: Now... how do you eat these? J: You just take a tortilla, put some meat and veggies on it, maybe some salsa or sour cream, and then roll it up. M: Oh. Like this? J: There you go. M: (takes a bite) Mmm. I usually don’t relish any food that isn’t Japanese, but this is pretty good. J: Thanks. You up for trying burgers next week?

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Monday, October 4, 2004

Oh man. Last night was wonderful. I still can’t believe I went on a date with Aisha, and we KISSED! Shame she had to leave. I had Ozz escort her back to the space port. But we can still keep in touch online. Oh well, back to business. This week’s song is a little different. This time I actually have music! I discovered that I can play my favorite songs from OCRemix.org on my site. This is one of my faves. It’s a remix of Ryu’s theme from Street Fighter 2 by McVaffe. Just click the song button under my avatar. Hope you like it! If you want to download it, I’ve got the links in this post. And remember, everything on OCRemix.org is FREE! Have a great week everybody! Ja ne! L8R! BTW: What did you guys think of my story? Those few who read it!

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Saturday, October 2, 2004

(in Artukei’s room) A: Is my tie straight? M: (adjusts Artukei’s collar) It looks fine. A: Are you sure about this? M: Trust me. Girls love this look. It’s very “Dean Martin”, very “Rat Pack.” A: Dean Martin. (looks in mirror) You think so? By the way, that jade kimono looks very nice on you. M: Thanks. There we go. Looking sharp. (thumbs up) A: What about my glasses? Do they look too nerdy? Maybe I can get some laser surgery before she comes. M: Justin-san. A: Gotcha. ^_~ M: Get out there, you big goof. Ozz will be here with Aisha any minute now. Remember what I said. A: Don’t worry. I’m good. I’ll just be myself. (starts to walk out the door) Oh, Makoto-san, if I forget to later…..thanks. M: (lightly punches him in the shoulder) Go get’er, boy. ^_^ (downstairs, Artukei and Makoto wait by the front door for Ozz’s signal) A: ........ M: ........ A: 0_0 ! M: Is that him? A: Yeah. He says they’re almost here. “FLASH!” O: (appears in the hall) A: Buddy! Is she here? O: (points at door) A: (gulps, takes deep breath, opens the door and sees…) Aisha Clan-clan: Artukei? A: Oh man, it’s her! Don’t screw up. Don’t screw up. Y-yes, that’s me. (holds out hand) It’s wonderful to finally meet you, Miss Aisha Clan-clan. AC: (shakes his hand) Same here. A: She’s touching my hand. Yayeee! Please come in. Ozz you already know. This is my friend, Makoto Jinnai. She helps me run my website. M: (bows) Konnichiwa. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Lady Aisha. AC: (returns bow) Well, should we get started? (grabs Artukei’s arm) A: Oh mommy! Stay cool, stay cool. Certainly. Right this way. (walks to the living room) AC: Nya? A: She said “nya.” Uh-oh. There go the knees. “WHAMM!!” M: Justin-san! AC: Is he OK? A: (shoots back up) Fine! Just fine. (holds out arm) Shall we? AC: (takes his arm again) (in the living room) (Usually we do this in the studio, but I wanted this to be a private interview.) A: Please, take a seat. AC: Don’t mind if I do. (sits down) A: (sits opposite of Aisha) Once again, thank you so much for coming, Lady Aisha. AC: Um…no problem. A: OK, let’s get it started. Aisha, you seem to be the muscle of the Outlaw Star’s crew. How strong are you really? AC: Well, my strength is about five times that of an average human. At my full beast power, I’m able to lift almost a whole ton. A: Wow. AC: Um-hm. ^_^ A: We all know you won the title of “Strongest Woman in the Universe” a few years ago. That must have been a very exciting experience. AC: (looking a little confused) Uh…yes it was. A: Seeing you in that Firecat outfit made me think. Have you ever considered being a pro-wrestler? AC: Do you ask these questions to all your dates? A: Well I…0_0 ? Wait a minute. Does she actually think this is a…? What’s that Ozz? Yeah. Be right there. (gets up) Excuse me, Lady Aisha. There’s a little….. technical problem. AC: Nya? A: (knees wobble, but quickly regains his composure and moves into the other room) (whispering) Ozz, get your fuzzy butt down here, now. O: …….. A: I know you didn’t, but I need you to do something. I need you to scan her. O: ??? A: Scan her. I need to know. Does she actually think this is a date? O: (closes eyes) A: …….. O: (opens eyes, looks at Artukei) …….. A: O_O ! (faints) (in Artukei’s room) A: (wakes up) FREE MY MEN! Huh? (looks around, sees Ozz and Makoto standing over him) Makoto-san! I had the strangest dream. M: Really? A: I dreamed that you sent Aisha a ton of e-mails, and she came over here for an interview, but she thought that it was a date. Heh. Crazy, huh? M: You wanna know the funny thing about that, Justin-san? She’s still here. A: 0_0 ! That’s right, I fainted. How long have I been out? M: Only about twenty-minutes. I told Aisha you had to change clothes. A: Among other things? M: Huh? A: Did you set this up? I mean, I know you set this up, but did you set THIS up? M: …….what? A: Did you ask her out…er, as me? M: No! I swear. She must’ve gotten confused or something. A: Well, there’s only one thing to do now. (gets up) Makoto, tell her I’ll be down in a few minutes. M: You’re going to go through with it? A: Of course I am! Thanks to your vague e-mails, I’ve been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Now if you don’t mind, please leave. I need to get ready for my date with Miss Aisha Clan-clan. M: Yatta! Go get’er, tiger! (slaps him on the back…HARD) A: ACK!! M: Sorry. ^_^\/ So, where are you gonna take her? A: (opens his mouth)…………I have no idea. M: What? A: Well, it IS kind of short notice. OK. Think boy, think. (starts pacing) Movie? No, there’s nothing good out. Dinner? Dinner! M: There you go. A: But where? I don’t think Aisha would like any of my usual spots. M: Yeah. McDonalds wouldn’t make a good first date. A: Seafood! Aisha loves seafood……. but I’ve never tried it. I haven’t even had sushi yet. Sushi? THAT’S IT! Kanpai! M: Cheers? A: Not “kampai.” KANpai, with an “N”. Kanpai of Tokyo. It’ll be perfect! Might need a reservation though. M: I’m on it! (starts to walk out) A: Huh? Wait! What do I do after that? I can’t make a date out of dinner alone. M: So just start with dinner and see where it goes from there. Feel it out. A: Feel it out. Yeah. M: You get dressed. I’ll make the reservations. (runs downstairs) Ozz, get me the phonebook. (10 minutes later) A: (walks out wearing navy jeans, a black polo shirt, and a brown cord jacket [Trust me, I’m a knock out]) O: ^_~ (thumbs up) A: Are they downstairs? O: …….. A: Makoto’s helping her change? (outside Makoto’s room) A: …….. O: …….. A: (puts ear against the door) O: ??? (doorknob starts rattling) A: Eek. (jumps back) M: (opens door half-way) What are you doing? A: Waiting on my date. M: Wait no longer, Casanova. (opens door to reveal…) AC: (wearing a sleeveless champaign colored evening dress) A: Holy shnikes! I thought she was a knockout before. And she kept her hair down. Oh, I like that. Is it? It’s unbraided! I always wondered…snap out of it boy! AC: How do I look? A: She looks positively…Glamorous. AC: You look good, too. ^_~ A: Don’t faint. Don’t faint. Don’t faint. Am I blushing? Crap! (blushes, looks away) AC: Hehe. Well, let’s go. (takes Artukei’s arm) A: Yes, ma’am! Click here to read the BIG date. (hint hint)

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Thursday, September 30, 2004

   Redefined Rocks!
Small statement before today's webisode. You guys have probably already noticed the new "Otaku ReDefined" look. This is the coolest thing Adam has done! Well, right after putting up this site in the first place. We all need to do something for him someday. I don't know what, but something. Something to show our appreciation.

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A: (polishing interview desk) M: Hey Justin-san! Wha........ are you still cleaning up in here? A: DON’T TOUCH THE CARPET!! M: (steps back) A: I want everything to be perfect for when Aisha gets here. M: You’ve polished that desk SIX TIMES already! A: And before I do it for the SEVENTH time, I have to dust the lights, wash the curtains, shampoo the carpet, re-upholster the chairs........ Makoto-san! Don’t just stand there! Take my suit to the cleaners! M: (sigh) Justin-san! A: Sorry. Please! M: Will you just listen? A: No time. I’ve got appointments to keep. At 2:00 I have to get a haircut, 3:30 I’m due for a teeth cleaning, then I have to go to the plastic surgeon’s office and....... M: (grabs his shoulders) Justin-san, GET A GRIP! A: You think she’d like me better with cat ears? M: (slaps him) A: Arigato. (sits) M: Look. You shouldn’t stress yourself out so much. Calm down. I’m sure everything will be fine. A: I know. It’s just I’m so....... M: Nervous? A: (nods) M: Just be yourself. That’s what’s gotten you this far, right? A: You tell me. I have no idea what you put in those e-mails. M: Would you like to see? A: 0_0 ? That was out of character. No witty retort? No insult? M: Come on, I’ll show you. (in the computer room) M: (sitting at the computer, clicks open file) This is the first e-mail I sent Aisha. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Miss Aisha Clan-clan, My name is Artukei. I am a native of planet Earth, 21 years old, male, and would very much like to meet you. I have heard of your exploits and adventures with the crew of the Outlaw Star. I admire your courage and tenacity and am allured not just by your strength (physical and mental) and free spirit, but also you beauty. Not a day goes by when I don’t think about you: your sapphire eyes, your long silvery hair, your attractive physique. I know this may sound a little weird coming from someone you’ve never met, much less heard of. But I would love nothing more than to meet you and share a moment with you in person. Thank you! --Love, --Artukei P.S.: If you would like to know more about me, I have a website at: www.myotaku.com/user/artukei --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M: The rest after that were pretty much the same. A: You wrote this? M: Yeah. I just took some of the stuff you said and....... why are you giving me that look? A: Um.... M: I said you could trust me. A: I........thanks, Makoto-san. M: ^_^ A: ^_^

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Tuesday, September 28, 2004

GL5K: Super Smash Bros. Melee (Hyrule Temple area) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the competitors! From the farthest reaches of the galaxy, weighing in at 2 ½ lbs., playing as Mewtwo, heeeeeeeeeere’s Ozz! O: (looks like Mewtwo with Ozz’s head) Announcer: From theOtaku.com, playing as Roy and Marth, special guests ShikyoKasu and vashspiegel! S: (dressed as Marth) V: (dressed as Roy) Announcer: And finally, from Metrolex USA, standing a towering 6’ 4”, weighing in at 240 lbs., interdimentional adventurer and bishounen extrordinare, the intimidating, the fearless, the sexy... V: Oh Artukei, get it over with! A: Fine! Please welcome, AR...TU...KEI!! (appears dressed like Link) OK. We all know the rules right? First to score 7 wins is victor. Got it? All: Got it! A: And Ozz, no fair using your powers to anticipate our next move, OK? O: (nods) A: Let’s do this! “FIGHT!” 8 minutes later... (Round 3, crate lands in middle of arena) A: Goodie time! S: (smashes open crate, grabs laser sword) V: (grabs super scope) A: (grabs...poke-ball?) Aw, man! What can I do with this piece of slag? V: (shoots at Artukei) A: Only one way to find out. (throws poke-ball, out comes...) Snorlax: (falls on vashspiegel) V: Oof! A: Hmm. Not bad. S: (comes up behind Artukei with laser sword) O: Justin, watch out! (blasts laser sword out of Shikyo’s hand) S: Hey, I thought you couldn’t talk! O: The Game Lab is hooked up to my subconcious. Therefore, my thoughts are turned into speach here. A: Which means as long as I have Ozz watching my back, sneak attacks are no use. S: I don’t need sneak attacks to beat you anyway. YAA!! (Round 9) A: (breathing heavily) DJ. V: Huh? A: Join me, and we will destroy Ozz and Shikyo. V: I’ll never join you! You killed my father! A: No. I am your father! V: NOOOOOO!! Wait, why aren’t we fighting? A: Oh yeah. (knocks vashspiegel off) V: WAAA!! A: You scream like a girl. V: DOOOOO NOOOOOT!! (Round 16) O: (shoots at Shikyo) S: (jumps out of the way) O: Hold still! S: Yeah right. You know, you kind of sound like Kurama. O: Yeah. I get that a lot. (shoots Shikyo) S: (dodges again) A: Looks like Ozz could use some help. (throws bomb, but bomb lands at Ozz’s feet) Oh frak! Ozz, look out! O: Huh? “BOOM!!” O: (gets blown back) *groan* You really need to work on your throws. A: Sorry, dude. ^_^\/ (Round 21) V: (has Artukei cornered) This’ll be my 7th win! A: You can’t kill me man! We’re buds. V: Sorry, man. Nothing personal. (knocks Artukei off) A: YOU C***BITING F***TARD!! V: Whoa! A: Oops! Did I say that out loud? “Final Score: vashspiegle-7, ShikyoKasu-5, Artukei-5, Ozz-4” All: (take off headbands) V: Man, I totaly whooped your butt! A: I don’t care. I’m on cloud nine, baby. S: Why is that? A: Cause Aisha’s coming this weekend. WOO HOO!! Now get back to your sites. I need to clean up and make sure everything’s perfect for when she arrives.

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Monday, September 27, 2004

Contact...finally

“The Song of the Week” will not be seen today, due to this important announcement. O: (playing gamboy) A: (singing) “Fighting evil by moonlight. Winning love by daylight. Never running...” M: (from upstairs) JUSTIN-SAN!!! A: AAH!! M: COME QUICKLY!! A: (runs upstairs) Makoto-san, what’s wrong?! M: (from computer room) IN HERE, HURRY!! A: (runs in) What is it? M: Look! (points at monitor) A: Huh? Scoot over. (sits down) M: Check your inbox. A: ..........you’re pulling me. M: Look. A: (fingers crossed, opens inbox) O_O !........n.....no way. M: Click it! “click click” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Artukei, Sorry it’s taken me so long to respond, but I’ve read some of the e-mails you sent me. Not all of them of course; that would take forever. My inbox was overflowing with messages from you. Honestly, I’ve never seen such adoration from one person. I’ve also checked out your website. I love your work. I’m very honored to have been such an influence. You seem like a great guy and I would love to come down and see you. Drop me a line. We’ll work something out. See you later, nya! --Miss Aisha Clan-clan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M: We did it, Justin-san! She’s gonna come over! A: 0_0...s-she.....s-saw my site?......my wallpaper? M: I told you it would work. A: .......... M: Justin-san? A: (falls on the floor) M: (sigh) Ozz, get a stretcher. Help me collect “goo-boy” here.

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Sunday, September 26, 2004

Weekend at Tenchi's part 2

(morning) A: Zzzzzzzzzzz. T: Justin, get up. Breakfast is ready. A: Zzzz. Mmf. (turns over) T: (rolls his eyes, leaves) A: Zzzzzzzzzzz. R-O: (walks into Tenchi’s room) Reow? A: Zzzzzzzzzzz. R-O: Reow. Reow. (tugs at Artukei’s blanket) A: Zzzzzzzzzzz. R-O: Reow? (licks Artukei’s nose) Reow! A: Zzzzzzzzzzz. R-O: Grrrrr! (bites Artukei’s nose) A: Yow! Alright, alright, I’m up! R-O: Reow! ^_^ (downstairs) A: Mmm. That was a delicious breakfast, Sasami. S: Thank you. A: I haven’t had a meal that good in a long time. M: What? HEY! W: Well, I need to get back to work. R: Hmph. You mean back to DJ? W: Now is that any way to talk about you step-father? R: I refuse to call him that! T: Um...Justin and I are going on a hike up to the cave. Anybody wanna come with? S: Yeah! M: I’m in. R: I’ll go. (puts her arms around Tenchi) Oh, Tenchi. It’ll be so romantic. A hike on a beautiful day to where we first met. AY: What on earth do you think you’re doing!? A: Oi. Where we go again. AY: (takes Tenchi’s arm) Lord Tenchi, why don’t we visit the shrine. It’ll be much nicer than that smelly old cave. R: Grrrrr! A: (Some things never change. Sheesh! That’s turning into this week’s catch phrase!) It’s such a nice day, why don’t we do both. R and AY: Huh? T: Fine by me. (slips from Ryoko’s and Ayeka’s grasp) Let me just get changed. (runs upstairs) M: Mihoshi, you gonna come too? MI: Definitely! M: Kiyone? K: Um... (glances at Artukei) maybe. (gets up, takes plate to kitchen) A: I should go get changed too. (gets up, goes upstairs) (everyone has left the table except Makoto and Mihoshi) MI: Ooh. I can’t stand all this tension between Kiyone and Justin. Although I guess it’s normal after a breakup. M: WHAT!? MI: Oh, Justin never told you? He and Kiyone used to date. M: Really. MI: Yeah! K: (standing in the kitchen door) MIHOSHI! MI: Eek! Well, it’s been nice talking to you, Makoto. See you later. (quickly leaves) K: (mumbles) What a blabber-mouth. M: Kiyone? K: (looks at Makoto)........ M: ........ K: ....(starts to leave) M: Did he hurt you? K: ....(sigh) No, of course not. M: Then why do you act so coldly to him? K: ....(deep breath) I guess I should tell you the whole story. (sits down) Justin and I... we had a few dates. We almost went steady, but... the duties of a Galaxy Police detective leave little room for a personal life. We both agreed it wouldn’t work out in the end. I really do like him, it’s just that... M: It feels so awkward, doesn’t it? K: Yeah. It’s like every time I think about him I’m reminded about another one of my failures. M: Failure? No! You’re still friends, aren’t you? K: I don’t know. Is that how he thinks of me? M: Knowing Justin, I’m sure it is. K: (slow smile) Thanks, Makoto. (outside) A: Man, what a beautiful day. T: Yeah. The leaves are just starting to turn. A: Is this everybody? (looks around) Where’s Makoto? T: There she is. (points to the house) And...is that? It’s Kiyone. A: Huh? M: (runs up to Artukei) Hey. We’re ready to go. A: Kiyone. You decided to come after all? K: Yeah. I need the exercise. T: Well, let’s go then. (at the shrine) K: So you have a website now? That’s pretty neat. A: It’s not much, but it’s a little slice of cyber-space, nonetheless. K: I always love the view from up here. A: Yeah. (Why is Kiyone being so friendly all of a sudden?) (looks around, sees Makoto talking to some of the others) I’ll be right back. (walks over to Makoto) M: And then he says, “Lucky we didn’t say anything about the dirty knife.” A: Makoto? M: Hey, Justin-san. A: Can I talk to you for a sec? M: Sure. (Justin and Makoto walk away from the rest of the group) M: What’s up? A: Alright, Makoto. What did you do? M: What do you mean? A: What did you say to Kiyone? M: Nothing. She actually did most of the talking. A: What? M: She told me how you used to date. A: She did? M: She just needed to get a few things off her chest. She’s fine now. A: You’re not trying to play “match maker” here, are you? M: No. I know how you agreed to just stay friends. A: Uh...OK. M: OK. ^_^ (walks back to the others) A: (shrugs) OK. ^_^ Later that evening... (back at the house) R: (singing) “Yeah. I love rock and roll! So put another dime in the jukebox, baby. I love rock and roll! Come out to the club and dance with me. OW!” (applause) M: She’s pretty good. A: You gotta love the Masaki family karaoke parties. Hey, DJ! DJ: (arm around Washu) Yeah? A: That was a nice rendition of “We Will Rock You” back there. DJ: Thanks. T: Alright, you’re next, Justin. A: What? DJ: Go for it, man! M: Yeah, get up there, Sinatra! You know you want to. A: Quit shoving. M: Do one of those songs you sing late at night when you think no-one’s listening. A: OK, OK, I’ve got one. (does a lounge singer impression) OK. I’d like to bring down the tempo a bit, dim the lights a little. This next song is very special to me, and I hope you enjoy it. (pushes a button, starts singing) “To all the girls I’ve loved before Who’ve traveled in and out my door I’m glad they came along I dedicate this song To all the girls I’ve loved before To all the girls I once caressed And may I say I’ve had the best I’m glad they came along I dedicate this song To all the girls I’ve loved before”

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