The Pizza Show Experiment!
spoilers: none
characters: Full anime cast, new characters, Yu-Gi-Oh cast appearance
chapters: 7/7
retrieved from: Bunnyhat
Chapter Six
The Pizza Show Experiment!
Experiment #5
Friday Morning
(Everybody is now un-tired ‘cause Sage has used an awakening charm to restore everyone’s energy. Breakfast time, you know the drill)
Sage: *sitting in Hiko’s lap stroking his bristly face* You know, Kou Hiko, there was once somebody who called you a wimp. But I never believed it! *snuggle* I like a nice strong man.
Hiko: o_o……you do know I’m a widower, right?
Sage: *squeezes Hiko harder* I know! So you’re wide open for meeeee!
Yami Sage: *muttering to herself* Didn’t she get enough yesterday?
Rowan: *quietly* That doesn’t count! It was a love potion.
Yami Sage: *muttering* Sure counted enough for me…
Rowan: *snidely* Well, who asked YOU?
Yami Sage: I did! So there.
Rowan: Well, haijaBHU!
Yami Sage: Haijabhu to you too!
Sage: *snaps out of her little Kou Hiko lala land* *eyes Yami Sage* Well look who’s finally gotten her head out of the toilet bowl.
Yami Sage: Shut up, aibou. *covers pancakes with lots and lots of syrup*
Sage: *snicker* St-
Yami Sage: *death glare of DOOM*
Sage: *shuts up*
Rowan: *by Nataku talking quietly* What’s your grudge against Raishinshi anyway?
Nataku: *looks at her and doesn’t say anything*
Rowan: I mean, why are you always fighting?
Nataku: He’s always asking for it.
Rowan: *sweatdrop* Well…have you ever considered just not taking him up on it for once?
Nataku: Why not?
Rowan: Well, he’s cute, for one-
Nataku: Not that again.
Rowan: Why not? You always said you like strong guys. *wink wink*
Nataku: *looks at her with that “What are you on?” look, only it’s indistinguishable from all his other looks*
Raishinshi: *overhears* *flushes red from head to toe in half a second*
Rowan: *rambling on* And he’s not all that bad, you know…just rather…rash…and…um…very stubborn. But once you get to know him he’s a really nice guy! *cheesy grin*
Raishinshi: *hides his face in his apron*
Rowan: *oblivious* And he’s a great kisser too!
Raishinshi: *starts banging his head on cabinets*
Nataku: *blushes slightly*
Sage: *looks at Nataku* AAAH! KAWAIIIII! *snaps a picture* What’d you do, Rowan?
Rowan: ^_~ Himitsu desu, Saia-chan!
Sage: *eyes get really big* Natarai fluffage?!?!?!
Rowan: *slyly* Maaaaybe…
Nataku: Shut up.
Rowan: No! ^_^
Nataku: >_>
Sage: It is! KYAAAA! NATARAI FLUFF! WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! ^_^_^_^_^_^_^
Rowan: -_- You know, I WAS trying to work undercover, but now that you’ve completely ruined it…
Sage: Allow me! *drags Raishinshi over and shoves him in Nataku’s face* Come on, admit it! Isn’t he cute?
Rowan: <_< You have no sense of tact, you know that?
Raishinshi: *pulls away, bright red* The pancakes are burning! *runs back into the kitchen*
Nataku: *smirks slightly, because he can’t help it* Wimp.
Sage: *notices Nataku’s smirk* *naughty voice* Uh-oh, Nataku! So the truth comes out. You like him, don’t you!
Nataku: Go eat your burnt pancakes.
Rowan: *whispering to Sage* Leave it to me, nee-chan!
Sage: *shrugs* Fine! *walks back to the table*
Rowan: *turns back to Nataku* In any case…you know, I’ve done some research, and in fandom, two overally good characters who are rivals often end up together in the end.
Nataku: And what does this have to do with me?
Rowan: Well, you’re an overall “Good” character, and Raishinshi is definitely overall “Good”. And you two are forever fighting…You fit the specifics! *beams*
Nataku: Is this your experiment? To see how long you can pester me before I rip your head off?
Rowan: I’m not suicidal. But in any case, there actually is documented research that says that fighting often conceals a quite different emotion.
Nataku: Documented by who?
Sage: *ahem* That would be “whom.”
Rowan: *ignoring his question* And it’s a bit harder to tell with you, but Raishinshi definitely I think has some feelings for you.
Nataku: Then why don’t you go pester him?
Rowan: Cause he gets all flustered and starts making lots of pancakes and it’s just no fun! You, now, you just sit here and insult me. Now that’s an argument!
Shinkouhyou: I quite agree.
Sage: *looks at watch* We’re a bit behind schedule. We should tell them what we’re doing now.
Rowan: *looks at watch* *sighs* Fine…*slouches off*
Sage: Everyone, gather round!
(Raishinshi comes out of the kitchen in the apron, and throws it at Nataku when he snickers, still rather red. Everyone gathers around the breakfast table.)
Sage: *claps hands and whips out experiment schedule* Friday: Final Experiment: Dance Dance Revolution!
Hiko: What the h—
Sage: Rating!
Hiko: -eck is Dance Dance Revolution?
Kibi: *raises hand* Ooh! Ooh! Kibi knows! Kibi knows!
Sage: Yes Kibi?
Kibi: It’s a game! Kibi and Kijin and Dakki-nee-sama played it! Yaiyaiyai! Kibi loves Dance Dance Revolution!
Sage: And could you tell us how we play the game, Kibi?
Kibi: *bounces up and down* Ooh! There are arrows and you go up and down and left and right! And there’s music too! Kibi likes music!
Sage: Thank you Kibi for that….rough description.
Kibi: Does Kibi get a gold star?
Sage: Mmmmm…… how about a cookie?
Kibi: *makes face* Only if it’s not oatmeal!
Sage: *snaps and a cookie appears in her hand* Chocolate chip!
Kibi: Yay! ^__^ *grabs the cookie*
Hiko: At least it’s not an Oreo….o_O
Raishinshi: I remember Dance Dance Revolution. I was great at it! They had it at Mount Kunlun.
Taikoubou: *snorts softly* Uh-HUH.
Nataku: Never heard of it.
Raishinshi: Yeah, flower-boy here was too busy pestering Shinjin for more Paopei to have any fun.
Nataku: At least I’m not a pathetic bat like you. *brandishes apron* And who’s the flower-boy here?
Raishinshi: >_<* Why, you-! I TOLD you, it was the only one I could find!
Sage: Now now, you two lover-boys, save it for the honeymoon.
Raishinshi: *starts to yell “HATSURAI!” out of habit*
Nataku: *twitches as if he were going to raise his arms to aim*
Sage: Silly boys, you have no Paopei!
Yami Sage: Baka…Enough! We need to explain the experiment.
Rowan: But can’t we tease them some more first?
Yami Sage: -_- Am I the ONLY one actually interested in the results of the experiment?
*silence*
Sage: Come on, let’s go. It’ll be easier to explain the rules with visual aids.
All: *trundle into the White Room, which was formerly uncapitalized and has been randomly recapitalized*
Kibi: *bouncing* DDR! Yaiyaiyaiyaiyaiyai! Kibi loves DDR! Kibi wants to play DDR all day!
Dakki: *smiles* This is going to be fun.
(Inside the White Room™ there is a DDRMax arcade machine set up)
Hiko: What is that?
Nataku: *pokes at the machine* It looks like some sort of weird Paopei.
Raishinshi: Is that all you ever think about?
Sage: *hops onto one of the pads* Now, watch closely. You scroll through things with these orange buttons below the screen and select with this green button. *chooses Single mode and Light difficulty* See? Now, when you play… *selects the song, Sana Morette Ne Ente* Arrows scroll up the screen and you have to step on the correct arrow when it reaches the top. Simple enough? *demonstrates*
Those who trained at Mount Kunlun: *assess each other*
Those who have no clue: *stare blankly*
(A/N: OVER-SIMPLIFIED EXPLANATION OF THE GRADES: You get a letter grade based on how well you do. To give you an idea of the scale, a D is average-good for a beginner. An A is average for someone who’s been playing near-constantly for about two months. An A means you got over 85% Perfect or Great; double A means you got 100% Perfect or Great; and triple A means you got 100% Perfect – right on the beat.)
Hong: That looks cool! I wanna try that! Can we go first? Me and big brother? *waves Xiao’s hand*
Xiao: *seems reluctant to go on the machines*
Sage: ^^ Sure, Hong! Come up! Now, you get three songs. Since you two are new to this, I’d start you on “Remember You.”
Hong: So…um…*pokes the buttons randomly*
Xiao: *selects “Remember You”*
(The two brothers do fairly well. After “Remember You,” they move on to “Ordinary World” and “Cutie Chaser”, all relatively easy songs. Xiao seems to be rather stiff, but loosens up about halfway through “Ordinary World,” while Hong just laughs at his own mistakes.)
Sage: *Claps in approval* Very good, very good.
Hong: That was fun! Can I do it again?
Rowan: If we’ve still got time, Hong. Maybe.
Sage: But now it’s Taikoubou and Suupuushang’s turn!
(Suupuushang can barely fit in front of the bar, and ends up having to play on his hind legs. Needless to say, he doesn’t do too well. Taikoubou would probably have done well if he had paid attention to the arrows instead of showing off and doing spiffy-cool tricks that don’t look quite so cool when he gets an E grade.)
Rowan: *quietly* They seem to be a matched pair.
Taikoubou: I heard that!
Sage: Ok, next…..*pauses, grinning* Raishinshi and Nataku.
Raishinshi: Awright! Ready to lose, lotus-head?
Nataku: *says nothing and takes off Fuukarin, his flight Paopei*
Raishinshi: Let’s go!
Nataku: *heh* Pathetic.
(Nataku’s prediction turns out to be true. Raishinshi, having not taken his claw-feet-things – whatever they are – off, and having little practice, keeps falling on his face while trying to copy Taikoubou’s tricks.)
Raishinshi: *growling* *we see a large obnoxious E on his screen* You little- you must have cheated! *launches himself at Nataku*
Nataku: *tries to step out of the way but there’s no room* *falls as we see a B on his screen*
(For some UNKNOWN REASON™ everyone chooses that moment to glance over at them.)
Rowan: ^^ I told you you guys would make a great couple!
Sage: Kodak moment! *click* ^^ Izzn they so cuuute?
Raishinshi: *scrambling to his feet* You! *launches himself vengefully at Rowan, who glomps him*
Nataku: *calmly looks at the wall, hoping that nobody noticed the large amount of crimson rushing to his cheeks*
Sage: Okay! Everyone else, you can play as you please, solo or non!
Raishinshi: Ch-chotto matte! You mean you RIGGED this??!!!! *launches himself at Sage, who also glomps him*
Sage: *holds up camera* Uh-uh-uh, Rai-Rai-chan. Unless you want me to post this picture on the internet, you can’t lay a finger on me! Besides, it’s against rule #2.
Raishinshi: Grr…*ticked* Gimme that! *starts making grabs for the camera*
Nataku: *snicker* *remembers that he’s in that picture too* *quiets down*
(Everything goes peacefully…sorta…okay, they don’t go peacefully at all. Raishinshi attacks and is glomped by Rowan, Sage, Yami Sage, and Taikoubou (because he felt left out). He ends up sulking in the corner, ignoring everyone, especially the DDR machine. Although he does look a little triumphant whenever the announcer-voice laughs at someone. *sweatdrop* Shinkouhyou is the next to try it, and is slowed down by his outfit, but does okay and finds it fascinating. Kokutenko plays with him, and cheats by using all four paws. Kokutenko, you should be ashamed of yourself! Suupuushang didn’t get to use all four. Hiko tries it, fails miserably, and sits down again. Bunchu snarls when someone asks him if he wants to play. Youzen transforms into Anzu from Yu-Gi-Oh! (confusing Hong and Xiao) and does very well, but is rather nonchalant about it. Rowan begs a turn, and wows everyone with “Dynamite Rave” – which brings us to our final competitors. No, wrong show…)
Kibi: Kibi’s turn! Kibi’s turn!
Dakki: Me too!
(Dakki and Kibi play Exotic Ethnic(which Dakki loved), Matsuri Japan, and Sandstorm. Kibi bounced on the controls so hard and so often she threatened to wear a hole through the steel pads. )
Kibi: Yay! Kibi won! Yaiyaiyaiyai!
Dakki: A D???? Why you…I’LL SHOW YOU A D!!!!!!!!!! *pulls out her Deadly Fan of DOOM™* D FOR DESTRUCTION! MUHAHAHAHA!
Sage and Rowan: Not even maybe, Dakki, unless you want a time-out with Raishinshi!
Dakki: *shoots a glance at Raishinshi* *gets off the machine*
Kijin: My turn now!
(Kijin performs superbly, though one will notice she averaged a C…and did we see her trip over her own feet? Must have been a mistake of the eye.)
Tenka: Saaaa….my turn now. *spits out his stick* *chooses Midnite Blaze*
Sage: Oooh I love this song!
(Tenka plays, and within seconds all eyes(including Raishinshi’s) are on him. He walks casually through the dance, each step landing perfectly with absolutely no effort.)
Rowan: Sugoiiiiii…..
Sage: Worship……
Yami Sage: *rolls eyes*
Tenka: *stops, panting slightly. Grade comes up – triple A.*
Rowan: No way!
Sage: Perfect combo……
Tenka: heh, you thought that was good? Try this on for size! *select Dynamite Rave*
(He wows everyone with this one as well – spins, knee-drops, flipping over the bar…with a double A this time.)
Sage and Rowan: GO TENKA-CHAN! YATTA! *scattered screams and applause*
Tenka: Heh.. *tosses hair* too easy. *switches to heavy mode*
Raishinshi: O_O
Sage and Rowan: *watch eagerly to see which one he’s taking on Heavy*
Tenka: *selects “Candy”*
Sage: O_O Oh……
Rowan: O_O My……
Yami Sage: O_O Ra…….
Tenka: *dances through it almost effortlessly, occasionally throwing a grin the Hostesses’ way, tossing his hair charismatically*
Sage: Never….since Lang…..have I thought to see such skill……
Rowan: I was going to be a spoilsport…but…well…wow…
Yami Sage: So graceful……
Rowan: Kawaii desu ne!
Raishinshi: *still sulking in the corner* Humph! Showoff.
Rowan: *lightbulb appears over her head* *frowns* *hands it to Sage and goes over to Nataku*
Nataku: *glances at her expressionlessly*
Rowan: *whispering* You know, Nataku, I bet Raishinshi’s feeling really humiliated right now…really lonely…
Nataku: I’m not going to go over and comfort him.
Rowan: *smirk* Of course not…*grabs him suddenly and drags him by the ear over to Raishinshi*
Nataku: *emotionlessly* Ow.
Raishinshi: *muffled* Whaddya want?
Rowan: *thrusts Nataku at Raishinshi so that he grabs onto Raishinshi in surprise* *backs off a bit with a giggle*
Raishinshi: *looking startled*
Nataku: *also looking startled at the fact that Raishinshi looked like he was about to cry*
Raishinshi: …Hi.
Nataku: *not sure what to do*
Raishinshi: Um…why are you over here?
Nataku: Uh…well, um…
Raishinshi: *bitterly* Don’t tell me Rowan is at it again.
Nataku: *nods*
Raishinshi: *looks at the floor* You can let go of me now.
Nataku: *hesitates* *gets up, but leaves a hand on Raishinshi’s shoulder* Nobody really cares that you lost, you know. *flies away*
Rowan: *giggles* *runs off*
***(Meanwhile back on the dance floor)***
Tenka: *finishes song*
Watching people: *immediate standing ovation*
Tenka: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. I’m turning in now, but I’ll be here till tomorrow. *wipes off sweat theatrically*
Hostesses(and random fans): *chant* Tenka! Tenka! Tenka!
Kibi: Kibi wants to play again!
Hong: Me too!
Sage: Play as long as you like, but curfew for Hong is 8:30! *yawns* I don’t know about you, but I’m going to sleep.
Rowan: Me too. *yaawn*
Raishinshi and Nataku: *walk up to the dorms together in awkward silence, not daring to look at each other*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Post Experiment Thoughts~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sage: Tenka-chan…ah…*dreamy fangirl smile* He can play DDR…instant turn-on…
Rowan: FLUFFAGE! *goes off into Fangirl La-La Land*
Raishinshi: You know…..I never really noticed how nice Nataku’s eyes are….no! I’m thinking like a girl! Aagh! I’m not gay!
Hong: Nobody tell anyone, but I kept playing till 8:45. *puppy-dog eyes* Please don’t tell Sage?
Nataku: Raishinshi wa baka. *blush slightly*
Kibi: YAYIYAYIYAYIYAYIYAIYAI! Kibi loves to play DDR! Dakki-nee-sama is silly!
Tenka: *phew!* Maybe I should get some water in the morning. My legs hurt…*snore*
Hiko: I guess you never know what you learn in Mount Kunlun…It’s good reflex training, though. *sniff* -_- I’m never eating Oreos again…
Xiao: That was more fun than I thought it would be. But I feel so undignified playing it…
Bunchu: ……and they dragged the princes into it too, no less! This is just intolerable! *ramble ramble rant rant*
Yami Sage: I didn’t get a turn!
Dakki: That little *CENSORED* is very inconvenient in my plan…but a D!
Kijin: I hope no one noticed that I tripped…*looks around nervously*
Shinkouhyou: How very fascinating. I must visit Mount Kunlun someday.
Youzen: That’s funny, Yin Hong and Yin Xiao looked so shocked when I transformed….ugh! I can’t breathe! *rolls over*
Inside Jokes (sort of):
Lang: At Balticon, they had a DDR pad set up, and there was this one Asian dude who was just amazing. He unlocked Candy while we were watching, and aced it the very first time.
Haijabhu: A nonsense word used by Damien. Especially when he’s frustrated. It sounds really funny in real life, but on the screen it just looks really weird. *sweatdrop*
Songs:
Sana Morette Ne Ente: A rather slow, easy song with funny Japanese lyrics. We call it the Japanese
Mambo. ^_^
Dynamite Rave: A REALLY REALLY uber-cool song that Rowan likes to show off with by spinning and stuff. The second song Rowan maxed.
Midnite Blaze: Another uber-cool song, one of our (many) favorites.
Exotic Ethnic: A belly-dance song. No other way to describe it. It’s fairly fast.
Matsuri Japan: A sorta-silly song with Japanese-Kung-Fu-style yelling in it. Rather fast and rather hard.
Sandstorm: This song was actually performed live, and was a humongous pop hit. Really darn cool.
Cutie Chaser: Beginner-level. A really cute song. The first one Rowan maxed.
Remember You: *The* easiest song in the game – slow and with no runs.
Ordinary World: A bit faster than Remember You, with a few runs in it that test a beginner.
Candy: Really fast. 200 beats per minute, and hard even on Light. Pretty darn impressive.
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