On 8/31/22 9:41 AM, Jeanne Morningstar wrote:
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> SHORTLY AFTER THE SABERTOOTH PLAGUE IS CURED IN NET.ROPOLIS, WHICH IS, UH, I'M
> GOING TO ASK DREW IN CHAT, GIVE ME A SEC... LATE MAY, 2020:
They did, too X3
> Catalyst Lass had a lot of things on her mind: preparing for the war against the
> Crossover Queen, tracking the activities of the new Doctor Killfile or the
> Brotherhood's new leader, seeking out new LNHers who'd been activated by the
> Catalyzation Wave. But there was one thing that was making her more anxious than
> anything else:
>
> "I'm going on a date!"
:D :D :D <3 <3 <3
> Hell Catalyst, her "sister," looked at her from over her phone screen where she
> was playing to win the anime girl version of Boy Lad in some gacha game.
I want to play that. X3
> "I'll be blunt, Hell Catalyst, I'm scared. I haven't been on an actual *date* in
> ages. Not since the days I was kind of going out with Particle Man, uh... I
> *really* don't want to think about how many years ago that was."
hahaha, relatable. @-@
> "Is it? Okay, what about the time you and Tara were independently going
> undercover in the HexFire club and you were evil lesbianing at her?" [Beige
> Countdown #4-2??? Maybe??? Who knows--ed.]
Oh, yeah, that could be what that is. X3;;;;
> "All right, fine. I've never been on a date with her where I wasn't pretending
> to be evil to trick a mind controlling cat.
#relatable
> "She'll what? Do you think she'd stop wanting to have anything to do with you
> after everything you've been through?"
>
> "Well... My head says no, but my anxiety says yes. The main thing is, I... I
> don't want her to feel bad."
#actuallyrelatable
> "That's why you need me around sis. To tell you the things you already know."
^.^
> Token Girl was waiting outside on the LNHQ parking lot, astride her motorcycle.
> "Oooh, nice," said Catalyst Lass. "But uh, I though the Sing-Along Cafe was in
> walking distance..."
>
> "Yeah, but walking isn't *cool,*" said Tara. "Nothing but the best for *my*
> girlfriend."
>
> "Eeeee," said Catalyst Lass.
Neeeeeeeeeeeeerds. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
> They drove up to the Sing-Along Cafe, the place where everyone knows your name,
> whether or not they've seen you before. (A metaphysical aftereffect of when
> Net.Gods had performed there.)
:3 Love it.
> They ordered their dinner, talked about everything and nothing, and then it was
> time to sing. Tara stepped up to the stage. Cat looked up at her girlfriend with
> adoration in her eyes.
eeeeeeeee. ^.^
> And then a man walked into the Sing-Along Cafe. A very muscular, very familiar
> man. Cat's heart sank and she recognized the Chuggernaut.
Oh noooooo. X3
> "Sorry," said Token Girl, "hate to break it to you but... I don't drink anymore."
>
> "You don't... what?"
>
> "Yeah, the last time I did a drinking contest, I kind of.... died. And I'd
> rather not go through that again. So I'm going sober, at least for a while."
Always valid, but *especially* in this case o3o;;;
> "You're going... sober?" Chuggernaut said that word like it was the most
> disgusting, horrifying thing in the world. "Then... I trained myself in the Beer
> Hall of the Mountain King... I came here... for nothing?"
heeheehee
> But Catalyst Lass was in her element. "OK," she said, getting up out of the
> seat, "but you could still do karaoke, right? Nothing goes together like being
> drunk and terrible singing."
>
> The Motivational Maiden blinked her eyelashes and exerted the utmost of her
> persuasive power on the Chuggernaut... and it worked.
Hell yeah! :D
> But then, a cold metallic voice spoke: "HALT. DO NOT MOVE. YOUR USE OF SONG
> LYRICS IS INFRINGING OF COPYRIGHT. YOU WILL BE DEMONETIZED."
>
> Three huge silver robots clanked into the cafe, bristling with weaponry. Some
> patrons rushed out, some took out their phones and snapped pictures. "God damn
> it," said Token Girl. "Takedown Bots!"
omg! We finally get to see them X3
> "No way in hell you're demonizing me! This is a parody universe so we can quote
> all the damn song lyrics we want!" slurred the Chuggernaut.
YEAH!!! >:o
> Exerting all his beer-commercial power, the Chuggernaut summoned a group of
> scantily-clad beer commercial babes, wielding huge broadswords like some 80s
> sword and sorcery flick.
YEAH! :D
> Catalyst Lass rolled her eyes at the blatant pandering to the male gaze, then
> noticed her girlfriend was ogling their butts.
X3 <3
> "All right," said Chuggernaut. "I'm going into super mode!" A halo of energy
> began to corusctate around him. "BUD... WEIS... ER!" His flesh began to melt and
> bubble.
Holy shit :o
> He was turning into a giant Budweiser Frog-man! [Does anyone even
> remember the Budweiser Frogs anymore? I remember when my high school science
> teacher had a Budweiser Frogs screen saver--oh right, the story--ed.]
omfg X3; I *vaguely* do?
> "Ahaha," said Catalyst Lass, handing more money to the waitress. "Sorry about
> that."
>
> "It's ok," said the waitress flatly. "This kind of thing happens all the time."
Customer service, am I right?
> "Yessss!" said Token Girl, high-fiving the Chuggernaut.
>
> "Ha! I knew I was awesome," he said. He went back to singing a surprisingly
> emotional rendition of Total Eclipse of the Heart.
They're friends now. n.n
> Now was the time for Tara to sing. She got up into the stage, spotlight shining
> on her. "You can do it," mouthed Cat. The song was Moonlight Densetsu. She sang
> it without missing a beat. The entire room cheered, even the Chuggernaut.
D'awwwww.
> "Look..." she
> said. "I'm... sorry about how that went. That kind of thing tends to happen when
> I go on dates. I hope you--"
>
> "Are you kidding?" Token Girl laughed. "That was great It's been way too long
> since I had a real knock-down drag-out fight like that. I feel a lot better. And
> now that I'm feeling energized, well... *wink*." Yes, she'd actually said
> "wink." It was wonderful.
omfg <3 ADORABLE
Drew "they're SUCH nerds" Nilium