Hey, I'm on a roll today. ^___^ ♥
[ continued from
Pursuit ]
Party Game
Setting: Rome, Italy. The members of Weiss are in pursuit of their target Sato Taizen, believed to have fled under the protection of the mob boss Travis Madarella. They've managed to get Yohji on an invitation list to a lavish party at a hotel where Madarella rents a suite. However, it seems Yohji has other plans in mind...
Yohji: So about the Italian language... I have three buddies with me. One of them is a grumpy guy who barely even speaks Japanese. It looks like he's decided to keep to his grumpy disposition here, and therefore has no intention of learning Italian at all. The second one is a diligent straight arrow kind of fellow who's bought himself "A Delightful Course on Italian" at the bookstore and studies day and night. "Is this yellow banana sweeter and more delicious than that red apple?" I'm like, "when are you ever gonna use that?" Right?
Tiffone: *chuckles*
Yohji: And the third guy - he's a riot, too. What do you think he said?
Tiffone: I wonder.
Yohji: "Just tell me one thing: How do you say in Italian, 'Can I have the curry rice?'" See? It's hilarious, huh?
Tiffone: So? How did you study? You seem to speak our language pretty fluently.
Yohji: You wanna know?
Tiffone: Definitely.
Yohji: I can't really say it too loudly. Give me your ear?
Tiffone: Sure thing. *she leans in*
Yohji: *lowers his voice* Ok? The quickest and most effective way to learn a foreign language...is to study it in bed.
Tiffone: It seems like you've studied quite a bit.
Yohji: No...not enough by a long shot.
Omi: *cutting in over a comm. device* Yohji-kun?
Yohji: For example...
Omi: Yohji-kun?
Yohji: What do I need to whisper...in order to touch that black hair of yours?
Omi: Yohji-kun?
Yohji: I still don't know.
Omi: Yohji-kun?
Tiffone: Are you trying to pick me up? Italian women have a soft spot for gifts.
Omi: Yohji-kun?
Yohji: Ooh? So what do you want?
Tiffone: *chuckles* I wonder...
Omi: Yohji-kun?
Yohji: Something that sparkles, I gather?
Omi: Yohji-kun?
Tiffone: How about...a treasure map?
Yohji: Treasure map?
Omi: YOHJI-KUN!!
Yohji: Aha...excuse me for a sec. *steps away* What do you want? Don't bother me!
Omi: Bother? What are you saying, Yohji-kun? We're not here on vacation, you know! Get it together!
Yohji: Shut up! You're starting to act like Manx.
Omi: *sighs with exasperation* Do you know how hard it was to sneak you into that party? I had to forge the invitation, get you a suit, arrange for a limo...
Yohji: Ok, ok!!
Omi: Geez. Anyways, could you hurry up and do as we planned? I've completed hacked into the hotel's security system, so I can send you information in real time.
Yohji: Ok, ok. Such a hard worker you are.
Scene cuts to Omi's hotel room.
Omi: Yohji-kun? Don't screw this up, ok?
Yohji: I get it. Kudo Yohji-san's job is to sneak out of the party and into Travis Madarella's room, and risk life and limb to find out where they're hiding that phony guru. And meanwhile, you guys can kick back and drink some big ass coffee at the hotel.
Omi: Yohji-kun!
Yohji: I'm hanging up. *cuts out*
Omi: Geez...
Ken: *humming* Coffee from the source really is different! Hey Omi, you wanna drink some?
Omi: *sighs as he types away* Hey...Ken-kun?
Ken: Mmm? *sips*
Omi: What do you think?
Ken: I dunno...it's a little bitter for me.
Omi: Not the coffee, I'm talking about our mission. I wonder if there's a reason why Persia is so hung up on Sato Taizen.
Ken: What are you saying after all this?
Omi: Eh?
Ken: Obviously it's because he's a thug.
Omi: That's not what I'm saying here. All the offenses that his organization has committed have been exposed, and the fact that Taizen's escaped abroad has caused such an uproar in Japan. Even if Taizen tries to throw around his money, there's no way he can hide the facts now. I think he can be tried under the law. So why...
Ken: That's got nothing to do with me. A thug - a target - who was supposed to get his just desserts is still living large. *whips out his weapon* That's enough for me.
Omi: Ken-kun...
Ken: If it's to take out a villain, I'll fly to Italy or the North Pole...anywhere.
Omi: Yeah...that's our job, isn't it? *starts typing again as a transmitter beeps* Looks like Yohji-kun's on the move.
[ continues in
Contact + Café ]