Yap! spake the coyfox.
Well, laurabryannan challenged me to do a drabble involving "pancakes." I don't think I've ever done a drabble like this before. So I figured, well, I'd just check in on the Muses and see if I could stir up trouble. The result was predictable chaos.
Lunchtime at the Muse House
a crack-inspired pancake drabble
featuring Batou & Togusa from "Ghost in the Shell,"
Mugen & Jin from "Samurai Champloo,"
Severus Snape from "Harry Potter"
...and one hungry coyfox!
"I am NOT feeding a goddamn coyote."
"It's not a coyote. It's a coyfox."
"Whatever!" Batou jabbed a finger at the tiny ball of orangey-yellow fluff on the table. "And get it off the kitchen table!"
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
Kuze leaned back against the same table, folding his arms stubbornly. "Look, I did it last time. It's YOUR turn. I can't be responsible for the chores all the damned time. Some of you other Muses had better start pulling your own weight."
Batou bristled. "Look, here, I pull plenty of we--"
"Yo bitches!" Mugen saluted them both with a middle finger as he walked in. "Where the fuck's the food?"
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
Mugen ruffled the fuzzy ears on his way to the fridge.
"And another thing!" shouted Batou. "I'm sick of all these other fuckin' Muses wandering through all the damned time. Mugen, if you're gonna eat you oughta BUY some of it!"
Mugen rewarded him with the same finger-gesture. Only his ass stuck out, since the rest was inside the fridge.
Kuze rolled his eyes and gave Mugen a shove. Quickly he shut the fridge door and leaned back against it, crossing his arms again.
"Finally!" Batou exclaimed. "We agree on somethin'." He turned back to the ball of fluff. "But seriously why do I gotta feed the thing? I don't even know what it eats."
"Pancakes," noted Togusa. He came in with a folder, flipping through notes. "Hey, have any of you seen the script for the sequel? I can't find it. . . ." He looked up, blinking as loud bangs came from the fridge. "Ah, is there something wrong with the--"
"Ice maker," said Kuze.
"Water's stuck," Batou announced.
"...Oh." Togusa looked around, eyes settling finally on the coyfox. "Heya! You hungry?"
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
Togusa produced a bit of chocolate from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"Aww man you shouldn't feed it that!" Batou objected.
"Why not?" Togusa looked up from ruffling the soft ears. "That's the usual treat."
"It's gonna get sick."
"I'm not cleaning it!" Kuze declared.
Batou shook his head. "Me neither. You got mop duty, Togusa."
"Whatever," Togusa sighed. "Has anyone seen Mugen? I asked him to bring me a drink."
"Yeah right," snorted Batou, "like that punk would bring you anything."
"You just have to ask nicely. He can really be a decent guy, one on one."
Kuze shrugged. "I've never bothered to get him on a one on one basis. It's really not worth the effort."
More bangs came from the fridge. Togusa eyed it uneasily for a moment before calling down the hall: "Jin-san? Have you seen the script for the sequel?"
Just then a dark shape appeared in the hallway. "Do you mind?" demanded an irritable voice. "Some of us are trying to work."
"Sorry Snape." Togusa barely gave him a glance. "Jin? No? ...Kuso."
"He's not sorry, Snape," Batou informed the wizard. "He's doing it just to piss you off."
"No doubt." Snape strode toward the fridge, whisking Kuze aside with a negligent flip of the wrist. "Off. Bloody albino."
"Cyborg," gritted Kuze. "Cyborg, Severus."
"I'll thank you not to use my first na--" Snape stopped short as he opened the fridge. "All right, who defiled our food with the likes of this mongrel?"
"Fuck you!" shouted Mugen, kicking his way past. "Fuck all you bitches!" He stormed out. "Getcher own goddamn frikkin' food. . . ."
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
"Would somebody feed that thing already?!" Batou slammed his hand down on the table, startling the coyfox, who promptly bit him. "OW! What the fuck?!"
"Serves you right," Snape informed him. "Shoo." He brushed Batou aside with the same negligent hand and made himself a sandwich. In between layers he fed bits of meat to the coyfox.
Togusa shook his head. "You can't startle coyfox like that!" He picked up the ball of fur and petted it soothingly. "Shh, it's okay. Batou didn't mean it."
"Would you make some pancakes already and stop whining about it?" Kuze said.
"I don't do pancakes." Batou folded his arms.
Snape rolled his eyes and strode off, pushing past Togusa with a flutter of robes. "I expect silence during my experiments," he shot over his shoulder.
"Yeah well cut your damn ears off!" returned Batou.
"Batou!" Togusa scolded.
Batou shrugged. Kuze held back a laugh.
With a deep sigh, Togusa set the coyfox back on the table and got out the pancake mix. "Fine. I'll do it."
Kuze gave Batou a thumbs-up. Batou nodded knowingly. "Told ya," he mouthed to Kuze.
Togusa didn't notice. He was too busy making pancakes.
Lunchtime at the Muse House
a crack-inspired pancake drabble
featuring Batou & Togusa from "Ghost in the Shell,"
Mugen & Jin from "Samurai Champloo,"
Severus Snape from "Harry Potter"
...and one hungry coyfox!
"I am NOT feeding a goddamn coyote."
"It's not a coyote. It's a coyfox."
"Whatever!" Batou jabbed a finger at the tiny ball of orangey-yellow fluff on the table. "And get it off the kitchen table!"
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
Kuze leaned back against the same table, folding his arms stubbornly. "Look, I did it last time. It's YOUR turn. I can't be responsible for the chores all the damned time. Some of you other Muses had better start pulling your own weight."
Batou bristled. "Look, here, I pull plenty of we--"
"Yo bitches!" Mugen saluted them both with a middle finger as he walked in. "Where the fuck's the food?"
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
Mugen ruffled the fuzzy ears on his way to the fridge.
"And another thing!" shouted Batou. "I'm sick of all these other fuckin' Muses wandering through all the damned time. Mugen, if you're gonna eat you oughta BUY some of it!"
Mugen rewarded him with the same finger-gesture. Only his ass stuck out, since the rest was inside the fridge.
Kuze rolled his eyes and gave Mugen a shove. Quickly he shut the fridge door and leaned back against it, crossing his arms again.
"Finally!" Batou exclaimed. "We agree on somethin'." He turned back to the ball of fluff. "But seriously why do I gotta feed the thing? I don't even know what it eats."
"Pancakes," noted Togusa. He came in with a folder, flipping through notes. "Hey, have any of you seen the script for the sequel? I can't find it. . . ." He looked up, blinking as loud bangs came from the fridge. "Ah, is there something wrong with the--"
"Ice maker," said Kuze.
"Water's stuck," Batou announced.
"...Oh." Togusa looked around, eyes settling finally on the coyfox. "Heya! You hungry?"
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
Togusa produced a bit of chocolate from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"Aww man you shouldn't feed it that!" Batou objected.
"Why not?" Togusa looked up from ruffling the soft ears. "That's the usual treat."
"It's gonna get sick."
"I'm not cleaning it!" Kuze declared.
Batou shook his head. "Me neither. You got mop duty, Togusa."
"Whatever," Togusa sighed. "Has anyone seen Mugen? I asked him to bring me a drink."
"Yeah right," snorted Batou, "like that punk would bring you anything."
"You just have to ask nicely. He can really be a decent guy, one on one."
Kuze shrugged. "I've never bothered to get him on a one on one basis. It's really not worth the effort."
More bangs came from the fridge. Togusa eyed it uneasily for a moment before calling down the hall: "Jin-san? Have you seen the script for the sequel?"
Just then a dark shape appeared in the hallway. "Do you mind?" demanded an irritable voice. "Some of us are trying to work."
"Sorry Snape." Togusa barely gave him a glance. "Jin? No? ...Kuso."
"He's not sorry, Snape," Batou informed the wizard. "He's doing it just to piss you off."
"No doubt." Snape strode toward the fridge, whisking Kuze aside with a negligent flip of the wrist. "Off. Bloody albino."
"Cyborg," gritted Kuze. "Cyborg, Severus."
"I'll thank you not to use my first na--" Snape stopped short as he opened the fridge. "All right, who defiled our food with the likes of this mongrel?"
"Fuck you!" shouted Mugen, kicking his way past. "Fuck all you bitches!" He stormed out. "Getcher own goddamn frikkin' food. . . ."
"Yap!" spake the coyfox.
"Would somebody feed that thing already?!" Batou slammed his hand down on the table, startling the coyfox, who promptly bit him. "OW! What the fuck?!"
"Serves you right," Snape informed him. "Shoo." He brushed Batou aside with the same negligent hand and made himself a sandwich. In between layers he fed bits of meat to the coyfox.
Togusa shook his head. "You can't startle coyfox like that!" He picked up the ball of fur and petted it soothingly. "Shh, it's okay. Batou didn't mean it."
"Would you make some pancakes already and stop whining about it?" Kuze said.
"I don't do pancakes." Batou folded his arms.
Snape rolled his eyes and strode off, pushing past Togusa with a flutter of robes. "I expect silence during my experiments," he shot over his shoulder.
"Yeah well cut your damn ears off!" returned Batou.
"Batou!" Togusa scolded.
Batou shrugged. Kuze held back a laugh.
With a deep sigh, Togusa set the coyfox back on the table and got out the pancake mix. "Fine. I'll do it."
Kuze gave Batou a thumbs-up. Batou nodded knowingly. "Told ya," he mouthed to Kuze.
Togusa didn't notice. He was too busy making pancakes.