Episode Twenty Six: What's in a Name?
Previously: Sasha says goodbye to Katie Rose, albeit less harsh than he'd done with Luca. Katie Rose, being the precocious well intentioned girl she is, is determined to find out why he's saying goodbye. Meanwhile Sid had gotten into a fight and came away with a bloody lip. After running into the new, nameless 'Mr. Mysterious', Sid is stunned as he heals her lip as if by magic! What started as a lustful crush is starting to turn into a little bit more. And what's up with the glowy hands?!
*strumming*
Joon: "Mmmhmm, nah naaah, lost mah dog an my truck an she even took mah beer, mmmm ..."
*stumming*
Joon: "Maaah baby left me an I'm so sad so I'll drink somemoooore! Ride ooooon, drunken cowboy, ride ooooon! Oh, hey Luca. Why so sad?"
Luca: "Since when did you like country music?"
Joon: "Since I found out about Roland and Eileeeen. Hehe."
Luca: "Well. At least somebody's happy around here."
Luca: "I'm glad for them. About time. They've been making goo-goo eyes at each other since the Christmas party."
Joon: "Why such a sad goose sugar muffins?"
Luca: "I don't want to talk about it. Anything exciting with you lately?"
Joon: "Well, I just was on my way home from the wig shop ... like it, by the way? Anyway, some guy comes up and tries to like, rob me or something."
Joon: "And then this gorgeous superhero comes out of nowhere and scared off the crook, and basically saved me. Did I mention he's gorgeous?"
Joon: "So since he saved my life I'm pretty much obligated to stick around as much as possible to repay him. And he's gorgeous. So I followed him home, and guess what?! He's staying with that guy you're with, that Sasha fellow? Isn't that the bees' knees?"
Luca: "Don't even mention that name to me. Please."
Joon: "Oh. OOOHHH. Okay. Did Sasha do something again? Am I going to have to call a hit on him?"
Luca: "He is a hit man Joon."
Joon: "Well then. Hunh. That explains a lot. Well ... some. Anyway, guess I'd have to get a really good hit man to do the job, eh?"
Luca: "You don't have to call a hit on him Joon ... can you even ...? No, I don't want to know ... I just ... would really rather not talk about it. I just need to get over him ... like he obviously has with me ..."
Joon: "Oh ..."
Joon: "Ahhh ... hmmm ..."
Joon: *whisper* "duuuh nuh ...."
Joon: "Duuuuuh nah!"
Joon: "DUUUHH NAAAAHHH!"
Joon: "Rawr!"
Joon: "I see a smile Mr. Sad Goose!"
Joon: "I luff you ginger snaps."
Luca: "Heh ... I 'luff' you too sugar cookie."
------ Meanwhile ------
?: "Ahem."
Jake: "What now?"
Sid: "So, what's with the double standards, Jake?"
Jake: "I don't know what you're talking about."
Sid: "Like hell you don't. That girl you brought home? I thought we had to cut all our outside ties, and here you are hooking up with a local girl that has nothing to do with us!"
Jake: "It's not like that. She followed me home."
Sid: "Bullshit. I know you, mutt, remember? You had my back once in a fight in NYC, and fell head over heels for me, thinking I was some damsel in distress."
Sid: "What'd you do? Save her from an on coming train, or what?"
Jake: "No! It was nothing like that!"
Jake: "She was being robbed!"
Sid: "A hunh. And now look."
Jake: "She's hanging all over me!"
Sid: "And you're pushing her away real hard, aren't you Jake?"
Jake: "But ...!"
Sid: "Look, you made that stupid rule, you can pull it back."
Sid: "He won't admit it, but cutting ties with the relationships he's made here is really hurting him, Jake. If he has too be miserable, dammit so do you!"
Jake: " ... What happened to your lip?"
Sid: "Oh ... this? Heh, well ..."
Sid: "Wait a minute! That 'bodyguard' of yours! Who is he? What is he? He healed me, and his hands were all glowy, and my lips felt all tingly ... normal people don't have glowy hands Jake!"
Jake: "It's not my story to tell hun."
Sid: "You've been a prick since you got here mongrel, at least indulge me this!"
Jake: "Well ..."
Sid: "Go on ..."
Jake: "I met him when I was touring in the middle east."
Jake: "For confidential reasons of course."
Sid: "Of course."
Jake: "Anyway ... I was traveling on foot through the desert ... my camel had died two days ago, and to the best of my knowledge my guide was dead ..."
Jake: " ... I didn't really know a lot about surviving in a desert. I was starting to become delirious from the heat, my lips were cracked and bleeding, and I had only a small amount of water left in my canteen. Things were looking pretty hopeless ... "
Jake: " ... It was then that I came upon a strange sight. I thought I was hallucinating, really. There was a man up ahead, lying in the sand. I thought he was dead. He had been stripped down the the skin, and his hands and ankles were roughly bound. When I knelt next to him, I could see his chest moving, but just barely."
Jake: "I unbound him, and drizzled what was left of my water into his mouth. I too, was weak however, and shortly after all became dark, and I knew nothing more. Next thing I knew, I woke up to the cool taste of water running down my throat, and slowly cracking open my eyes, I found myself in a lush oasis. I looked around, and there that man was, fully clothed, sitting casually nearby with that damned bird on his arm, and two camels laden with supplies standing behind him."
Jake: "I felt more refreshed then I ever had before, and after a short while, I felt strong enough to climb on one of the camels, and he lead me to the nearest city. He's been my companion ever since. Refuses to leave my side for too long, actually. And he has a lot of ... unique ... abilities ..."
Sid: "Fascinating ... but ... what's his name?"
Jake: "Heck if I know."
I had a lot of fun with the story telling pictures. Photoshop is fun! ^_^ Also, Sid likes to hang off people, and I'm head over heels in love with Jake!
*strumming*
Joon: "Mmmhmm, nah naaah, lost mah dog an my truck an she even took mah beer, mmmm ..."
*stumming*
Joon: "Maaah baby left me an I'm so sad so I'll drink somemoooore! Ride ooooon, drunken cowboy, ride ooooon! Oh, hey Luca. Why so sad?"
Luca: "Since when did you like country music?"
Joon: "Since I found out about Roland and Eileeeen. Hehe."
Luca: "Well. At least somebody's happy around here."
Luca: "I'm glad for them. About time. They've been making goo-goo eyes at each other since the Christmas party."
Joon: "Why such a sad goose sugar muffins?"
Luca: "I don't want to talk about it. Anything exciting with you lately?"
Joon: "Well, I just was on my way home from the wig shop ... like it, by the way? Anyway, some guy comes up and tries to like, rob me or something."
Joon: "And then this gorgeous superhero comes out of nowhere and scared off the crook, and basically saved me. Did I mention he's gorgeous?"
Joon: "So since he saved my life I'm pretty much obligated to stick around as much as possible to repay him. And he's gorgeous. So I followed him home, and guess what?! He's staying with that guy you're with, that Sasha fellow? Isn't that the bees' knees?"
Luca: "Don't even mention that name to me. Please."
Joon: "Oh. OOOHHH. Okay. Did Sasha do something again? Am I going to have to call a hit on him?"
Luca: "He is a hit man Joon."
Joon: "Well then. Hunh. That explains a lot. Well ... some. Anyway, guess I'd have to get a really good hit man to do the job, eh?"
Luca: "You don't have to call a hit on him Joon ... can you even ...? No, I don't want to know ... I just ... would really rather not talk about it. I just need to get over him ... like he obviously has with me ..."
Joon: "Oh ..."
Joon: "Ahhh ... hmmm ..."
Joon: *whisper* "duuuh nuh ...."
Joon: "Duuuuuh nah!"
Joon: "DUUUHH NAAAAHHH!"
Joon: "Rawr!"
Joon: "I see a smile Mr. Sad Goose!"
Joon: "I luff you ginger snaps."
Luca: "Heh ... I 'luff' you too sugar cookie."
------ Meanwhile ------
?: "Ahem."
Jake: "What now?"
Sid: "So, what's with the double standards, Jake?"
Jake: "I don't know what you're talking about."
Sid: "Like hell you don't. That girl you brought home? I thought we had to cut all our outside ties, and here you are hooking up with a local girl that has nothing to do with us!"
Jake: "It's not like that. She followed me home."
Sid: "Bullshit. I know you, mutt, remember? You had my back once in a fight in NYC, and fell head over heels for me, thinking I was some damsel in distress."
Sid: "What'd you do? Save her from an on coming train, or what?"
Jake: "No! It was nothing like that!"
Jake: "She was being robbed!"
Sid: "A hunh. And now look."
Jake: "She's hanging all over me!"
Sid: "And you're pushing her away real hard, aren't you Jake?"
Jake: "But ...!"
Sid: "Look, you made that stupid rule, you can pull it back."
Sid: "He won't admit it, but cutting ties with the relationships he's made here is really hurting him, Jake. If he has too be miserable, dammit so do you!"
Jake: " ... What happened to your lip?"
Sid: "Oh ... this? Heh, well ..."
Sid: "Wait a minute! That 'bodyguard' of yours! Who is he? What is he? He healed me, and his hands were all glowy, and my lips felt all tingly ... normal people don't have glowy hands Jake!"
Jake: "It's not my story to tell hun."
Sid: "You've been a prick since you got here mongrel, at least indulge me this!"
Jake: "Well ..."
Sid: "Go on ..."
Jake: "I met him when I was touring in the middle east."
Jake: "For confidential reasons of course."
Sid: "Of course."
Jake: "Anyway ... I was traveling on foot through the desert ... my camel had died two days ago, and to the best of my knowledge my guide was dead ..."
Jake: " ... I didn't really know a lot about surviving in a desert. I was starting to become delirious from the heat, my lips were cracked and bleeding, and I had only a small amount of water left in my canteen. Things were looking pretty hopeless ... "
Jake: " ... It was then that I came upon a strange sight. I thought I was hallucinating, really. There was a man up ahead, lying in the sand. I thought he was dead. He had been stripped down the the skin, and his hands and ankles were roughly bound. When I knelt next to him, I could see his chest moving, but just barely."
Jake: "I unbound him, and drizzled what was left of my water into his mouth. I too, was weak however, and shortly after all became dark, and I knew nothing more. Next thing I knew, I woke up to the cool taste of water running down my throat, and slowly cracking open my eyes, I found myself in a lush oasis. I looked around, and there that man was, fully clothed, sitting casually nearby with that damned bird on his arm, and two camels laden with supplies standing behind him."
Jake: "I felt more refreshed then I ever had before, and after a short while, I felt strong enough to climb on one of the camels, and he lead me to the nearest city. He's been my companion ever since. Refuses to leave my side for too long, actually. And he has a lot of ... unique ... abilities ..."
Sid: "Fascinating ... but ... what's his name?"
Jake: "Heck if I know."
I had a lot of fun with the story telling pictures. Photoshop is fun! ^_^ Also, Sid likes to hang off people, and I'm head over heels in love with Jake!