"So," said Wakaba, briskly changing the subject again, "tell
me what happened to Saionji."
	The laugh was stronger this time.  "He got laid."
	"WHAT?!"  Wakaba slid sideways a bit, out of Utena's embrace,
and glowered at her in the dark, hands on hips again.
	Utena rubbed at the back of her neck, grinning wryly, and
said, "Well, it's true.  There's more to it than that, but I wanted to
hear you go 'WHAT?!', so I had to oversimplify it."
	"Explain," said Wakaba sternly, so Utena gave it the old
Worcester Prep try.
	"... so it wasn't -just- that he got laid," she finished, "but
that was part of it."
	"... And now she's seeing Miki," Wakaba mused.  "That's...
ow.  I don't think I can get my head around that part.   Ow."
	"You'll get used to her," said Utena; then she added under her
breath, "(Or you'll have a psychotic episode.)"
	Wakaba chuckled.  "She sounds... interesting.  However she did
it, I'm glad she was able to help him get over being such a bastard."
She laughed again, more of a giggle this time, and added, "If I'd
known that was all it'd take, I'd have jumped him myself when he lived
with me."
	"I'm, uh, not sure that would have been such a good idea, at
the time," Utena said.
	"I know, I'm just making a dumb joke.  If you can't laugh at
your past it'll screw up your future - that's my new philosophy,"
Wakaba declared with a firm nod.
	Utena considered that, then smiled.  "I like that," she said,
and they laughed at their pasts together for a moment.
	When they'd finished that, Wakaba looked momentarily
thoughtful, then said, "So if she dumped him, he's not seeing anybody
right now?"
	"She didn't really 'dump' him, they were never 'together' in
the first place," said Utena.
	"Whatever," said Wakaba.  "Is he or isn't he?"
	"No," said Utena.  "Why?  You're not seriously thinking of
going after him again, are you?"
	"Maybe," replied Wakaba coyly.  "You said yourself he's not a
total creep anymore."
	"Well, yeah, I guess, but...  I dunno, I just can't see it."
	"Well, I can't see you marrying Himemiya, either, so I guess
we're even.  You know I was -kidding- all those times I called you my
boyfriend."
	Utena looked a bit sheepish again.  "I told you it's
complicated."
	"I know, I know," Wakaba said with a laugh.  She turned,
hopped down from the wall, and clapped her old friend on the shoulder.
"I just like yanking your chain, that's all.  Say," she went on as
Utena jumped down and the two of them set off back down Bancroft Hill.
"If you don't think I should go after Saionji, what about that Corwin
guy?  He sounds nice, and if you're taken... "
	"Wakaba," said Utena testily.
	"Kidding," Wakaba repeated.  "Sheesh, lighten up.  I haven't
even -met- the guy yet.  Does he seriously -own- Arisugawa's roommate?"

--G.
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LAST EDITED ON Oct-14-01 AT 04:34 AM (EDT) by Gryphon (admin)

(edited by Gryphon to close that pesky 'pre' tag so that the Horizontal Scroll from Hell will go away... pay attention when you quote in replies, kids!)

>

 
> "So," said Wakaba, briskly changing the subject again, "tell 
>me what happened to Saionji." 
> The laugh was stronger this time.  "He got laid." 
> "WHAT?!"  Wakaba slid sideways a bit, out of Utena's embrace, 
>and glowered at her in the dark, hands on hips again. 
> Utena rubbed at the back of her neck, grinning wryly, and 
>said, "Well, it's true.  There's more to it than that, but I wanted to 
>hear you go 'WHAT?!', so I had to oversimplify it." 
> "Explain," said Wakaba sternly, so Utena gave it the old 
>Worcester Prep try. 
> "... so it wasn't -just- that he got laid," she finished, "but 
>that was part of it." 
> "... And now she's seeing Miki," Wakaba mused.  "That's... 
>ow.  I don't think I can get my head around that part.   Ow." 
> "You'll get used to her," said Utena; then she added under her 
>breath, "(Or you'll have a psychotic episode.)" 

Heh.... Should I pull out my ray-bans and the high-tech flashy neuralizer thinie now?

Seriously, This looks great. I hope this means you've just about found the place to break movements 5 and 6, which would also mean 5 would be up soon.

And to think I stopped in just before I logged out (to get the name of a certain song that is taking over a certain other thread) only to find this. ^_^

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Vaughn doesn't know I exist. I guess this explains why the rest of reality keeps ignoring me as well. >_<

Wakaba wants Saionji back. Okay no surprise there, though the bit about them living together for a while was - I've really got to get hold those fansubs next time I see Merlinthp.

Okay, I'll now start droolong over my keyborad waiting for the next bit to come out whenever. In the next week or so on past evidence.

drakensisthered

So I simply said one of the great trite truths: "There is generally more than one side to a story." - Corwin, Roger Zelazny's 'Courts of Chaos'

>Wakaba wants Saionji back.

Maybe, or maybe she was just teasing Utena. Time will tell. :)

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

Oh, this is nice. I've been waiting for the main storyline to catch up to the intermission you put up ages ago. Watching Wakaba adapt to Woopie Tech and the UF universe in general will be very interesting indeed.

Matrix Dragon

>Oh, this is nice. I've been waiting for the main storyline to catch up
>to the intermission you put up ages ago. Watching Wakaba adapt to
>Woopie Tech and the UF universe in general will be very interesting
>indeed.

I have to agree. But 'interesting' doesn't begin to cover how watching Wakaba will be like. Add enchanting, amazing, amusing, enthralling and you're on the right track. :)

Does it show that I'm a bit of a Wakaba fan? ^-^

Zack Seaholm - Anime fan, weathernut, worshipper of the goddess Belldandy.

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>Does it show that I'm a bit of a Wakaba fan? ^-^

Nah, not at all. Although you might need to change your sig to include her.

Matrix Dragon

>>Does it show that I'm a bit of a Wakaba fan? ^-^
>
>Nah, not at all. Although you might need to change your sig to include
>her.
>
>Matrix Dragon

Hmmm....

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*checks the preview*

I dunno...when I see that smile there I get in my imagination me and Wakaba doing a MST of WarGames and her giving me that smile during the finale and we get into a smiley war...

Kinda creeps me out.

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