Thursday, November 6, 2008

Episode 67b. Usagi's Side Quest, part 1 | November 6, 2008 at 7:26 p.m.

 1.       TITLE

Usagi’s Side Quest, part 1

 

2.       Thu, Nov 6 2008, 7.26 PM

 

3.                  USAGI

‘Sup?

 

4.                  AKUMA

Hello, Usagi.

 

5.                  USAGI

You wanted me?

 

6.                  AKUMA

I just wanted companionship, but if you are busy, then you don't have to talk to me.

 

7.                  EPIPHANY

[Translation: Hello. I noticed you aren't pitying me. Fix that.]

 

8.                  USAGI

S’ok. I just had to orchestrate the worst wedding.

 

9.                  AKUMA

I know. But it was what Illybrius wanted. It’s not our place to interfere.

 

10.             EPIPHANY

[Because goodness knows that what Illybrius wants is more important than anyone else's comfort.]

 

11.             EVRYN

It's certainly more important than Akuma's.

 

12.             EPIPHANY

[ I will give you that.]

 

13.             AKUMA

I know. I am surprised you didn't vomit.

 

14.             EPIPHANY

[Wait, aren't you supposed to be an enabler and/or BL fangirl?]

 

15.             EVRYN

No, for the rest of the show, she's going to be a bitter wangsting emo over how Illybrius prefers men to her.

 

16.             EPIPHANY

[That's pathetic.]

 

17.             EVRYN

It really is. If I had a boyfriend, I'd let him sleep with all the men he wanted.

 

18.             SIGYN

Yeah, I'd let Meta sleep with all the men he wanted to, too.

 

19.             SERLEINA

If we ever have a fujoshi roll call, I now know whose names are at the top of that list.

 

20.             DREPANON

She’s not the only one who wishes Meta liked men.

 

21.             USAGI

If I’d been eating what K has, I would have. Alcohol, mint chocolates do not mix.

 

22.             AKUMA

I meant for the wedding. Usagi, I can trust you, right?

 

23.             USAGI

One of the girls, right. Yeah.

 

24.             AKUMA

No. I meant as a friend, since I have very few.

 

25.             EPIPHANY

[ I wonder why.]

 

26.             EVRYN

I don't.

 

27.             USAGI

S’what I meant too. I suck with the whole emotion thing, but you can talk to me if you need to.

 

28.             AKUMA

Promise me what I tell you won’t reach Illybrius’s ears.

 

29.             EPIPHANY

[You do realise he watches the show at home, right?]

 

30.             EVRYN

Celestia gets insanely good TV and internet reception.

 

31.             EPIPHANY

[And at great rates, too!]

[ I'd move there if the rules of biology and physics still consistently applied.]

 

32.             USAGI

If he orders me to say something, I’ll have to.

 

33.             AKUMA

Well, if I do this right, by the time he asks you, he won’t be able to do anything. And no, what I am doing will not hurt anyone.

 

34.             EPIPHANY

[What does the fact you had to make that disclaimer say about you?]

 

35.             EVRYN

She's a lying liar who lies?

 

36.             EPIPHANY

[A very violent lying liar who lies, no less]

 

37.             USAGI

a)  Doubt he’ll care. He don’t give me a second glance. Not since

b)  ….. Fuck it, you can trust me.

 

38.             EPIPHANY

[Translation: You know what? Nothing I say or do is gonna get you to NOT tell me. Get it over with.]

 

39.             USAGI

Pretty much, yeah.

 

40.             AKUMA

I am dissolving my bond with him.

 

41.             REIYA

Wasn't it already broken?!

 

42.             EVRYN

Is it water-soluble?

 

43.             EPIPHANY

[ If not, I happen to have brought a number of other solvents with me today.]

 

44.             EVRYN

And that's what makes you awesome!

 

45.             AKUMA

However, I need a new one.

 

46.             EVRYN

Then why dissolve the old one?

 

47.             EPIPHANY

[ I could order sufficient quantities of sulfuric acid to dissolve Akuma, thus fixing the problem]

 

48.             OVD

Epiphany, you may not dissolve your coworkers with sulfuric acid. And yes, that applies to other acids and even to bases.

 

49.    EPIPHANY pouts

 

50.             AKUMA

Will you help me find someone? I would ask you, but I know you would not want any bond with something like me.

 

51.             EVRYN

Ew. Who would?

 

52.             USAGI

I ain’t prejudiced, except against cookie boy.

 

53.             LENA

Usagi, please consider the implications of that statement.

 

54.             USAGI

It’s not my fault Casting randomized skin tone. And I meant that I don't normally shun demons.

 

55.             AKUMA

Yes, but to seal this bond, I would need a kiss.

 

56.             EPIPHANY

[And nobody wants to kiss you]

 

57.             EVRYN

Not even a Dementor

 

58.             EPIPHANY

[Also, this seems wildly different from... previous requirements.]

 

59.             SERLEINA, helpfully

~ Bang, bang, bangity bang, I said a bang, bang, bangity bang!~

 

60.             USAGI

Oh. Uh, ask Pumpkin or someone. She’s more powerful than Illybrius, and she don’t mind kissing girls. Other than that, all I can think is the mutt.

 

61.             AKUMA

It’s just a kiss on the forehead.

 

62.             EPIPHANY

[Have you SEEN your forehead?]

 

63.             EVRYN

Probably not. Were I her, I'd avoid mirrors.

 

64.             SIGYN

Is that why she has bangs?

 

65.             REIYA

Yes, and it's the only bangs she can get!

 

66.             AKUMA

But please, bring him to me.

 

67.             EVRYN

Right, so, you're choosing Enon, then?

 

68.             USAGI

There's also Bliu.

 

69.             AKUMA

NO! Please, I can’t have Impare see me like this.

 

70.             USAGI

He don’t REMEMBER you.

 

71.             EPIPHANY

[ I wish I could forget seeing that, too]

 

72.             EVRYN

Try reincarnating into another dimension. It seems to work for a few years, anyway.

 

73.             AKUMA

I don’t want to risk it. Please, bring Enon here.

 

74.             USAGI

Fine, I’ll get the mutt, but he’s only doing this for you, got it, not for me, because he hates me.

 

75.             AKUMA

Thank you. I owe you.

 

76.             USAGI

Trust me, Bliu wouldn't remember you.

 

77.    USAGI blows whistle

 

78.    enter ENON

 

79.             ENON

What is it?

 

80.             AKUMA

I need your help, please.

 

81.             ENON

Yeah, I read the script backstage. This is kind of embarrassing. I can't help you, sorry.

 

82.             AKUMA

Then anyone. Please, I need someone to help me.

 

83.             ENON

Pumpkin or Cinnamon would be your best bets. Pumpkin’s more powerful.

 

84.             AKUMA

Not Cin.

 

85.             EVRYN

Re-jected!

 

86.             SIGYN

Dude, you said “anyone”.

 

87.             CIN

Trust me, I'm cool with this.

 

88.             ENON

We have a dearth of males. There's also Fabrizio, but he's a hermit.

 

89.             EVRYN

He's also allergic to fail.

 

90.             AKUMA

No. I guess.... Please get Pumpkin for me. This is important. I will explain everything to her.

 

91.             EVRYN

Even though all she has to do is read the script, like Enon did.

 

92.    exit ENON, enter DÉSMODA

 

93.             DÉSMODA

Evening.

 

94.             AKUMA

Greetings, Mistress Pumpkin.

 

95.             DÉSMODA

I take it this is important?

 

96.             AKUMA

Yes.

 

97.             EPIPHANY

[No.]

 

98.             DÉSMODA

Oh. Never mind, then.

 

99.    exit DÉSMODA

 

100.        OVD

Get back onstage!

 

101.  enter DÉSMODA

 

102.        DÉSMODA

Damn it!

 

103.        AKUMA

Are you willing to hear me out and possibly help me?

 

104.        DÉSMODA

I'm willing to hear you out. I’ll decide whether to help you when I learn the situation.

 

105.        AKUMA

Thank you. Let me explain.

 

106.        EVRYN

Could we just get the TL;DR version and possibly the check, please?

 

107.        AKUMA

My bond with Illybrius is dissolving. I need a new bond. I wanted to be with someone who I know will not let him hurt me anymore.

 

108.        REIYA

If your bond with him is already gone, why don’t you just leave him permanently?

 

109.        AKUMA

But this bond is a sort of slavery bond because without it, I don't think I would stay in this realm much longer, and it requires a kiss to the forehead to seal the bond. Please, you are my only hope now.

 

110.        EPIPHANY

[. . . This bond thing sucks. Why would you even WANT a new one?]

[Beyond the fact that Corri thinks that slavery is sexy and dramatic.]

 

111.        EVRYN

You're looking for hidden depths that don't exist, Epi.

 

112.        REIYA

I know I’d be glad to see her go.

 

113.        EPIPHANY

[So literally the only reason is because Corri thinks slavery is sexy and dramatic?]

 

114.        EVRYN

... It's the only way Akuma can continue to survive on this plane since she's essentially a parasite who needs to feed off someone else's life force to live, so yes.

 

115.        EPIPHANY

[Can't she just go back to Suckville?]

 

116.        AKUMA

It's called REMIRUM! You're so rude and mean!

 

117.        EPIPHANY

[You're stupid and boring.]

[ I think I win.]

 

118.        ROMAIN HUNTER, GUEST COMMENTATOR

Girl, you are MADE of win.

 

119.        OVD

If your opponent is Akuma, you win by default.

 

120.        AKUMA

*starts bawwing* Why are you all so MEAN to me?

 

121.        EPIPHANY

[Cry moar]

 

122.  AKUMA cries more.

 

123.        EVRYN

We're mean to you because you suck.

 

124.        AKUMA perks up

Suck who?

 

125.        OVD

Enough! Get back to the script!

 

126.        EVRYN

Brain bleach! I need brain bleach!

 

127.        DÉSMODA

Explain what you mean by “someone I know will not let him hurt me anymore.”

 

128.        AKUMA

I love him—

 

129.  EVRYN takes a shot

 

130.        AKUMA

--but I know he doesn't feel the same. If I belong to someone else, he can't hurt me, and I can stay here and be with Drake and Corri.

 

131.        EPIPHANY

[You have serious codependency issues]

 

132.        EVRYN

Given. She's a parasite

 

133.        EPIPHANY

[Do you think if we put anti-flea meds on the back of Corri's head Akuma would go away?]

 

134.        EVRYN

No, you'd have to inject her with them, and we really don't want to risk causing her MORE brain damage.

 

135.        EPIPHANY

[And she's too unreliable to actually stick to any of the two-week pill regimens I could get someone to prescribe]

 

136.        EVRYN smirks

I know of a pill regimen she could get on.

 

137.        OVD

Evryn, you may not roofie your fellow castmates.

 

138.        EVRYN pouts

Can I at least poison her?

 

139.        OVD

No!

 

140.        EPIPHANY

[Not even slipping her some cooler water?]

 

141.        OVD

No more than 32 ounces a day!

 

142.  EPIPHANY grins, scribbles a note and passes it to Evryn

 

143.        EVRYN looks at note

Dude! Awesome! Bulk ars— ehehe...

 

144.  EVRYN glances guiltily at camera

 

145.        AKUMA, flabbergasted

She knows a guy who can hook you up with bulk arse, real cheap?

 

146.        EVRYN

Jealous?

 

147.        AKUMA

No! O-of course not! Baka!

 

148.        EPIPHANY

[no u]

 

149.        EVRYN smirks

Sure you're not

 

150.        AKUMA

Shut up and listen to me angst about how Illybrius doesn't love me!

 

151.        SIGYN

DO WE REALLY FUCKING HAVE TO?!

 

152.        TOKIOMI

Shh, Akuma's talking!

 

153.        EVRYN

I believe that's what she was complaining about. Now pipe down.

 

154.        DÉSMODA

He loves you, in a way.

 

155.        EVRYN

The Germans call it schadenfreude.

 

156.        AKUMA

No. I am only a pet.

 

157.  EPIPHANY zaps Akuma

 

158.        AKUMA

I want someone who I can trust.

 

159.        DÉSMODA

Oh, hush. You're more than a pet to him, even if he's too thick to act it sometimes.

 

160.        EPIPHANY

[ It's more the love that one feels toward something that's so mind-numbingly stupid it's almost kinda cute, in a pathetic way.]

[Oh, and I almost forgot]

 

161.  EPIPHANY belatedly zaps Désmoda

 

162.        DÉSMODA

a)  Damn. I was hoping I would get a pass for that. Oh well. I suppose I had it coming after the incident in '06.

b)  Regardless, I am Illybrius’s most favored priestess.

 

163.        AKUMA

Please, I don't want to fade—

 

164.        EVRYN

Stop trying to be Naminé. You suck. Not in a good way, either.

 

165.        SIGYN

Despite what she was offering earlier?

 

166.        EVRYN

Please don't put that image in my head. Ever, EVER again.

 

167.        AKUMA

—and I don't want to leave them.

 

168.        EPIPHANY

[Translation: BAWWWWWWWWW]

[Also, how would that even work? You become bonded to someone else and then your feelings *~magically~* aren't hurt anymore that Illybrius married someone other than you?]

[Even for a wangstbucket]

[No, ESPECIALLY for a wangstbucket, I don't think that's how it works.]

 

169.        DÉSMODA

The emotions of others mean very little to me, you understand. I cannot stand self-pity.

 

170.        EVRYN

Then why are you on this show?

 

171.        DÉSMODA

I was high on Neferbelii’s weed when I signed my contract.

 

172.        EPIPHANY

[Doesn't that make the contract null and void?]

 

173.        DÉSMODA

... I don't like the Thinking Room.

 

174.        AKUMA

Very well. I am sorry to have disturbed you.

 

175.        EPIPHANY

[No you aren’t.]

 

176.        DÉSMODA

VOWEVER—

 

177.        OVD

Stop making fun of Vaan. Also, we haven't aired that episode yet.

 

178.        DÉSMODA

Really? It happened in July, didn't it?

 

179.        OVD

...yeah, well, when we set out to produce this show, we actually didn't have anything before October 20th, so we're going to have to air the older episodes at the end of the season.

 

180.        DÉSMODA

Fine. H-OWEVER, with an H, Cinnamon is my cousin.

 

181.        AKUMA

No.

 

182.        EVRYN

Yes, she is. Shut up.

 

183.        DÉSMODA

She enjoys your company, and she is Corri’s friend.

 

184.        EVRYN

Minus the “r”

 

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