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Base4:You'll have your chance once I relinquish the stage.
Louder applause.
Base4:And I'll announce my dance partner after the performances.
Thunderous applause. Base4 walked unhurriedly from the stage in a billowing of oranges and f(C)uchsias. A Xanadian named Romanceman2 mounted the stage almost immediately after she left. Glasses seemed to take up half his face, and he trembled slightly as he looked out at the crowds and said in a quavering voice -
Romanceman2:Uhh..I guess...I guess
Romanceman2:Um, I'll be...uh, performing first.
Romanceman2:I have comp, uh
Romanceman2:Comp, um..
He shut his eyes as though concentrating all his efforts on making the word exit his mouth.
Romanceman2:Composed a, um...piece
Romanceman2:For...uh...base4, yes,
um...base4.
Romanceman2

n my...uh
He stood silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly shouted as though he had discovered gold, or maybe as though he had discovered the solution to Fermat's Last Theorem.
Romanceman2:My flute!
Romanceman2:Yes...uh
He turned to the band and one of the people in the back row stood up, holding out a flute. Romanceman2 walked over and took it, almost tripping over a wire in the process, then came back to the front of the stage.
Romanceman2:Band, umm...if you
Romanceman2:Well, if you...uh...want to
Romanceman2:To accompany uhh...me,
Romanceman2:Any...anytime, uhh...
Romanceman2:You um..can.
Romanceman2:Here it um...goes.
Romanceman2:Yes, it uhh...goes.
He pushed the glasses that had been slipping down his slightly sweaty nose back to their regular position and raised the flute to his lips. Then he lowered the instrument again.
Romanceman2:I uhhalmost
Romanceman2:Well yes, I uhhh, almost forgot, um to say
Romanceman2:It...uh, took me, well, took me uh...two years
Romanceman2:To...uh yeah, to um write this, and..uh
Someone from the crowd yelled 'Just play already!'
Romanceman2:Uhh...eager are we?

27-May-2006 21:26:46

Azure Sunday

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Romanceman2:Um..well, uh I can't say that uh...I blame you.
Once again he raised the flute to his lips and this time he blew into it, producing a solemn note that quavered slightly in the air. The second note was quite beautiful, like the first, but the third came out sounding like someone had sat on some bagpipes. Romanceman2 kept on playing despite this and managed to play several more somber notes before another squeak interrupted the performance. He kept on playing, closed eyes magnified behind his glasses along with the sweat dripping down past them. Some of the band members hesitantly tried to throw in accompanying melodies, but stopped when Romanceman2 suddenly broke into some light-hearted flute playing, his body swaying awkwardly with its rhythm.
After a while, he removed a match from one of his pockets while playing the flute with his other hand and, lighting it on a rough patch that he had sown on his jacket for this purpose, held it in front of the flute, lips smiling slightly around the mouthpiece. Fire suddenly spouted from the flute's end, and the audience flinched. With an ear-splitting screech the flute playing stopped and before people knew what was happening, Romanceman2 was rolling about on the stage, trying to put out the fire that was eating at his jacket. Band members rushed forward, taking off jackets to beat at the flames, and pretty soon Romanceman2 had been put out and was being carried off the stage amongst scattered applause from the Xanadians.
That was only the first of the presentations and, sadly, not the worst. At one point during a rap song, named "Base4, my homie", Sinusoidal asked Wolf0122 when he'd be going and Wolf0122 responded 'at the end.' Not all of the skits were bad, however, some songs and plays Mr. Happy enjoyed, especially one or two that had killing in them (mostly this was killing people who had been rude to Base4).

27-May-2006 21:27:20

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When Wolf0122's time came around, most of the crowds had retreated to chairs and tables that had been set up around the fringes of the dance hall. Wolf0122 shot a last nervous glance at Mr. Happy and the others, and then walked semi-confidently up onto the stage.
Wolf0122:Hello everyone.
Wolf0122:And of course Base4.
He looked directly at her. She was sitting in one of the chairs and watching the stage.
Wolf0122:I know you have an infatuation with plants,
Wolf0122:So I made a poem about plants for you.
Wolf0122:It took me a while to write.
Someone shouted 'probably as long as that fluteguy practiced', and a large part of the audience burst out laughing. Romanceman2, who had been watching from a dark spot along a wall of the dance hall, ran from the room crying.
Wolf0122:Lol, well try to listen closely
Wolf0122:I wrote it in the herblore jargon.
Wolf0122:Here goes...
He cleared his throat and read slowly and emotionally.
Wolf0122:To My Angiospe(C)rm,
Wolf0122:Long ago did your morphology capture my attention:
Wolf0122:Your Poly A-Tail of perfect length,
Wolf0122:The near perfect bilateral symmetry of your body,
Wolf0122:When you pass by, my walled cells plasmolyze.
Wolf0122:Strip off your schlerencyma,
Wolf0122

pen your photosystems to me.
Wolf0122:Some would deny our heterozygote advantage;
Wolf0122:Claim that enatiomers are incompatible,
Wolf0122:But there are no prezygotic barriers between us,
Wolf0122:And we are sympatically compatible.
Wolf0122:How flaccid is the world without your presence,
Wolf0122:My outer cortex means nothing,
Wolf0122:The hydroponic culture has shown you essential to me,
Wolf0122:Will you be my mutualistic symbiote?

27-May-2006 21:28:03

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Wolf0122:Turgid lonesomeness...
Wolf0122:Come, diffuse through me, charge my minerals,
Wolf0122:We can be ligated together forever,
Wolf0122:Intertwined as mycorrhiza,
Wolf0122:In a relationship just as beneficial to us both.
Wolf0122:My tetrad, Base4.
He dropped into a quick bow. For what seemed a minute the crowd was silent. Then Base4, who was already walking back to the stage, started clapping and everyone else joined in. Wolf0122 tried to walk boldly off the stage but broke into a jog at the stairs and rejoined Mr. Happy'* group somewhat out of breath.
Wolf0122:It was good, wasnt it?
Sinusoidal:Shhh...
A flurry of muted music from the band accompanied Base4 as(C) she reassumed the podium.
Base4:A wonderful poem, Wolf.
Wolf0122 whispered -
Wolf0122:I told you.
Base4:And all the rest of the performances were brilliant.
Base4:I don't think we(C)'ve ever had a better arrangement.
Base4:I didn't know who I would choose until the last performance, though.
Wolf0122 whispered -
Wolf0122:That's me!
Base4:And I hoped that everyone enjoyed performing as much as I enjoyed watching.
Wolf0122:She must mean every performer but me.
Base4:Because I have decided that...
A gathering of breaths as the dreams of thousands of Xanadians hung in the balance. The stage caught on fire for a few seconds, then went out again.
Base4:Mr. Happy as my dance partner.
Even though he had been expecting it, the name was still a shock to him. Wolf0122 started walking towards the stage before Gizmo B Free stopped him. Disgruntled mutters echoed about the room.
Sinusoidal:Get up there!
He pushed Mr. Happy and started him walking towards the stage. Mutters turned to polite claps and cheers as Mr. Happy ascended the stairs to the podium. Base4 walked over to meet him and, taking his hand escorted him from the stage. She smelled wonderful, like blood-dappled flowers in the morning. Out of the corner of her mouth she murmured -
Base4:Now we have to start the dance.

27-May-2006 21:28:34

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Mr. Happy'* heart skipped a beat. Dance? He had never danced, nor seen anyone else dance in his entire life on Runescape. Besides those odd dance emotes...were those what he should do?
The band was still playing a mellow tune and he decided the dance emotes would not fit in with the music. They were walking into the center of the dance floor now, the room seeming huge and empty with everyone crowded about its edges. It felt like he was in the Al Kharid Duel Arena, all the spectators watching silently from the stands. Apart from the music, the room was silent.
And suddenly an interruption saved him from certain humiliation.
Sethcat:Let me be first to congratulate you on your choice Base4.
His black form broke from the crowd and walked languorously out onto the dance floor.
Sethcat

C)It's nice to see a Zezimanite chosen for once.
Starting to walk back again, he stopped when Base4 spoke.
Base4:What do you mean Zezimanite?
Everything was quiet now, the crowd listening intently. Even the band had gone quiet to determine what was happening.
Sethcat:Well, your dance partner is a Zezimanite...
Base4:Lol, no he's not.
She turned from Sethcat to look at Mr. Happy. He felt all the eyes turn on him, and wished that some trapdoor would open in the floor so he would fall through it. Actually, that might be pretty fun. It would have a slide in it, going down into darkness. But(C) then there would be spikes at the end. They always put something nasty at the end.
Base4:Are you?
He snapped back to the present. Base4 was looking to him for confirmation.
(c)Mr. Happy:Uhhh...
He had told Sethcat earlier that he was a Zezimanite....but now Base4 was looking at him with those intoxicatingly green eyes.
Sethcat:He told me the first day here he was for Zezima.
(c)Mr. Happy:I did.
There. It was out. Some gasps and murmurs issued from the audience. Angry sounds resonated from the Revolt Lovers. Base4 didn't seem to know how to react.

27-May-2006 21:29:09 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:29:38 by Azure Sunday

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She looked from Mr. Happy to Sethcat, then back to Mr. Happy. She decided quickly that she should make some decision, though. Most of Xanadu was watching.
Base4:Well thank you, Sethcat.
Said in a slightly unstable voice.
Base4:I guess we should get to the dance then.
But the Revolt Lovers immediately broke out into shouts. One level 30 ran out from the crowd, yelling 'Dance with me Base4! Im a Revolt Lover!' and before Mr. Happy could blink, half the audience seemed to be swarming across the dance floor towards them. Many were yelling slogans such as 'Down with Zezima!'
Base4

h cra(C)p.
Six bulky Xanadians reached them before the masses, however, and quickly formed a protective shield around Mr. Happy and Base4 with their bodies. 'Time to leave,' one breathed, equipping a fire/air staff. The first wave of Xanadians washed onto the guards and they were forced backwards into Base4 and Mr. Happy. Unwieldy axes and long swords were swung into the crowd and people fell, screaming, clutching at red spots that suddenly blossomed on their bodies. Ice barrages and blitzes froze the front rows, causing people behind them to suddenly smash into bricks of solid ice. Frantically, the crowd tried to backpedal, but the Zezimanites were now behind them, coming forward in an attempt to get the Revolt Lovers away from Base4.
Guard:Go!
A rough hand pushed Mr. Happy in the direction of the exit, causing him to stumble and fall. His hand landed in something warm and sticky and he quickly jumped back to his feet. A dead Xanadian was sprawled on the ground before him. (c)Mr. Happy recognized him as one of the members of 'Base4, My Homie.' Leaping the body, he felt a searing pain as a blade coming from behind bit into his arm. (C)Mr. Happy never turned to look at his attacker, however, but instead squeezed as best he could through the press and concentrated solely on escape.

27-May-2006 21:30:27 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:30:43 by Azure Sunday

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By now the initial charge had broken into many individual battles between Revolt Lovers and Zezimanites. Although some Xanadians wielded weapons, most fought with fists or legs and grunts and crunches echoed off of the domed roof. From all around, the smell of fresh blood added to the frenzy. At one point Mr. Happy passed Xanthagum, who was taking on two level 45 Xanadians by himself. One of them crumpled to the ground from a swift kick to the temple as Mr. Happy passed.
And then he was outside. Xanadu's stale air feeling fresh in his lungs, the sounds of combat receding like a dream behind him as the silence that gripped the nerd land replaced them. Some other patrons of the party had fled like him, and he followed them in their dash out into the picturesque gardens. The light line above them glowed weakly but still threw enough light for him to faintly make out his surroundings*.
(c)Mr. Happy ran. And ran. And let the earth pound into his feet, a crisp beat beneath him. Then the footsteps turned to splashes and ice-cold water suddenly gripped at his legs. He jumped backwards onto dry land once more, out of Xanadu's black lake.
(c)Mr. Happy peered around. In this light, it was almost impossible to distinguish where the earth ended and the water began. With the break in his dash, his legs suddenly felt weary and he let himself fall into a sitting position on the ground beside the lake. Faintly, he could still hear shouts from the dance building and turning around he saw it, rising like a bright tumor from the ground.
Several pairs of footsteps could also be heard, passing near his spot by the lake. (c)Mr. Happy observed four phantom figures jog past him, shadows in the night-light thrown by the cavern's ceiling. They ran by, but suddenly stopped a short distance away, and turned back. He heard a muttered argument, and then one of the figures walked apprehensively towards him. Before he could make out her features, he knew who it was.

27-May-2006 21:31:10 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:31:53 by Azure Sunday

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Base4:I didn't think I'd be able to find you.
She sat down beside him, facing the lake*.
(c)Mr. Happy:I ruined the dance didnt I?
Base4

, dont blame yourself,
Base4:I should have asked you whose side you were on.
(c)Mr. Happy didnt think he should remind her that she had.
Base4:I should have guessed anyway.
Base4:Youre an ambitious person,
Base4:And ambition is a running trait in elitists.
(c)Mr. Happy turned himself to face the lake again. Now that he had been in the dark longer, he could see it more clearly. Something broke its surface briefly, causing silver circles to ripple out across the silent waters. Base4's voice suddenly lashed angrily through the stillness.
Base4:****, I thought this one would work.
She seemed almost in tears.
Base4:And it turned out worse than the others.
(c)Mr. Happy, not knowing what else to do, put a hand about her shoulders and continued to stare out at the lake.
(c)Mr. Happy:There are worse things in this world.
Base4:I thought you were neutral.
(c)Mr. Happy:Aren't you neutral?
She let out a short, bitter warble of laughter.
Base4:I guess so.
Base4:Yes, no one ever can be neutral.
Base4:And Xanadu will be in a row tomorrow because of that.
(c)Mr. Happy:We should escape.
-and kill Cheezit92 he automatically added to himself. Or maybe torture him.
Base4:Lol, I've thought of that.
Base4:But they've never let me go.
(c)Mr. Happy:Who?
Base4:The Xanadians, they always want me to stay.
Base4:And so I do.
(c)Mr. Happy:So you're a prisoner?
Base4:I guess so, in an odd way.
(c)Mr. Happy:I was a prisoner once...
He lapsed into reminiscences of Lumbridge and Cheezit92 and how he wanted to kill him and how he wanted to torture him and how he would enjoy setting him on fire and how he wanted to get out of Xanadu and a million other things.

27-May-2006 21:32:36 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:33:55 by Azure Sunday

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They all floated about in his brain with the chattering of Eyegouge27 and the flashing of fires in his mind's eye as buildings about the lake randomly caught fire and just as randomly went out again. Once more, it was Base4 who broke the silence, but this time her voice was calmer.
Base4:I like you, (c)Mr. Happy.
(c)Mr. Happy turned quickly to look and her and shouted in shock. Her head was on fire, red hair curling on her scalp, one eye melting down her cheek. And then it was gone and she sat there before him, beautiful once more but taken aback.
Base4:You don't have to be so upset.
Base4:If you dont like me, just tell me, it's fine.
(c)Mr. Happy:No, its just...just
Mr. Happy:Well, I do like you, maybe love you even.
(c)Mr. Happy:I've been seeing odd things lately, though.
Base4:Visions?
Mr. Happy:Maybe
Mr. Happy:I guess
Mr. Happy:Just things being on fire
Mr. Happy:I think something bad is going to happen soon.
Base4

.
Base4:Maybe you were seeing the dance hall thing?
Mr. Happy:No!
Mr. Happy:I mean, no, I still see them now
Mr. Happy:Look at that house.
He pointed to a dwelling that flared red across the lake.
Base4:What house?
Mr. Happy:That one.
Base4:I can't see one, it's too dark.
(c)Mr. Happy

h. Well for me it's on fire.
Base4:Really?
Mr. Happy:Yeah.
Base4:I thought prophets usually went into epilepsy during visions
Base4

r something.
Base4:But then I guess you are unique.
The steady scrape of boots cut into their conversation as one of the three other figures that had been traveling past with Base4 came up to them. It was one of the buff Xanadians that had protected Base4 in the dance hall, named Brobdig22.
Base4:?
Brobdig22

eople are exiting the auditorium.
Brobdig22:It might be a favorable time to leave.
Base4:Just a moment.
Brobdig22:Alright.
The guard retreated once more.
Base4:I do have a feeling too.
Base4:It's more like a prickle somewhere on my back I can't reach.

27-May-2006 21:34:28 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:36:16 by Azure Sunday

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Base4:It feels like someone is watching me
(c)Mr. Happy:That's because that guy over there is.
He pointed to a man sitting by the lake a good distance down the bank from them. More of a shadow than a man, really.
Base4

Mr. Happy:Together, I bet we could get out of here.
Base4

h yeah! You know the way past the traps!
Mr. Happy:Uh...
Base4:Well it's worth a shot, anyway.
Large groups of people could be heard across the dark grasses now, walking through the night. Some were moaning or being dragged along. A bodyguard was walking towards them again.
Base4:I should probably go.
Base4:Let's meet tomorrow though.
Hurrying up, she bent down and kissed Mr. Happy briefly on the cheek before striding off into the darkness.
For a long time afterwards Mr. Happy sat before the water. Pain was only just starting to register in his cut arm. Dull th(C)robs of it traveled through his body, and he listened to them form a heartbeat. A short distance from him, Xanthagum also sat and let himself be hidden by the darkness. His mind roiled as he thought about Decaprio's plan.

27-May-2006 21:37:09 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:37:21 by Azure Sunday

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