Adventure Twisted Side Story - CRAZZZZY RAT AND HIS CAST OF

[Anastasia]

"We'll eat on...er, in today, Ratty." she teases. "Well, get in here already."

The intercom buzzes off as the gate opens.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat sighs. Ooh boy, did he feel he was gonna regret this..

He headed inside the gate, and presumably in the nearest door.

[Anastasia]

Carthrat passes through the main doors into the warehouse. It is cluttered with junk, machines, boxes of weapons and ammo and some other things best left unexplained. You wind your way into the center of the clutter, where you would guess Shizue-chan waits.

Sure enough, she is sitting in a large modified Ez Boy chair, waiting just for you.  Her auburn hair is loose, hanging down to her mid back, bone straight as ever.  Her large blue eyes regard you with warm and fondness, going nicely with her softly defined facial features.  She stands up, her 5 feet and 9 inches of height coming to bear. Shizue is wearing a simple light blue house dress, one that goes well with her eyes.

"Happy to see me, Ratty?" she says around her grin.  At least you didn't get Hyper Glomped this time.

[Carthrat]

"It *is* nice to see a familiar face," Carthrat replies tactfully. "What's cookin'?"

[Anastasia]

She gives you her wide grin, white teeth showing.

"I just ordered a few American style pizzas. A place opened up here recently than can make them right...Amazing, that. Squid just doesn't do it justice."

[Carthrat]

Carthrat shrugs. "You havn't had real pizza until you've been to Italy. They make it *completely* different. I'll have to go back there some day.. ahh, Venice."

Water, peacefulness, young love...

...speeding gunboats, an anchored cruiser, the Italian police..

[Anastasia]

"Hmm...I've never been to Italy. Hey, let's go to Italy RIGHT NOW. You said you had some free time, right?"

[Carthrat]

"Right now? I gotta clear stuff with insurance. Then I dunno if I'll have free time or not. I just said I *probably* would..

'sides, I dunno if I can afford the tickets."

And THAT was a bald-faced lie.

[Anastasia]

That damn smile never even faulters...

"Don't worry, I can pay for the tickets! Don't you want to take you Shizue-chan for a nice romantic cruise on the Med?"

If this were still on Falx, you are sure little hearts would be floating around her head now.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat shrugged.

"I'm kinda looking for work, anyway. No time to go to Italy."

[Anastasia]

She sighs. "Oh well, I should have expected that. You're always so eager to go blow stuff up. Oh, and speaking of that, I may have a job for you."

[Carthrat]

Carthrat shrugged. "It's my living. But you can tell me later. How've you been the past few weeks? I heard something about a scandal.."

[Anastasia]

She grins from ear to ear at the note of a scandal.

"Do you remember that bitch from Norway? Ivana something or other. Anyway, I 'ran' into her." Her smile takes on a very scary, evil smirk quailty.

"Such a shame I had on steel boots that just found their way up her ass. Dumb whore probably got off on it, too, when the pried them out at the hospital. I've always wanted to really do that, anyway, you know?"

[Carthrat]

Carthrat winces. "Ifalia."

He suddenly groans.

"Did Jordan find out?"

If Jordan did, Carthrat hoped he hadn't missed the fireworks.

[Anastasia]

"Ifalia? Whatever, her name isn't important. Anyway, I'm due to go see Jordan tomorrow. Care to come as a job offer?"