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Dance Dance Ribbon |
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Track 01 "A Star or something like it..."
The Sun shone through the single
paned window and slowly blended with Ribbon’s face like melting butter on steamed
corn. (Hmm I’m hungry) Today is the first school day after the Spring break;
Ribbon should be waking up now…
…Any time now…
…Oh
boy…
“RIBBON!” anguish call from dad,
“You’re going to be late for school, and do you hear me?”
Ribbon rolled to the side of her
seemingly warm bed then winded out a sigh. After a week long of parties and
activity, she was both mentally and physically exhausted.
Creaks
and cracks were heard outside of her bedroom, it seems to be the swiping of
ones heavy feet against the light peach colored carpet. The brass doorknob
rattled loosely as the door opened, but something wouldn’t allow it from moving
too far. Well, Ribbon is still sleeping away; she must feel special now;
blocking the doorway with her white dressing table and pretty much everything
in her room except the kitchen sink laid compiled in one heap.
“Ribbon! Come out this instant” ,shouted
the ill-tempered parent. “Don’t make me pull off a plan D!”
Ribbon perked her eyes open 2
times larger than humanly possible, “I’m up! Please whatever you do, don’t do
Plan D!” she skidded off to her closet, aimlessly threw on some clothes and
furiously cleared the heaping clutter.
“Hey, Ribbon I was only jok—“
Ribbon dashed the door off it’s hinges, nearly crushing her father.
“Humph—“ Mumbled her nearly
flattened father.
“I hope you can repair that,
dad! ^_^;;” she quickly looked at her watch just briefing the minutes go by,
“Oh! It looks like Plan D didn’t work this time, dad! Better luck next time!
Gotta go Bye! ^_^”
*** Ribbon can hear the school bell in the
distance. Ohotori is a primary and secondary school, just about one of the
biggest schools in the city. Thousands literally thousands of students from all
over the country will travel far and wide just to attend this school. It has 4
floors, two campuses and dormitory. It’s far from a traditional K-12 school by
its architectural standards. It almost looks futuristic. It had Oval windows,
white metallic exterior, and a front window that spans from top to bottom
fanning out. The School doesn’t have uniforms, which is
one thing all of us can live without. Morning was just waking up when Ribbon left the
house. The sky looked like a cooked egg on rye. (I’m really hungry) It was
quite mild without the crispy wind behind it was oddly calm and quiet. Ribbon
continued her daily routine, which was walking to school and hopefully meeting
up with some friends on the way. “Hey Ribbon!” Someone shouted
enthusiastically, obviously someone knows her. Ribbon looked beyond her
shoulder and saw just about one of her best friend’s on Earth. Ring, blue
haired (Braids on either side of her head), blue eyed, tall and tad bit on the
skinny side. Ribbon and Ring had been friends for so many years; totally
inseparable. Ring’s real name is really Mackenzie, but everyone else calls her
Ring, for some odd unexplained reason, “Ring!” Ribbon hugged (let’s use a
softer word…) tackled Ring very friendly (Too friendly) and nearly harming her,
“I missed ya! ^_^” Ring said, still winded from the ‘Haven’t
seen you in 24 hours hug’, “We just saw each other approximately last night!
o_O” Ribbon patted the back of her head with such
embarrassment. (That silly twit.) “Well, it felt like years!” They both resume
making their way to school, “uhh well that’s mostly because I fell in a coma.
Remember the pop rocks and the soda? We
both looked like we had some kind of hypercritic disease!” “Is Hypercritic a word?” A lengthy pause silenced the two. “Like I said…” Ribbon began. Ring interrupted Ribbon before she moved on,
“Hey! April told me about this game at the arcade!” Ribbon squealed cheerfully, “Is it the
arcade version of YURI’S REVENGE?” Another pause silenced the two. “Ribbon….Get your mind out of the gutter.
¬_¬”, Ring continues, “It’s uh called Dance Dance—“ Yet another long, pathetic pause now fills
in the gap. Ring bites her lip in such frustration,
“Yeah, Dance Dance Space cows….” She drafts a slight rolling of the eye.
*** April strode her way
through the halls, seeking her classroom. She mused deeply to herself, “If
Ribbon joins me and Ring then we can go into the competition!”
What competition you may ask?
Just about the most anticipating DDR competition known to all fans. April and
Ring have discussed with each other about Ribbon being a part of their group,
however Ribbon has zero skills to win the competition.
April stops by her homeroom
class: 2-01. She hesitates for a moment and then waits. Just at that moment
Ribbon and Ring enter the scene, bright and cheery as always.
“Hey April!” Ring greeted, “So
what’s your decision?”
Ribbon pops the question, “What
decision? What are you guys talking about?”
April smiles increasingly,
“Well…Ring, you should tell her.”
Ring nods and continues, “April
and I are forming a group so we can enter the Dance Dance Revolution
competition.”
Ribbon looks at the two
confusingly, “so…”
“We want you to join! ^_^”
“…Well” her eyes began to
wonder, “Sure! As long as there’s food involved! ^_^”
April giggles frivolously,
“Yeah, we can just tie a roast beef on a fishing hook and lure you there.”
“Hey April.” Ribbon began,
“What’s that dancing game like? It’s like the Britney Spears game right?”
“Egad! No, of course not! o_O
We’ll show you the dance machine when we get to the arcade after school.”
Ring happily includes, “We’ll
teach you everything!”
*** Later that day….
Ribbon’s last class ended early
thus thought to herself while strolling by the main entrance doors waiting for
April and Ring, “I want chips…”
Uh oh…
SHE’s COMING! O_O INTERUPTION BY
CLOVER ACK! >_<: Now, about the
Yo! What is up
that? Yeah Whatever!
-Anyway, Bai! ^_~ -
Shortly
after the school bell, April and Ring swung around the corner. It’s safe to
assume from this point, they’re all leaving right away.
“Ready to go? -_^” April asked,
sporting a thumbs up.
Ribbon brushed the bits of hair
from the front of her face, “Yeah, this better be good!”
***
At the Bitmap, it was relatively
busy as usual; people going this way and people going that way. The line up’s
are usually long and very slow, especially if there are new comers questioning
everything…EVERYTHING. Luckily there are membership cards that let you in past
the line ups. By the inner entrance there were two security guards, about 6
feet tall, with black sunglasses and a suspicious looking F.B.I uniform; one
had short black hair, the other blond. April, Ring and Ribbon approached the
inner entrance a bit meekly, unsure if the guards would pull something like a
bat! O_o A BAT! Noooooo!
……… The
two guards watched them cautiously as they tread towards them, “ID Please!”
Ribbon cringed at the guard,
“What? They’re just VIDEO GAMES!”
Ring and
April flashed their cards without a spoken word.
The security guards acknowledged
them and nodded as a suggestion to go in, they hastily looked to Ribbon awfully
suspiciously, “What’s your dealing here?”
The two men exchanged glances
likewise continued (not to mention talking really loud), “Do you have illegal
weapons, Fireworks, Pound cakes and Grapes? We know where you live! WE WATCH
YOU 24 HOURS A DAY!”
Ribbon was overwhelmed with
anger towards her (oh my! *Sheds a tear*), “I JUST WANNA PLAY VIDEO GAMES!
>_<”
“WHERE’S YOUR CARD?”
April and Ring stand in Silence,
“…”
“Oh! Right here! Gee, I guess I
almost forgot there! ^_^;” She showed the two guards her shiny card. Feeling
quite embarrassed at that! *** Interrupting
Clover: (RANTS: “What the
Hell was that all about?” Clover: “Waste of
time and laughter my friends! ^_^” RANTS: “Next Time
EDIT!! >_<” Clover: “I Will!”) ***
Within the Bitmap (*Hears
snickering*) SHUT UP! Within the Bitmap, it’s dark and full of commotion all
over each corner; there is never a dull moment!
Ring pointed over Ribbon’s
shoulder, “see that flashing stage over there?” Ribbon nodded yes.
“That’s Dance Dance Revolution!
^_^” “But, I don’t want to try yet!” Ribbon
mumbled meekly. It looked pretty large and flashy. April took a step up to the stage, “C’mon!
C’mon! It’s fun, we’ll teach you. Watch us, Ribbon!” Ring looked back at Ribbon and smiled, “You
don’t have to try if you don’t want to. I was a little scared when I first
tried too!” “M-m-maybe I’ll give it a try…” She mumbled
timidly, “I’m going to be fed after this right?” April giggled, “Of course, silly! ^_^” April
motioned her arm to the other part of the stage. “You gotta try your best
first!” Ribbon cautiously boarded the stage; she
felt a little silly standing on a flashy stage. What if someone else from the
crowd were to laugh at her? Ribbon asked April all puzzled-like, “What
do I do?” April paused for a moment, figuring out the
easiest way to explain this to Ribbon. “Well, you have to step on the arrows
when they reach the top of the screen! If you miss too many, you lose.” “What if you get them all right?” “Then you pass the stage and then you are
graded! E is the lowest and AAA is the highest! It’s simple! You can do it.^_^” Ring included from the back of the stage,
“It’s okay if you lose, you can try again later!” Ribbon felt a tad more confident now. If her
friends can do this no problem, so can she! Or Can she? April swiped her card through the sensor to
start the game, “I’ll use my card to start you off!” Ring added, “Well, help you out during the
song.” Ribbon pointed to the buttons out in front
of her, “Do I use those to choose?” April nodded in response.
Ribbon pressed the green button then
scrolled down the list of songs. The song “Mickey Mouse March” sounded good to
her. “I can do this song right?” “It’s simple.” The Song was just about to begin; Ribbon was
feeling more nervous than previous. Are you Ready? “No…” thought Ribbon. 1st Attempt
Ribbon stood stone statue still, and watched
not one but TWO arrows pass by the screen! April hinted to Ribbon, “Um, you were
supposed to hit those…” “What a solid effort…..” Ring sighed. -_- 2nd Attempt Ribbon shot her right foot down on the right
arrow panel with such enormous force that she….actually….damaged it… *CRACK!* “WHAAAA?” screeched Ribbon, whose foot is
now wedged inside the DDR stage! Ring and April were shocked beyond belief!
o_O; “Guys! Help me?” suggested Ribbon!
But April and Ring couldn’t move; they were
still excessively shocked! O_o
“….Ok, Guys…you can stop now.” April and Ring are still shocked! 3rd Attempt Ribbon nodded her head to the rhythm, and
tapped her feet to the beat. She‘s finally decided to give it one more good
try. She’s got to try harder, she’s just got to! For the sake of being fed!
“You can do it this time! You’ve got
potential!” Ring tried her best to encourage Ribbon. It was the only thing she
could do. Are you Ready? Let’s see what you’ve got!
Ribbon
stumbled and staggered from one side to another. She nearly tripped also! But,
No! She’s not going to give up. “I MUST BE FED!” She thought. …Miss …Miss …Miss …Good …Almost …Great!
Could this be turning point for
Ribbon? … Great! … Great! …Perfect! …Perfect! … Perfect! … Perfect! … Great! … Perfect! … Perfect!
Ring and April both watched in
awe. Ribbon got every last step Perfect!
Ring had her arms crossed
neatly, “She’s good…”
April giggled, “Maybe too good…”
Ribbon swung her arms in the air
and moved to the groove, “Who’s hot tonight!? Ribbon is Hot tonight!! Whee!
This is fun!” ^o^ Stage cleared
“All right!” Ribbon’s excitement
went off the wall, “This game is rocks!”
April cheered as Ring leaped over
the red/black hand bar to hug Ribbon. -^_^-
All of a sudden…I the narrator
and interrupting Clover (Hidden under a bunch of blanket sheets) flew into this
happy scene to embrace the large joyous bunch, “MOSH PIT!” End |