* Spanky blinks up at Tyler. "Wak!" ... HOW did you get here?! * Tyler scowls at the penguin. * Spanky waddles up to Tyler. "Wak wak wak." ^_^ * Tyler grumbles. Well, maybe she'll take him in to Ken. Uh, stay here. * Tyler runs upstairs for a quick shower and change of clothes. * Spanky waddles into the house after her! * Tyler glances through the frosted shower door and shrieks. YOU! HORNY LITTLE PENGUIN! OUT OF THE BATHROOM! * Spanky tilts its head. "Wak?" It sweatdrops and backs away. @_@ (Hey, you see Spanky naked all the time!) (Well, he's an exhibitionist like that.) (How do you know it's a he? ^^) (She's got the Water Ring. She knows about all of the ocean's creatures. Hush.) (Says you, Aquagirl. :P) (*snicker*) * Tyler finishes her shower and storms out into her bedroom, towel wrapped SECURELY around her. * Spanky keeps a careful distance this time. * Tyler disappears into a walk-in closet the size of a Tokyo apartment, and reappears shortly in black leather pants, a drab olive halter top, a heavy studded leather jacket, and combat boots. * Tyler looks at herself in the mirror, fluffs up her hair, and smiles. Then it's time for makeup! (And sunscreen.) * Spanky peeks into the bedroom, makes sure Tyler isn't going to kill it with some random item, and wanders in. * Tyler considers, then takes her silver eyeliner and draws two lines on Spanky, one above each eye. * Tyler happysighs as she finishes blotting her blood red lipstick, the last bit of makeup. She then puts on a leather collar and cuffs. Finished. Much better. * Spanky blinkblinks. Now it has yellow and silver over its eyes. "Wak?" * Spanky blinkblinks. Now it has yellow and silver over its eyes. "Wak?" (Goth penguin. Go figure. :P) * Tyler pulls out some nail polish. Bright purple nail polish. "Want your, uh, claws done?" * Spanky looks down at its feet, then up at Tyler. It shakes its head. Awww, come on. Let me do it, and I'll see if we have any fish in the freezer. * Spanky considers that for a moment. "Wak?" * Tyler nods seriously, and wiggles the polish in front of Spanky's beak. * Spanky snatches the polish. "Wak!" Hey! * Tyler points accusingly at Spanky. "No fish for you." * Spanky waddles cheerily away. "Wak wak wak wak!" * Tyler scowls after him, then plunks herself down in front of her mirror and begins styling her hair. * Spanky waddles back and sets the polish on the floor. (You shall not lure me, penguin!) (Says you!) Well, thank you. * Tyler returns the bottle to its rightful spot. * Spanky waks happily. * Tyler then disappears in a cloud of hairspray. (I look forward to their comments on Spanky's eyeliner.) Roll soul, Tyler. (Me too. ^^) (What's that, again? Just straight d6?) (Straight 2d6.) (Okay, DR roll.) (Well, crap. :P) You're putting on the finishing touches as you feel a minor pain in your head. It subsides quickly, followed by a girl's voice in your head, saying, "Sorry about that." * Spanky jerks its head up. "Wak? Wak wak wak!" It hops around. * Tyler winces, then blinks and sits up straight. "Hi! ^^" (Give me a mind roll.) * Tyler rubs her temples. "Shit, now I'm getting flashbacks. I need to lay off the performing until finals. At least, do it in safer clubs." You don't recognize the voice. It sounds very familiar, though. "I didn't mean to hurt you like that. You're not hurt, right?" * Tyler shakes her head, then gets up and jogs down the stairs to the kitchen, hunting among the many, many cabinets and pantry shelves for food. That'll take the edge off whatever's doing this to her. * Spanky follows along, looking rather happy for some reason. As far as a penguin wearing makeup can, anyhow. "You know, I'm not a drug trip." Yeah, that's what they all say. In fact, those were Glinda's exact words. But then, two hours later, did I have ruby slippers any more? Nooooo. "You don't have ruby slippers. You have a ring." * Tyler puts some ahi-ahi in a pan to sear, and starts some pasta on the burner beside it. Ah, the benefits of a gourmet kitchen and a lot of spare time. "And besides, no houses landed on any witches. This is reality, not the Wizard of Oz." I have a piece of trash that washed up on the beach. It's amazing what can spark a trip. "Isn't it? ^^ Your windsurfer's over here, y'know." Eh. I'll buy a new one. I'm sure my old one is at the bottom of the Bay, by now. "Actually, nope! I took it over to the shed. I know how much you like it." Yeah, thanks for that. "You're welcome. ^_^" * Tyler makes herself some rum and coke. She needs sleep, one way or another. "That's not good for you. And we've gotta talk." Nope, it's sure not! Ooh, dinner's ready. * Tyler grabs the food, sticks the dishes in the washer, and wanders over to the dining room, food and drink in hand. "I'm serious, Tyler. I'm in trouble. We're all in trouble." I'm in trouble, too. I have a penguin stalker and am hearing voices. * Spanky waks, apparently taking offense to that. * Tyler throws Spanky a piece of ahi-ahi. "It's taking me a lot of effort to talk to ya. You have no idea." * Spanky snatches it out of the air. Then it would solve all our problems if you just stopped talking to me! There ya go. * Tyler munches away. (Tyler's a bitch... la la la...) "You're a selfish brat, you know that? You had everything handed to you your entire life. I don't know *why* I need help from someone like you, but I do, and-" Her voice is cut off as a sharp pain comes into your head again. * Tyler groans and clutches her temples again, then grits her teeth. "Then you can just forget this selfish brat and find someone's who's willing to buy into your delusions, huh?" The pain intensifies, spreading over your entire body, and you can hear crying. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I can't..." It stops. * Tyler chokes back a sob, and curls up into a ball where she's sitting. * Spanky looks around. "Wak!" it cries in alarm. "Wak wak wak!" * Spanky waddles over to Tyler and tugs on her pant leg with its beak. "Wak!" * Tyler brushes Spanky away, still groaning. WAK! (You know she's just going to think of Gaia Jr. as a mean, sadistic bitch, now. ^_- "Do my bidding, or SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES!") * Spanky yanks as hard as it can. (She might. ^_^) * Tyler stumbles back to the kitchen and gets aspirin with unsteady hands, dry- swallowing it. * Spanky flaps its wings in distress. "Wak!" * Tyler sinks down onto the floor, leaning against the counter and breathing deeply. * Spanky waddles over to Tyler and looks at her with concern. You hear the Ramones in the distance. * Tyler whimpers at the slight noise, and sticks her fingers in her ears to ease the throbbing. The pain fades away completely. * Tyler takes a long, deep breath of relief. (It was supposed to stop when Cybele stopped talking, but I don't think I made it clear enough. ^^;) (Aha.) * Spanky cocks its head, then yanks at Tyler's pants again. "Wak!" * Tyler rubs at her forehead, slowly stands up, then goes to clear the dishes. Must keep the house clean! * Spanky blinks, then waks in frustration and waddles out of the house. * Tyler goes upstairs to lie down, with the blinds closed, for a good. Long. While.