(an M&M's commercial)
[Scene: Kenshin is outside doing the laundry. He looks up as the patter of little feet come to a stop by the wash-tub, expecting to see Ayame and Suzume.]
Red: Hey there! We're the spokescandies of the new millenium.
Yellow (waving): Hi!
Kenshin (more than slightly surprised): Oro?
Red (out of the corner of his mouth to Yellow): What'd he say?
Yellow (likewise): D'unno. I don't speak Japanese.
Kenshin (sweatdropping -- what does Yellow think he's speaking, then?):
Ano... spokescandies de gozaru ka? New millenium?
Red (feeling more confident now that Kenshin's said something intelligible): Yeah,
you know! Y2K, the big 2000, only a few months away!
Kenshin (obviously struggling to comprehend -- and not to question what kind of people these
odd-looking beings are): Y-to-K?
Red (instantly testy): Year 2000! (To Yellow) Where are we that he doesn't know about this?!
Kenshin: Ano... strange-little-round-person-dono... it's not even 1900 yet. Aren't you a little early?
[Red and Yellow stare blankly at him, then Red turns and smacks Yellow. Hard.]
Red: What kind of job is this?!? What did you sign?!
Yellow: The promotions guy said we'd be reaching new markets and
bringing in new business...
Red: I didn't sign up for time travel. New markets my candy
shell! How are we supposed to be spokescandies for the new millenium,
when it's a hundred years away!?! (Sulkily:) Someone wanted to get rid of us... I bet it was Crispy.
[Over one hundred years away, Crispy sneezes mightily while talking to Suzukaze Mayo -- stalling while they wait for Red and
Yellow to show up so they can dub a new commercial.]
Kenshin (placatingly): Maa maa.... it's the Meiji Era now... couldn't
you be spokescandies for that de gozaru ka? (Wondering to self: What's a spokescandy?)
[Red turns to look at him, instantly attentive. It's frightening when a candy has a mercenary gleam in its eye. It clashes with the
colorful candy shell.]
Red: Meiji Era? Is this a new thing? Popular? Everyone knows about it?
Kenshin (sweatdropping): Hai... (Mumbling: Although, sessha isn't exactly sure
about the popular part...)
Yellow (trying it out): Spokescandies of the Meiji Era.
Red: It could work... Spokescandies of the Meiji Era... Yeah! I like it!
Spokescandies of the Meiji Era! We did it first!!
Yellow: Since we had to time-travel to get here doesn't that mean we did it last?
Red: Shutup.
Kenshin: Ano... what's a spokescandy?
Stay tuned for commercial 2: Kaoru discovers the M&Ms are made of chocolate...
Sekihara Tae
tae@sekihara.dreamhost.com
September 11, 1999
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