A Most Profitable Venture (S2)

[Gus]

Gus had been busy the day before.

The first to notice this had been Syn, when Gus replied to her invitation to go for a walk with a "Sorry, I'm busy."

The second had been Meru, under almost exactly the same circumstances.

The third had been Mr. Forkits, when Gus had given the same reply to his invitation to discuss the importance of purifying what today's youth sees.

The fourth had been a pigeon. It didn't say anything, as pigeos cannot speak, but Gus could tell it was trying to invite him out flying. He gave the usual response.

But what had kept Gus so busy? A machine.

And what did that machin do?

Ohohoh, you shall see...

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the day after. that is to say, today. or... uh... the day after.

Gus sets up the table, and all the shamans nearby crowd around. What could this mysterious new endeavor by Gus be?

He emptied the box onto the table. Everyone gasped.

Figurines. Little figurines of the Patch Village residents that Gus had so caringly made the day before.

There was everyone.

There were teams. A small group figurine of the Gusketeers bowing before their leader. One of team Sushigami, eating sushi. The Mystics, swinging on a tire held by Geo's fishing rod. The Modogumi, posing with their guns (and/or guitars). There was even a team figurine of the infamous "PPP"s, consisting of a fellow with large, crustacean claws, a man clutching a disturbing picture of a certain person, and a small lad in an oddly German-looking military uniform.

And there were 'interaction with Gus' ones, too. A cute, chibi-Gus running from a demon-horned, gun-weilding Lovely. A gray-skinned Biggs squaring off agains Gus. A... large strawberry... clinging to Gus.

They were exquisite. Gus was sure they would fetch a respectable sum of money.

[Vasuki]

*image song, "Song of Storms" (Zelda windmill theme) plays*

Geo stared at the figures closely.....

Gus: "Yo, you gonna....buy anything?...."

Geo looks at a figurine of Lovely with Fini, and then pans over to a figurine of the strange red haird boy he had seen earlier....

Geo: "Hmmmmm"

Vasuki: "Yes....."

Geo: "Hmmmmm"

Vasuki: "YES!!!"

Geo: "I can't decide....which one I wan't more....."

Vasuki facefaults into the ground

Geo then looks at a figurine of Alicia and blushes. Why was that staff fragment near that rubble.....

He turns over to the figurines of his team-mates and himself......

Geo: "Oh...wow...cool...."

Gus: "So, you gonna buy anything or not...."

Geo begins to ponder....

*Song of storms speeds up*

Gus: "Well?...."

Geo: "Hmmmm"

Gus: "WELL?!?!"

Geo: "Hmmmm, no, I don't really have any money, they are not bad though, nice job. "

*Song of storms stops right before the last 7 notes of the main melody*

Gus facefaults

Geo: "Well, we best be off then, come on Vas!"

Geo picks up a figure of himself and looks deeply at it for a moment, and then places it down with a fairly large thud, causing a Gus figurine to fall to the ground smashing into multiple pieces....

*Last 7 notes of Song of Storms' melody plays, and the song continues as Geo walks away*

Gus looks on in horror as a tear graces his "mighty" face...

Gus: "How...irnoic........"

((OOC: Hope that was ok Gus, ^_^;; And, sorry for thos who don't know Song of Storms, as it was likily more confusing than anything.))

[♥ Lys-chan ♥]

(ahaha XD *loves*)

It just so happened that Meru and Syn were passing by the table, looking for their teammate who had seemed much too busy to even say hello to them recently. It must have been something cool and important, because usually Gus wasn't so distant. Hmm..

Meru came up behind the table next to Gus, her eyes scanning the rows of figurines. The Gusketeers one sparked an interest, and she picked it up to examine it more closely.. something wasn't quite right here. A vein popped somewhere in her head, and she leaned down to look her leader straight in the eyes.

"Exactly what is this?"

Gus' only response was a large sweatdrop that appeared on the back of his head, and a huge innocent grin. Meru smiled back, only not in such a friendly manner, as she whipped a sketchbook out from the inside of her long X-Laws trenchcoat.

Meru took a pencil from behind her ear (how'd that get there? ) and scribbled furiously for a few minutes. Finally she paused to make sure her drawing was complete, and slammed the skecthbook down in front of him.



"Make one that looks like this," she said, grinning. "Think of it as payback for those cute drawings you showed me a while back."

[synsan]

"That's karma for you, Gus!" Syn mused, as she leaned over the table to inspect her teammate's craftsmanship.

Although the Team Gusketeers set was a little off, the other characters were marvellous. Syn was particularly taken by the 'interaction with Gus' figures for some reason, and had had her eye on the large strawberry from the moment she and Meru walked by. Lovingly handcrafted, and handpainted -why, it was any souvenir collector's dream...

Syn's fingers seemed to reach for her wallet on their own accord.

"H-how much are you asking for the strawberry one?" she gushed, unable to control herself.

((OOC: Kind of short, I'm sorry... ;_;
Your all very funny, and I love the illustration, Lys-chan! : D ))

[Gus]

((Gah! She remembered the 'Jeanne getting beat up' pics!!))

Gus looks at Syn. "For a teammate? Ah... How's 30 Patch Bucks sound?"

As Syn fished for some cash, Gus pulled out his (other) secret weapon...

GUS POSTERS!!

((Wow. I've put most of my little chat jokes in here, haven't I? Eh... I oughta chat more...))

[synsan]

((OOC: GUS POSTERS?! X3 ))

Syn pulled a faded, green wallet out of her pocket, and immediately started to count her Patch savings.

Let's see here- ten, twenty, twenty-five...

"Hold on- 30 Patch Bucks?!" Syn cried, after a word with her Super Ego. "For that price I should be getting five of the silly things!"

Gus shrugged.

"Um.. if-if I can..." Syn, determined not to loose the strawberry without a good haggle (which she was rather good at), scowered her teammate's table for something just small enough to bargain with. Finally, her eyes settled on a tiny figure of Geo, and she grabbed it without a second thought. "Aha! If I can take this one too, then you have yourself a deal."

Gus stared down at the figures in Syn's hands, then at her, and raised an eyebrow.

Meru cast wary glances into a bin next to the table, that was labled More Gus Memorabilia..

"What do you say?" asked Syn, as tension built around the little stand.

[Gus]

"Hmm... the 'Fish-eating Geo' is a pretty nice peice, but... fine."

[Joji]

Joji walks up to the crowd in frount of her and scans the table quietly. After she goes over it once, she repeats the process, still in complete silence. After much thought, she goes up to Gus and pokes him in the shoulder.
"I don't see one of me..." She says, before going back to scan the table once more.

[Gus]

Gus points to a figurine of a football team.

"Yer in that one."

[Joji]

"Ah. Couldn't tell with the helmet, grass stains, and blood on it..." She said as she picked up the figurine made in her likeness. "Since no one else is going to buy me, how much is the mini-me worth? I want me... it... er... yeah"

[Keyblade]

Annelise had noticed her teammate scanning a stand. She skipped over and poked Johanna in the back. "What'cha doin', Joji?"