"OOF!!"  Saotome Laura sets her bags down on the floor with a loud
*THUNK*.  "Tacchi, don't let me _ever_ go back home again, okay?"

"Okay.  I'll go check the mail."  Tacchi moves into the Comm room.
Suddenly, the three remaining figures hear a loud scream and another
*THUNK*.  Running into the Comm, they see Tacchi collapsed on the floor.
Above him, the monitor reads "262 Messages.  Display?"  

Saotome Laura groans.  "I _hate_ being away from my mail...Mendo, could
you go press the indigo button?  That'll delete anything without the red
flag..."

"Yeah, that really cut it down.  Shall I display?"

"Nah, I'm not in the mood.  But could you put up the messages? ^_- "

Mendo just sighs.  "It's from Kunou..."

> Lovely Laura didst pen:
> 
> > Gate One: The Training Continues (sounds like a _bad_ ST rip off...)
> 
> 	.oO( Notgonnacommentnotgonnacomment... )

Good boy.  He's learning.  ^_^

> > Mendo looks up from the monitor again.  "Hey, I think I got the hang of
> > this.  Hey, Laura, here's another red message from that Kunou guy again!
> > I push the green button, right?"
> > 
> > "No, the _red_ button.  Red shows the message on the vidscreen.  Green
> > self-destructs the gate."
> 
> 	.oO( I don't remember installing that...must be new hardware. Kewl. <G>

Yeah, I had Ryoga put that in a while ago.  Never know when you'll need
it...

> > >       .oO( Buncha Einsteins she's got there, ne? ^_^ )
> > 
> > At this, all three clones darken.  "Hey!"  "I resent that!" "I'm new,
> > okay?"  Saotome Laura sighs, marvelling at how well Kawaii Kunou-chan gets
> > along with her clones...-_-
> 
> 	.oO( It's a gift. ^_- )

Apparently so.  One that you are very good at...But it's okay, cause at
least you get along well with _me_, right?  ^_^

> > All four collectively groan at his sense of "humor."  ^_^
> 
> 	.oO( Looks like I've still got the touch. ^_^ )

Unfortunately.

> > Mendo gulps.  "But then I'd be out of a job!"  Saotome Laura smiles
> > reassuringly.  "Nah, I like my clones.  Even if I _did_ mechanize, though,
> > I'm sure I'd still find some kind of use for you..." As Saotome Laura
> > smiles, Mendo gulps again...
> 
> 	.oO( *RTFL* Oooooh.....better watch out, Lovely Laura! Some of these
> hentais might want pics of your clones' "employment"! *rolls eyes* )

They can't have any!  Those are all for my private use!  ^_^

> > Saotome Laura starts at that.  "Hey, Mendo, throw that purple lever to
> > your right, then punch in the coordinates 12-33-43..."
> > 
> > Meanwhile, Arnold is reading the latest GN.  Suddenly, a hologram of a
> > familiar figure appears in front of him.  She clears her throat.
> > "<ahem>...KUNOU-CHAN DOES _NOT_ SOUND LIKE SASUKE!!!  HE DOESN'T!  NOT IN
> > ANY WAY!!  Thank you."  Just as quickly, the holo disappears.
> 
> 	.oO( Not _quite_ what I had in mind, but effective nonetheless. ^_^ )

Well, I could never really _harm_ Arnold.  He's one of the few that are
relatively immune from my wrath...

> > > Or you could just be Kodachi, MLKunou, if you don't mind have your
> > gender
> > > switched on you. :P
> > 
> > At this, Saotome Laura must contain a snicker.  (And KKc knows why...^_^)
> 
> 	You are soooooooo evil. *sigh* 

I know.  Don't ya love it!  ^_^

> K: Professor, get the Comm center fired up....and prepare to disengage
> privacy seal on this suite.
> P: <<Right on it.>>
> 
> *Kunou turns to the figure on the bed beside him, who was hiding under
> the covers from the vid-pickups.*
> 
> K: So much for my "welcome-back party", eh? Oh well. Back to business as
> usual.

O_O???????

> 	(And I'll just BET there are five or six people who are just DYING to
> know what that last bit was about.

Yes, there are...like...me!  What in the...???

-Saotome Laura

Quote of the post:  "You go, Tendo."  -Genma