Echo
War Child
*THE SCENE: Thanksgiving dinner at the Echo household. Relatives gathered around a big table w/ food just piled everywhere like you wouldn't fokin' believe.*
*Echo grabs a seat at the table and shovels food onto her plate, carefully avoiding the green vegetables. Animatronic Edge sits next to her, still holding the kitten.*
AUNT LAURA: Honey, do we really have to have the robot at the table?
ECHO: Don't call him "the robot!" (Edge looks up at Laura with his beautiful green infrared-detecting eyes) And just because he doesn't eat doesn't mean he doesn't deserve a place at the dinner table.
MOM: But to make room for him we had to put Grandpa John at the kid's table!
DAD: Well, it's nice to see you with a man who's not a punk that'll break your heart.
UNCLE TONY: Until it goes haywire and breaks it by ripping it out of your ribcage.
MOM: (Looking Animatronic Edge over) He is very real-looking...I mean you can hardly tell the difference.
ECHO: Yeah, he's extraordinarily lifelike...the Animatronic Edge can't dance either.
GRANDPA: (From over at the kids' table) He needs to get a haircut!
ECHO: (Half-ignoring him) Yeah, I got the Joshua Tree model. Isn't he lovely? (Strokes Animatronic Edge's gorgeous long hair) Practically perfect. He cooks, cleans, he can fix absolutley anything...And he's anatomically correct as well.
*Cousin Tony puts down the breadstick he was about to eat.*
AUNT LAURA: Well, I must say this is something new, to have a robot over for Thanksgiving dinner.
MOM: Not counting Uncle Milo's little "experiment" back in 1972.
UNCLE MILO: (Wringing hands in an evil manner) They laughed at me at MIT....
ECHO: That's because you did a gig there back when you were a stand-up comic.
GRANDMA: I don't like him having that kitten here. What if it jumps on the table and licks the butter?
ECHO: Grandma, you're so paranoid about cats licking the butter! Edge, you make sure not to let go of your kitten, okay?
*Edge nods silently.*
ECHO: I haven't installed his voice component yet.
COUSIN TONY: You mean he's got a c*ck but he doesn't have a voice box?
MOM: Wow...he IS the perfect man!
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*Echo* The Proud Owner of Animatronic Edge!
"Never argue with someone who buys ink by the gallon." -Tommy Lasorda
"Are you implying that I'm an internet slut?" -Bono
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The Official PLEBA Glossary: Replacing Crippling Confusion With Mere Disorientation!
http://www.vodkatea.com/g/glossary.asp?gid=165
*Echo grabs a seat at the table and shovels food onto her plate, carefully avoiding the green vegetables. Animatronic Edge sits next to her, still holding the kitten.*
AUNT LAURA: Honey, do we really have to have the robot at the table?
ECHO: Don't call him "the robot!" (Edge looks up at Laura with his beautiful green infrared-detecting eyes) And just because he doesn't eat doesn't mean he doesn't deserve a place at the dinner table.
MOM: But to make room for him we had to put Grandpa John at the kid's table!
DAD: Well, it's nice to see you with a man who's not a punk that'll break your heart.
UNCLE TONY: Until it goes haywire and breaks it by ripping it out of your ribcage.
MOM: (Looking Animatronic Edge over) He is very real-looking...I mean you can hardly tell the difference.
ECHO: Yeah, he's extraordinarily lifelike...the Animatronic Edge can't dance either.
GRANDPA: (From over at the kids' table) He needs to get a haircut!
ECHO: (Half-ignoring him) Yeah, I got the Joshua Tree model. Isn't he lovely? (Strokes Animatronic Edge's gorgeous long hair) Practically perfect. He cooks, cleans, he can fix absolutley anything...And he's anatomically correct as well.
*Cousin Tony puts down the breadstick he was about to eat.*
AUNT LAURA: Well, I must say this is something new, to have a robot over for Thanksgiving dinner.
MOM: Not counting Uncle Milo's little "experiment" back in 1972.
UNCLE MILO: (Wringing hands in an evil manner) They laughed at me at MIT....
ECHO: That's because you did a gig there back when you were a stand-up comic.
GRANDMA: I don't like him having that kitten here. What if it jumps on the table and licks the butter?
ECHO: Grandma, you're so paranoid about cats licking the butter! Edge, you make sure not to let go of your kitten, okay?
*Edge nods silently.*
ECHO: I haven't installed his voice component yet.
COUSIN TONY: You mean he's got a c*ck but he doesn't have a voice box?
MOM: Wow...he IS the perfect man!
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*Echo* The Proud Owner of Animatronic Edge!
"Never argue with someone who buys ink by the gallon." -Tommy Lasorda
"Are you implying that I'm an internet slut?" -Bono
Bono-Man! An Epic Superhero Adventure http://www.geocities.com/bonogoestovegas
The Official PLEBA Glossary: Replacing Crippling Confusion With Mere Disorientation!
http://www.vodkatea.com/g/glossary.asp?gid=165
