video / it's snowing on mt. fuji

[tenrectricity]

Type: Video
Sender ID: tenrectricity (Surge)
To: Public
Subject: Hikes
Warnings: Trashing Espio's room

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Okaaaaay! I know what you are all here for today, a bounty? A chance to beat someone's face in!? I want that too, but I'm bringing somethin' else to the table.

[ the camera shuffles, surge can be seen relaxing on someone's bed with her legs crossed, and what seems to be a small book in hand. the background suggests she's in a very tidy room which doesn't match her personality, however... in the corner of the video, a busted down door can be seen with the hinges broken off, and then the camera's readjusted to show only surge and that mischievous smile of hers. ]

So Chick had me thinkin' you know, everyone got a lil creative side, so I thought maybe revealing these techniques would lighten everything up.

[ leaning up, surge flips through the book in hand searching for something and... ]

Aha! So I'll start with someone I know who does this almost every day. Ahem! Here we have one that happens to the best of us. I feel as if this one needs a beat... DRIPPY, HAND ME THAT GUITAR....

[ with the guitar in hand, and the questionable pick is when surge begins to strum at the strings to find a beat. she's a little taken aback on how this works because this is different from what she's seen, but her beat is off-rhythm and she gives a little screamo action on this poetic piece of literature she memorized as another piece of art slides on screen. ]

MY WALLET IS SO EMPTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I COULD USE A PENNYYYYYYYY OR TWENTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
THE STAAAAAAAAAAAATEEEEEEEEE OF MY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNKKKKKKK SO UNKEMPTLYYYYYYYYYYYY
DOO DOO DOOOOOOOOOOOOO, DEE DEEEEEEEEEEEEE DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[ that one speaks for itself as surge finishes up her "technique" on the guitar, one of the strings snapping, and she throws it on the floor afterwards. with that done, surge flips to another page, squinting to look over at her camerafox picture he wants to use then down at the writing.

once found, the picture takes the entire view. ]

Bees buzzing so loud
Crocodiles full of sound
It's snowing on Mt. Fuji

[ as they prepare for the next one, surge is shuffling through pages unable to find what she wants... ] This next one gunna take a minute, Drippy do a commercial break or somethin' I need to find this one.

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--COMMERCIAL BREAK STARTS--

[ kit and surge each leave from one side of the camera, going offscreen until...

a piece of paper is lifted in front of the camera, and slowly moved from one side to the other. behind it, some might recognize that they're hearing kitsunami's voice. ]


Do do do do doo, do do d-do do... Doo... Do not buy Build-A-Bot!

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[ after this important message, the picture slides off camera, and now surge is somewhere else inside of the room, and there's a little quaint desk for calligraphy by her side. surge stands with sharktooth grin as another image comes from above, covering the camera. again, surge's voice can be heard as she reads off another hit. ] For the finale of Peaches' Hikes, we'll end it off on one that makes a lotta sense to me.

[ here comes the last image from below, covering the shellphone screen, and revealing... a masterpiece as surge reads off that little book she has. ]

Seashells on the sea shore
There is a very loud snore
Ignoring it is a chore
Would like to stop being poor
Waiting around is a bore

Well, there ya have it! All sorts of creative Hikes in this little book, now if anyone has any critiques or things they'd like to say. Love, love, looooooooooooooooooove to hear'em.

[ she throws the book onto the ground as she's done with it. ] Anyway, everyone say thank you to Della Duck for bringing us together as a community to showcase our talents. Remember to like and subscribe.

[ one last piece of paper comes on the screen. ]



[ then the video cuts off. ]

Comments

audio; un: kitsunami

[kitsunami]

Surge is busy right now. Do you want to leave a message?

[ he'll pass it on, you know. ]

[stealthpun]

Yes.

That I will be there shortly.

[kitsunami]

[ muffled away from the phone: ]

Suuurge!

[ he'll arrive to a seemingly empty room... ]

action i guess!!

[stealthpun]

[Well this is a fine mess.

Espio taps his foot as he assesses the damage. The busted down door. The psychic damage of having his poetry read.

Most of all: his shamisen.

Everything else is replaceable, but that part hurts him the most. Delicately, he picks up what remains of it and sighs in both exasperation and anger. At least his voice is steady if a bit stern when he says:]

Surge, if you're still around, I ask you reveal yourself.

uh oh!!!!!!!!

[tenrectricity]

[ kit warned her that he was coming, but she didn't think he'd be this fast.

...

...

... ]

uhhh ohhhhh

[kitsunami]

[ ... ]

GONNA GET U

[stealthpun]

[GIRL HE'S THE SPEED IN SONIC HEROES SURPRISE

he's gonna check under the bed what up]

NOOOOOO

[kitsunami]

[ before he gets a good look under it, water sprays espio in the face—not hard enough to hurt him, but, you know, push him back a bit so that kit can scrabble out from under the bed and towards the busted door. not out it, but, you know. towards it. ]

BUSTED!!!

[stealthpun]

PBPBPBT-- [is the sound of water getting sprayed into his face.

Kit is making good strides, but BAD NEWS, Espio is grabbing for his ankle. Nothin personnel kid]

Kit.

I'm not going to hurt you.

[Even if he looks REAL MAD AND DRIPPIN WET]

CAT IN DIRT IMAGE

[kitsunami]

[ he really thought he could get away with it too, but when espio goes for the ankle kit falls onto the ground, yelling. ]

Ahhhhh!! Surge! Help!!

[ he's still trying to scrabble man he's just not getting anywhere. ]

AAAHHHHH!!!!

GET GOT

[stealthpun]

[Espio gives a sigh and just kind of hauls Kit enough so that he has the fox under his arm, like an unruly child.

Now it's time to try to find Surge.]

[kitsunami]

[ man, wait. maybe if he gets kit he'll spare surge. maybe she can make her escape while he's distracted. instead of squirming and struggling, kit cups his hands around his mouth. ]

Surge!! Run!!

[ HE'S BEEN GOT... THERE'S NO HOPE FOR HIM... SAVE YOURSELF... ]

[tenrectricity]

[ ... ]

[stealthpun]

[opens the closet]

1/2

[kitsunami]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[ HOW IS HE TWO FOR TWO??? ]

2/2

[tenrectricity]

[ HOW IS HE TWO FOR TWO!!!!

when he does... SURPRISE!!! it's SURGE!!! but what she does is book it... GOODBYE... IT'S SURGE!!! ]

[stealthpun]

[HARD DETECTIVE WORK and also there arent many places to hide

As soon as Surge goes to book it, Espio is quick to throw a rope at her feet, as if to lasso her. From ninja to cowboy, yeehaw.]

Enough.

1/1

[tenrectricity]

[ damn, and when she's caught and she goes tumbling towards the ground. it's a loud thump, but you know, she'll survive.

... ]

Okay, sure, you know ya stuff when it comes to findin' people. What a showoff!

[stealthpun]

I'm the--

[NOPE NOPE OKAY Espio takes in a deep breath, calming himself.]

Now that I have you both here: why are you even in my room?

1/2

[tenrectricity]

It's a long story, do you have time to hear it?

[ if he's willing to lend an ear. ]

2/2

[kitsunami]

[ kicking. wiggling. squirming. ]

Let me down! I want to be with Surge!

[ he's asking instead of using his hydropack and everything... be nice!! ]

[stealthpun]

[of course you do, surge stan

Espio frowns at the wriggling around but lets Kit go.]

Even if I didn't have time, I would make for it right now.

[He kneels down to work on untying Surge's legs.]

1/2

[tenrectricity]

[ oh, she's going to lean forward to tap the tip of espio's horn as he gets to work. yes, release the lady. ]

See, the only reason I'm here is because not too long ago... SONIC DIDN'T KILL EGGMAN, BLAME HIM!

[ with a roll of her eyes. ]

How many times do I have to tell you this?

2/2

[kitsunami]

[ thank you, espio. kit doesn't even spare him a glance as he scurries to surge, sitting down next to her as espio undoes the ropes. ]

1/2

[stealthpun]