Muppet College Dorms: The Next Semester

[RedPiggy]

Kelly (can't stand being bored anymore): I'm gonna head upstairs, Spike.

Spike (listening to music): Hm?

Kelly: Yeah, you too. *goes upstairs and knocks on Cait's door* Hey, anybody there?

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

Beige: (emerging from Fraggle hole) Evening, silly creatures...where is everyone?
Storyteller: Nora's back in her room, working on some project for Coming Unbound, while Erin and Scooter are out picking up some dinner.
Beige: That's nice. (spots a bowl of dried pea-like objects) Ooh, peanuts. (picks up a handful)
Nora: (emerging from room) Hey, Storyteller, I need your opinion, for the big display on Koozebanian poetry should we...Beige, no, don't eat that whole handful!
Beige: (chomps down on peanuts, and then starts gasping and spluttering) It burns! It burns!
Nora: I'll get you some water!
Storyteller: No, no, for spicy foods you're supposed to use milk!
Nora: (opening refrigerator) We're out of milk - all we've got is that buttermilk leftover from the soda bread!
Storyteller: It'll have to do!

(Nora pours milk into Beige's mouth.)

Beige: (choke, splutter) Ohhh...(collapses on sofa) What on earth are those things?
Nora: They're dried peas.
Beige: I know they're dried peas, but why did they scald my taste buds?
Nora: They're coated in wasabi powder.

(The scents of yakitori, sukiyaki and other foods start to waft through the door.)

Erin: (from outside) Can someone get the door?
Storyteller: I'll get it. (opens door) Now, doesn't this smell good.
Scooter: (enters, carrying a bag) Yeah, we went to that new Japanese place that just opened up near Casson Park. (spots Beige) Hey, what's wrong with Beige?
Storyteller: He overindulged on those wasabi peas you bought earlier, Erin.
Erin: (setting bag down on counter) Hmm...well, those things do pack a punch.
Nora: To say the least. So what'd you guys get?
Erin: (rummaging through bag) We got a pot of shabu shabu broth and a package of meat and vegetables to go with it...some yakitori and some tempura...
Scooter: And there's green tea ice cream and some bean paste sweets for dessert if we've got any room left.
Beige: (immediately perking up) Oh, I'll definitely have room left.
Erin: Someone want to find the brazier so we can heat the sauce back up?

(A while later, the gang is seated on cushions on the floor, partaking of the food.)

 

[RedPiggy]

Kelly (grins as she peers over Digit's shoulder): Oh, I've been kinda busy ... around the Dorms, really ... had some weird stuff happen. *sees Lindbergh* Hi! I wanted to thank you for helping with Cotterpin's scooter. It works really great now. *to Digit* Have you been working on that chapter ALL DAY?

 

[RedPiggy]

Spike (yawns): Hm ... Kelly? *sees Kelly isn't in bed* Where did she --? Oh, right. Went ta go ta robotville. *sighs, gets up out of bed* Musta been some night, heheheh.

Cotterpin (drives into room): Hey, Kelly -- wait, where is she? She doesn't have school today, right?

Spike (shakes head): Nah, Little Bit. She went ta go visit Wire-Head.

Cotterpin: Digit?

Spike (nods): Yep.

Cotterpin (pauses): Um ... so why isn't she back yet?

Spike (shrugs): Don't wanna know, 'pin. I ain't about ta break into dat room ta go get her. Dere are just some t'ings I don't wanna see.

Cotterpin: What if she blew up or something?

Spike: Nah. She ain't wit' Fedora or Buzzard Beak. Wire-Head's pretty tame.

Meanwhile ...

*Kelly is sleeping peacefully in Cait's room as she forgot to go home last night.*

 

[The Count]

Announcement.

Hey guys... Will be leaving in a couple of hours to share time with a good friend. We'll be gone till around midnight.

MC Dorms Management.

 

[RedPiggy]

*Kelly and Spike wave good-bye and head back down to room 2*

Kelly (sits at laptop): It was really nice of you to do my homework. I'll finish up. *finishes*

Spike: DAT was fast.

Kelly (sighs contentedly): That's because I am a genius.

Spike: Oh yeah? We'll see. Can't take ya test for ya, ya know.

Kelly (rolls eyes): Yeah, yeah. So, if you really like Digit --.

Spike: Not as much as YOU seem to...

Kelly: Whatever. His birthday is coming up ... and I want to do something for him. O_O You could make him a leather jacket and induct him into the Scavengers!

Spike: Need I remind you ... we have STANDARDS. A certain level of VICIOUSNESS is required ....

Kelly (nods): So, if we ever find out what Chamberlain's birthday is, will you invite HIM to join the Scavengers?

Spike (LONG pause): You wouldn't DARE suggest dat whinin' lil' weasel join da Scavengers .... (shakes head) You REALLY ask too much o' me, toots. Ick! *shudders*

Kelly (looks around): Where's Cotterpin?

Spike (shrugs): Oh, she had ta go home. Somethin' 'bout designin' a Doozer computer.

Kelly (nods): That'd be really cool. They could power it with potatoes.

Spike: Energy from potatoes? You're as bad as Scooter, ya know dat?

Kelly: Yeah. A potato, some copper wire, some zinc wire ... that's all you need. They could also build a waterwheel to power a turbine or something. That could work too.

Spike (shakes head sadly): No wondah you like Wire-head so much. You should meet Scooter some day. You t'ree are like peas in a pod. *yawns, stretches* I'm gonna take a nap.

Kelly: I might go to bed too.

Spike (chuckles): You slept all last night an' mosta today. What da heck do YOU need sleep for?

Kelly: If I don't start going to bed earlier, it makes getting enough sleep for clinicals harder.

Spike: Well, 'night!

Kelly: Goodnight. I might stay up a LITTLE bit longer, just messin' around on the computer.

 

[RedPiggy]

Kelly (typing away, notices a drip, drip, drip from the ceiling): Oh come ON!

Spike (waking up, shocked): What? What?

Kelly (sighs exasperatedly): For Pete's sake! Someone upstairs is playing with water again. I JUST got the stupid place all dried up! *grabs crystal ball and whispers into it*

(the lights short in the second floor hallway, sparking and electrifying anyone in the hallway upstairs)

Kelly (smiles): There. I feel better now.

 

[Kiki]

Scred: Err, Don, I found... this under your bed *shows Don a glossy picture of a young Peter Frampton with lipstick kiss-marks on it*

Don: Why were you- oh, I daren't ask. -_- Scred, I have NEVER seen that picture before. Honest, never. (pauses) Is that Leif Garrett, just out of interest...? I've always wondered what happened to him, after all these years...

Scred: I'm sure you have. Now, are you /sure/ you've never seen this before? I found it under your bed, Don. Do you have a little crush...?

Don: What- I mean, I beg your pardon? I swea- well, I don't swear, I'm a gentleman, just I have-

Scred: *Makes suggestive "smoochie" noises*

Don: Stop! ;_;

Scred: Oooh...! Don has a little crush on this Peter Garrett character!

Don: Okay, I don't have a crush on Peter Garrett... -_-

Katie: *appears* Okay, okay, the picture's mine, Scred. I just put it under Don's bed to get him back fer putting those magazines under my bed, m'kay?

Scred: *Hands Katie the picture casually* Meh, suuuuure... *wanders off*

Don: Okay, so we're even now. Where did you find that picture, is it really yours?

Katie: I wish. <333 But I actually found it in Mick's bed-side table.

Don: Why would Mi- oh. That explains the lipstick.

Katie: Yeah. I... guess...?

 

[RedPiggy]

Kelly (doubles over onto the floor, her chest hurting from laughing so hard as she hears the screams from upstairs)

Spike (puts pillow over his head): I'll nevah get ta sleep...

 

[RedPiggy]

Kelly (now in total devilish mode, takes crystal ball again): Hmm ... what should I do now? I could wish for goblins to steal everybody's beds (except for ours, naturally). I COULD wish for the second floor hallway to crumble, sending everyone crashing down here. But, nah, too noisy. And messy. Hmm ... I wish everybody in the hallways upstairs could wear frilly pastel-pink dresses, with little white ribbons. *giggles*

*the crystal ball makes it so*