Incidental Bits 2 - The Comebacks

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Douglass Gardens
Date unknown

"My Brother! I've been reading this fan fiction that our landlord wrote before we arrived!"

Kazuki Sendo sighed - his friend Taishi Kuhonbutsu was in full "large ham" mode, which meant he had either an Idea or a Problem. And Taishi had cornered him in the common lounge with other residents watching - at least, they were watching now, after Taishi's grand entrance - so Kazuki couldn't just leave. And Taishi had a sheaf of pages in his hands. "I'm almost afraid to ask, Taishi. Is it any good?"

Taishi held up the printout to emphasize its existence. "It's an excellent work! But not perfect! Do you know what it needs?"

"More cowbell?"

Everybody turned to glare at Ritsu Tainaka. "No!" Taishi exclaimed.

"Oh, sure, hate on the drummer."

"It needs to be turned into a doujin!"

Kazuki looked at the printout in Taishi's hand - the very thick printout. "Unless there's only one word on each of those pages, that isn't a doujin. That's an entire series."

"You can edit it down!"

Kazuki frowned - he had his own stories to tell. "You edit it down. See how easy that is."

"I will!" replied Taishi, just before turning and racing for the door. "I ... shall ... return!"

As the door closed behind him, Ritsu muttered, "Take your time, you blowhard." Then she turned to Kazuki and asked, "Has he ever edited a story before?"

"Not as far as I know."

"I'm beginning to see why you dread your best friend's visits."

"He isn't my best friend," Kazuki muttered in response.