Ooooooo... floating apple...
[FADE IN… to an open notebook? The two pages we see are lined, but otherwise blank and barren. The room itself is totally dark, excepting the lone, dim spotlight that lets us see the notebook. There is no other sound, but a strange urge creeps over us; a curiosity, almost as if something is crying, straining to be heard…
“What’s that?” we have to ask ourselves. “You want me to touch you, Mister Notebook?” (isn’t it strange these things normally become ‘Mister’?)
We slowly ZOOM CLOSER, inch by terrible inch…]
Voice: DON’T TOUCH THAT!!
[And with that, the lights CUT IN, and we ZOOM OUT RAPIDLY, showing the, open, notebook, sitting atop a stone pedestal, roughly four feet tall. Next to the book, there’s a quill and ink-pot. The rest of the room is slowly seeping into our line of sight, and we see… we see…
Row upon row upon row of coloured spines and not-so-fancy writing? Is that the Tokyopop symbol over on that one? And that’s the SJ Advance!
Oh great. Guess where we are.
And those figurines over there should give you another clue]
Otaku: [rushing into view] NO TOUCHIE MY NOTEBOOK! My plan isn’t ready. I’M not ready to give it up! Not yet…
[‘Huh?’]
Otaku: No, Ryuk, you can’t have an apple! Not right now… I haven’t got any to give you right now, have I?
Oh, don’t sulk! Listen, I’ll get Light’s dad to make the trade with you, how’s that?
Good.
[Has he gone cuckoo? Or is he just talking to himself? Whatever his reason, he’s dressed rather shabbily – like a young prodigal student, with… white hair? And he’s finally noticed the camera. Oh joy]
Otaku: Erm… forget you heard that, OK? It’s just… well… this notebook’s very… special I guess is the right word. And I didn’t want you to get scared when Ryuk suddenly appeared in front of you. Rem I wouldn’t mind, she’s not so bad, but Ryuk’s scary looking…
Yes you are! Bad shinigami! Answer back again and I won’t give you an apple!
[The time between his last match, in Empire Pro Wrestling some months ago, and this one must’ve taken a toll on his psyche. Either that or he’s cosplaying a self-written fanfiction again. Probably the latter]
Otaku: WELL, enough about that! That plan’s not fully prepared yet, I’m still trying to figure something out about L so I don’t need to use Misa-Misa to kill him. You’re here from TEAM, right?
[pause]
Otaku: YATTA! That means I’m in the Lethal Lottery?! I get a chance to win the titles? Oh man, Beau’s gonna…
What do you mean, Ryuk? It’s not Beau Michaels I’m teaming with? But I thought…
OOOOoohhh, that wasn’t just for the first match? I didn’t know that.
The Violator James Varga? Sounds like a baddie from a really old ANIME! [dramatic pose]
Otaku: OK, OK, I get it! I’ll get right on checking out who and what he is. You worry a lot for a shinigami, don’t you?
Right, where was I? Oh yeah, TEAM…
Well, I’ve really not got anything against the tag champs. I mean, they beat Troy and Dan, so they must be quite good, right? And this is… my third match? Fourth? So I’m really looking forward to it.
You see, I’ve got a plan. I know they’re gonna say how great they are, and I’ve anticipated that, so they might say something different, but I’ve anticipated that, and rigged a petrol-bag with a lighter in case they get into the drawer without disconnecting the circuit first. Of course, they probably already know about that and have captured Misa-chan, but I’ve anticipated that and anticipated their anticipation… [this goes on for some time, viewers. Go on, get yourself a cup of coffee. He’s really taking this role kinda seriously, so he’s got a loooong way to go for this explanation. You’re lucky this is a video and not a manga, or it’d be one of the thickest manga’s you’ve ever read!]
[Still going.]
[Still going.]
[Looks like he’s wrapping it up now]
Otaku: So as you can see, there’s not a single flaw in my plan! Me and James’ll win! Not even Nate River, aka Near, can foil this plan! Man, Light’d be so proud of me…
OH! Sorry, I guess I should kinda explain a bit more simply, shouldn’t I? Well, you see, this notebook guarantees victory! So long as I know someone’s name and can picture their face when I write it down in this Deathnote [Editors Note: That’s what he’s watching! Finally! Ed.]… well, I can kinda sorta control them for up to twenty three days.
And the match is only in a couple more days! And it works even if it’s only a scrap from the Deathnote I use.
See? BRILLIANT!
So, urm… yeah. I guess I better investigate this ‘James Varga’ character. I wonder if he can see shinigami too?
Coming, Ryuk?
[With that, Otaku stands, and starts to walk out of the room, doubling back to pick up his ‘Deathnote’. FADE OU…
Is that apple just floating?!?! FADE OUT QUICK!!!]
Voiceover: Next time, on Otaku…
Otaku: Hey guys! Otaku here! Man, that was a close call, but we got away from them! And we know their secret now too! Maybe we can come up with a plan and put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.
Next time, on Otaku – Violating the Violator, Beau Michaels Returns!
WHAAAAAAT? Beau’s missing?
Drat!
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