Apollo Justice returned home after her long day at work, exhaustingly shuffling through her various keys to find the one that'd unlock the front door of her house. Upon finding it, she turned the lock and stepped into the darkness but before she could turn on any kind of light, she heard a hushed voice coming from her luxurious red velvet chair.
"Ms. Justice, you look absolutely splendid tonight..."
At a loss for words, Apollo fumbled for the light switch but before she could find it, a small candle was lit, the flame revealing the character in her house and filling the room with a wonderful coconut aroma.
A white mask covered half of his beautifully sculpted face. A silky black cape covered his shoulders and flowed down his back. His breast pocket was adorned with a rose. The frills of his blouse matched the curls of his jet black hair. Black...
"Black Yoshi?", Apollo asked.
"Shh... I do not take that name in the night... I much prefer Yoshi Negro..."
((host note: the Spanish word, not the ethnic terminology))
Suddenly, Yoshi Negro rose from his seat and music began to play from a distant recess in Apollo's house.
"Here, let me take your jacket. Oh my, your shoulders... You feel so tense tonight, Ms. Justice. Come, take a seat at the dinner table, you look positively famished..."
Yoshi Negro slipped Apollo's jacket off her shoulders and neatly folded it before dropping it gently on the chair from which he arose. He grasped Apollo's hand in his own as the breath escaped her lungs in an audible gasp and led her to the kitchen, where he pulled out a chair for her to sit at the table.
"How do you feel about... quesadillas, mi amor?"
Apollo observed the spread that lay before her on the table; perfectly cooked quesadillas cut into evenly proportioned slices, churros sprinkled with sugar, a bowl of chocolate-dipped strawberries... It was all so much. Apollo looked over her shoulder to say something to Yoshi Negro but when she turned, he was no longer behind her.
She faced forwards again and saw Yoshi Negro laying completely nude on his side on the table. His tuxedo and cape had all been torn off and sprawled around the dining room, yet the mask still clung to his mysterious face and he now held the rose in his mouth. With one hand, he held a ceramic pourer high above him and creamy ranch dressing spilled smoothly all over his chiseled body.
"I've heard that my quesadillas go best with ranch, señorita... Please, help yourself..."
Apollo reached for one of the quesadilla slices and contemplated what to do with it... She looked at it, then at Yoshi Negro, then back at the quesadilla, then at the fireplace that had mysteriously been lit at some point during all of this. The tinder must have been set ablaze by Yoshi Negro's raw sex appeal, either way, the gentle crackling of the fire and the warmth of the flames made her that much hungrier for the meal set before her.
As she reached towards the ranch on Yoshi Negro's body, he began to lean in towards her face with his soft lips puckered...
"No... No, stop. I haven't even seen your whole face yet.", said Apollo.
"Aye... This face is not meant to be seen by an angel such as yourself... It is far too hideous..."
Apollo reached for his mask but Yoshi Negro recoiled away from her hand. Despite his hesitation, he took a deep breath and held both of his hands to his mask and slowly removed it. Finally, he revealed his entire face to Apollo and she covered her agape mouth with a single hand.
"You... You're burned...", she uttered.
"Sí... I still remember it to this day... I had gone into Taco Bell and ordered my favorite... Three tacos with cheese and a Baja Blast... But as they brought my order out to me, they... They tripped... The searing hot tacos all struck my face..."
Tears began to well in Yoshi Negro's eyes as Apollo held her hand gently to his scarred face.
"I was rushed to the hospital immediately but the doctors said the scarring would be permanent... I became an outcast... A pariah... No one would ever want to see this face again... I would never know love again... Never know the touch of a woman... I-"
Before he could finish, Apollo held a single finger to his lips to hush him.
"It's okay now... I love the three tacos with cheese and a Baja Blast too..."
They both closed their eyes and leaned in towards each other, when suddenly...
"GUYS, YOU GOTTA COME! BUBBA'S GETTIN' LYNCHED, I TELL YA! HOO WHEE!" The Bandit had barged in through Apollo's front door to urge them to come with him.
"How the hell did he even know I was here...", Black Yoshi muttered as he collected his tuxedo and cape from the dining room floor.
Everyone gathered in the Ctrblacksburg town square just in time to see the noose put around Bubba's neck. Hindenburg slapped a pink slip to his chest before saying his final words to his former friend.
"Suck my flappy pabby beefrod."
Bubba, the Wal-Mart Retail Associate had been terminated.
~~~
Players:
white lancer - Wal-Mart Retail Associate The Bandit
Jo Nathan - Panda Express Janitor Bubba - Wal-Mart Retail Associate Feral Wolf - McDonald's Burger Flipper Apollo Justice
Shadowwalked
Black Yoshi
Lady Flare - Wal-Mart Retail Associate Pirate_Ninja
hezekiah - Taco Bell Window Worker Hindenburg
Ratio:
3-2-1
Roles:
Waffle House Waiter, Dairy Queen Store Associate, Wal-Mart Retail Associate Denny's Bus Boy, Starbucks Barista Papa John's Delivery Driver
Round will end after 24 hours have passed or all
night actions are in.
