Okay we got hung up on #121, and seemed to skip right over #122, but we are back on track with #123. We can now continue with our: Escapade This week's prompt came from a reallife friend on FB. I doubt she even knows I'm using it, but I think she does know we exists. Her DH, another friend, and I, highjacked on of her threads for a little Gatch conversation. Okay, back on topic: I have dates open, and my list of anon's is getting shorter. PM me if you want a specific date, or have a list of words. Thanks.

Speaking of escapades, 2014 seems to be on one, as we've gone back to 2013 for this week's thread... ETA Okay, Amethyst, now you've done it! I'm humming that song... is it Janet Jackson?

I really need to learn to wake up first before I start posting these. What song? I've never listened to Janet Jackson, though I do think she did a stint on Good Times ages ago.

This is the song, Ame, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFX3gQHIroU&feature=kp

Don't feel bad, Ame -- the song didn't come to me right away, either! But, once I did remember, a whole lotta memories came back! (I wanted to start dancing to it like I did when it first came out....oh well.)

I just have a 'musical memory'. If I like a song, it stays in my head *forever*.... ETA Amethyst. I don't know about Good Times, but I'm pretty sure Janet Jackson was Willis' girlfriend on Different Strokes. Didn't she sing Ebony and Ivory with Kimberly?

Good Times was Janet Jackson's first acting role; she played Penny, an abused girl who was adopted by the Evans family's neighbor.

That song was the first thing that came to my mind, too. "Janet Jackson?" Keyop howled, doubling over in laughter as Jason jumped in surprise, hitting his head on the raised hood of his car, cursing over the singer's song 'Escapade' that was booming from the car's sound system. "What's next?" Keyop asked as Jason rubbed his sore head with one hand as he shook a wrench at Keyop with the other hand. "Miley Cyrus?" Keyop had to use his implant speed to avoid said wrench, which almost connected with his head.

Becky - I 'm with Jason on this one!

I'm just surprised Keyop recognized Janet Jackson!

Maybe he's a closet Janet Jackson fan.

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Well now we know the leak at the ISO! Becky, I think Jason deserves a guilty pleasure or two!

EW-- (scratches head) this may sound silly, but do these animals really exist? Just curious

Originally posted by Daniella T EW-- (scratches head) this may sound silly, but do these animals really exist? Just curious

Why yes, DT, they do! Here's a couple of links that will let you see them in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LD_5hAsGY4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sTj7gDt8BA I've fallen in love with them myself -- they're so darned cute!

Nambu didn't tell her he hadn't heard from Ken or Joe in that scene. Do we assume he did?

Originally posted by Becky Rock Nambu didn't tell her he hadn't heard from Ken or Joe in that scene. Do we assume he did?

Well, I figured that, even if Janine wasn't in on the details of the mission, Nambu would have told her to watch for their calls. And, since Ken and Joe hadn't called yet...

EW: Ooh, the plot thickens! I didn't see that coming. Becky: Love this little scene. I was crazy about Janet Jackson's first two albums as a young adult. Funny to think of Jason secretly listening to Ms, Jackson. PS Oh dear. Am now downloading "Control" to my iPad. What have you done, Becky?!

Janet Jackson is infiltrating this thread...

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Jun's seriously lost touch with the important people in her life and Kaden's still not back with her bracelet. Is that a tornado siren I hear?

Becky - I'm guessing Jinpei thinks Janet Jackson is too "girly" for Joe's taste then? EW - That animal sounds like Eevee from Pokemon, maybe that was the inspiration for it?

BR: Err...gotta be on Keyop's side with this one! Janet Jackson?! Not what I envisioned Jason listening to. EW: Fennec fox. LOL. Kinda like a reference to Katse's mask, eh, EW? (If so good one!) KT: What makes me think that Kaden just isn't going to come back with the bracelet in hand?

Originally posted by KT1972 EW - That animal sounds like Eevee from Pokemon, maybe that was the inspiration for it?

I'd be surprised if it wasn't! A lot of people have had the same thought...even the owner of the fennec in the first clip -- he named his Eevee. (I dare you to look at a fennec and not find it adorable!)

Jaden is definitely up to something! I'm so disappointed! I thought he'd be good for Jun.

KT - This doesn't bode well for Jun and yeah, they are all drifting apart. It's just like the high school students who go off to college, swearing to keep in touch. They do for a while, but then they don't have anything in common anymore and they drift apart. Time for an attack!

Originally posted by Becky Rock Time for an attack!

Of course, if Jaden has the wrong allegiances, this may actually *be* the attack.

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by Daniella T EW-- (scratches head) this may sound silly, but do these animals really exist? Just curious

Why yes, DT, they do! Here's a couple of links that will let you see them in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LD_5hAsGY4 and [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sTj7gDt8BA[/ I've fallen in love with them myself -- they're so darned cute!

Awwwwww!

KT - How could any girl be disappointed to see Joe?

Originally posted by Daniella T KT - How could any girl be disappointed to see Joe?

Might depend on his mood. I wouldn't want to see him angry.

and I wouldn't want to see him if I was dressed as a Devilstar, either.....

Originally posted by KT1972 and I wouldn't want to see him if I was dressed as a Devilstar, either.....

Gah! My eyes! LOL KT - This does not bode well for the team. :/

Just wanted to let you guys know that I put in a slightly naughty response to this prompt in the "Rubber Room"... Springie's Response

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Becky: LOL, poor Jason, no respect ... EW: I love Fennec foxes, indeed those cuties make for a great distraction. I wonder if Nambu suspects her or if he hasn't had a chance to think it out that far. KT: Hmm, if Joe's dating the girl, she's immediately suspect. And perhaps Jun should look at herself a little harder if she wants to know why she hasn't seen the others. Springie: LOLOL, I can so see that happening

Chris - I'm getting the impression that everything is going according to Galactors plan - so far at least!

Maybe, maybe not, no idea, LOL.

CW: I agree with KT on this one. As for the package, I'm thinking they're referring to Ken. Did Galactor deliberately let Nambu & Co to rescue him, in order to track him back to the base? (But then again, perhaps my thinking stems from watching too much of "Spooks" in the past. LOL). Or... perhaps there's a twist that we haven't realized yet...

"Janet Jackson?" Keyop howled, doubling over in laughter as Jason jumped in surprise, hitting his head on the raised hood of his car, cursing over the singer's song 'Escapade' that was booming from the car's sound system. "What's next?" Keyop asked as Jason rubbed his sore head with one hand as he shook a wrench at Keyop with the other hand. "Miley Cyrus?" Keyop had to use his implant speed to avoid said wrench, which almost connected with his head. "You deserve it." Marked sniffed at the Swallow. "Justin Bieber would be better for him." Then, Mark performed the limit of his physical flexibility to evade a rain of feather shrikens.

rachel -- Uh oh...it looks like Jason might do Zoltar a favor, if Keyop and Mark keep teasing Jason about his music choices!

EW- The fox in "Le Petit Prince" is a Fennec. A fennec LOOKS so adorable. It is too sensitive creature to get friendly with human. It also needs a lot of sands inside of its fence. Because it really likes to dig a tunnel almost every day which means your floor will be messed up. Maybe that's why she needed her sister to be its nanny. It is also a nocturnal animal. The most evil thing is its price- $7000. CW- I'm still stuck in the Aphrodite. Hope Siren would be finished when I start to read it.

rachel -- It has been many years since I read "The Little Prince", so it had slipped my mind that there was a Fennec in that story! I've gotten hooked on watching YouTube videos that owners have posted...and that's as far as I'll go toward owning one myself. Back when my dachshund named Sweetie died (age 16) a little over 10 years ago, I didn't get another dog because I was having problems with Sweetie's care -- I had recently become disabled, and I just couldn't keep up any more. So, if I can't give proper care to a dog, there's no way I could care for an exotic animal like a Fennec.

Yeah, I don't see the guys liking Justin Bieber either...

Rachel: Oh dear. Things are gonna get ugly.

CW - I think the package is the chip that was in Ken's head. I'm kind of surprised Joe didn't attack the guy. Rachel - Justin Bieber? Shudder. I'm so glad my child is a boy. I don't think I could have handled a teenage daughter liking him.

EW- So sorry to hear about Sweetie. 12 years ago I raised a dog and lost him- he was a black tan miniature pinscher. Even though the time we got along together was only a year, I totally lost myself almost half a year, aftershock lasted almost three years and it still affects me still. (You may know many Koreans enjoy dog meat, it made me really crazy then.) I can't dare to imagine your pain. However, I would say Sweetie was a lucky one. He was not lost, he was not abandoned. You were a good master. Last weekend I visited Jeju island, there was a black tan dachshund in the house I stayed. The owner said one of her friend handed it to her. Judging by his teeth, he must be one year old or else. I bet his ex-master must be holding a new small puppy now. The house owner said if I want him, I can take him to Seoul. If my husband did not reject him, he would have been with me now. I stroked and massaged him as I used to do to my puppy, he looked so comfortable with sleepy head on my laps. But whenever I leave him, he suddenly barked at me very loudly and even growled showing his teeth. I came back, he begged not to leave licking my legs. I think he though that he was being abandoned again....his bitter howling still haunts me. There are so many people who decide to have a pet without thoughts. Sweetie had been truly blessed. I hope you would get better and can meet your new friend someday. Others) Bieber seems too much. haha...

rachel -- thank you for your kind words. Sometimes it seems too quiet around the house without an animal -- I grew up with dogs, and they were just like brothers and sisters! (I've even had a few miniature pinschers, too. I found their sassy personalities to be so much fun!)

*hugs* rachel and EW. Losing furry friends is intensely painful for a lot of people (including me). I know in North America people have gotten a lot more understanding and sympathetic about that over the years. Hopefully in Korea people understood, rachel.

Originally posted by ElectricWhite rachel -- Uh oh...it looks like Jason might do Zoltar a favor, if Keyop and Mark keep teasing Jason about his music choices!

Well...Bieber and Miley might make great weapons against Spectra! Point large speakers blaring their music in Spectra's direction and watch them flee for their lives. LOL.

Originally posted by Redbird

Originally posted by ElectricWhite rachel -- Uh oh...it looks like Jason might do Zoltar a favor, if Keyop and Mark keep teasing Jason about his music choices!

Well...Bieber and Miley might make great weapons against Spectra! Point large speakers blaring their music in Spectra's direction and watch them flee for their lives. LOL.

G-forces own version of "Murder Music" eh?

Exactly!

Just silliness is all... Kinda stems off from Prompt #129- Suspicions, though you don't need to read that one first or anything.... **************************** Jinpei turned on the TV mounted on the wall above the bar with the remote control. After a brief flicker, the screen flared to life, and the scene of a raging fire filled the display, apparently showing the evening news report. ".....Reporting Live from Utoland City, this is Mindy Malone..." 'Mindy', Jinpei thought. That was a pretty name for a girl. It sounded...well....girly. "Didn't you have a girlfriend with that name?" he asked, casting a glance over the counter. "Yeah she was a doll," Joe mused, half listening as he flipped through an old newspaper. "But only for the first two dates...." "Oh you mean like the rubber ones?" "Huh?" Joe asked absorbed in an article . His eyes grew wide, then narrowed as he realized what Jinpei was saying and lowered the paper."What?" Jinpei looked up from where he was tying up a large garbage bag behind the counter, and judging by the look on the kids face, he was apparently clueless. "Oh Ken-aniki, said all your women were made of rubber. That's why we never saw any of them..." Joe turned on the barstool, mouth half open as he caught a glimpse of a chocolate-haired, coat clad figure slip out the door to the Snack. A grin worked its way across Joe's face. Grabbing his coat off the counter with a shout of "Later kid..!" Joe darted out the door and into the cold, shrugging into his jacket in the process. He spotted Ken's shaggy head as it disappeared around the next corner, and he lengthened his stride. They had this conversation many times, how Joe picked the wrong women, of how they were always Galactor agents trying to off him. It had almost become a running joke of sorts. How Ken said he needed to pick a nice girl for once, and Joe's reply had been that there were no more nice girls left. Ken merely shook his sadly head at him and sighed. Long legs eating up the distance, he followed Ken to the small parking lot where he left his bike. Even though he walked on silent feet, from the set of Ken's shoulders, Joe could tell he knew he was being tailed. So it was no shock to him when Ken turned on his heel, apparently not surprised to see his second standing there. "What ...?" Ken began, sounding slightly annoyed, frowning at him. Joe quirked an eyebrow at him. "Rubber dolls, eh?" "Errr...well..." Ken offered, floundering a bit while trying to bite back a grin. "You don't have the greatest track record with women you know.... "You're dead Washio!" Joe told him, as a hand shot out, narrowly missing the collar of his coat. Ken quickly evaded his grasp, pivoting to the right. "And you know we never actually get to see these mysterious chicks you date..." he pondered in mock thought, backing away and scratching the side of his head. "We only hear of the escapade after the fact...." "Dead..." Ken realized he might have taken things a little too far when Joe's fist suddenly loomed large in his vision. "Hey! Hey, cut it out!" Ken shouted as he quickly ducked under Joe's arm and twisted it up behind him, locking it against his back. "I've I've got a date tonight..." "You mean you have a date with your left hand tonight, instead of the right? " Joe shot back, grunting as he slipped out of Ken's hold, catching his foot behind Ken's knee and they went tumbling to the dirt with a thud. Arms and legs akimbo in a heap in the middle of the parking lot. With lightning speed Ken rolled and leveled a kick in his direction, but Joe caught Ken's foot in his hands and levered him over. Ken swung his other leg, narrowly missing Joe's head and they both fell back against the ground. "No, baka" Ken snorted, and pushed the tousled hair out of his eyes. He lifted up on an elbow, and gently poked Joe with his foot. "With Carolina..."

LOL, Redbird. so will we get to meet these mystery women then?

What's Jun going to do when she finds out?

Redbird: Why am I picturing some kind of disastrous future double date? I like the banter about the rubber girlfriends and the left hand instead of the right, hehe.

Rolling around in the dirt. When will these boys ever learn? Sigh....

KT: Don't know if we'll ever see them, but they do exist... BR: I'm sure Jun won't be pleased! CW: Oh yeah I can see that too. Heheh. TJ: It was fun to write, since guys do dumb stuff like that when they're young.