So, this is a result of blatant self insertion I saw in a fic one night, it challenged me. And Rembrant decided to oblidge. He's starting to do that more often. Makes me wonder.
This is an excerpt from the opening scene, first chapter.
�I�m not going away. I�m here. Don�t ask me how I got here, but I�m here� Would you at least turn around?�
�I don�t talk to figments of anime and fanfiction. I paid attention to �A Beautiful Mind�, I know what this means.� I mutter, refusing to look at the braided figure behind me.
�What? Look, you aren�t crazy.�
�That�s what every crazy says� I have friends that have certificates of proof of sanity and they are not normal or completely sane.�
I hear a sound of annoyance from behind me. �Look,� a hand rests on my shoulder and I try to slap it away. Duo grabbed my hand and pulled me around. �I wasn�t finished! And what does a certificate of sanity mean when discussing someone�s lack of sanity?�
�Exactly that. Crazies are the only ones who can actually fool the shrinks into thinking they�re sane. Go away.�
�I�d like to, but you aren�t cooperating. And what do you mean by �figment of fanfiction and anime?��
He released my hand as I glared at him. I turned to face the computer. Why should I humor a hallucination? I take my glasses off, then reposition them on my face. Maybe he�ll go away if I showed him the dvd. I reach up and grab the �Endless Waltz� dvd from the shelf above the computer, then reach down and take the cd case from the chair. He backed up as I unzipped the case and flipped it open. I set the dvd on top of the cd�s inside the case and handed it to him.
Duo blinked as he moved the dvd, he flipped the dvd case over and read the back. Then he started flipping disks in the cd case.
I watch as he slowly flipped back to the disk with his face on it.
�What is this?�
�The Toonami version of �Gundam Wing� on v-cd and the ova �Endless Waltz�, the real version.� I sat back down at the computer and watched as he set the cd case down and opened the dvd.
�Play it.�
I took the disk from him and stuck it into the drive on the computer. The drive whirred to life as Duo took up position over my shoulder. I didn�t bother changing the languages and just started the film. I also didn�t bother looking at him.
�How is this possible?� He asked after the movie played for about five minutes.
�You�re a figment of my overworked imagination, you tell me.� I replied as I stopped the film. I put the disks away and turned around to see if he was still there. He was.
�I hate to ask, but fanfiction?�
I blushed. I could feel the heat rising in my face. No one around me knows anything about this aspect of my writing and the last thing I wanted to do was show a character who may or may not swing that way or for my preferred match.
�Are you going to show me?� He challenged.
�Um� �
�Very articulate. So?�
�I can�� Nonononono! This has the potential to be sooooooo embarassing� what am I doing?
I turned around to face the computer again and brought up the browser window. At least he had no clue who I was. That could be my saving grace. I opened up a couple sites, then got up and moved aside so he could sit down.
The old chair protested as he swiveled and read. He closed down one of the sites after scanning through it, then switched windows to the one I�d been looking at earlier. �Is this for real?�
I nodded. �Yep. Ready to disappear now?�
�I can�t disappear unless I�m in Deathscythe and that�s only stealth technology.�
I sighed and turned off the cd player. �Look. Obviously I need sleep. As a figment of my imagination, make yourself comfortable. Feel free to use the pillows on the couch and a blanket in the drawer. I�m going to bed.�
�Wait! I don�t know how to work this computer. How do I shut it down?�
I turned and blinked. �You�ve used computers before� You used them in EW.�
�This particular model happens to be about 200 years or so outdated. Why would I keep up on stuff I�m never going to see unless it�s in a museum? Even then, I won�t be using it, it�ll be under glass or something.�
I rubbed my forehead, tiredly. �Look, shut down the browser windows, disconnect from the �net, then press the start button and select shut down. Then it�ll ask you if you�re sure, select yes. The computer will then turn off by itself.�
�You don�t need to be such a bitch about it.�
�I�m tired and having a conversation with a figment of my imagination who happens to be from a show I like. Nothing personal, but I can�t afford to get locked up as a crazy person so I�m going to bed. And I�m not talking to you.�
Duo muttered something under his breath and shut down the computer. He rose from the chair, snatching the pillow from the corner of the couch. He pushed the cat off of the blanket piled in the corner of the huge green couch and flopped down. He pushed his bangs out of his eyes and glared at me. �I�m not a hallucination. I�ll see you in the morning and you WILL help me get back.�
�Right. Goodnight Duo.� I turned and walked down the hall, trying desperately to still my pounding heart. I was truly crazy� Under no known circumstances could beings cross time and planes of existence by an electrical shock from a computer. If my hallucinations continued, who�d be my next visitor?