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KNOCK ON WOOD - Ruins 3

Toriel

Toriel felt like she was in over her head.

Once, a long time ago, she was a mother of two. They were rambunctious children who frequently got into trouble, r...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 30

“I found one!”

“Me too! A red one!”

“Oh. Mine is red too.”

Sawa set the flag back where he found it, kicking sand over it. “That stinks. Did someone get here before ...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 29

Statler returned to his seat to find Waldorf already there.

“Where were you?” his friend asked.

“In the bathroom. Is the show back on?”

“You got here just in time.” 2024-04-07 18:50:08 +0000 UTC View Post

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 28

“It’s the Muppet Show, with our special guest, Honorable Ebizo! YAAAAY!!!”

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The theme song proceeded as before, up until Fozzie’s joke.

Fozzie was standing ons...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 27

Jiki usually preferred to use a single, very powerful and complex puppet in combat, but she was perfectly capable of using more.

Hime had been her masterpiece. Her limbs could telescope up to...

LITTLE THINGS - Chapter 5

“The Grand Alliance Wall of Lisiin is a wonder of the age, not just for its sheer scope and the strength of its construction, but also for its representation of a united Great Lisiin. 2024-03-24 00:31:06 +0000 UTC View Post

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 26

Ondori looked over the checklist, ticking them off as he went and murmuring under his breath.

Sasori waited patiently with a team of small puppets around him. Not Muppets, but child-sized com...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 25

“Great job everyone!” Ondori said happily. Sasori, good work with the sets. You got them in and out so quickly!”

“It was simple, Ondori-san.”

“And Ozu, I really like what yo...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 24

“It’s the Muppet Show, with our very special guest, Pakura the Scorcher! YAAAAY!!!”

Every lamp in the tent doused itself as the spotlights came up. The band started up a tune. Four vagu...

All the Worlds a Stage - Chapter 23

A handful of training grounds were kept near the civilian sectors. Some for practical reasons, such as it being easier and cheaper to keep the small water-walking practice field near Suna’s deepe...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 22

“I still don’t understand,” Yahiko admitted as they approached Suna. He glanced subtly towards the shinobi following them, hiding in the heat haze rising from the sand. “We’re infiltratin...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 21

“And what did the Kazekage say?”

“He didn’t say anything, yet,” Ondori said, leaning against the bars. “He and Ebizo-sama dismissed me while they discussed it with that… dog.”...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 20

Ozu had never been in the Workshop before. He’d never had a reason to. It was creepy, honestly, with puppet parts hanging from every wall, shelves covered in wooden heads and limbs. Weap...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 19

“Nah.”

“What do you mean, nah?!” Jiraiya asked, dismayed. “This is your only job!”

The small orange toad glared up at him. “I am a toad. You ain’t gett...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 18

The Kazekage looked over the report in his hand. Then he traded it for the report on the desk. They were both the same handwriting, and had almost exactly the same content, but the second was writt...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 17

“And a one, and a two, and a one two three--”

“Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here, and welcome to an impromptu performance here in lovely this-village-doesn’t-have-a-name in Nohara ...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 16

Inoichi was not freaking out. After all, the Hime apparently dying, while tragic, had little to no bearing on the mission. She wasn’t a client, just someone they happened to meet while on duty. T...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 15

Fuuma shuriken, concealed within arm. Once activated, the weapon extends, unfolds, and spins at high velocity. Functional at melee range. Can be fired as a projectile at higher speed than most can ...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 14

The clay digger’s name was Horu, and after making a token effort to wash himself he made tea for himself and Ondori that Ondori politely pretended to drink. The cup was covered in mud. Most of th...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 13

“That has to be our target,” Inoichi insisted.

“Are you sure?” Choza was less certain. “I’m almost certain that our target is a woman.”

“Our target is a mad puppeteer. H...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 12

“I think it was a bit overwrought.”

“Well, I thought it was lovely. I hope I get half so lovely a send-off,” the shinobi argued.

The merchant disagreed. “I’m just n...

All the World's a Stage - Chapter 11

A proper stage was set up now. Lousy ninja, many of the citizens thought, watching the space be empty one moment and then, while no one was watching, suddenly there was a stage. Why couldn’t ...