[Anchovy, short as she is, has to lean and stand on the tips of her toes to get a good look at whatever's got everyone all excited. There is a crowd around the odd... person, and for a moment Anchovy can't blame the crowd for their curiosity. They're an odd duck, after all, but a very pretty one. Anchovy'd compare them to a delicious looking meal, if that wasn't a weird thing to say about a living person. She'd also compare them to a well-polished tank, if that also wasn't a weird thing to say about a living person. She'd also compare them to -
Suddenly everyone's turning to look at her. Anchovy, not missing a beat, strikes a pose, flashing them all a peace sign.]
Anchovy, commander - no, the Duce of Anzio Girls' High School's Tankery team, at your service! Quarterfinalists in the sixty-th -
[The crowd's already turned back around, but the sparkly person's crawling between their legs.]
... Couldn't you all at least pretend to care? I had a speech and everything. [But, also, Diamond's approaching their legs, and Anchovy can't just leave them here.
If only she had her P40. She could just pick them up and then drive them through the wall. Then again, she wouldn't have brought her P40 to an interview...
Either way, she crouches down while the crowd's still trying to figure out where Diamond went. The two of them are face to face, now, and Anchovy gives them a conspiratorial grin.]
Think you can survive behind enemy lines for a couple of minutes, soldier? I can get you out of here in a second, promise.
D-2 Part 1
Suddenly everyone's turning to look at her. Anchovy, not missing a beat, strikes a pose, flashing them all a peace sign.]
Anchovy, commander - no, the Duce of Anzio Girls' High School's Tankery team, at your service! Quarterfinalists in the sixty-th -
[The crowd's already turned back around, but the sparkly person's crawling between their legs.]
... Couldn't you all at least pretend to care? I had a speech and everything. [But, also, Diamond's approaching their legs, and Anchovy can't just leave them here.
If only she had her P40. She could just pick them up and then drive them through the wall. Then again, she wouldn't have brought her P40 to an interview...
Either way, she crouches down while the crowd's still trying to figure out where Diamond went. The two of them are face to face, now, and Anchovy gives them a conspiratorial grin.]
Think you can survive behind enemy lines for a couple of minutes, soldier? I can get you out of here in a second, promise.