The Drinks Are On Risu

By Roxy Winters and FOAM

This story and the situations herein are copyright Roxy Winters. The characters and the Change-o-Matic are copyright F.O.A.M.

Risu and chums come from F.O.A.M.'s comic strip Chibi Piero Onna (Little Clown Women). They are so cool I had to write something about them. Check out their site Friends of Anime and Manga which contains a matching comic strip.

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It is the height of summer and the sun is shining brightly, not a cloud in the sky. Three girls in bathing suits are sitting around a pool on sun loungers. Sighing deeply, one of the girls with pink hair in an odango style, complains: "Oh I'm soooo thirsty!"
"Well get a drink then Magike," states the girl with blue hair.
"But it's too hot to move Mohan," whines Magike.
"Well stop complaining then," replies Mohan simply.
While these two have been talking, the third girl, with brown hair held in bunches, has been pondering.
"Hey girls," she starts.
"Yeah Lili?" the two girls prompt.
"Why don't we get Risu to help? Via the Change-o-Matic of course," suggests Lili.
"Excellent!" cries Magike.
"What do you have in mind?" asks Mohan.
"Huddle!" orders Lili, and the girls go into a whispering huddle.

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Risu is sitting on his bedroom windowsill eating an ice cream, when the telephone rings. He gets up and walks over to the phone.
"Hi. Risu here," he tells the phone.
"Hi Risu. Do you want to join us at the pool?" says the voice at the other end.
"Sure," answers Risu.
"Good. Don't forget your Speedos."
"I won't," replies Risu.
"See ya then."
"Bye Magike."

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Hopping over the garden fence Risu walks up to the girls. He is dressed only in a towel wrapped around his waist. Carefully stepping over a large X in wet red paint, he waves to the girls.
"Hi Lili. Mohan. Magike."
"Hi Risu!" call the girls.
"Show us your Speedos!" calls Lili.
Risu blushes and mutters something.
"Go on. You've seen our bathing suits," urges Mohan.
Risu blushes again and drops his towel to reveal a small pair of bathing trunks.
"Wow! They look great on you Risu," cries Magike.
Mohan and Lili look at her sharply and then she blushes.
"Hey Risu, step back a bit, you're in my sun," calls Lili.
Risu takes a step backwards. He carefully places his feet so that whilst being on the red X he isn't standing on the paint.
"What's this red X for?" he asks.
"This!" cries Lili, and claps her hands.
Nothing happens.
"What was that for?" asks Risu, completely oblivious of events behind him.
From the window in the attic, two white gloves on long segmented metal arms snake towards their hapless victim. Suddenly they snatch Risu from the poolside and drag him back towards the attic.
"Nooooo! Not the Change-o-Matic again!" cries Risu before he disappears between its doors.

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Poolside, the girls cluster around Lili. She is holding a portable control to the C-o-M with a small screen built in to it. She presses a button marked "Hostess".

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Inside the Change-o-Matic Risu is held aloft by the two hands whilst two more whip an old fashioned corset around his waist. A large boot on another segmented arm places itself in the small of his back as the two new arms lace it tightly.
"Aaah!" cries Risu.
Two more arms snake their way into the wardrobe and pull back a pair of fishnet tights and a black satin covered bodyshaper. As they fly towards Risu a look of terror can be seen on his face.
Ungracefully the hands stuff Risu into the fishnets and squeeze him into the bodyshaper. He is alarmed to find that strategic points of the suit are 'padded'. Before he can react the hands rush off again and select a pair of spike heeled shoes and strap him into them. The hands then hold him still as several arms ending in makeup applicators approach.

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The three girls are watching the progress on the remote.
"Are we going to get our drinks soon?" complains Magike. "I'm thirsty!"
"Not till Lili's had her fun," sighs Mohan.
Lili however is paying full attention to the screen and giggling maniacally.

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A heavily made-up Risu is struggling to catch a breath, when everything goes quiet.
"Phew," remarks Risu a little early, as the hands deposit the last items. A long curly blonde wig, a large powder-puff bunny's tail and a set of black satin bunny ears.
The hands then pick him up once more, and deposit him back beside the pool. Almost as an afterthought they place in his hands, a bottle of lemonade and three glasses on a small tray.

"Finally!" cries Magike, as Risu totters nervously towards the trio.
"Pour the drinks bunnygirl!" calls Mohan.
"I'm really pleased with this one," comments Lili.
"I can't. Breathe properly. In this. Corset!" puffs Risu.
"Nonsense," says Magike. "Now go and sit in the shade till we need top ups."
Risu totters off unsteadily, muttering in short breaths.

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Some time later and the sun has travelled far across the sky.
"Risu-chan! Drinkies!" calls Magike.
Risu mutters again and walks confidently over to the girls. As he stumbles over for the seventh time that day, Lili notices that Mohan is deep in thought.
"What's up?" she asks.
"I was just thinking. Since the Change-o-Matic has those long arms..."
"Go on," says Magike.
"Well I was just going to suggest that we reprogram the C-o-M to bring us the drinks."
"Yeah!" comments Risu sprawled on the floor.
"She's got a point," adds Magike.
"Oh all right," concedes Lili. "Spoil my fun why don't you..."
She reaches over to the Change-o-Matic control and presses a blue button marked Backup Plan. The long arms snake out of the attic window carrying glasses and a bottle of lemonade in a ice bucket.
"Happy now?" Lili asks.
"Much better," nods Mohan. "Risu, pull up a lounger."
"Thanks," says Risu. "Hey! Is this the new issue of Neko-Girl?
"Sure is."
"Here borrow my copy," says Magike making sure she makes hand contact as she passes it over.
"This is the life," Risu comments lying back on the sun lounger

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And as we move away we can see three girls in swimsuits and one bunnygirl reading Neko-Girl comics, drinking lemonade, and catching some rays.

FIN

Email Roxy at roxy@tarty.co.uk