Aelfheim – page 4
by AndyOH! from on (#41GN7)
In spite of his size, Dave was a baritone. He was also barrel chested and strong winded. He was once thrown out of a bowling alley for making too much noise after someone told him a dirty joke.
Still excited from class, Dave easily drowned out the din of the other conversations around them. "I think it was some sort of video reception. Just think, if we could duplicate that, there would be no need for televisions. You could just project a screen anywhere you like. I bet I could get my hands on one of those static globe things."
"Dave." Hans' tone was flat.
"Huh?"
"No."
"But we could be rich."
"NO."
"We could be famous."
Hans said, still deadpan, "We could be dead."
Jinsoku plopped down beside them.
"Dudes, that was awesome. Too bad we can't tell anyone."
"Huh?" Dave coughed out.
Looking at his longtime friend, Hans asked, "Jin, what are you talking about?"
Jinsoku held his hands out as if framing something, "'Bizarre Science Experiment Opens Window To Alternate Dimension?' You think talking about that won't land you in the loonie bin? I've spoken to everyone else, including Mr. Varnir. They're all going to keep mum. Guess I shoulda started with Dave, think'n about it."
"Huh?"
Hans glowered at Dave, "You're so eloquent, Dave."
Dave shrugged.
Incredulously, Hans turned back to Jinsoku, "Alternate Dimension? You've been watching too much anime, Jin."
"Guys, think about it. Did you even look at the babe?"
Hans mumbled, "I was . . . still recovering."
Dave closed his eyes and recited, "Long black hair, slender build with pert, high breasts, high cheekbones and a narrow chin . . ."
Jinsoku rolled his eyes. "The ears. Didn't you see the ears?"
At that, Dave was barely able to contain his enthusiasm. "Yeah, I saw 'em. It had to be a 'Space Doc' episode. I was telling Hans we must have caught a video broadcast of some sort."
Jinsoku looked Dave in the eye. "Oh yeah? Which episode? If anyone would know, you would."
Dave shrugged. "Um. I figured it was a new episode, maybe coming off a satellite feed to the station. But now that I think of it, there's nothing new coming on for a couple of weeks. Maybe it's some other show."
Shaking his head, Jinsoku said, "Nope, that was an elven princess in distress, probably locked up in some tower. I think she was going to try jumping for the window before it closed. She's lucky we didn't end up with a half of an elf. Heh heh."
Shaking his head as well, Hans stood up. "And I thought Dave's idea was far fetched."