Third Floor Common Room: Very Late Thursday Evening

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The tv was tuned into the worst infomercials available and Jamie was parked on the sofa eating his third bowl of Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs.

Quite frankly Ronco products looked a lot better when you're hyped up on sugar.

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[dark_slippy_thing]

"You missed out on the last one," Valentine pointed out. "You'll have to settle for having a co-star in any upcoming Fandom Chicken features, you know."

[the_merriest]

"I told you not to film at my birthday!" Rikku said, flailing a bit. "That's no fair! It was my birthday! And now you're just having them without me?! So not cool! Wait till I tell my agent! You're in breach of contract! I'm gonna call my lawyer!"

[dark_slippy_thing]

"We never really signed a contract," Valentine pointed out. "Okay, you pick the date for the next one, and let me know. We'll work the filming for our next masterpiece around your schedule, my diva."

[the_merriest]

"Rats," Rikku frowned. "I was hoping you'd forget that. The no-contract part, I mean. Okay, so ... we're up to four now? What's the theme? I want to see the script before I sign anything."

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Something about a helmet and a carpet, I think," he mused. It was difficult to remember everything that Sokka had been going on about. "Possibly a carpeted helmet. In a love triangle."

[the_merriest]

"I want top billing," Rikku said airily. No carpeted helmet was going to out-rank her, thank you very much.

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Of course, of course, Fandom Chicken Five, Starring Rikku. In a chicken suit. In a love triangle."

[the_merriest]

Rikku nodded. "Okay. Who's the third member of our love triangle, then? And I'm the one they're all fighting over, right?"

Diva.

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine tapped a finger to the side of his head, considering.

"There's Sokka, who will either be wearing a chicken suit, or I'll have shoved into a roll of carpet. I'm not certain yet who the other individual will be, but I'm sure we can arrange it so that you're being lusted after relentlessly."

[the_merriest]

"Good," Rikku nodded. "Shame Alec's not back. He was awesome."

And, okay, hot, and she didn't have a boyfriend any more to object to kissing scenes. Shh.

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine nodded in agreement. "It will be difficult to replace him, but I'm certain there are brave individuals in the school who wouldn't be adverse to a starring role in a certain blockbuster hit," he decided.

[the_merriest]

"Can he be hot?" Rikku asked. "Uh. 'Cause it'll get better ratings if the guy is hot. Appeal to the ... average girl and ... all that."

Which was totally her concern.

[dark_slippy_thing]

Totally.

"You'll have to select your own co-star, I suppose," Valentine said with a sigh. "I wouldn't know an attractive man without a mask if he bit me on the arse."

[the_merriest]

"You used to date guys," Rikku pointed out, with a snicker. "You can totally at least tell which ones are yummy, I mean, that's the point, right?"

[dark_slippy_thing]

"One guy, and it never really was 'dating,' in the strictest sense," Valentine pointed out. "I can probably do a decent job from the chin down, but I have the sneaking suspicion that Demyx had the most horrific hair..."

[the_merriest]

"That has to be weird," Rikku said, scratching her head. "I mean ... not knowing if the person you're dating is even hot or whatever. Like, 'hi, please put this on so I can see if you're cute or not?'"

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine laughed softly at that, shaking his head.

"It doesn't matter anymore." There was a good deal of conviction in that statement. "There are different levels of attractive, even if faces don't make sense. I happen to have a very firm belief that my girlfriend is the most beautiful creature who ever breathed."

And he didn't even care if he sounded soppy.

[the_merriest]

"Awwwwww." Rikku grinned. "That's so cool. You guys doing okay and all? Uh. I mean. Obviously, 'cause if not it'd be 'my ex was pretty but what a bitch' but ... you know ... what I mean, right?"

[dark_slippy_thing]

"She's my entire world," Valentine confirmed.

It was true.

"That said, if you want an attractive male co-star, you're assisting me with the casting, Rikku."

[the_merriest]

"Tough job, but someone's gotta do it," she giggled.

[dark_slippy_thing]

"Very good, then," Valentine said, giving Rikku a satisfied nod of his head. "I trust you'll choose an adequately attractive male lead."

[the_merriest]

"I should hold auditions," Rikku said, with as innocent a face as she could muster. "Make sure they can kiss well on camera and all that."