Thursday, August 19, 2010

Flurpwert K'zingomot

You grab a glass and pour plenty of juice in it, then hand it to Blackfire.

"Something to drink, Birthday Girl?"

"Thank you, Saffire," Blackfire says. "Shall I serve you some meat?"

"How gracious of you," you say. "Thank you, Blackfire, I would love that."

As Blackfire places some meat on a plate, the others smile at you.

"Nothing," Robin says, "it's just..."

"We've never really seen Blackfire like this," Raven says.

"Yeah," Beastboy says. "The one time Blackfire was nice to any of us was when she pretended to be nice when we first met."

"Well," Blackfire says, "that was the old me. The new me is friendlier and more loving."

"Yes," Starfire says with a smile, "Sister Blackfire is no longer self-centered or mean!" Starfire then raises her glass for a toast. "To my sister's 17th birthday, and her first birthday as our friend!"

"Here here!" the Titans reply. Then everyone takes a drink, and begins eating.

After swallowing a bite, Cyborg speaks up.

"So what kind of island house were you planning on buying?"

"It has a nice little bit of sandy shore in front of it," Blackfire describes, "with those 'palm' trees all around it. There is a walkway that goes along the perimeter, that also acts as a nice sun deck on the left side of the house."

"The two walls that face the sandy shore," you continue, "have large folding doors, so that you can open them up and let so much fresh air in, you might as well be outside!"

"And the rooms themselves are great, too!" Flashfire finishes. "There's plenty of space in the living room, which is one of the rooms with the big folding doors."

Some whirring and buzzing go on in some part of Cyborg's mechanical body, then a piece of paper prints out from his chest.

"Like this?"

The piece of paper is the lay-out of the house, as described by you three!

"That's exactly how we saw it!" Blackfire says.

"Then we can get to work on it as early as tomorrow morning," Cyborg says.

Blackfire is so excited, her smile is as wide as you've ever seen it.

"Come, sister," Starfire says, quickly finishing her food, "let us continue these good feelings with our favorite family birthday tradition!"

"No!" Blackfire says, but not negatively. "You don't mean...?"

"Yes!" Starfire exclaims, pulling something else out from behind the kitchen counter.

"Flurpwert K'zingomot!" both sisters cheer.

The Titans all go "Huh?"

Starfire holds up a fluffy costume with big stubby limbs and buggy eyes on the hood. You can see the zipper in the back.

"Flurpwert K'zingomot refers to both the costume and a game," Blackfire explains. "It's closest English translation is 'Look our for the K'zingomot'."

"Someone puts on the costume of the K'zingomot," Starfire also explains, "then chases the other players. Once the K'zingomot has caught everyone, the costume is passed on to the person caught last."

"So it's like the game tag," Beastboy reasons. "But how does it end?"

"After everyone has been the K'zingomot," Blackfire answers, "the K'zingomot that caught everyone the fastest is the winner."

"But first," Starfire says, "we must choose our K'zingomot!"

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