Path: newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!elnk-atl-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!c01.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!newsprint.newsread.com!newsread.com!newsstand.newsread.com!POSTED.monger.newsread.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated Approved: ascem@earthlink.net Organization: Better Living Thru TrekSmut Sender: ascem@earthlink.net Message-ID: <000d01c48986$a220d460$6501a8c0@aoldsl.net> References: <20040824025724.25608.qmail@web60808.mail.yahoo.com> From: "Babs Bunny" MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list ASCEML@yahoogroups.com; contact ASCEML-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: NEW TOS "Requiem for Mattel (tm)" K&S, Mc [G] 1/1 daycare au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 260 Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 04:55:07 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.198.142.218 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: monger.newsread.com 1093323307 209.198.142.218 (Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:55:07 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:55:07 EDT Xref: news.earthlink.net alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated:83005 X-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:55:13 PDT (newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net) Awwwwww!!! What a cute story! I love your stories about Trek characters as kids, Farf!:) Babs Bunny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farfalla" To: ; Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:57 PM Subject: [ASCEML] NEW TOS "Requiem for Mattel (tm)" K&S, Mc [G] 1/1 daycare au > Title: Requiem for Mattel (tm) > Author: Farfalla the Butterfly-Kitten > Email: blueberrysnail @ yahoo.com > Beta: bits of help from Gamin > Codes: K&S, Mc, au > Rating: G > Summary: Jimmy has been ignoring Spock lately. What's > up? > Disclaimer: They don't belong to me, but they WISH > they did :P > > > REQUIEM FOR MATTEL (tm) > > It was mid-morning and the daycare center thrummed > with the peacefully noisy sounds of play. Mister Len > had just finished reading a storybook to Pavel and > Nyota when the hollow cacophony of tumbling blocks > attracted his attention. > > In the far corner of the room, the little Vulcan > boy called Spock stood sullenly in the middle of the > fallen blocks. He kicked at one of them with as much > of a scowl as Len had ever seen on the usually stoic > child's face. The daycare teacher got up, put the > storybook away, and walked over to Spock. > > "Did your block tower fall over, Spock?" Mr. Len > asked in a soothing voice. > > Spock shook his head slowly. "I pushed it." > > "Why'd you do that? You've been building that tower > ever since milk and cookies." > > Spock shrugged and looked down at the wainscoting. > > "I think I know why you're upset," Len hazarded. > > "I am not upset. I am a Vulcan. Vulcans do not get > upset," Spock pouted. He was doing a very bad job of > being 'not upset'. > > "Did you and Jimmy have a fight? I noticed you > haven't been playing together lately." > > "We didn't have a fight," said Spock. "He just > never wants to play with me anymore. Ever since he > got that dumb doll." > > "The Rayna doll? I was wondering 'bout that." > > "Someone sent it to him for his birthday," Spock > explained. "I think it was his uncle in Flint. > Where's Flint?" > > "In Michigan." > > "Where's Michigan?" > > "North of here. Where the Great Lakes are." > > "Jimmy likes that doll so much, he doesn't want to > play explorers anymore," Spock complained. "She can > do all kinds of fancy things, like dancing and she > knows the answer to math problems and stuff. Like a > calculator. And you can style her hair and it stays." > > "He's only had her for three days," Len said > reaassuringly. "Once the novelty wears off, he'll go > back to playing explorers. Believe me, Spock, he > likes you better than some plastic doll." > > "But I can't dance." > > "Besides," Len pointed out, "I know a thing or two > about those Rayna dolls. They have all those > high-tech features, but there's barely any battery > life. He'll wear it out real quick, 'specially the way > he's been playin' with it all the time." > > "Battery life?" Spock asked. "You mean, she's gonna > break down 'cause Jimmy plays with her all the time?" > > "Yep," said Len, "and I don't even know what kind > of batteries you put in a doll like that. Almost a > computer! Probably expensive." He noticed that Spock > now looked even more glum, and asked with confusion, > "What's the matter?" > > "Jimmy's doll's gonna break and he's gonna be so > sad! He really likes it!" > > Len, pleased that Spock wasn't just thinking about > himself as some other children might, smiled. "Well, > that's life. He's had a lot of fun with it. Most kids > never get a chance to play with something that > expensive. He's been lucky. And he's lucky to have a > friend like you who cares about him and wants to play > with him." > > Spock looked like he felt a bit better. > > At lunchtime, Jimmy sat next to Spock as usual, but > barely talked to him. Instead, he talked to the doll, > and to Nyota and Jannie, who were enraptured by it. > They squealed over its perfectly golden plastic hair, > its perfectly sculpted body, and its seemingly endless > memory banks. > > If you pressed a button on her neck, you could > record a message she could then play back in her own > voice. Pavel grabbed at the button and mumbled > hastily into the doll. She announced in a cheerful > voice, "Pavel is so cool!" > > Nyota was quick to respond, and soon the doll's > message was changed to "Pavel is a monkey butt!" > > Jim chuckled. Spock pushed his peanut butter > sandwich around on his plate. > > "Look at this, you guys--" and Jim pressed some > more buttons on Rayna's back. > > She began to recite, "Three. Point. One. Four. One. > Five. Nine. Two. Six." > > "Whazzat?" asked Jannie. > > "It's the digits of pi," Jim announced proudly. > > Spock chewed his sandwich morosely. Rayna had more > of the infinite number memorized than he did. She was > way cooler. > > "I want pie," said Jannie. > > "That doll's like a genius, or something," said > Nyota, scooping up something homemade and African out > of a tupperware with a plastic spoon. > > "I know, I love her so much!!!!" Jimmy grinned very > wide and hugged the doll with all his might. She > continued to recite the digits of pi. But suddenly, > with no warning, something snapped inside her > mechanism, and her head popped off with such force > that it got stuck in the ceiling. > > Jimmy's mouth dropped open into a distressed little > gape. > > Miss Christine rushed over. "Jimmy, you were > hugging too hard! I'm sorry. Let's see if we can fix > that." The children, all except Jimmy and Spock, > began to giggle nervously as Miss Christine pulled the > doll's head out of the ceiling panels. She held it > upside down and studied the break on both pieces. > > "Jimmy, I'm afraid we can't glue this..." She > looked down at him sadly. "It's too rough. It'll > never stick." > > "She stopped talking," Nyota pointed out. > > "The battery must have come out when the head > popped off," ventured Miss Christine. > > Jimmy gave his doll one last hug before > relinquishing the broken body to the daycare lady. He > sighed loudly. > > "Come with me, Jimmy. I'll get you a cookie." Miss > Christine gave him a big hug and then took him to the > cookie jar. Spock watched him walk sadly away from the > lunch table, and thoughtfully swallowed the remainder > of his sandwich. > > Naptime was after lunch, and Mr. Len played > lullabyes softly on his banjo as the children laid > their nap blankets across the floor and settled down. > Jimmy lay down on his blanket and closed his eyes. He > looked like he had fallen fast asleep right away. > > Spock knew better. When Jimmy was asleep for real, > his breathing wasn't quite so fast. He turned his > head towards Jimmy and whispered to him, since he was > on the nearest blanket, "Jimmy." > > Jimmy's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything. > Spock tried again, this time in a louder whisper. > "Jimmy!" > > "What?" > > "If I saved up my allowance I might be able to buy > you another doll." > > Jimmy smiled a little bit. "That's okay, but > thanks." > > "I'm really sorry about what happened. It was a > nice doll." > > "I don't wanna talk about it. I wish I could forget > about it." > > Spock paused. If Jimmy wanted to forget about the > Rayna doll, he could definitely do his best to > distract him. "Yesterday I read this book about frogs, > and there's a type of frog that throws up its whole > stomach! It digests its food outside its body, then > puts the stomach back." > > "Eew, weird!" Jimmy made a face, but it was an > interested face. A happy face. > > Things were going to be back to normal soon. > > // > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > Messages from this list are mirrored on the ASCEM newsgroup. > Read http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCEML/files/faq.txt for > more information about your subscription to ASCEM/L. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ASCEM messages are copied to a mailing list. Most recent messages can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCEML. NewMessage: