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[ IA (the team manager) ]: She's out! That's got to be her third strike. Call it Gumi!
[ Gumi (the umpire) ]: No, she hit the ball or rather, she's still hitting the ball ...

[ Rin (the shortstop) ]: How long are you going to keep that up Miku? I need to go pee.
[ Miku (the batter) ]: As long as it needs, Rin. I'm going for a world record!
[ Rin ]: I think you made a world record already, Miku. Rather this has got to be a world first ...
[ Miku ]: In that case, I'll stop when the guy from Guiness World Records gets here.
[ Rin ]: That could take awhile, Miku. Like doesn't the guy have to come all the way from Ireland?
[ Miku ]: In that case, you can go to the bathroom first. Get me a leek soda on your way back, OK?
[ Rin ]: Yeah sure, but can you keep doing 'that' whilst drinking?
[ Miku ]: No sweat, Rin. I can do this with one arm!
[ Rin ]: Right then, I'll be back in about 5 minutes. You want ice for your leek soda?
[ Miku ]: Sure, it's getting hot out here anyway.

[ IA ]: Come on Gumi, this has got to be against the rules of baseball!
[ Gumi ]: I don't remember reading any rules that prohibits Miku from doing what she's doing at the moment, IA.
[ IA ]: This is "BASEBALL", Gumi! All she's doing is some stupid circus trick. Strike her out!
[ Gumi ]: Well she hasn't exactly struck out now has she?

[ Neru (the pitcher) ]: (Yelling out from the pitcher's mound). HEY WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? ARE WE STILL PLAYING OR WHAT?
[ IA ]: (Yelling back). I'M WORKING ON IT NERU!
[ Neru ]: HEY, WHERE'S RIN GOING?
[ IA ]: BATHROOM BREAK ...
[ Neru ]: WELL IN THAT CASE I'M GOING TOO. HEY YOU LOT NEED A BATHROOM BREAK? NOW'S THE TIME TO GO!
[ Teto, Defoko and Momo (the outfielders) ]: OKAY NERU! CAN WE GO GET A SODA TOO?
[ Neru ]: (Glances over at Miku for a moment). MIGHT AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE THIS MIGHT TAKE AWHILE ...

[ IA ]: This is all your fault, Gumi.
[ Gumi ]: How so? I'm not the one that stopped Neru's "Gekido Express" pitch. Miku did.
[ IA ]: And how exactly is what Miku doing stopping Neru's pitch? I'm not even sure that's even baseball. Tennis or badminton may be.
[ Gumi ]: Come on IA, you got to hand it to Miku. She's the only one that can ever hit Neru's "Gekido Express".

[ IA ]: Between you and me, Gumi, I'm not sure how anyone can actually throw a "Gekido Express".
[ Gumi ]: Yeah, that's a weird throw all right. The ball must be travelling at close to 100 mph and spiralling as it flies as well.
[ IA ]: That always throws off the boys whenever we play against them.
[ Gumi ]: That and the fact that we wear mini-skirts when we play baseball against them.
[ IA ]: (Turning bright red). Hey, that wasn't my idea! In fact I voted against that idea.
[ Gumi ]: But you must admit that it works a charm. We've never lost a game since we started doing that.
[ IA ]: Taking advantage of them like that has got to be cheating, Gumi ...
[ Gumi ]: They don't seem to mind. Plus, they're always smiling at the end of the game. They even buy us sodas at the end of the game; so what's your problem? Like, you're out there with us too and showing way too much leg ...
[ IA ]: (Turning even redder). NO, I DO NOT!
[ Gumi ]: Using a double negative isn't going to win you this argument, IA.

[ IA ]: OK, but back on point. What are you going to do about Miku?
[ Gumi ]: Nothing; she'll get tired of doing 'that' after awhile. You know how short an attention span she's got.
[ IA ]: She's been doing that for like 15 mins now, Gumi.
[ Gumi ]: Quit being a drama queen, IA. She's only been doing it for 02:28:37 mins. I've been timing it. Besides, you got to hand it to her.
[ IA ]: Hand what to her?
[ Gumi ]: How many people do you know that can stop a 100 mph pitch traveling on a skewed trajectory and then just bounce it off their bat like a ping pong ball? That has got to defy all the Laws of Mechanical Physics.
[ IA ]: That's got to be a trick ball - declare a foul, Gumi!
[ Gumi ]: That's not a trick ball. We've been using that ball all afternoon.

[ Gumi ]: Hey! Wait a moment, isn't that YOUR ball?
[ IA ]: Eh ... well yeah ... but it came from a sports boutique in Ginza. It's ...
[ Gumi ]: Since when were there sports boutiques in Ginza, IA? Let alone a baseball decorated with a sakura flower? Where did you get that from anyway? Akihabara?
[ IA ]: How could you think that, Gumi? I never go to Akihabara! That place is so working class and it only caters to nerds and otakus.
[ Gumi ]: And tourists. But you were there too last week to promote your new CD weren't you?
[ IA ]: Eh ... well ... that's different. I was working!
[ Gumi ]: Oh, really? Now if my memory served me correctly, you had more shopping bags than hands when I saw you walking home from the train station.
[ IA ]: STALKER!
[ Gumi ]: Stalker my arse. I was at the cake shop opposite the station when you came out of the station all laden down with shopping and looking all shifty. Admit it, you were loaded up with mangas, DVDs, games and whatever while you were at Akihabara.
[ IA ]: Well ... they were souvenirs ... gifts from fans ... you know how popular I am ... and you know I can't really turn them down and ...
[ Gumi ]: ... and I'll believe that after I see your credit card statement.

[ IA ]: Well, they were all for my little sister ... Chibi IA is into that kind of thing and you know how good a big sister I am!
[ Gumi ]: Oh how so? If I remember correctly, Chibi IA is always accusing you of child abuse. I don't remember my kid sister ever accusing me of that.
[ IA ]: Take anything Chibi IA says with a pinch of salt; you know how precocious she can be.
[ Gumi ]: Calling your kid sister a liar in front of me isn't going to earn any brownie points with me.
[ IA ]: Eh ... wait ... wait ... wait that's not what I meant. Like seriously, when was the last time you saw me reading a manga or playing a computer game? I'm much too busy for that. You know, unlike you, I take my profession as an idol seriously. I'm always practicing by honing my singing and dancing skills. So when do I have time for mangas and such?
[ Gumi ]: You seem to have plenty of time to hang out with us, IA. Like you've been here playing baseball with us all day.
[ IA ]: Oh ... eh well ... even idols need time off ... you'll get stale if you're working all the time you know!
[ Gumi ]: Yeah, really ...

[ Miku ]: HEY! IS EVERYONE BACK?
[ Rin ]: Yeah, I'm back. Your leek soda is on the bench in the ice chest.
[ Miku ]: Thanks Rin!
[ Neru ]: I'M GOOD! LOB THE BALL BACK WILL YOU MIKU?
[ Teto, Defoko and Momo ]: WE'RE READY, TOO!

[ Gumi ]: OK, THEN PLAY BALL!

[ Neru ]: SO WHO'S UP TO BAT NEXT?
[ Miku ]: IA CAN - I WANT TO GET MY LEEK SODA!
[ Neru ]: WHATEVER ...
[ Miku ]: (Handing IA the bat). Here you go!

[ Neru ]: THINK YOU CAN HANDLE A 'GEKIDO EXPRESS', IA?
[ IA ]: (She just grips the bat and gives Neru a nod of acknowledgement).

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[ Rin ]: What do you think you're doing IA?
[ IA ]: Did you think that Miku is the only one that can stop a "Gekido Express"?

She then proceeds to happily bounces the ball off the bat like a ping pong ball for the next 5 mins, so the other girls decided to just head to the ice chest to get a cold drink too.

CREDITS
Appearance Miku - Mamama
Rin - Onda
Miku and Rin (C) Crypton Future Media, Inc.

Gumi Whisper - Mamama
(C) The Internet Co., Ltd.

IA XS - Mqdl
(C) The 1st Place Co., Ltd.

Post Office Van - metabolicknight

Gekido City - Ponpoko-P

Baseball bat - SketchUp library
Sakura ball - by me

MME - Serious Shader / Full Simple Soft Shadow / Diffusion 7 / Kozu

Rendered in MMD 9.10
Post Effects - Photoshop 7

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In an empty lot near Miku's House

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[ IA (the team manager) ]: She's out! That's got to be her third strike. Call it Gumi!
[ Gumi (the umpire) ]: No, she hit the ball or rather, she's still hitting the ball ...

[ Rin (the shortstop) ]: How long are you going to keep that up Miku? I need to go pee.
[ Miku (the batter) ]: As long as it needs, Rin. I'm going for a world record!
[ Rin ]: I think you made a world record already, Miku. Rather this has got to be a world first ...
[ Miku ]: In that case, I'll stop when the guy from Guiness World Records gets here.
[ Rin ]: That could take awhile, Miku. Like doesn't the guy have to come all the way from Ireland?
[ Miku ]: In that case, you can go to the bathroom first. Get me a leek soda on your way back, OK?
[ Rin ]: Yeah sure, but can you keep doing 'that' whilst drinking?
[ Miku ]: No sweat, Rin. I can do this with one arm!
[ Rin ]: Right then, I'll be back in about 5 minutes. You want ice for your leek soda?
[ Miku ]: Sure, it's getting hot out here anyway.

[ IA ]: Come on Gumi, this has got to be against the rules of baseball!
[ Gumi ]: I don't remember reading any rules that prohibits Miku from doing what she's doing at the moment, IA.
[ IA ]: This is "BASEBALL", Gumi! All she's doing is some stupid circus trick. Strike her out!
[ Gumi ]: Well she hasn't exactly struck out now has she?

[ Neru (the pitcher) ]: (Yelling out from the pitcher's mound). HEY WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? ARE WE STILL PLAYING OR WHAT?
[ IA ]: (Yelling back). I'M WORKING ON IT NERU!
[ Neru ]: HEY, WHERE'S RIN GOING?
[ IA ]: BATHROOM BREAK ...
[ Neru ]: WELL IN THAT CASE I'M GOING TOO. HEY YOU LOT NEED A BATHROOM BREAK? NOW'S THE TIME TO GO!
[ Teto, Defoko and Momo (the outfielders) ]: OKAY NERU! CAN WE GO GET A SODA TOO?
[ Neru ]: (Glances over at Miku for a moment). MIGHT AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE THIS MIGHT TAKE AWHILE ...

[ IA ]: This is all your fault, Gumi.
[ Gumi ]: How so? I'm not the one that stopped Neru's "Gekido Express" pitch. Miku did.
[ IA ]: And how exactly is what Miku doing stopping Neru's pitch? I'm not even sure that's even baseball. Tennis or badminton may be.
[ Gumi ]: Come on IA, you got to hand it to Miku. She's the only one that can ever hit Neru's "Gekido Express".

[ IA ]: Between you and me, Gumi, I'm not sure how anyone can actually throw a "Gekido Express".
[ Gumi ]: Yeah, that's a weird throw all right. The ball must be travelling at close to 100 mph and spiralling as it flies as well.
[ IA ]: That always throws off the boys whenever we play against them.
[ Gumi ]: That and the fact that we wear mini-skirts when we play baseball against them.
[ IA ]: (Turning bright red). Hey, that wasn't my idea! In fact I voted against that idea.
[ Gumi ]: But you must admit that it works a charm. We've never lost a game since we started doing that.
[ IA ]: Taking advantage of them like that has got to be cheating, Gumi ...
[ Gumi ]: They don't seem to mind. Plus, they're always smiling at the end of the game. They even buy us sodas at the end of the game; so what's your problem? Like, you're out there with us too and showing way too much leg ...
[ IA ]: (Turning even redder). NO, I DO NOT!
[ Gumi ]: Using a double negative isn't going to win you this argument, IA.

[ IA ]: OK, but back on point. What are you going to do about Miku?
[ Gumi ]: Nothing; she'll get tired of doing 'that' after awhile. You know how short an attention span she's got.
[ IA ]: She's been doing that for like 15 mins now, Gumi.
[ Gumi ]: Quit being a drama queen, IA. She's only been doing it for 02:28:37 mins. I've been timing it. Besides, you got to hand it to her.
[ IA ]: Hand what to her?
[ Gumi ]: How many people do you know that can stop a 100 mph pitch traveling on a skewed trajectory and then just bounce it off their bat like a ping pong ball? That has got to defy all the Laws of Mechanical Physics.
[ IA ]: That's got to be a trick ball - declare a foul, Gumi!
[ Gumi ]: That's not a trick ball. We've been using that ball all afternoon.

[ Gumi ]: Hey! Wait a moment, isn't that YOUR ball?
[ IA ]: Eh ... well yeah ... but it came from a sports boutique in Ginza. It's ...
[ Gumi ]: Since when were there sports boutiques in Ginza, IA? Let alone a baseball decorated with a sakura flower? Where did you get that from anyway? Akihabara?
[ IA ]: How could you think that, Gumi? I never go to Akihabara! That place is so working class and it only caters to nerds and otakus.
[ Gumi ]: And tourists. But you were there too last week to promote your new CD weren't you?
[ IA ]: Eh ... well ... that's different. I was working!
[ Gumi ]: Oh, really? Now if my memory served me correctly, you had more shopping bags than hands when I saw you walking home from the train station.
[ IA ]: STALKER!
[ Gumi ]: Stalker my arse. I was at the cake shop opposite the station when you came out of the station all laden down with shopping and looking all shifty. Admit it, you were loaded up with mangas, DVDs, games and whatever while you were at Akihabara.
[ IA ]: Well ... they were souvenirs ... gifts from fans ... you know how popular I am ... and you know I can't really turn them down and ...
[ Gumi ]: ... and I'll believe that after I see your credit card statement.

[ IA ]: Well, they were all for my little sister ... Chibi IA is into that kind of thing and you know how good a big sister I am!
[ Gumi ]: Oh how so? If I remember correctly, Chibi IA is always accusing you of child abuse. I don't remember my kid sister ever accusing me of that.
[ IA ]: Take anything Chibi IA says with a pinch of salt; you know how precocious she can be.
[ Gumi ]: Calling your kid sister a liar in front of me isn't going to earn any brownie points with me.
[ IA ]: Eh ... wait ... wait ... wait that's not what I meant. Like seriously, when was the last time you saw me reading a manga or playing a computer game? I'm much too busy for that. You know, unlike you, I take my profession as an idol seriously. I'm always practicing by honing my singing and dancing skills. So when do I have time for mangas and such?
[ Gumi ]: You seem to have plenty of time to hang out with us, IA. Like you've been here playing baseball with us all day.
[ IA ]: Oh ... eh well ... even idols need time off ... you'll get stale if you're working all the time you know!
[ Gumi ]: Yeah, really ...

[ Miku ]: HEY! IS EVERYONE BACK?
[ Rin ]: Yeah, I'm back. Your leek soda is on the bench in the ice chest.
[ Miku ]: Thanks Rin!
[ Neru ]: I'M GOOD! LOB THE BALL BACK WILL YOU MIKU?
[ Teto, Defoko and Momo ]: WE'RE READY, TOO!

[ Gumi ]: OK, THEN PLAY BALL!

[ Neru ]: SO WHO'S UP TO BAT NEXT?
[ Miku ]: IA CAN - I WANT TO GET MY LEEK SODA!
[ Neru ]: WHATEVER ...
[ Miku ]: (Handing IA the bat). Here you go!

[ Neru ]: THINK YOU CAN HANDLE A 'GEKIDO EXPRESS', IA?
[ IA ]: (She just grips the bat and gives Neru a nod of acknowledgement).

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[ Rin ]: What do you think you're doing IA?
[ IA ]: Did you think that Miku is the only one that can stop a "Gekido Express"?

She then proceeds to happily bounces the ball off the bat like a ping pong ball for the next 5 mins, so the other girls decided to just head to the ice chest to get a cold drink too.

CREDITS
Appearance Miku - Mamama
Rin - Onda
Miku and Rin (C) Crypton Future Media, Inc.

Gumi Whisper - Mamama
(C) The Internet Co., Ltd.

IA XS - Mqdl
(C) The 1st Place Co., Ltd.

Post Office Van - metabolicknight

Gekido City - Ponpoko-P

Baseball bat - SketchUp library
Sakura ball - by me

MME - Serious Shader / Full Simple Soft Shadow / Diffusion 7 / Kozu

Rendered in MMD 9.10
Post Effects - Photoshop 7