| Top Ten Lines You Wanted to Hear Duo Say: | |
|---|---|
10. | To Relena, stepping in front of Heero, arms outspread: "Is it just today, or are you always psychotic?" |
| 9. | "He runs, he hides, but he never lies -unless you count that time I said some other kid put the itching powder in Father Maxwell's underwear..." |
| 8. | To Howard, after redesigning Deathscythe to Deathscythe-Hell: You da man, Howard. It's almost as cool as me." |
| 7. | To Relena, when she walks up from the Big Pink Limo: "Get away from him honey - this boy's mine. |
| 6. | To Howard, when Duo's watching the moon: "I wonder where that guy is now... 'cause when I find him I'm killing that frickin' thief..." |
| 5. | To Quatre, when they're talking in the Manguanac city: "Let's ditch the colonies, stay here, and eat fruit!" |
| 4. | To Heero, aboard the Peacemillion: "Hey Heero! Check out my braid! It floats up! How cool is that??" |
| 3 | To Hilde, when that huge MS shows up in the junkyard: "There goes the neighborhood..." |
| 2. | To Heero, who's flying off to save Relena from the Libra: "Do us all a favor - don't go." |
| 1. | To Heero, after he stole parts from Deathscythe: "Omae o korosu." |
| Top Ten Signs You're Obsessed With Duo: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | You've found a clerical supply company on the web and are thinking of placing an order. |
| 9. | You wear a braid into the pool so you can check out what your hair would look like at zero-g. |
| 8. | You gaze, rather adoringly, at the most sullen male of your acquaintance and murmur, "What a guy..." |
| 7. | You're torn between "priest" and "grim reaper" for Halloween, and then just decide to combine the two. |
| 6. | You've taken to picking your friends pockets just for fun. (Most of the time you give the stuff back.) |
| 5. | You greet each new day with a rousing, "Shinigami has returned from hell!!" |
| 4. | You've been seeing how many bobby pins your hair can conceal, to practice while waiting for your new lock picks. |
| 3. | Explosive devices have suddenly become very interesting for you. |
| 2. | You've actually devoted time towards researching whether you can get a cloaking device for your car. |
| 1. | You're scouring ebay and other auction sites looking for a real scythe. |
| Top Ten Things Duo would want if he was stranded on a desert island : | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Heero - for entertainment. |
| 9. | An inflatable beach ball. |
| 8. | Lots of food and Hilde to cook it. |
| 7. | A really comfy hammock -for snoozing or snuggling with whichever companion comes by. |
| 6. | Snorkeling gear. |
| 5. | Several bottles of Pantene Pro-V - can't let that salt water stay in the hair, you know. ^_~ |
| 4. | A stack of old Mobile Suit Mechanic magazines. |
| 3. | His thermal scythe - for getting the coconuts off the palm trees. |
| 2. | A wind surfer. |
| 1. | A large pile of old mobile suit parts to play with. |
| Top Ten Questions Duo Would Hate to be Asked: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Have you ever heard of a barber? |
| 9. | Are you really a priest? |
| 8. | You do know that you're not *really* the god of death, right? |
| 7. | Why don't you wear something bright and perky for a change? |
| 6. | Face it - you're jealous of Heero's piloting skills, aren't you? |
| 5. | Is there something going on with you and Howard? |
| 4. | Don't you worry about head lice? |
| 3. | Don't you feel guilty making Hilde do all the shopping? |
| 2. | Do you think stealing is wrong? |
| 1. | Can you swat flies with that braid? |
| Top Ten Things Duo Hates To Receive In The Mail: Graciously donated by Ravin Lorance - thanks! | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Those repetitive threatening messages from Relena (well, maybe not HATE, but they must be getting quite annoying) |
| 9. | Letter from Hilde saying she won't be doing any shopping next time he comes to town, he'll just have to manage on his own. |
| 8. | Letter from Howard saying the self-destruct button on Deathscythe has been fixed. |
| 7. | A bill from Howard for fixing the self-destruct button on Deathscythe. |
| 6. | The notice from the cleaners saying they accidentally spilled bleach on his entire wardrobe. |
| 5. | Hate mail from Heero asking, "why, why, why, didn't you let me shoot Relena that first time?" |
| 4. | Tuition bills from when Heero enrolled in the colony school under Duo's name. |
| 3. | Those darn coded messages about "wheat fields" and "pull carts" that take so long to figure out. |
| 2. | Letters from the scientists asking if they can "catch a ride" to Libra with Duo again. |
| 1. | Letter from Heero saying he's "borrowing" parts from Deathscythe again. |
| Top Ten Self-Help/Teaching Videos Duo Has in His Possession: Graciously donated by Golden Usagi - thanks! | |
|---|---|
| 10. | What Makes You Recognizable as a Soldier? Great Historical Soldiers had Distinguishing Nicknames |
| 9. | The Art of Salvaging: One Man's Trash is Another's Spare Gundam |
| 8. | Escaping Enemy Territory Demands a Good Disguise |
| 7. | How to Free Up More Time to Fight: Move in with Someone, Preferably a Good Cook |
| 6. | Being Nice Means Saving People who Tried to Kill You and Destroy your Mech |
| 5. | Deathscythe Instructional Video by Professor G: About Your Gundam's Special Underwater and Cloaking Devices, Please Don't Break Them |
| 4. | The Art of Lock Picking |
| 3. | How to Develop Your Own Clothing Style II: Dressing to the Advantage |
| 2. | Never Shoot Before You Know the Situation |
| 1. | Hair Care During Warfare |
| Top Ten Lines You'll (Hopefully) Never Hear Duo Say: Graciously donated by CJ Comer - thanks! | |
|---|---|
| 10. | What's up with this braid? It's so unmilitary like... |
| 9. | ot milk? |
| 8. | Pluto has returned from Hades! |
| 7. | *Throws a PokeBall* Go Deathscythe! *A Scyther pops out* |
| 6. | *While fighting evil, he pulls out a charm* Shinigami Star Power, Make Up! *And turns into the Sailor Scout Shinigami!* |
| 5. | Hey, Heero. Do you think I should perm my hair? |
| 4. | Singing 'Everybody Gay' in the shower, making references to Heero, himself, Trowa, and Quatre. |
| 3. | Trowa, can I join the circus too? *in a whining voice* |
| 2. | Hey, the self-destruct button worked... Oh no! *blows up* |
| 1. | *rapping like Eminem* Yo I'm the real Shinigami... |
| Duo's Top Ten New Year's Resolutions: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | To pay Hilde back for all those groceries. |
| 9. | To resist, for another year, the urge to cut his hair. |
| 8. | To get *some* reaction out of Heero. (He's desperate - he'll take any reaction at this point.) |
| 7. | To finally get that self-destruct button working (damn you, Professor G!) |
| 6. | To go camping with Quatre. |
| 5. | To finally forgive Trowa for blowing up Deathscythe. *sob!!* |
| 4. | To get Heero to play basketball with him again (g-boys vs. OZies.) |
| 3. | To turn a profit in his salvage business - for once. |
| 2. | To figure out a way to store D-Hell Custom so that it's hanging upside by its toes. |
| 1. | To let his hair down more often. ^_^ |
| Top Ten Things Duo Put on his Xmas List: Graciously donated by Golden Usagi | |
|---|---|
| 10. | A scythe pendant set in gold with silver for the handle and emerald for the thermal blade (only Quatre may be able to afford this one) |
| 9. | New lock picks - each time he's imprisoned by OZ, he manages to lose a couple |
| 8. | Extra Gundam parts - so Heero can use them instead of pulling apart Deathscythe; plus, you can't ever have too many spare Gundam parts |
| 7. | This one's for Doctor J: a replacement for that little thing that allows him to use energy weapons underwater; he has no clue where it is or how it works, but he managed to break it |
| 6. | A steel plate so that Heero gets a surprise when he punches Duo in the stomach |
| 5. | Brighter bulbs for Deathscythe Hell's eyes |
| 4. | A new hand-held propeller - after he jumped out of the hospital with Heero, he just let the other one fly off by itself |
| 3. | A pair of bat wings and black cloak for himself so that he can dress up next Halloween |
| 2. | A mini thermal scythe cleverly disguised as a black pencil forwhateverdoes he need a reason? It's just cool. |
| 1. | A leather biker jacket with "Shinigami" on the back |
| Top Ten Holiday Events Duo's Looking Forward To: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Putting up lights in D-Hell's cockpit. |
| 9. | Ditto with the mistletoe - anyone who comes near Deathscythe is his. |
| 8. | Wearing felt reindeer horns with jingle bells during OZ base raids. |
| 7. | Playing in the snow with Quatre. |
| 6. | Getting enough salvage to design a giant lighted holiday display for the kids at the orphanage. |
| 5. | Waving his scythe and chortling "HO HO HO!" as he engages enemy mech. |
| 4. | Playing Santa at the homeless shelter - those kids all have good imaginations... |
| 3. | Spiking the eggnog just before Wufei drinks it. |
| 2. | Shaking all the presents. |
| 1. | Putting a 1/100th scale D-Hell model with glowing green scythe blade as the topper on the tree. |
| Top Ten Items Duo would buy in bulk: Graciously donated by Shikyouta | |
|---|---|
| 10. | CD-Rs -to burn all the mp3s he secretly downloads onto Heero's laptop, so he can listen to his fave tunes while rocking OZ in Deathscythe |
| 9. | Heavy duty work gloves -to protect his wonderful hands from jagged scrap metal bits |
| 8. | White undershirts -after a long, hard day's worth of destruction while sitting in a sweaty gundam cockpit... WHEW! |
| 7. | Deodorant -along the same line as the undershirts |
| 6. | JOLT COLA!!! -everyone could tell he was on a MAJOR sugar low when he visited Quatre at the Winner resource satellite. |
| 5. | Black jodhpurs -those pants are hard to find, might as well grab 'em all in one go. |
| 4. | Lock picks -always losing them (or always falling out from) in his hair |
| 3. | Sour cream & onion Pringles -once you pop, you can't stop. the cans also double as effective Heero-annoying mini-bongos. |
| 2. | 2-in-1 Pert Plus -he just doesn't have time to mess with TWO bottles! |
| 1. | BLACK HAIR ELASTICS! -Duo tends to fling them all at the others ;) |
| Top Ten Things Duo would do at the mall: Graciously donated by Golden Usagi | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Checked out the hair care products (and lock picks), and made up ridiculous answers for those mall survey people outside all the stores. |
| 9. | Saw how much random chaos he could cause before Heero threatened to kill him, which, of course, didn't take very long. |
| 8. | Played on the escalators. |
| 7. | Went to the movie theater and ordered an extra extra large popcorn and insisted that he didn't when it was ready. |
| 6. | Tried to charge something on both Quatre and Relena's credit cards. |
| 5. | Bought a toy scythe and ran from one end of the mall to the other screaming, "Shinigami has returned from hell!" |
| 4. | Then told everyone that he was a priest getting rid of evil demons. |
| 3. | Almost set the mall on fire while trying to pick out the perfect scent of candle. |
| 2. | Played in the penny fountain, but kept his braid dry. |
| 1. | Was finally caught and thrown out by security. Snuck back into the mall 15 minutes later wearing a pair of sunglasses. |
| Top Ten Oscars Duo could win: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Best (but Most Improbable) Hair on a Terrorist |
| 9. | Most Number of Scenes That Call for His Existence Being Ignored by Relena |
| 8. | Most Adorable in a Sexist Role (those grocery scenes with Hilde -*rolls her eyes*) |
| 7. | Best Facial Expressions In Scenes Involving Heero Yuy |
| 6. | Best Use of A Thermal Weapon Underwater (how does he do that??) |
| 5. | Best Flying Hair in Get-Away Scenes |
| 4. | Most Wicked Gundam (actually a tie with Epyon) |
| 3. | Best Use of Clerical Duds in a Combat Role |
| 2. | Most OZ arrests in one series |
| 1. | Best All-Around Gundam Pilot (he even beat Mercurius and Vayeate, based on Heero and Trowa) |
| Top Ten Jeopardy Categories for Duo: (for best effect, insert the phrase, "I'll take" before each category and "for 300, Alex" after) | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Break-Ins & Break-Outs |
| 9. | Food & Eating |
| 8. | Junkyard Jewels |
| 7. | Symbols of Mortality |
| 6. | Clerical Clothing |
| 5. | Sadistic OZ Guards |
| 4. | Heavy Hair |
| 3. | Housekeeper Training |
| 2. | Heero Worship (He'll compete with Zechs in this category) |
| 1. | Self-Destruction 101 |
| Top Ten Signs You're Hanging Out With Duo Too Much: Graciously donated by Tataragami | |
|---|---|
| 10. | You attach any broken-down vehicle along the highway to the back of your car just for spare parts, only to have it shot at and almost destroyed by the owner. |
| 9. | You don't consider braids appearing on males to be a strange occurrence. |
| 8. | You run around screaming that Shinigami has been reincarnated as a teenager -- and your friends start to believe you. |
| 7. | You think priest collars and jodhpurs are not odd accessories on terrorists. |
| 6. | Those stealth lessons you took really paid off when you tried to scare the living daylights out of your friends using your mobile suit, and it worked. |
| 5. | Food randomly disappears around your house and you have no idea where it went to. |
| 4. | You feel this rather inexplicable attraction to all the antisocial, suicidal guys at your school and try to make friends with them even though they don't appear to like you... |
| 3. | ...and you succeed. |
| 2. | You use your new lockpicks to break in to a local military base but end up being caught and condemned to death... multiple times. |
| 1. | You really begin to understand just why Heero is so quiet. |
| Duo's Top Ten Uses for a Paper Clip: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | shape it into a tiny scythe for table-top battles with Wufei in restaurants |
| 9. | use it to clean out the Pringles™ crumbs from his mini-disk player |
| 8. | what else? a cheap lockpick (hidden in his hair, naturally...) |
| 7. | coat it with a liquid explosive and throw it at menacing hospital personnel duringa daring rescue attempt |
| 6. | a toothpick after a big meal at Quatre's place |
| 5. | as a quick fix for rips in Deathscythe-Hell's wings |
| 4. | as a handy cleaning tool for promising hunks of scrap metal |
| 3. | give it to Hilde to hold on her beret |
| 2. | use it to finally get that stupid self-destruct device working |
| 1. | when nothing else is around, use it to tie off that devastatingly cool braid |
| Top Ten Things You're Likely to Find in Duo's Fridge/Freezer: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | chocolate milk in quarts - he likes to drink right from the carton |
| 9. | leftover pizza from last Saturday night... |
| 8. | ...and a few from earlier Saturday nights as well |
| 7. | steak and apples - Hilde bought them with her own slave-like hands |
| 6. | a pitcher of iced coffee (coffee swiped from Quatre) |
| 5. | several rolls of film depicting OZies in compromising situations |
| 4. | strawberry-banana Go-gurt™ - being Shinigami leaves no time for spoons |
| 3. | some strange new liquid gundam fuel that's highly unstable and needs to stay frozen so it doesn't explode (a favor for Howard) |
| 2. | Otter Pops™ |
| 1. | Heero's shorts (shhhh! don't tell him! :D) |
| Top Ten GW Toys Duo Would Like to See Bandai Release: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | The Big Book of Gundam Wing Jokes™ - See the funny side of the war! An entire chapter on OZ uniforms alone! |
| 9. | Smirking for Dummies™ play pack: includes the bestselling book, a mirror, and a Duo action figure with 6 changeable expressions. |
| 8. | School Daze play set: Pilot figures with school uniforms, neighboring OZ base, and Stalking Relena™ doll. (Pink limousine not included.) |
| 7. | My Friend Hilde™: She's cute, feisty, & pilots mechs like no one's business! (Comes complete with perpetually filled grocery bag and mop.) |
| 6. | Scythe of Doom™ with battery-powered, glowing flame (heats up to 90 degrees F!) Deluxe set comes with 2nd D-Hell Upgrade™ flame. |
| 5. | From the Rebel collection: Shinigami's Cap™ - Not only do you get the black cap, but also a 3-ft-long braid with a set of hideable lock picks! |
| 4. | Shinigami's Cloak™: Pretend you're crossing from the Libra to Peacemillion with armoured bat wings around you. (Tiny scientists included.) |
| 3. | Official GW Duo Nightlight™: an exact replica of the one he stares at while he thinks about Heero |
| 2. | |
| 1. | Shinigami's Hangar™: Hangar, Duo, Heero, & Howard figures, gundam models that share parts. (Both mechs can't work at the same time!) |
| Top Ten Ways Real-Life Guys Would be Better if They Took After Duo: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | If they got angry, they'd take it out on something inanimate - like an OZ weapons-manufacturing facility. |
| 9. | Even when they're pumped up on testosterone, they'd still look "cute." |
| 8. | The clothes they wear would always match. |
| 7. | The fist is broken and he can't shoot those wicked cool buster shields anymore. (Who pays for those, anyway?) |
| 6. | There's no frig. |
| 5. | He found out the hard way that it's no longer watertight. |
| 4. | He needs a headrest that has a space for his braid to hand down the back. |
| 3. | The eyes don't glow anymore, and that's just uncool. |
| 2. | The cloaking device keeps malfunctioning when he's trying to sneak up on those pesky Leos. |
| 1. | "Ooops! Sorry about that, missy - I was trying to shoot the guy in the tanktop!" |
| Top Ten Signs That Duo Needs a New Mech: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Trowa's been around his old one. Poor Shinigami! |
| 9. | No bat wings. |
| 8. | The color of the thermal blade on his scythe has gone from eerie green to a soft, pastel blue. |
| 7. | The fist is broken and he can't shoot those wicked cool buster shields anymore. (Who pays for those, anyway?) |
| 6. | There's no frig. |
| 5. | He found out the hard way that it's no longer watertight. |
| 4. | He needs a headrest that has a space for his braid to hand down the back. |
| 3. | The eyes don't glow anymore, and that's just uncool. |
| 2. | The cloaking device keeps malfunctioning when he's trying to sneak up on those pesky Leos. |
| 1. | The self-destruct button actually works. |
| Top Ten Products or Services We'd Like to See & Would Rather Not See Duo Endorse: | |
|---|---|
| Like to see: | |
| 10. | Duo's Comedy Traffic School. |
| 9. | Personal cloaking devices. |
| 8. | Hair Club for Men. |
| 7. | Any product where a man does the grocery shopping for a woman. |
| 6. | Funeral Homes - imagine the takers he'd get when he looks into the camera and says with a sexy grin, "Spend eternity with Shinigami..." |
| Would Rather Not See: | |
| 5. | Long-term financial planning |
| 4. | The Relena Peacecraft line of personal grooming products. |
| 3. | Supercuts Haircutting. - Bang trims just don't count. |
| 2. | Workshops on "Handling Stress in the Workplace" - "That irritating guy from Accounting? Ask him to lunch, then pull out your twin-beam scythe." |
| 1. | Shinigami's Driving School - Their motto: "Anyone who cuts in front of me has got a date with his maker." |
| Top Ten Signs That You're on a Date With Duo: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | By the middle of the date you find yourself convinced that terrorists are actually hilariously funny... |
| 9. | ... especially when they claim to be the God of Death in between jokes. |
| 8. | Your date gives you a tour of his mech and when you panic because you accidentally hit the self-destruct, he just laughs and says, "As if..." |
| 7. | You're presented with a friendship ring that your date made from salvaged gundam parts. |
| 6. | When you ask him what plans he has for dinner, your date looks surprised and says, "You mean you didn't go the grocery store for me?" |
| 5. | At the amusement park, on the bumper cars, he terrorizes small children by chasin them and screaming, "Watashi wa Shinigami!!" |
| 4. | Near the end of the date you find yourself agreeing with Trowa that silence really can be golden. - and you hope to get some soon. |
| 3. | Something has come between you and your date - it's about 3 feet long, chestnut-brown , and means more to him than you ever will. |
| 2. | You're getting intimate when your date pulls out a pair of handcuffs and spins them around his index finger, cackling madly. |
| 1. | During a romantic moment, you run your fingers through your date's hair and several lock picks fall out. |
| Top Ten Reasons to Like Duo: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | He likes to bug the hell out of Heero. |
| 9. | He looks great in black... |
| 8. | ... and so does his gundam. |
| 7. | Not everyone can use a hand-held propeller without looking like a total fool. |
| 6. | He's short, fifteen years old, and he's the god of Death! |
| 5. | The meter-long braid makes for killer action scenes. |
| 4. | He managed to tick off Relena in only two episodes. |
| 3. | He's one of the rare few who can pull of the "clerical-collar-as-fashion-accessory" look. |
| 2. | He laughs in the face of that boring convention of soldiers having short hair. |
| 1. | The scythe - enough said. |
| Duo's Top Ten Vacation Destinations When GW comes to the U.S.: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Edwards Air Force Base, California - he wants to volunteer as a test pilot. |
| 9. | New Orleans, Louisiana - guess who wants to go to Mardi Gras this year? |
| 8. | Los Angeles, California -fast cars, cool sunglasses. Life is good. |
| 7. | Indianapolis, Indiana - he wants to try driving on the Indy 500 Speedway. |
| 6. | Keystone, South Dakota - wants someone to take his picture hanging from Geoge Washington's nose on Mount Rushmore. |
| 5. | Fort Knox, Kentucky - plans to challenge his lockpicking skills at the U.S. Gold Depository. |
| 4. | Boise, Idaho - wants to pay homage to the state that grows the potatoes for all those french fries... |
| 3. | New York, New York - will hang with Heero while he glares with the natives and just look cool wearing black. |
| 2. | San Francisco, California -dreams of rollerblading down Lombard Street, the Crookedest Street in the World. |
| 1. | Death Valley, California -need we say more? |
| Top Ten Things Duo Has to be Thankful For: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Looking incredibly cool in sunglasses. |
| 9. | At least Quatre has a sense of humor - sometimes that is. *sigh* |
| 8. | Relena doesn't seem to know you exist and, therefore, leaves you alone. |
| 7. | Howard. 'Nuff said. |
| 6. | Unlike in the military, terrorists don't have to keep their hair above collar length. |
| 5. | Heero can render you unconscious with a punch in the stomach - saves on brain damage. |
| 4. | Dr. J and Professor G - builders of Gundam Deathscythe Hell. |
| 3. | Gundam Deathscythe Hell. 'Nuff said. |
| 2. | Relena prevented you from killing Heero. |
| 1. | Having a braid for Heero to grab -sure it hurts, but Ay! Chihuahua! - the end result! |
| Top Ten Ways Duo has for Saying 'No' to a Date: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Point to your priest collar and shake your head in sympathy. |
| 9. | Point to your priest collar and nod your head with a wicked gleam in your eye. |
| 8. | Tell them you only date people with longer hair than you. |
| 7. | Listen to the request for a date, begin to giggle, then fall down laughing. Get up wipe your eyes and say to the asker, "Man I love your jokes -that was a good one!" |
| 6. | Get Heero to tell the asker what a great listener you are. |
| 5. | Ask them if they *really* feel like being sent to Hell today. They'll probably change their minds about the date. |
| 4. | Tell him/her yes if they will take you to dinner. Then have Quatre show them a copy of the last bill he got for all the food you ate at one of his estates. |
| 3. | Agree, but remind the asker that he/she will not be allowed to live after seeing you on the date. |
| 2. | Agree, but only if he/she agrees in exchange to do your grocery shopping for etermity. |
| 1. | Tell them Heero has to wash your hair tonight. |
| Top Ten Signs that Duo has had Too Much to Drink: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | He begins to howl at the moon - even during the day. |
| 9. | He flirts with Wu Fei, "just for a lark." |
| 8. | He seriously believes Trowa has been telling dirty jokes, and he can't stop laughing at them. |
| 7. | He asks Quatre if he's gotten to second base with Trowa... |
| 6. | ... after telling Quatre in excruciating detail which base he and Heero have gotten to. |
| 5. | He asks Relena if she wants to do a karaoke duet of "The Boy is Mine" with him. |
| 4. | He glomps Heero and tells him that he needs to be "perkier." |
| 3. | He walks around saying that he's misplaced his braid and asks everyone several times if they've seen it. |
| 2. | He lies at Truth or Dare when Quatre asks him if he's ever done, "the wild thing" with Hilde. |
| 1. | He waits patiently as Heero puts the moves on him. (Maybe he's passed out.) |
| Duo's Top Ten Essential School Supplies for Success in OZ-controlled Schools: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Elastic hair bands. It's true a guy can never have enough. |
| 9. | Pager to get messages from Quatre back at the safehouse. |
| 8. | Pager to send silly, annoying, and/or racy messages to Heero, sitting in the seat across from him. |
| 7. | His carefully cultivated set of crime-professional lock picks - for those times when his locker won't open. |
| 6. | Bug spray / flyswatter combo for defending Heero against sudden and frightening appearances by Relena. |
| 5. | Snacks. (see list below for details) |
| 4. | Soothing eye drops, for use after batting his eyelashes at girls all day. |
| 3. | Stomach protector, for use when Heero realizes he's been batting his eyelashes at girls all day. |
| 2. | Manga, manga, and more manga (for those long evenings in the dorms when Heero isn't cooperative.) |
| 1. | Boxes of candy for the principal's secretary when he has to visit her office again for - what else? - talking in class. |
| Duo's Top Ten Favorite Comfort Foods: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Communion wafers. |
| 9. | All-American #1 - burgers, fries, chocolate shake. |
| 8. | Boost energy drink (chocolate, natch). Drunk through a crazy-straw while playing Nintendo. |
| 7. | Anything that would tend to disgust Heero early in the morning. (e.g., Cocoa Puffs drenched in chocolate milk.) |
| 6. | All-American #2 - spaghetti and meatballs - heavy on the meatballs, he's a growing boy (or wants to be.) |
| 5. | Wild & Crazy Berry Pop-Tarts. (thinks the purple and blue swirls are too cool) |
| 4. | Any snack food that ends in "-ito." |
| 3. | Black cherry fruit roll-ups (unrolled.) Remindshim of Heero's spandex shorts. *big sweatdrop* |
| 2. | All-American #3 - pizza and beer (pepperoni and pineapple; beer in pitchers) |
| 1. | Ruffles sour cream and onion potato chips, eaten sprawled on his bed, reading used manga. |
| Top Ten Things Duo Liked/Bought/Did on the GWing Disneyland Road Trip: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Spent an hour trying to get Quatre to decide on the green Goofy turtleneck or the Jiminy Cricket watch for Trowa. |
| 9. | Stopped at every single popcorn stand. |
| 8. | Got Heero to dance with him for one whole song on the dance floor next to Space Mountain. |
| 7. | Bought a baseball cap with Tigger on it. Made sure it had a place for his braid in the back. |
| 6. | His hippo jokes got more laughs than the ones from the guy leading the Jungle Cruise ride. |
| 5. | Kept going back for more on Splash Mountain. |
| 4. | Was the loudest one singing along with the birds in the Tiki Room. |
| 3. | Terrorized the little kids on the Autopia ride by gunning his tiny car, shouting, "Road Rage!!!", and laughing maniacally. |
| 2. | Enjoyed every single trip through Pirates of the Carribbean with Heero... |
| 1. | Bought mouse ears with "Shinigami" embroidered on the back. (The traditional black ones, of course!) |
| Top Ten Things to discuss with Kodoma no Omocha's Sana Kurata over vanilla milkshakes? (No chocolate please - they're both hyper enough...) | |
|---|---|
| 10. | The burden of being the spunkiest member of the group - tough job, but someone's gotta... |
| 9. | A regular loaner schedule for Duo to use Sana-chan's mallet on Heero and for Sana to use Deathscythe-Hell on Hayama-kun. |
| 8. | How to get Heero to cop feels off of Duo as often as Hayama does off Sana. (Something tells me that Duo would appreciate them more than Sana does...) |
| 7. | The trauma of not knowing who your real parents are - Waaaaaahhh! ;^_^; |
| 6. | Conflicts that arise in trying to balance school with a heavy work schedule. |
| 5. | Having guardians who look and/or dress oddly (although Duo really wins this one hands down.) |
| 4. | The possibility of getting Treize to behave by getting a picture of him while Quatre is pulling his pants down. (Sana's extra advice: After it's developed, threaten him with it every chance you get.) |
| 3. | How uncool it is when your friends (and loved-ones!) don't appreciate your sense of humor. |
| 2. | Which OZ members would do best on the set of Zenjirou's Kodoma no Omocha. |
| 1. | That most seductive personality characteristic in men -pathological silence. |
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| Duo's Top Ten Benefits of Having a Waist-Length Hair: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Friends find it convenient to stuff your braid in your mouth, just in case you're a little too chatty. |
| 9. | You're the easiest to spot on-screen; just look for the guy with the tail flying out behind him. |
| 8. | The taunts it brings from insecure macho types provide an excellent excuse for keeping your fighting skills fresh. |
| 7. | It's the most versatile sex toy in all fanficdom. |
| 6. | It's longer than Relena's - nanny nanny boo boo!! : P |
| 5. | The dramatic moment when you take that space helmet off (just ask Zechs!) |
| 4. | Heero's hands - enough said. *blushes furiously and sweatdrops* |
| 3. | It's something to play with if you have to sit through the same boring school lectures again and again. |
| 2. | You can say sincerely (to back out of a date) I *have* to wash my hair, and yes it *will* take all evening. |
| 1. | It's great handle for your koibito to use when he wants to grab you and carry you off. |
| Duo's Top Ten Tips for Getting Through Wartime: | |
|---|---|
| 10. | Keep an eye out for any opportunity - like picking up a stray gundam. You just can't have too much mecha. |
| 9. | Make friends with Manganac fighters - they have food, a place to hide out, even flowers! |
| 8. | Dress like a priest; you never know when it might give you the advantage. |
| 7. | Wear black; it's appropriate for social occasions of all kinds - guerilla warfare, for example. |
| 6. | Practice your maniacal death laugh often - it makes such a definitive statement. |
| 5. | Develop strong abdominal muscles for those times Heero tells you he loves you with a punch. |
| 4. | Wear your hair in a long braid - you'll take their breath away when you turn and fire. |
| 3. | Always see the positive side of things, like awaiting execution by OZ. (How many times was it? Three?) |
| 2. | Attract the attention of a psychotic gundam pilot with suicidal tendencies - he's a gem, really. |
| 1. | Keep talking! |
The End
(:./kumiko/top2)