This one was started but never completed in its current form.  Part of it was used in another story.
Adventures in Parodyverse:  Off The Grid


    Yuki Shiro stood at the bottom of the Lair Mansion staircase, looking directly up.  It was late at night, and rain pelted the glass dome skylight at the top.

    Just below that tall, narrow dome was a ledge.  Sitting on that ledge, as a matter of habit lately, was Anna.  She would sit there and watch either the stars or the rain, depending on the weather.

    Yuki quickly ascended the staircase to the top level accessible on foot, and then jumped up to the ledge.  Normally that ledge was only accessibly by ladder, with the exception of anyone who could fly, and Anna and Yuki with their superior jumping ability.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“Beer?”  Yuki offered.

    Anna smiled absent-mindedly, still lost in her thoughts.  “Sure.”  she said, and she took the bottle from Yuki.

    Neither one of them were capable of getting drunk, so Yuki brought an entire six pack up with her.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“You two are making a mockery of drinking.”  Jay Boaz said from just below the ledge.

    Anna laughed, and took a sip from the bottle.  “Want to come up here?”

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“No, I should go back to bed.”  he said.  “I need a lot more sleep than you two do.  Besides, I don’t have a ladder handy.”

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“I can pull you up.”  Anna said.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“You’d probably rip my arms out of my--”  Jay stopped in mid-sentence and gasped as Anna put her feet under his arms and raised him up to the platform.  He gripped onto it for dear life and pulled himself up.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“Ask me before doing that next time, please!”  Jay protested irritably, sounding out of breath.

    Yuki, meanwhile, was laughing out loud.  She passed him a beer while she was laughing.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“What happens to all the alcohol when you two drink it?”  he asked, ignoring Yuki’s mocking.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“Mostly I just have to go a lot.”  Yuki said with a shrug.  She looked at Anna for confirmation.  The android was constructed in much the same way her body was, but every once in a while a few differences surprised her.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“It recharges my battery, very rapidly.”  Anna replied.

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“Really?”  Yuki sounded curious now.  “Mine’s just kinetic.  Yours has a fuel cell?”

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“Yup.”  Anna nodded, and sipped more beer.  “I’ve never drained my battery completely, but I suppose if I did, I could go on a drinking binge.”

    Ã¢â‚¬Å“Can I go to bed now?”  Jay asked.



    

    








TO BE CONTINUED?
    

-- Story written and copyrighted (C) 2009 by Jason Froikin, and may not be 
--    reprinted without permission.  
-- Yuki Shiro designed by Jason Froikin, based on designs by Masamune Shirow
--  Liu Xi Xian and the Psychic Samurai are original design by Jason Froikin
--  Lara Night is an original creation by Jason Froikin