"As Geema poured the water slowly into glasses, Larfen watched in anticipation. He was oh so very thirsty-"

"...Granz," GMA said slowly. "Granz."

"Yes?"

"Why are you narrating everything, again?"

"Uh...badfic?" Granz offered. He waved the omnipresent banner (currently it read ‘the Romance Monarch') out of his face and raised his microphone again. "Larfen raised his hand and took the glass Geema was holding out. He-"

"Hey, Granz, I'm with Geema," Larfen cut in. "And-"

"Yes, you are," said Granz cheerfully.

Larfen scowled at him. "And you need to stop. The narrating everything we do bit got old the minute you started it for the fifth time. Either shut up or join us."

"Uh, Larfen." GMA cleared his throat. "Larfen."

"Hush, I'm taking care of it," Larfen told him. "Granz-"

"I'll join you," Granz said. He put down the microphone and picked up a cup of his own. "As Granz picked up the cup, he thought he could smell strawberries. That was a sure sign that clones were in the area-"

Larfen stared at him as GMA facepalmed. "I thought you were going to stop!"

"You told him to stop or join us-will you stop reading that fic in the background?" GMA turned to glare at Aegis.

Aegis gave them all his best innocent look. "Granz stopped. And we have to keep reading. We're finishing this fic if it kills us!"

"It might do that," Iximaz grumbled. "If it doesn't kill Hermione first, of course..."

"We're finishing this fic," Aegis repeated loudly. "All thirty-three chapters. To infinity! And! Beyond!"

Silence fell as they all stared at him. Finally, Aegis coughed.

"I...didn't mean to imply that it'll take an infinity to finish reading this fic."

"It'd better not," GMA grumbled.

"Tiny people camping, on top of his head," Scapegrace said cheerfully. "Have I got your attention? Good. Let's finish this already."

And so, with a good deal more bantering, they got back down to business: reading the worst fic to come their way in a while, and tangenting to talk about DoSAT's potential involvement in some...particular situations.