Ash: ... Ash: Do you have some kind of eating disorder you didn't tell me about? Valentine: It's not for me, it's for Penny. She's so depressed now after Linson, and Eric... Penny: But I don't even think it's working! She said she had to go to the bathroom, she probably just didn't want me to see her cry into her ice cream. Ash: Would you like me to talk to her? Valentine: Would you? I've tried chocolate, and ice cream, and even french fries! It doesn't seem to work. Ash: *sigh* Why do I do these things? I don't even like the redheaded girl. Penny: Ohhhh... my stomach... Ash: Wow Redheaded Girl, you look like I do when I'm harvesting organs. Except I don't clash. Penny: ?? Where'd Valentine go? Ash: She asked me to talk to you. You really need to get over this boy thing. So you had some bad luck. Dressing like Minnie Mouse in Bangkok isn't going to get you any good luck. Ash: Stop trying to get a man for a while. Why don't you focus on your job? When you first came here you were snooping all over the place trying to find incriminating evidence. Penny: You knew about that? Ash: Of course I did. Doesn't bother me; if taking Nightshade down makes you happy, you should give it your best. Penny: But you... Ash: I sell weapons of mass destruction. Now stop being idealistic for a minute and ask yourself who my biggest client is. Penny: *SOB!* Ash: Uh... don't you feel better knowing ebola bombs are in your own government's hands instead of someone else's? Penny: AAAAAAAAAAAAA! Ash: I don't know what I'm doing wrong.     (elsewhere)

Commentary: I took a very long picfic hiatus. I designed the website, and built the doll-mansion, which between the both of them resulted in 6-7 months of no picfics. The good thing about that is that while I wasn't able to take pictures, the stories did go on well ahead and from this point on the picfics are much more organized plot-wise. Also, because of the dollhouse the story can be told over may more rooms, including Valentine's room, the kitchen, and Ash's lab/dungeon/armory/prison area. I love this story because it shows off the differences in the girls' personalities. Ash is blunt and pragmatic, Valentine is sympathetic and thinks that everything can be solved with food, and Penny is a romantic in more ways than one and, well, pretty hopeless when it comes to guys. This story refers back to the first one where Ash goes organ-harvesting, and if you don't know what Bangkok is famous for... sex. Depending on where you go, prostitutes who will do things that you'd be hard pressed to find them doing anywhere else in the world for large amounts of $$ at really cheap rates. If you ever have a boyfriend or husband who wants/has to go to Bangkok? a)don't let him and b) definitely don't let him go without you. The story also spoofs American national security a bit. If you've ever read any history books involving the NSA and the CIA... well, you won't believe the ridiculous things if I tell you, so go read Body of Secrets or any of the many books chronicling all the things the CIA has done. Like trying to kill Castro with an exploding cigar (and later on, an exploding conch shell). See? Told you you wouldn't believe me. Back to my story: Ash reveals that she knows that Penny is trying to get 'evidence' on she an Nightshade and that she, Ash has no problem with it because for what she provides the US military, she could pretty much try to kill the president and get away with it. After all, presidents come and go, but how often do you get people who can build you an Ebola bomb? This sort of shatters Penny's good guys vs bad guys world view.

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