31_days | [7-Oct-2006] [El-Hazard] Birdhouse In Your Soul

Title: Birdhouse In Your Soul
Challenge: 7-Oct-2006 "a light called you"
Based on: El-Hazard (The Wanderers)
Characters: TV-Ifurita, Jinnai
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: None.
Notes: Rescuing an old joke from a caption contest.

El-Hazard © AIC / Pioneer / Geneon.
"Birdhouse In Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants.

Jinnai stormed into TV-Ifurita's room in the Bugrom hive, late at night, after noticing a dim light from her open doorway. "Do you intend to leave this night light on all night!?" Jinnai shouted.

"If I turn it off," Ifurita said in a small scared voice, "the monsters will get me!"

Jinnai face-palmed. "You're a demon-god, you idiot! You are the monster! And besides, you're a big girl now!"

He kneeled down and shut off Ifurita's night light. "Now, then," Jinnai said, "this isn't so bad, is it?"

Somewhere in the dark room, Ifurita whimpered pathetically.

Jinnai sighed. "Aw, man..."