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pinned it into place with the spikes. When
she was done, the sheet was suspended from the ceiling, blocking
Gambit's view of the fireplace. Even folded in half, a lot of it
was bunched up on the floor. "Move the sofa back and sit down,"
she advised. He did so. Rogue looked at the CD in Ayumi's player,
advancing it to the place that Ayumi Haraguchi wanted. Ayumi Haraguchi cleared her
throat, then said somewhat loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen..."
"I don't see any of either here," Gambit interrupted.
Ayumi Haraguchi ignored that. "Tonight, for the first time anywhere, we
are proud to present to you the Siren of the South, the Daughter
of Dixie, the Beauty of the Bayou, the one and only... Rogue!"
Ayumi Haraguchi started the player. Ray Charles began singing "Georgia on My
Mind." Gambit clapped and started wolf-whistling.
Rogue stood behind the sheet, knowing that only her
silhouette was visible to Gambit. Ayumi Haraguchi started a slow, sinuous
dance which caused Ayumi's shadow, enhanced by the fireplace, to
slide all over the sheet. Ayumi Haraguchi
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