dabronx was disgruntled. Thoroughly disgruntled. Not even the teensiest bit gruntled. Indeed, one might say she was peeved. Perturbed. Pissed-off, even. :mad:
She’d seen the Barbie of her dreams on eBay, the one doll she needed to round out her collection. The bidding was steep, but she’d won in the end, posting the take-it bid in the last two seconds of the auction. Sure, it cost her two weeks’ salary, but it was worth it! Skank Video Barbie was a must-have! 
Except… three weeks after she’d sent off her payment, she still didn’t have it. The seller’s reviews had all been fine, no problems. So where, oh, where could it be? :dubious:
dabronx emailed the seller, but the message bounced back as undeliverable. The phone number she’d been given was disconnected. What was going on? 
Finally, dabronx took a personal day to go to the seller’s actual physical location and demand her doll. She wanted her Skank Video Barbie, and she wanted it now! 
She found the house, which looked run-down and somehow creepy. When she knocked on the door, it swung open to… darkness. In the dim light seeping through the doorway, dabronx could just make out a red something crouched inside. The crimson shape lurched closer… closer… :eek:
“Yes?” said SanguineSpider. “What can I do for you?” “You can give me the Skank Video Barbie you sold me on eBay, that’s what!” cried dabronx. “Skank Video Barbie? Oh… oh, yeh. Yeh. Um, that was… er, that was sent off… um, two weeks ago. Yeh, that’s it! Must have been lost in the mail.” 
“LIAR!!!” screamed dabronx, who was cold, tired, hungry (she’d missed lunch for this?) and in no mood for lip from some double-dealing arachnid. “AM NOT!” shrieked SanguineSpider, who tried to slam the door on dabronx. But the outraged Barbie-buyer was too quick, and leaped for the sleazy seller’s throat. :mad:
AAAIIIEEEEEE!!! It was a terrible fight! (It’s said that footage of it was used in ROTK battle scenes.) Neither of the furious combatants would yield! Their thrashing brawl carried them throughout the house, smashing furniture and ripping drapes, until a sudden lurch by one carried both of them over the railing at the top of the stairs. Down, down they plunged, dragging the hall chandelier with them, and crashed at the foot of the stairs in a bloody – and very dead – heap. :eek:
Their bodies, entangled and blood-soaked, lay there as a large orange cat strolled out of the kitchen (where it had been raiding the refrigerator), hooked a Barbie-sized parcel from behind the couch (where it had batted it three weeks ago), and sauntered out the open door. 