"Acro Trip" - Ep. 03

This is an epic farce, and if you're not watching it, you're really missing out. Hell, I have to pause periodically just to finish laughing my head off.

Chrome is the most reprehensible of villains! His latest plan? He's going to be in the park (conveniently situated near Chizuko's home) and at the appointed time, he's going to sit on a swing and NOT get out of it for any little kid who wants to swing! The horror! How Vile! He even had the Kuma Kaijin passing out flyers in town with this declaration to make sure Berry Blossom gets it. And in her normal guise as Noichigo Kaju, she does indeed get one.

But the next day, the weather is horrible! The wind is blowing like mad. Chrome wants to cancel. But on the off chance Berry Blossom has shown up, Chizuko wants to see her. And there she is, clinging to a tree for dear life, with her cat (later we learn his name is Mashirou, he has business cards) clinging to her hat, trying not to be blown away. Unfortunately a trash can is not so dutiful in clinging to its place and flies through the air and smashes Berry Blossom in the face, and she's down for the count. Chizuko offers them shelter, and tries to stuff Chrome in another room, but once the infodump is over (Mashirou is her manager, and he's the one taking all the vids, which is why nobody's seen him), you know Chrome is not going to stay put. The question of why Chrome is in the house does not get answered. And with the weather clearing, Mashirou takes the still napping Berry Blossom and beats feet.

The next day, Mashirou shows up at the house with a thank you gift. And per their morning discussion where Chizuko came up with a far more evil idea than Chrome could conceive of, Chrome decides to take Mashirou hostage, tying him up with a jump rope. Then he gets on the phone... and Mashirou's phone rings. So Chizuko has to help him with it and dial Noichigo for him. When she picks up, Chrome grabs the phone to make his demands... but she doesn't recognize his voice. He collapses, gives a very convincing death speech to Chizuko, and she takes up the cause, naming herself General Dante, right in front of Mashirou.

Taking up the phone, Chizuko prepares to deliver her first villain speech, but she is overcome by Berry Blossom's cuteness. She can't do it, and falls down too. Gramps unties Mashirou and sends him on his way, and Mashirou contemplates that they have a new, formidable (?) enemy in Dante. And Chrome has Chizuko cornered into evil again, since she's now been identified as being on his side.

This is fun!

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