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Happy anniversary to the bikini, which debuted in Paris on this day in 1946. Andrea is modeling one herself, but she doesn't seem very happy about it. Maybe one day Tom will finally talk Daria into putting on that fur bikini, but I'm not about to hold my breath.

Today is also the anniversary of the episode "Mart of Darkness," which aired on this day in 2000. No bikinis in that one that I can recall, but we were subjected to Ms. Li's bare legs.

Fanfic Update!

• All's Fare (A kinda-sorta IC - No Gas!), by DeacBlue (COMPLETE!): "'Thank you for riding Morgendorffer taxi, Mrs. Johannsen, please use us for all of your transportation needs,' Daria said to the severely obese woman as she levered herself with difficulty out of Daria's Vortex while Daria swiped her credit card."


• Attack of the "Super Brain", by Captain Marbles (COMPLETE!): "Daria gritted her teeth, 'I'm not nervous.' She aimed the car at Travis and floored the accelerator!"


• Blissful Sleep III (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'Father?' Elsie said while approaching her father, Angier Sloane as he signed some papers at the breakfast table. 'Yes Elsie?' he asked as he lifted his gaze from the documents and noticed that his daughter had a file in her hands. She tossed it onto the pile of papers and flatly told him to look."


• Daria is Raven's Apprentice, by project pegasus: "Raven: You have yourself a deal. Starfire: No! Hieronymus Q. Cashman: I knew that you were a reasonable person, Raven. Raven: BUT you will have to agree to certain conditions."


• Daria's Clam Jam! (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Hey it's me, your favorite bitter cynic, Daria Morgendorffer and I'm here to talk to you about an important subject, Clam Jamming."


• David's Addition (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'That guy keeps staring at us.' Daria complained to Jane while listening to Trent's latest set at the Zon, then she realized something about him. 'Hey,' Daria breathed, 'I think I know him.'"


• Ethan Yeager in Lawndale: Ch 8 Negotiable Education, by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'I mean, like, if it makes them happy, then who are we to judge?' Sandi asked at one point while twirling a finger through her newly tweaked Pink hair that now had white streaks. 'I’m impressed Sandi.' Jane had answered plainly, her fork suspended in midair. 'Thanks Jayne,' she had replied with a small smile, 'I know I, like, have a reputation as a bitch, but... A lot’s changed.'"


• Garden of Eden (Iron Chef: And Go!), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "She remembered a day when she went to a Fashion Club meeting at Quinn's house. During a break, she went downstairs to get some diet soda. That was when she heard Daria and Jane talking about the potential of cryogenic suspension. As she walked back upstairs, it sounded really good to her. Who knows, maybe people could live forever? Besides, what would she need her body for when she was dead?"



• God Save the Esteem 42: Combat Rock, by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "Thousands of years ago, at Thermopylae, three hundred Spartans stood against a greater army, with no hope or aid except for the four hundred Thebans, seven hundred Thespians, and an unknown number of helots who were also there but didn’t have as good a marketing team. Now, in Lawndale, three hundred punks marched towards the Man’s lines, and there really were just three hundred of them. Punks are better than Spartans. Maths." (Part 7)


• Jamie Wins Quinn (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'Hey Quinn,' the familiar voice of one of the J's, though Quinn still couldn't remember his name, "I have to talk to you.' 'What is it Jerome?' she asked sweetly while she stood in her doorway. 'It's Jamie and this is kinda private, can we talk inside?'"


• Justice Is Served (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by breitasparrow (COMPLETE!): "'Tommy Sherman's DEAD!' As the student body rushed out onto the football field, Daria and Jane remained standing by their lockers and glaring at each other, frozen in shock at the news. After a moment of total silence between them, they slowly stepped out to meet the students and faculty on the field."


• Kick Ass, Bubble Gum, Pizza (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Jane raised an eyebrow as Daria strode the halls of Lawndale High with an uncharacteristic strut, popping bubble gum bubbles and carrying an overstuffed backpack across her back. She almost asked a question but Daria gave her a look that read, 'Don't ask.' So she didn't ask."


• More Than Just A Teacher Crush, by BrownEyedBagel (part 1): "I lie on my back on the bed and stare at the ceiling. It was one of the strangest days of my life; and one of the best. I smile to myself as it all sinks in. If you told me that all that was going to happen, I would have assumed that you were nuts. I reach for my prize and lightly wrap it around my wrist; maybe I’m a little crazy myself. Here I am playing with his necktie again."



• Now Serving.... (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by thatLONERchick (COMPLETE!): "Saint Peter stood at the Pearly Gates (tm), Book of Life before him. And boy, was he pissed."


• One Little Thing, by peetz5050 (parts 1 - 7): "'I've had some therapy... but I'm all better now.' Daria flashed her a totally false toothy grin that wouldn't have looked any better on a month old corpse. 'Anything to do with the limp? If you don't mind me asking.' Jane's artistic eye had spotted the deformity in the thigh muscle in Daria's left leg through the skin tight jeans she wore. Her lower legs encased in serious looking knee-length biker boots. A many strapped and studded leather jacket completed the ensemble." (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6) (Part 7)


• Operation Glitterberries, by BF110C4 (part 20): "Frank Winston was annoyed. He had been less than five minutes to end his shift when a call from that asshole of Sergeant Reich, the chief’s lapdog, came from the net, ordering him to go and play fetch for one of his big wigs that had smoked some bad weed and now send one of their cronies for a change of clothes and their insurance. And since said crony lacked a key he was authorized by the owner to break a window to enter, just like a burglar."


• A Resentful Cynic Ch.4 : Revenge of the Malled, by ST91 (part 2): "'Jake,' Helen said, turning to her husband. 'Yes dear?' 'Do you feel that Daria is moving away from us?' Oh Come on ! Quinn thought angrily. Aren’t you able to stop thinking about her for a moment?"


• Sakred Triangle (New Shared AU: Invertedverse), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Mack wiped some sweat off his brow and said to his band mates, 'Hey guys, good practice.' 'Yeah we rocked it!' Evan cheered while hitting a couple extra notes on his drum kit, 'We're hardcore Criminel's!'"



• Sexy Daria: Sexy Cute Models, by Shiva (part 1): "Daria glanced first at Jane, and then at Scarlett for confirmation on what she had just heard, and the looks her friends gave her said it all. Yes, O’Neill had just asked Brittany what she thought about Thoreau's Walden. He got the answer he deserved."


• Shadows of a Timeless Song, by Dennis (part 9): "'I can feel the magic in the ground, even if you can't,' Hermione said, voice taut with anger. 'A powerful artifact lay here, and someone used the Dark Arts on this spot, within the last week. If it wasn't a Dark Wizard stealing Caliburn, what as it?' 'I don't know,' Daria said, suddenly pensive. There was a strong sense of wrongness here, but for some reason, she didn't think it had anything to do with what Hermione described. Still, as much as it galled her, she had to admit that Hermione was probably right."


• Tales of the Ringbearers: A Salvage Attempt (IC: Hell is Crossed People), by Doggieboy (part 2): "One of the myths from his society involved the fall of a previous civilization - possibly human. According to the beliefs of one of their religions, the gods came down from the heavens and fought their own creations who had became brutally nightmarish monsters. At the end of that fight, the gods made dogs the dominant species. He found himself wondering if that particular myth was actually true after what he had seen so far. After all, some of his own people happened to believe that the myth was not only true, but a warning as well. 'May my civilization never fall like this one has.'"


• Tiffany's War Against Fat (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Tiffany Blum-Deckler ignored the dying screams of her latest patient as she finished her god-given task to rid the world of fat at any costs."


• The Towel Boy & the QB Find Love, by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "Kevin sucked on the tongue that invaded his mouth with lustful abandon before breaking the kiss once more and saying, 'So you and my Dad did this when you were teenagers...' 'Yeah,' Wind Lane replied after getting his breath back, 'He was the QB and all the girls wanted him, all the guys wanted to be him, and me... I wanted him too.'"


• Undying Love, by BrownEyedBagel (part 10): "'I think we need to talk.' Daria mentally gave herself credit for trying, but it only lasted a few seconds. Truth be told, the idea of being on speaking terms again never evolved more than just a momentary curiosity. There wasn’t much of a relationship in the first place beyond the titles of caregiver and dependant. Daria pondered on exactly to what extent she could ever call herself his daughter."



• Unexpected Hookup: A Bigger Bite, by Shiva (part 2): "On that note Daria just nodded and stood up, he followed suit and noted that Quinn was already moving like the wind with her cellphone firmly in hand pushing buttons. 'Let slip the dogs of fashionistas at war.' Ronnie muttered and bringing a joyful grin to Daria’s face. 'You know what would really piss of my parents, once they come back to reality?' 'What?' 'Being in my room with the door locked.' 'Sounds good.'"


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: Termination Fail), by BrownEyedBagel (part 1): "My name is Quinn Morgendorffer. I consider myself an only child. I tell everyone that Daria’s just my cousin, or some other bullsh*t because we’re not really sisters. The thing is...is that she is the ‘wanted child’."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "Quinn slowly rotates her head to see the view. Under her bed she can see the slightly open door and the hallway behind it. Confident that she is safe and alone she dials a number on the phone; sandwiching it between her chest and a heavy pillow to muffle any noise. She checks the view again to be sure that it’s clear before speaking."


• Unnamed story (Scenes no Daria Fanfic should ever have: Monday, Monday), by JoeMerl (COMPLETE!): "Ring...ring... Click. 'Hello?' 'Hi, Aunt Mildred?'"


• What-a-day (New Shared AU: Invertedverse), by OverlordMikey (COMPLETE!): "What-a-day! First Stacy and Sandi in the cafeteria, then Ted and Ed beating up on the J’s, and now this! Keep your cool Angelia, they’re just kids. You'll get to them someday!"