LJ Idol X - Week [2] - Unexpected Help
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penpusherToday was the weirdest day of my life. I wanted to say it was the worst but the main point is something seriously devastating happened.
It was supposed to be a day at Summit Trade with Hangnori. We were going there to apply for a special opportunity to get a whole new school wardrobe, everything and some extras, so we went to Belleview and Kipling to meet with the sponsors of the float to try to be the lucky recipients. We had planned this at least two thousand hours before and even arranged a performance for the judges. This was going to be solid and festive and Atlantis.
There were many other girls and even some boys in line when we arrived, and we were there at six hundred hours. We both thought that would be early enough to insure we would get in since that’s like two hours before standard class start. We saw that school of people and thought there was no way we would make it. So we got into line and decided to try anyway. But this is the strange part. A creature came in right after we did. He was the same height as me, but on all fours.
I tried to ignore him, even with the grumbly sound of the breathing and the snorts near my ankles. It was difficult until Killeen joined us a few minutes later. She didn’t realize she was supposed to bring a friend along to apply. Hangnori said we should let her be in our group. And I thought it would disqualify us. All the other groups were two. And our choreography was for two, not three!
I went to the bathroom while Hangnori and Killeen talked about it some more. Then when I returned, they took a break.
That’s when the weirdness happened. The creature behind got really close to my foot and licked my heel. I nearly jumped into space. I turned around and as I was about to crash down on him, he said:
“You know, your friend doesn’t like you.”
“You can talk?” I asked him.
“Yes. And I can listen. And I overheard your friend, the one with the dorsal fin hairstyle, say she hated you to the other one that just showed up.”
“That’s how we joke with each other, so you just didn’t understand and you shouldn’t be listening in on other people.”
“Oh yeah? Tell that to The State," He said, the last two words almost as a whisper. He looked past my leg towards the rest areas. "Well, she said she was going to poison you. She said they would go to a sushi restaurant after this, order you tuna and she would cover it in Mercury.”
“There’s just no way. You’re making this up.”
“Starfish, Do I look like someone who makes up stuff to discuss with random human women?”
“Who are you?” I asked.
“My name is Constantinople Roy” He bowed his head and saluted with a flipper.
“Why did you come here?”
“Up up...” he said.
Hangnori and Killeen returned to the line.
“Look at that thing behind you,” Hangnori said. “What is it doing here? Must have gotten lost on the way to some show aquarium!” she laughed.
“You know he can underst...” boom. A butt to my butt by the butt of his tail interrupted my sentence.
“Wow,” said Killeen. “That was either a nasty reflex or he was trying to stop you from talking.”
The three of us eyed at the creature for a moment and he honked and swung around.
“Maybe we should figure out what to do with the rest of the day,” Hangnori smiled. “Where should we go for lunch, Killeen?”
Killeen stared blankly for a moment, then looked away.
“What was that place you mentioned to me earlier?” Hangnori asked, “Namiko’s?”
Killeen nodded wordlessly.
“That’s a... that’s a sushi restaurant, isn’t it?”
“The Thunnini is to die for!”
“I have to go to the rest room.”
“You just got back before us!” Nangnori said. "You know you're only allowed three restroom breaks per cycle."
“I’m just not feeling quite right.” I said.
I walked as slowly as I could back to the rest area, trying to think what I could do and where I could go. I entered into the privacy hatch. I had no idea what to do, where to go or who to trust. Then the thought drifted in: "Why would someone like Hangnori make friends with a blue girl like me?"
I looked at my reflection in the mirror. Was that all I was, just a means to an end, a chance for a more popular girl in school to get her much deserved wardrobe and I guess mine too?
As I exited the door, there was Hangnori.
“I’ve got a little something for you,” she said then the next thing I knew, I was tied to something slick and slippery, almost flying through the air before plunging into the water. I couldn’t move but I was inside of an air bubble so I could breathe. What was happening?!
Whoosh! The next thing I knew, we were out of the waters of the Great Marston Sea. I was released from the bond and slid down to the ground. It was the creature. He had somehow roped me to his back and carried me away from the area.
“I hope you’re okay. I know this was a shock but I don’t like seeing people get hurt.”
“I’m okay, Constan...?”
“Constantinople Roy,” he nodded.
“Um, would you mind very much if we shortened that to Conroy?”
He blinked and pondered for a second “Yeah, that’s great. But what should I call you?”
“I’m Jailee.”
“Well, it’s nice to meet you Jailee,” Conroy said. “I’ve got a lot of questions for you like why do you have friends that want to kill you?”
“I have a lot of questions for you like, how are you talking?”
“I think this means we need to get to know each other a little better,” he winked as he motioned for me to get on his back and we plunged into the Marston again.
And that’s when I went somewhere I never knew existed.
//
This story was written for LJ Idol X using the prompt: That One Friend
Also, note: This is Jailee's seventh LJ Idol appearance. Her previous appearances include five during Season 9:
Week [3]
Week [15]
Week [16]
Week [23] and
Week [26]
and one other during Season X:
Week [1]
It was supposed to be a day at Summit Trade with Hangnori. We were going there to apply for a special opportunity to get a whole new school wardrobe, everything and some extras, so we went to Belleview and Kipling to meet with the sponsors of the float to try to be the lucky recipients. We had planned this at least two thousand hours before and even arranged a performance for the judges. This was going to be solid and festive and Atlantis.
There were many other girls and even some boys in line when we arrived, and we were there at six hundred hours. We both thought that would be early enough to insure we would get in since that’s like two hours before standard class start. We saw that school of people and thought there was no way we would make it. So we got into line and decided to try anyway. But this is the strange part. A creature came in right after we did. He was the same height as me, but on all fours.
I tried to ignore him, even with the grumbly sound of the breathing and the snorts near my ankles. It was difficult until Killeen joined us a few minutes later. She didn’t realize she was supposed to bring a friend along to apply. Hangnori said we should let her be in our group. And I thought it would disqualify us. All the other groups were two. And our choreography was for two, not three!
I went to the bathroom while Hangnori and Killeen talked about it some more. Then when I returned, they took a break.
That’s when the weirdness happened. The creature behind got really close to my foot and licked my heel. I nearly jumped into space. I turned around and as I was about to crash down on him, he said:
“You know, your friend doesn’t like you.”
“You can talk?” I asked him.
“Yes. And I can listen. And I overheard your friend, the one with the dorsal fin hairstyle, say she hated you to the other one that just showed up.”
“That’s how we joke with each other, so you just didn’t understand and you shouldn’t be listening in on other people.”
“Oh yeah? Tell that to The State," He said, the last two words almost as a whisper. He looked past my leg towards the rest areas. "Well, she said she was going to poison you. She said they would go to a sushi restaurant after this, order you tuna and she would cover it in Mercury.”
“There’s just no way. You’re making this up.”
“Starfish, Do I look like someone who makes up stuff to discuss with random human women?”
“Who are you?” I asked.
“My name is Constantinople Roy” He bowed his head and saluted with a flipper.
“Why did you come here?”
“Up up...” he said.
Hangnori and Killeen returned to the line.
“Look at that thing behind you,” Hangnori said. “What is it doing here? Must have gotten lost on the way to some show aquarium!” she laughed.
“You know he can underst...” boom. A butt to my butt by the butt of his tail interrupted my sentence.
“Wow,” said Killeen. “That was either a nasty reflex or he was trying to stop you from talking.”
The three of us eyed at the creature for a moment and he honked and swung around.
“Maybe we should figure out what to do with the rest of the day,” Hangnori smiled. “Where should we go for lunch, Killeen?”
Killeen stared blankly for a moment, then looked away.
“What was that place you mentioned to me earlier?” Hangnori asked, “Namiko’s?”
Killeen nodded wordlessly.
“That’s a... that’s a sushi restaurant, isn’t it?”
“The Thunnini is to die for!”
“I have to go to the rest room.”
“You just got back before us!” Nangnori said. "You know you're only allowed three restroom breaks per cycle."
“I’m just not feeling quite right.” I said.
I walked as slowly as I could back to the rest area, trying to think what I could do and where I could go. I entered into the privacy hatch. I had no idea what to do, where to go or who to trust. Then the thought drifted in: "Why would someone like Hangnori make friends with a blue girl like me?"
I looked at my reflection in the mirror. Was that all I was, just a means to an end, a chance for a more popular girl in school to get her much deserved wardrobe and I guess mine too?
As I exited the door, there was Hangnori.
“I’ve got a little something for you,” she said then the next thing I knew, I was tied to something slick and slippery, almost flying through the air before plunging into the water. I couldn’t move but I was inside of an air bubble so I could breathe. What was happening?!
Whoosh! The next thing I knew, we were out of the waters of the Great Marston Sea. I was released from the bond and slid down to the ground. It was the creature. He had somehow roped me to his back and carried me away from the area.
“I hope you’re okay. I know this was a shock but I don’t like seeing people get hurt.”
“I’m okay, Constan...?”
“Constantinople Roy,” he nodded.
“Um, would you mind very much if we shortened that to Conroy?”
He blinked and pondered for a second “Yeah, that’s great. But what should I call you?”
“I’m Jailee.”
“Well, it’s nice to meet you Jailee,” Conroy said. “I’ve got a lot of questions for you like why do you have friends that want to kill you?”
“I have a lot of questions for you like, how are you talking?”
“I think this means we need to get to know each other a little better,” he winked as he motioned for me to get on his back and we plunged into the Marston again.
And that’s when I went somewhere I never knew existed.
//
This story was written for LJ Idol X using the prompt: That One Friend
Also, note: This is Jailee's seventh LJ Idol appearance. Her previous appearances include five during Season 9:
Week [3]
Week [15]
Week [16]
Week [23] and
Week [26]
and one other during Season X:
Week [1]
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Date: 2016-12-06 05:29 pm (UTC)I really enjoyed this fantasy fiction. Kept me engaged throughout.
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Date: 2016-12-07 08:13 pm (UTC)You know, your friend doesn’t like you.
That is never good, but it's not uncommon.
A butt to my butt by the butt of his tail interrupted my sentence.
:D I know you had fun writing that. :D
Conroy for Constantinople Roy-- I love it!
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Date: 2016-12-07 11:08 pm (UTC)This was a great read.
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Date: 2016-12-09 01:01 am (UTC)Thanks for your very kind words!
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Date: 2016-12-09 12:32 pm (UTC)I like how, in your world, a four-legged flipper creature following you around is more annoying than unsettling.
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Date: 2016-12-11 06:26 pm (UTC)Thanks for reading!
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Date: 2016-12-11 06:31 pm (UTC)Meanwhile, thanks for your observation. Jailee is very matter-of-fact about life and maybe the reasons for that will be shown in a future entry. I've dropped subtle hints earlier, but it might soon be time to expose more of that.
I'm glad you're around and reading!