As soon as she got close enough she said "Hi Guys! You looking for the 'Transformation Party' meeting?'
The rest, being the other two guys, told her "Yes!" I just sort of smiled and wondered if anyone had proposed calling it the "Gaia Party." I would have loved to have been in the room then and listened to the pro and con arguments. I also realized that she had just smiled at all of us and none of us. She had to have been in "Sales" of some sort once upon a time.
"Well come on. Follow me!" She said this looking back at us over her shoulder. I would bet I was the only one of the three guys who actually knew what her eye color was. They were blue. A very light blue at that.
The people at the table were about what I expected. A fatter version, probably the best friend of the hottie sent to fetch us, who needed to buy some Proactive and lighten up on the black eyeshadow. A thin, intense white guy with curly brown hair who looked liked he could be a pain in the ass. The other guy was big, square faced, and smarter then he looked. He was probably Skinny's 'security' and banging the good looking one on the side.
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Questions that come to mind -
ReplyDeleteWho's organizing these people?
Why? What's the motivation? Religion? Profit? Power?
What's the Agenda? What are their goals?
I'll be following along to find out. I do like the central character, Dakota. It should be an interesting ride.
I've been to this place, minus a condo "ownership" and a car with payments. Housemates might give you 30 days, if you are good about keeping the kitchen/bathroom clean and keeping the internet working. They won't let it go very long, 'cause they are just scraping by too (unless they are Trustifarians and/or effective drug dealers).
ReplyDeleteCult organizers love people who don't get enough sleep or quite enough high-quality nutrition. They can be easily led.
Cars in my world only have one payment, the first payment (100% down, no credit check, AS-f-in'-IS. If you have "small money" things actually don't suck very much, it's a sign that it's time to downgrade the accommodations, actually it's been time for about 6 months and if you did it back then it would have been to an 18' travel trailer owned-outright, with 2 years of plates for $185 (price to not be bothered by parking cops and move over the roads without being stopped by traffic cops). Park anywhere legal for a few days at a time, clean up don't leave a mess and be somewhat welcome/tolerated again in a month. If you are really liked (if you stop a rape, kidnapping or break-in of the house), a garden hose or a power cord might be offered. The ultimate prize to be offered might be a parked-in off-street spot at the back of a long driveway--that's almost as good as a condo! Don't run the on-board gennie after about 6pm unless it's below freezing. Silence, clean/straight respectability, and invisibility are the objectives. A temporary bit of paid (or cooked-for) employment sounds great!