Myshuno! 2013 Prompt: “He’s fabulous” (313 words)
The prompt for this story was “He’s fabulous,” submitted by leila. This story fits into Already in Progress between Chapters 47 and 48.
Rating: PG, for stereotyping
Dramatis Personae
Anastasia Tsvirkunov, Romance Sim.
Rebecca Tsvirkunov, her sister.
Setting
One of the many student hangouts on campus.
ANASTASIA: I’m bored.
REBECCA: So go out with one of your boyfriends.
ANASTASIA: Meh. They’re all boring.
REBECCA: So find a new one. There’s lots of guys here.
ANASTASIA: (barely glancing around) No point. Uninteresting.
REBECCA: Oh, come on. (pointing at one) I know he’s your type.
ANASTASIA: Him? He’s (waggles her head left-right-left and simultaneously snaps her fingers, starting with her right hand level with her left shoulder and ending with it slightly higher than her right shoulder) faaaaabulous.
REBECCA: Sorry?
ANASTASIA: He’s (repeats head waggle and snap gesture) faaaaabulous.
REBECCA: If you mean he’s gay, why don’t you just say so instead of resorting to a bigoted stereotype. Esme, I’m embarrassed to be related to you sometimes.
(At that point, a girl walks up to the guy they’ve been discussing ans greets him. The guy jumps up with a delighted squeal and bounces a few times, doing an enthusiastic, rapid PGA clap.)
GUY (in a rapid, high-pitched voice with exaggerated inflection): Oh my Esme, girlfriend! Is that the new dress you were telling me about? You look
(Both the guy and the girl do the head waggle and snap gesture)
GUY and GIRL: Faaaaabulous!
ANASTASIA: See?
REBECCA (severely): Just because someone conforms to a stereotype, that doesn’t make it okay to perpetuate it.
ANASTASIA: Esme, you’re just like that geek you’re dating. What’s his name? Ping?
REBECCA: Pong.
ANASTASIA: Oh, Table Tennis. You’ve really changed - you’ve gotten a lot more boring since you took up with him.
REBECCA: Hey, I have a truly fabulous man who loves me.
ANASTASIA: Booooooring.
REBECCA: If you’re not careful, you’ll end up with nobody.
ANASTASIA: Ha! Better nobody than Table Tennis.
REBECCA: His name. Is Pong. (stands) Someday you’ll be alone and then you’ll be sorry. (stalks off)
ANASTASIA: Alone? I’ll never be alone. (yells after Rebecca) I can have any man I want!
Note
The “PGA” is the “Professional Golfer’s Association,” and clapping at their events is done by rapidly tapping the fingers of one hand on the palm of the other, which produces a distinctive, if quiet) sound. Here is a sample.
Rating: PG, for stereotyping
Dramatis Personae
Anastasia Tsvirkunov, Romance Sim.
Rebecca Tsvirkunov, her sister.
Setting
One of the many student hangouts on campus.
ANASTASIA: I’m bored.
REBECCA: So go out with one of your boyfriends.
ANASTASIA: Meh. They’re all boring.
REBECCA: So find a new one. There’s lots of guys here.
ANASTASIA: (barely glancing around) No point. Uninteresting.
REBECCA: Oh, come on. (pointing at one) I know he’s your type.
ANASTASIA: Him? He’s (waggles her head left-right-left and simultaneously snaps her fingers, starting with her right hand level with her left shoulder and ending with it slightly higher than her right shoulder) faaaaabulous.
REBECCA: Sorry?
ANASTASIA: He’s (repeats head waggle and snap gesture) faaaaabulous.
REBECCA: If you mean he’s gay, why don’t you just say so instead of resorting to a bigoted stereotype. Esme, I’m embarrassed to be related to you sometimes.
(At that point, a girl walks up to the guy they’ve been discussing ans greets him. The guy jumps up with a delighted squeal and bounces a few times, doing an enthusiastic, rapid PGA clap.)
GUY (in a rapid, high-pitched voice with exaggerated inflection): Oh my Esme, girlfriend! Is that the new dress you were telling me about? You look
(Both the guy and the girl do the head waggle and snap gesture)
GUY and GIRL: Faaaaabulous!
ANASTASIA: See?
REBECCA (severely): Just because someone conforms to a stereotype, that doesn’t make it okay to perpetuate it.
ANASTASIA: Esme, you’re just like that geek you’re dating. What’s his name? Ping?
REBECCA: Pong.
ANASTASIA: Oh, Table Tennis. You’ve really changed - you’ve gotten a lot more boring since you took up with him.
REBECCA: Hey, I have a truly fabulous man who loves me.
ANASTASIA: Booooooring.
REBECCA: If you’re not careful, you’ll end up with nobody.
ANASTASIA: Ha! Better nobody than Table Tennis.
REBECCA: His name. Is Pong. (stands) Someday you’ll be alone and then you’ll be sorry. (stalks off)
ANASTASIA: Alone? I’ll never be alone. (yells after Rebecca) I can have any man I want!
Note
The “PGA” is the “Professional Golfer’s Association,” and clapping at their events is done by rapidly tapping the fingers of one hand on the palm of the other, which produces a distinctive, if quiet) sound. Here is a sample.