LJ Idol Exhibit B: "People Skills"

[halfshellvenus]

People Skills
LJ Idol Exhibit B | week fourteen | 1890 words
Not a f*cking people person (This is an intersection with the amazing lrig_rorrim, whose entry is here. Mine should be read first).x-x-x-x-x

Comments

[kathrynrose]

Zlork sighed and knotted two of his tentacles behind his head.

It is probably no surprise that when I first read this, I read it as "testicles." (ouch!)

[halfshellvenus]

!!! I'm not sure Zlork even has those. At least, definitely not on the outside. :O

But yes, that would hurt!

[witches]

read this earlier but had no time to comment - this was adorable and funny <3

[halfshellvenus]

Thank you! Poor Zlork-- pushed beyond his limits. But in a situation like that, it was bound to happen. :O

[witches]

it really was! i can picture Zlork so clearly in my mind, i actually really want fanart of him tbh <3

[halfshellvenus]

Haha! Me too! If only I could draw. Like, at all, really. :D

[agirlnamedluna]

Even as a human I *completely* understand Zlork. Cubicle work, front office, tourists and demanding customers are HORRIBLE. At least he ate one.

[halfshellvenus]

I would feel the same way as he did-- that's too much aggravation piling on in one place. The front-desk duty alone would probably do me in. :O

[halfshellvenus]

Thank you! It's funny, even thought there are aliens (with tentacles), I can say that this one is not quite crack. But the level of humor sure isn't what makes the distinction. I think it's the insane unlikeliness, and this seems more like "realism" for an unlikely character. Or something. :O

[alycewilson]

Terrifically funny. The alien reminds me a lot of the squid-like creatures on "The Simpsons," who are equally bad at human-alien relations.

[halfshellvenus]

Oh, I love those Simpsons creatures, with their drooling and desire to eat everybody!

I think they only show up in the Halloween specials, don't they? Though those are often the episodes I remember best. The Scottish janitor turned mower/combine/bagpipe-spider is one of my favorites. :O

[alycewilson]

They're in almost every Halloween special, although I think they've shown up in other episodes here and there, as well. I love the one where everyone becomes the costumes they're wearing, and Maggie is dressed as a witch!

[halfshellvenus]

I just went to see whether Netflix has the Halloween specials on streaming, and they have virtually NO Simpsons on streaming video. WHYYYY?