A Trust Machines story
I was discussing another story when an offhand comment made this one come to mind. Yes, my muse has ADD. And that's why I have way too many unfinished stories on my hard drive.
Anyhow, I hope everyone enjoys this little bit of fluff.
"I can't believe she stole my boyfriend just before the junior/senior prom!"
"That's what little sisters do. They 'borrow' stuff from their big sisters."
"But... My boyfriend!"
"You already have another. It's not like you don't have dozens of boys sniffing after you like so many dogs."
"The challenges of being beautiful," she said with her nose in the air. "But it's the principle of it! I can't let her think that she can go around stealing stuff from me! Even if I did get another one to ask me to the prom."
"So, it's revenge you want?" she asked with a nasty grin. "First, we need to find someone who's good at venning and is the same size as your sister..."
"Not a problem. She's like, sooooo common."
"Meow! Hiss!" the other girl said while grinning and clawing at the air. "Anyhow, we need to get some good pictures of her prom dress, and to find that couple that has been begging for prom tickets."
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"I don't get it! You said that you could get us into the prom. But why do we have to be dressed eight hours early?"
"The prom starts in seven and a half hours. You'll appear there exactly eight hours from when we venn you. Every minute we stand out here discussing things is another minute of the prom that you miss."
She sighed, took her boyfriend by the hand, and led him into the Venn Machine.
"OK, now face each other and hold hands. Both hands." She paused. "Great!"
"OK, so I venn them into the dress on this picture, right?"
"Yes."
"And you'll give me twenty dollars?"
"Yes! Just do it!"
She went into the other side of the Venn Machine. The door disappeared. When the doors opened again, the co-conspirators handed her a twenty.
The couple that was so desperate to get to the prom had felt themselves waft gently to the floor. They found that they could see because of the various rhinestones and goo-gaws, and could hear because of the light fabric. They could talk to each other, but couldn't move the dress or make a sound.
"Are you two comfortable? You'll get to the prom on time, but it'll be another" She looked at her watch, "forty minutes before you can start dancing. There will be be some commotion when you appear, but nobody will notice you. So just slink away and enjoy the prom!"
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The two co-conspirators moved the original dress behind an old bridesmaid dress at the back of the closet and replaced it with the venned dress.
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"That was AWESOME! She'll think twice before taking anything of mine!"
The two co-conspirators were looking at a cell phone. The video playing showed little sister happily dancing with her boyfriend. Suddenly, she was wearing her high heels, stockings, garter, thong underwear, and push-up bra. And nothing else.
On the video, you could see a couple appear out of thin air, then casually dance away.