33 Plush Crush Redux (1/2)
After some endless fluorescent period of time, Nelda was taken into an interrogation room and attached to the table with handcuffs. She was still dressed only in a grubby bra and panties.This was probably meant to make her feel embarrassed and self-conscious, but hanging with satyrs had helped eliminate any lingering body-shame issues she had--except for the ones that related to toes
A gaunt woman with short gray hair and rimless glasses came in.She placed a closed folder full of papers on the table. The folder had Nelda's full name written on the front of it.
The woman at first seemed to be wearing no makeup, but up close Nelda could see that it was more a combination of aggressively 'natural' cosmetics that probably all said 'age-defying' somewhere on the box.The result was a look somewhere between Ellen Degeneres on camera and Jamie Lee Curtiss on crack.
[Remember the plan: I'm not going to say anything.]
”Well, Ms. Thirstman.Are you curious about how your friend is doing?”
[Fuck you.]
”He is considerably disoriented and would probably do a lot better if you could join him.” She smiled in a way that was probably intended to be friendly but looked more like a chimpanzee's fear grimace.
[Wow, you have both resting and active bitch-face. Or you're just a bitch, and it shows.I know which one I am betting on.]
”All you have to do is answer a few simple questions, and I can make that happen. I am here to help you, Nelda.”
[If you were trying to form an authentic relationship, you would have started by introducing yourself Jamie-Ellen McFuckface.]
”For example, tell me when did you first discover that this research center was investigating multiverse applications.”
Nelda's face twitched.An automatic smirk that she tried to suppress.
[One point to me.I have learned something, and I am pretty sure you have learned nothing.]
Nelda ignored the woman for a while as she thought it over.So based on watching a few episodes of 'Sliders', multiverse theory said there are many universes caused by different choices and outcomes playing out. On this basis, many things are possible.[But Mirth is clearly based on earth-human beliefs about mythical creatures—using a Greco-Roman Model.So that does not seem multi-versy, really.]
”…Am I boring you?” broke in the woman.
[I mean, sort of.]
”I am your only chance for getting out of this room.”
[Doubtful.And if so, only to transport me from the frying pan into the fire.]
”You need to start taking me seriously.”