BotC: -2- Nukyoolar Physics

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Danny didn't even recognize some of the things in the back of Penny's closet. He knew what they were, he'd just never seen them before. "She never wears this stuff," he said to himself. He held up what must be a skintight sheath dress in a glowing pink, covered in little bronze plastic disks that would move and shimmer when the wearer walked. "Mom would have a freaking elephant if Penny ever wore this!"

Dad on the other hand would laugh himself comatose, Danny reflected. "Disco lives in my sister's closet," he said aloud. "Maybe all this stuff belonged to someone else?" Who, though? This had been Penny's bedroom, and off limits to prying little brothers for more than eight years. The few times his sister had caught him snooping around her things, she had thumped him severely--once even getting grounded for giving him a black eye. He'd gotten grounded, too, of course, for provoking her.

He wasn't sure exactly why he wanted to investigate his sister's things. For some reason he just did and he'd been planning this raid for months, ever since he'd learned that Penny had been accepted into Berkely and wouldn't be back till Thanksgiving. It had become almost an obsession and he kept his excitement at finally being in his sister's closet tightly wrapped. He'd suffered many pangs of anticipation waiting for his sister to leave for her chosen center of higher learning.

In order to defuse his adrenalin, he made stupid jokes to himself as he sorted through the strange and wonderful--costumes?--his sister had collected. A pair of Daisy Dukes and a skimpy, pink gingham bandeau would definitely have sent Mom on an all expenses paid trip to Conniption, Oklahoma if Penny had ever worn it. Danny even found a pair of rhinestone-encrusted cowgirl boots with four-inch heels against the back wall; footwear that surely must go with the Daisy Dukes.

"Nukyoolar physics," he muttered, conscious of the mispronouciation. "What the heck does a geekoid like Penny need with sexy clothes like these?" He held up a simple, black cocktail dress. It had a Peter Pan collar, cap sleeves and a slit in one side of the very short skirt. It looked practically mundane amid the other finery--except that the collar felt like the softest fur imaginable. Inky black, too.

What would it feel like to wear some of these clothes, Danny found himself wondering. "As if any of them would even fit," he complained.

Only one way to find out, he decided, selecting one outfit and heading toward the bathroom. He wanted to get a shower first, no sense getting Penny's stuff all stinky. His hands shook a little and he almost squealed outloud, forcing down the outburst with effort, his control almost as ragged as his breath.

Would it fit? How would he look in it? He couldn't wait to find out.

Comments

Story Sequence Problem

I have been enjoying what I have read, but am finding it very difficult to follow the story since the chapters seem to be getting posted out of order. BotC -3 made no sense until chapter -2b was posted.

What I'm doing ...

Jezzi Stewart's picture

... is following by author name. It is confusing enough that I am trading in my blonde curls for - gasp! - gray (well, actually, I prefer silver) hoping for wisdom :-)

"All the world really is a stage, darlings, so strut your stuff, have fun, and give the public a good show!" Miss Jezzi Belle at the end of each show

BE a lady!

2B or not 2B

erin's picture

2B has nothing to do with 3. 3 follows 2. 2B has no sequels yet. :)

So far, there are five different ways to read this.
1 - 2 - 3
1 - 2 - 3d
1 - 2a- 3a
1 - 2a- 3c- 4c
1 - 2b

Of course it's confusing! :)

- Erin

= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.

Bot C nukuloor physics

Erin, you captured the mind and speach of a not quite teen boy well.

I don't know if its 2006 but it fits from what I remember, but I did grow up in the 60s and 70s. Charming and warmly humorous. Your hero reminds me fondly of Bobby/Bobbie from Private Mountain, a story I dearly enjoyed, the confused firbolg was inspired. Hope the muse returns - I hope Wanda's The Fairy King comes back too but I'm patient, sometimes-. In the mean time this will do. And can someone explain which follows which, perhaps a flow chart?

John in Wauwatosa

John in Wauwatosa

Sadly

erin's picture

I grew up in the 50s and 60s so rather than try to capture the youthful voices of later generations, I invent decades that never existed and slang no one has ever heard. Like "Nookyoolar Physics!" :) Now I ask you, who ever would say Nookyoolar? :) Straight out of the Clamorous Lebenties, like, fer swizzle.

As for how they all fit together, look up in the upper left corner for a map. :) It doesn't show all branches at the same time but will show the track you're on, base to next and neighboring tracks at the same level.

- Erin

= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.