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Post by Kim on May 3, 2008 16:43:18 GMT -5
*The song itself wasn't bad, but, good grief, the dance that went with it...
The roar of applause meant that it had met with the audience's approval, but...yikes...*
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Post by Lucy Harris on May 3, 2008 16:45:08 GMT -5
"Oh, thanks, m'dears. Got some inspiration from a gent or two, flashin' around them pretty rocks, eh? An' I said to m'self, 'Lucy dear, y'got to sing 'bout it. Then show 'em what th' diamonds earned.'"
*She was playing to the crowd, something she'd started getting the hang of. After a bit more banter (and someone throwing room keys at her) Lucy came back into the wings, grinning at Kim*
"Y'see? Not so bad."
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Kim
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Post by Kim on May 3, 2008 16:45:41 GMT -5
*Kim was staring at the keys in Lucy's hand*
"You're...not going to go there, are you?" She asked timidly.
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Post by Lucy Harris on May 3, 2008 16:46:31 GMT -5
*Lucy shrugged*
"Y'get paid right nice for th' singin' an' such, but more money comes in if y'sell. Jus' 'ow th' bus'ness goes."
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Kim
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Post by Kim on May 3, 2008 16:47:54 GMT -5
*Somehow, she knew she wouldn't escape this. But she was determined to resist as much as she could*
"I won't starve if I don't do that." She said resolutely.
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Post by Lucy Harris on May 3, 2008 16:50:18 GMT -5
*For one brief instant, Lucy considered not pressing the issue. Kim was exactly the way she had been when she was that age. And she...
Lucy was in the role of the woman who had brought her into this side of things. Could she really do this to someone else? Knowing how it would ruin their sweet nature?
Just then, Fritzi waltzed in*
"Ooo, a new one! But, she's got to have a better outfit than that."
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Kim
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Post by Kim on May 3, 2008 16:52:11 GMT -5
*Kim blinked at the suddenly appearing new girl*
"I--what? But I'm not--"
Fritzi grabbed her by the arm, pulling her into the backstage area.
"Hmm...don't know what would fit you, honey. You're like a china doll, all small and cute..."
Fritzi had started digging through a trunk of costumes when Lucy finally caught up to them.
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Post by Lucy Harris on May 3, 2008 16:54:14 GMT -5
*Lucy tried to ignore the frantic look Kim was giving her*
"'ey, she doesn't 'ave a song--" She began.
Fritzi made a "pfft" sound.
"She can sing with the ensemble. Just a silly tune, anyways, doesn't need real practice. Hum if you can't figure out the words!"
She paused in the middle of digging and started laughing.
"Oooo, the crowd would get a kick out of a girl wearin' this!"
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Kim
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Post by Kim on May 3, 2008 16:57:09 GMT -5
With the two women giving her a befuddled look, Fritzi pulled a wedding dress out of the trunk.
"Look at that! Who the heck brought this here, huh?"
She held it up to Kim.
"Hey, this fits you, I think."
Reluctantly, Kim took hold of the dress and looked it over. It was the opposite of risque. Not conservative exactly, but it was almost elegant, and rather pretty. She wouldn't mind wearing something like this.
"It's lovely."
Fritzi crowed triumphantly.
"That's it! Get dressed!"
She shoved Kim into a nearby dressing room.
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Post by Lucy Harris on May 3, 2008 16:59:52 GMT -5
*Lucy opened her mouth to protest when the back-up Emcee appeared*
"What's all this? Why are you standing around? The show is about to start!"
*Fritzi skipped past*
"New girl! Oh, and look at this make-up I got..."
*More girls were appearing backstage.*
"Ewww, these shoes are lime green!"
"All right, who stole my eyeliner?"
"Does this fit me right?"
"Arrrgh! Johan, make her give that back to me..."
*Lucy slowly backed out of the chaos, wanting nothing to do with this. Not wanting to see Kim's introduction to it all*
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Post by Chris on May 3, 2008 17:05:20 GMT -5
"Come on, John, do we really have to..."
"Chris, don't be such a fuckin' tight-ass." *John laughed, pulling Chris into the club. It had a reputation for being inexpensive and worth what money you did pay.* "We've only got a week left before we're sent home; what's the hurt?"
"I just don't want to..." *Chris protested. He didn't want to be here, to see this side of Paris.*
"Come on, I'll buy you a girl!" *John offered.*
"A beer. You can buy me a beer."
"Suit yourself, but I'm getting fuckin' laid."
*The two men crept in, taking seats apart from each other. Chris ordered a beer while attempting not to think about where he was; John was stuffing American money down one of the waitress's fronts within half an hour. Soon, the main show would be starting; John was excited while Chris was apprehensive. Did he really want to be getting a cheap thrill out of watching sleazy girls do sleazy dances in sleazy costumes? It had never appealed to him in Vietnam, despite John's best efforts to get him laid; why should it now?*
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Kim
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Post by Kim on May 3, 2008 17:12:56 GMT -5
*Backstage, Kim at the high point of the chaos appeared in the dress. All the girls fell dead silent, except for Fritzi, who was smirking*
"What the hell? Who put her in that dress?!" The back-up Emcee hollered.
The other girls snickered as Fritzi made a "shush-ing" motion with her hands.
"I think it'd be a great larf, eh?"
The back-up Emcee sighed. They didn't have time to dither--the audience was getting rowdy.
"Fine, go out there like that."
Kim, hurried by Fritzi, was unceremonsiously pushed toward the stage...before winding up out there, she saw Lucy out of the corner of her eye...
The redhead looked like she was going to cry.
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Post by Lucy Harris on May 3, 2008 17:14:10 GMT -5
*She ran to her room at the Kit Kat, ignoring the yells of the crowd as the girls started coming out on stage. Fritzi's voice rang out loud and clear...* "See my bikini? It's just the right size! "
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Post by Kim on May 3, 2008 17:18:32 GMT -5
*Happening too fast, it was too fast, and then suddenly she was standing there with a spotlight on her face--*
Think fast, think fast, something, anything...
"I'm...I'm seventeen. I'm the new girl and I came from a far away village..."
*Somewhere off to the side, Fritzi groaned.*
"The girls know what to say, but...I don't..."
No, I can do better, I can do this...
*She straightened, trying to throw off the shyness*
"I have a heart like the sea. A million dreams are in me."
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Post by Chris on May 3, 2008 17:22:50 GMT -5
*Chris's eyes widened with the arrival of the girl in the wedding dress. Not only did she look like one of the many Vietnamese women he'd met during the war, and far more beautiful than any other woman he'd ever seen, but there was something different about her. Something innocent, something unsullied. She didn't belong here.*
"Good Jesus John, who is she?" *He murmured to John.*
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