The Lady walked through the restaurant of the Elixir Spa Resort Hotel and Leisure Complex, noticing Bubblegum sitting at a table in the corner eating a bowl of cereal. She walked over and sat down opposite; Bubblegum glanced up and then continued to eat.
โTell me, my dear,โ The Lady spoke regardless, โwhat could possibly play with your young mind that leaves you with such a wicked temper?โ
Putting her spoon into her bowl, Bubblegum looked at The Lady, thought for a moment, and then said, โI didnโt sign up for this… I didnโt sign up for taking people prisoner… but thatโs OK, itโs what we have to do for the Dropped Apostropheโs insane plan for world domination.
โRemember those sweets that were on the counter when we first came into the hotel,โ The Lady nodded, โwell, I put them there… they were my own recipe โ made with my subliminal control formula, I put them there and everyone took one โ and I need to say just one phrase which alters the mind of the person Iโm speaking to.
โThe phrase is โIโll be right as rain tomorrowโ and the person Iโm speaking to forgets everything for the last five minutes, which sometimes changes everything that they are about to say or do…โ her voice trailed off; The Lady, looking somewhat confused, smiled and gently asked, โTell me, my dear, what could possibly play with your young mind that leaves you with such a wicked temper?โ
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So the ongoing story featuring The Co-ordination of Supervillains continues. Posted for Six Sentence Stories, the prompt word this week being โPlayโ.
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