Inside Scoop page 2

MEETING OF ALT-AHOLICS ANONYMOUS - PART DEUX

by Kalandra and Zardoz

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Boring Room
Around a grey nondescript room you see a group of chairs in a circle and a table to one side with a large pot of coffee and a pile of rather sad looking donuts.
Katie is here.
Oscar is here.

Oscar sits back and exhales.

Katie examines her fingernails.

Jason enters the room.

Jason says, "Hey everybody, glad you could make it again."

Oscar says, "It's about time. Can we get started now?"

Jason says, "I think we should wait, we may have visitors today."

Katie looks up and says, "Visitors? Really?"

Jason nods.

Oscar says, "Oh, you mean the ones referred by Dear Zabby?"

Jason says, "Yes. I am hoping they took her advice. She does give awfully good advice."

Katie says, "I don't know about that. She didn't answer Hera's question last week."

Jason says, "What do you mean? Zabby told Hera to join our meeting."

Katie says, "Yes, but she didn't tell Hera what to do about Terry... or Larry... or Harry... or Jerry."

Oscar snorts and says, "She should have told Hera to be honest with Terry in the first place, and not hide alts like Sara from him."

Katie says, "She wasn't hiding them. She just wasn't disclosing them."

Oscar says, "And that's not hiding? And then she was starting to get involved with other people behind Terry's back."

Katie fumes, and says, "That is so untrue. She just made a window mistake. And anyways, it wasn't other people, it was Terry's alt Larry. And Terry should have been honest about that one as well."

Oscar retorts, "Well maybe he would have been if Hera had not been creating alts all over Fed Space. Terry had to create alts just to keep tabs on her."

Katie stands up and raises her voice, "Keep tabs on her! Why, is she his property? Hera has never cheated on Terry."

Oscar stands up and faces Katie, "Oh really. And what about that evening she spent with Methuselah on Mars?"

Katie shouts, "Oh My God, are you bringing that up again? That is so you. You just won't let go..."

Jason clears his throat. "Uhm... Guys?"

Katie and Oscar both turn sheepishly towards Jason.

Jason says, "We don't have to wait for Hera and Terry, do we?"

Oscar sits and mumbles, "No."

Katie blushes and sits. "No."

Jason shakes his head. "Man, you guys are something else. Every time I turn around, I discover another character. Can't you both just stick with a simple merchant alt, or two? You both have these elaborate characters. Sheesh, I need a spreadsheet to follow your characters around. And if I have to get a spreadsheet out to figure out what is going on, then that is a sign that you both need help."

Katie quickly looks up at Jason and narrows her eyes. "Hello Zabby."

Fin?

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