asking for your help: Model story
The text below fist appeared in one
creative writing related Facebook group
but i have not received so many replies except a handful For this reason i post
it here expecting replies from the
public .
In contrast
to what previously noticed I m now open to brainstorming from all folks
in the web with the hope that many more people will help me. I hope that the text is as comprehensible as possible although it can
still sound as broken English to some. Please notice that English is not my
mother tongue!
Imagine that you
are a very beautiful and lively woman, retired
but occasional model Your body is still perfect. You don't work as
your husband runs a very profitable business. You are 34 years old and care
your young child and two young nieces and you love passionately your family.
Your close
friend (a woman) runs a model agency and in a total hurry asks your help. Her
best model has fallen from a ladder and broken
her feet .Your friend has no
time to look for another model as same night you must
walk on the stage in a fashion show wearing a queen dress. It is the best creature
of a famous fashion designer. Your friend is very lucky as the dress fits perfectly in your body.
....later...
You are now on
the stage, dressed with the queen dress
and you 've just been called as the
queen of the show. Everybody cheers you for your high success , even
your enemies . Your friend just told you that many people admire you mostly men
She holds a microphone in her hands and is nearly ready
to say goodbye to anyone attending the show . As a new Penelope you have to think a
smart idea to getting rid of all these
suitors (or say admirers)
without insulting anyone.
... A few seconds later ..
Now you
are ready to amaze every one with your subtle wording. What you could address
via the microphone?
Please notice that all ideas, no mater if they
are direct indirect or creative, are
appreciated though some full passage of your addressing will be also quite
helpful. Thank you in advance
If you cannot post your idea here you may send an
email to me : zliangas /at/ yahoo /dot/ com
It is very possible that i will use your passage in my story's addressing.
FYI here i post all responses received so far that might help
you find another and more subtle idea. Although
none of them suit my character!
From
admin's FC wall : (paragraphs reformatted )
Heya bud. Saw your post and thought I might lend a hand if you haven't
already got one. You could have the character pitch the moment back to the
model who was originally meant to wear it and say something along the lines of
over crediting her might hurt the other model in some way.
Or you could have her say something very feminist. It might chase away
some of those 'fedora headed suitors' *.
Or break away from the usual and have her say something completely
whacky and zany....like "Damn those bourgeoisie!"
A communist model is the last thing anybody expects. But that might hurt
the plotting of your story as I picture whatever she says will be in the news
to some extent and affect how the more gossip prone public views her. Best of
luck.
* i m not so sure what does he mean
with this "fedora..." except that fedora is a hat This man lives in USA
From personal message
Wow. I don't know. I'm not sure why she has to dispel the suitors.
Penelope, yes. But your character? No. You need some kind of twist to force
that situation, like a modeling contract or something.
Maybe if she took the microphone and said horrible, insulting things to
ward them off. Perhaps racist things? Or finally, she thanks her plastic
surgeon for his excellent work?
From personal message
....has said that this fill in performer could say thank you to the
audience for enjoying her performance so much and that she is very grateful for
being given the opportunity to fill in the act for the broken performer or
actress and then go on to say that the broken actress gets well soon so she can
return to her regular performances
On the other hand, if this fill in performer is a real bitch and grabs
every opportunity to steel an act to fill in for as long as possible and maybe
even to oust the original actress then she may rebel in the limelight and say
she would be happy to return to perform once again
From PM
I believe she can simply say thank you and give a small speech on how
lucky she is to perform on stage. Then to ward off her admiriers I believe she
can slightly show off her wedding ring so people can see and get the message
she is married and belongs to another man
From PM
OK. Imagine that the model has the microphone in her hand, aware that
many men in the audience admire her and are considering approaching her with
their proposals. She is already married and very happy with her family. She
takes the microphone, and with a smile she thanks the entire audience for their
applause. "You have no idea how nervous I was," she says. "It
has been many years since I retired from modelling to become a wife and mother,
and I was not sure I was still able to do this. My husband is very supportive,
and always makes me happy, and I offer my huge thanks to him for being so
great" She looks to her friend, offering the microphone back, and takes a
bow to the audience, noticing the disappointed looks on many faces.
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