{"id":788,"date":"2012-12-05T08:48:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T13:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skelleyverse.com\/?p=788"},"modified":"2013-12-31T18:35:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T23:35:58","slug":"steve-walked-up-to-the-counter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/steve-walked-up-to-the-counter\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Walked Up To The Counter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. \"\"Character – interior designer<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Setting – shopping mall<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Object – lunar rock<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Situation – dropped a contact<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Steve walked up to the counter with his purchases – a “moon rock” and two hand-crafted replica ceremonial masks “from Honduras.” These seasonal stores at the mall sure made his job simpler.<\/p>\n

    “Forty-three Seventy-five. Charge? Okay.”<\/p>\n

    Steve ran his hands through his long hair while the cashier waited for her machine. She was an older unit – the cashier, not the machine – but had a tattoo peeking out over her low collar.<\/p>\n

    “So you collect this stuff?”<\/p>\n

    “It’s for a client. I’m an interior designer.”<\/p>\n

    “Hey! My nephew would love to meet you.”<\/p>\n

    Steve pinched the bridge of his nose and shut his eyes tightly, causing his right contact to pop out. “I’m not gay, alright? Just because a guy has long hair and decorates for a living doesn’t automatically make him gay!”<\/p>\n

    The cashier wilted. “Jimmy’s not gay either. He just bought a new house, though.”<\/p>\n

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