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Authors: L.M. Fortin
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Sheldon Normal's applicant photo showed a slim, Hispanic man with long black hair held back from his face in a ponytail. That hair was used to good effect as Slimerita's beehive hairdo seemed to stretch a full twelve inches up from her head. The beehive was used as a base to support several slug shapes, giving her an impression of slugs crawling through and around the beehive. Callie found the effect disgusting, which was probably what its creator intended.
Slimerita wore a dress reminiscent of what Callie wore in her high school version of West Side Story. The top half was frilly with a lace jabot up the front. The sleeves were equally frilly and looked like something a mariachi player would wear. The skirt mirrored the sleeves in that it was layer on top of layer of gathered lace and taffeta. Callie thought that in a normal color or something like black accented with red, the outfit might pass as something you could wear on Cinco de Mayo. However, in alternating shades of gray green and olive green, the ensemble almost seemed to move by itself in waves and made Callie a bit seasick just looking at a photo. She would have to be careful not to eat before seeing Slimerita in full motion.
Surprisingly, as everything else seemed so over the top to Callie, Slimerita kept her make up simple. She looked up at Polly. “She could be a young girl heading to her quinceñera. Except, of course, for the slugs in her hair.”
“Too true,” Polly agreed. “Who’s next?”
“June Ness, a schoolteacher,” Callie said. “She looks surprisingly normal to be in this crowd. Her slug queen alter ego is Queen Slugabeth II.”
“She’s one of the two that I don’t know. Where does she teach?”
“Tyler Middle School.” Callie read through the application. “She says she’s trying to demonstrate to her students that each person can become anything they want to, even if it isn't something others expect of them.”
Callie wondered if the Old Queens who were judges would be impressed by such a noble mission. She doubted it. However, Callie thought even if Queen Slugabeth II didn't win the overall competition, June Ness would have made the point to her students anyway.
As her name implied, Slugabeth sported a crystal diadem, the large center section adorned with a glistening green emerald cut stone. Her white hair was teased and curled until it rose a good six inches above the top of her crown. Callie wondered if that was June's own hair or a wig. She turned back to the photo of June prior to her queenly transformation. June was a plump woman wearing a pink sweater set with pearls and a floral patterned skirt. Just like a school teacher. And yes, the hair was real and not a wig, although in her real life, June pulled her white hair back into a tight bun.
In clothing reminiscent of Queen Elizabeth II, Slugabeth wore a lime green coatdress with green and black striped stockings and black patent leather shoes with large gold buckles. She still wore her pearls. This was the first contestant Callie had seen who had not gone with an overt slug theme. Maybe she was just letting her name speak for itself thought Callie.
The next contestant was also a woman. In her real photo, Lia Longman wore a red plaid shirt, blue jeans and boots. Unlike Callie's jeans, it was obvious that Lia's jeans had seen real work and didn't do double duty as a fashion statement. Lia posed in front of a beat up Chevy pick-up truck with a gun rack hanging across the back window of the cab. Her dark brown hair pulled back in a ponytail framed a strong face that was somewhat square jawed. Callie wouldn't have immediately called her pretty, but she had an arresting look about her. This woman would be comfortable being in charge of bringing in the cattle, thought Callie.
“Lia comes in here all the time. She’s a shot and a beer kind of girl,” Polly said. “She can really pound ‘em down.”
Lia's alter
Sheldon Normal's applicant photo showed a slim, Hispanic man with long black hair held back from his face in a ponytail. That hair was used to good effect as Slimerita's beehive hairdo seemed to stretch a full twelve inches up from her head. The beehive was used as a base to support several slug shapes, giving her an impression of slugs crawling through and around the beehive. Callie found the effect disgusting, which was probably what its creator intended.
Slimerita wore a dress reminiscent of what Callie wore in her high school version of West Side Story. The top half was frilly with a lace jabot up the front. The sleeves were equally frilly and looked like something a mariachi player would wear. The skirt mirrored the sleeves in that it was layer on top of layer of gathered lace and taffeta. Callie thought that in a normal color or something like black accented with red, the outfit might pass as something you could wear on Cinco de Mayo. However, in alternating shades of gray green and olive green, the ensemble almost seemed to move by itself in waves and made Callie a bit seasick just looking at a photo. She would have to be careful not to eat before seeing Slimerita in full motion.
Surprisingly, as everything else seemed so over the top to Callie, Slimerita kept her make up simple. She looked up at Polly. “She could be a young girl heading to her quinceñera. Except, of course, for the slugs in her hair.”
“Too true,” Polly agreed. “Who’s next?”
“June Ness, a schoolteacher,” Callie said. “She looks surprisingly normal to be in this crowd. Her slug queen alter ego is Queen Slugabeth II.”
“She’s one of the two that I don’t know. Where does she teach?”
“Tyler Middle School.” Callie read through the application. “She says she’s trying to demonstrate to her students that each person can become anything they want to, even if it isn't something others expect of them.”
Callie wondered if the Old Queens who were judges would be impressed by such a noble mission. She doubted it. However, Callie thought even if Queen Slugabeth II didn't win the overall competition, June Ness would have made the point to her students anyway.
As her name implied, Slugabeth sported a crystal diadem, the large center section adorned with a glistening green emerald cut stone. Her white hair was teased and curled until it rose a good six inches above the top of her crown. Callie wondered if that was June's own hair or a wig. She turned back to the photo of June prior to her queenly transformation. June was a plump woman wearing a pink sweater set with pearls and a floral patterned skirt. Just like a school teacher. And yes, the hair was real and not a wig, although in her real life, June pulled her white hair back into a tight bun.
In clothing reminiscent of Queen Elizabeth II, Slugabeth wore a lime green coatdress with green and black striped stockings and black patent leather shoes with large gold buckles. She still wore her pearls. This was the first contestant Callie had seen who had not gone with an overt slug theme. Maybe she was just letting her name speak for itself thought Callie.
The next contestant was also a woman. In her real photo, Lia Longman wore a red plaid shirt, blue jeans and boots. Unlike Callie's jeans, it was obvious that Lia's jeans had seen real work and didn't do double duty as a fashion statement. Lia posed in front of a beat up Chevy pick-up truck with a gun rack hanging across the back window of the cab. Her dark brown hair pulled back in a ponytail framed a strong face that was somewhat square jawed. Callie wouldn't have immediately called her pretty, but she had an arresting look about her. This woman would be comfortable being in charge of bringing in the cattle, thought Callie.
“Lia comes in here all the time. She’s a shot and a beer kind of girl,” Polly said. “She can really pound ‘em down.”
Lia's alter
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