As promised, a Katy Perry takedown
Word count: 15, 671
I just wrote a little bit today. I was at the conference all day, then had some work stuff to finish up, and it's already late and I'll have a long day tomorrow.
In today's writing, I got one step closer to resolving the issue with Seth and Fernando. I still don't know what's going to happen, but there was an incident in today's writing that set off a new bunch of plot possibilities.
By the time Katy Perry reached the second round of the chorus, Seth decided she’d had enough.
“Enough!” she shouted, standing from the table where she’d let Katy Perry push her down. Katy stopped singing, a look of confusion on her face. The gramophone continued playing the song for another ten seconds, before stopping abruptly. “What the hell is that song about?”
Katy remained in center stage. “Obviously, Seth,” she and Tyler exchanged a superior look over Seth’s head, “it’s about me kissing a girl. And liking it.” She smiled condescendingly. “I thought it was pretty clear, but maybe I should make a more,” pause, “explicit version?”
“Fine, you kissed a girl. We all have. So what? What’s all that stuff about her boyfriend? And about her not meaning anything to you? It’s not about love, you’re just curious? And why doesn’t it mean anything to you? Are you just playing with this mysterious woman’s emotions? Why doesn’t it mean anything to your boyfriend? Do you think sex between women is totally meaningless, and unless there’s a dick involved it’s just playing around?” Seth was breathing hard. She had never sworn in public before, and she barely noticed that she had now.
“Seth, obviously the public does not want to hear a song about lesbians. They want to hear a sexy song about two hot women kissing as a way to get their boyfriends all hot and bothered. So that’s why I wrote the song like that. Come on, you’ll like it! You can be my backup dancer, and we’ll end the song with a kiss. It’ll be cute.”
“It will not be cute. If I kissed you, it would mean something, damn it, and your boyfriend would God damn well mind because I’d kiss you like you’ve never been kissed before. You’d sure as hell be left wanting more. But it’s never going to happen. Because I only kiss people I actually like, not people that I’m experimenting with.” On the word ‘experimenting,’ Seth did the world’s first ever air-quotes to display her disdain about Katy Perry’s concept of experimentation. “Experiment all you want, but it won’t be with me.”
Seth stalked out of the Lavender Peacock, leaving Katy Perry and Tyler standing, mouths agape, in the ballroom.
Seth had already been angry about being abandoned as a child while Fernando was raised in a loving home. Now, she's even more angry because of Katy Perry's stupid song. This was the catalyst that Seth needed to get out of town - she's gone back to West McGillivray, to talk to her best friend Reggie. Not coincidentally, West McGillivray is where Seth was born and raised and where, presumably, Fernando was born as well. Maybe they will find out something important there.
I don't want to resolve it all too quickly... but don't see how that could happen when I still have no idea what my plot is. Plus, there has to be a faux queen pageant and a battle between The Duchess and the Suns of Ipswich.
I just wrote a little bit today. I was at the conference all day, then had some work stuff to finish up, and it's already late and I'll have a long day tomorrow.
In today's writing, I got one step closer to resolving the issue with Seth and Fernando. I still don't know what's going to happen, but there was an incident in today's writing that set off a new bunch of plot possibilities.
By the time Katy Perry reached the second round of the chorus, Seth decided she’d had enough.
“Enough!” she shouted, standing from the table where she’d let Katy Perry push her down. Katy stopped singing, a look of confusion on her face. The gramophone continued playing the song for another ten seconds, before stopping abruptly. “What the hell is that song about?”
Katy remained in center stage. “Obviously, Seth,” she and Tyler exchanged a superior look over Seth’s head, “it’s about me kissing a girl. And liking it.” She smiled condescendingly. “I thought it was pretty clear, but maybe I should make a more,” pause, “explicit version?”
“Fine, you kissed a girl. We all have. So what? What’s all that stuff about her boyfriend? And about her not meaning anything to you? It’s not about love, you’re just curious? And why doesn’t it mean anything to you? Are you just playing with this mysterious woman’s emotions? Why doesn’t it mean anything to your boyfriend? Do you think sex between women is totally meaningless, and unless there’s a dick involved it’s just playing around?” Seth was breathing hard. She had never sworn in public before, and she barely noticed that she had now.
“Seth, obviously the public does not want to hear a song about lesbians. They want to hear a sexy song about two hot women kissing as a way to get their boyfriends all hot and bothered. So that’s why I wrote the song like that. Come on, you’ll like it! You can be my backup dancer, and we’ll end the song with a kiss. It’ll be cute.”
“It will not be cute. If I kissed you, it would mean something, damn it, and your boyfriend would God damn well mind because I’d kiss you like you’ve never been kissed before. You’d sure as hell be left wanting more. But it’s never going to happen. Because I only kiss people I actually like, not people that I’m experimenting with.” On the word ‘experimenting,’ Seth did the world’s first ever air-quotes to display her disdain about Katy Perry’s concept of experimentation. “Experiment all you want, but it won’t be with me.”
Seth stalked out of the Lavender Peacock, leaving Katy Perry and Tyler standing, mouths agape, in the ballroom.
Seth had already been angry about being abandoned as a child while Fernando was raised in a loving home. Now, she's even more angry because of Katy Perry's stupid song. This was the catalyst that Seth needed to get out of town - she's gone back to West McGillivray, to talk to her best friend Reggie. Not coincidentally, West McGillivray is where Seth was born and raised and where, presumably, Fernando was born as well. Maybe they will find out something important there.
I don't want to resolve it all too quickly... but don't see how that could happen when I still have no idea what my plot is. Plus, there has to be a faux queen pageant and a battle between The Duchess and the Suns of Ipswich.
I love the Suns of Ipswich, and I love that Seth stood up to Katy Perry. I'm eager to see what happens with Fernando and Seth!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's awesome that Seth was the first person to ever do the air quotes. It all makes sense now. I love the 'angry rant'. It is perhaps my favourite plot device.
ReplyDeleteI hate that song so much. And this is really satisfying to read. Probably not as satisfying as it was to write, though. Thanks!
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