The virgin & the bad boy (Gravity)

Chapter 36 Tom Boy George

A/N Video - Eurythmics  Video Scarlett references in chapter  winner of 2113 'most covered song'. 

I was knocking at the door of  George's apartment in little Five points and her robot let me in. I looked around and saw her dog a border Collie Timmy wearing a pair of virtual reality goggles.

A girl emerged from one of the bed rooms.

"Hi have you seen George?" I said looking around.

"I am George" said George. I froze for a second.

George was dressed in a mini skirt, leggings and high heels. She was wearing makeup and a long haired wig.

"You've changed your look" I said. This was the greatest understatement along after Uncle Peps description of my sisters eight birthdays attempt at being celebrity chef's Piri Piri, jalapeño, Wasabi inedible vindaloo soup as 'a bit spicy' and the continent crushing nuclear explosion visible from earth which deflected an asteroid into high martian orbit as 'the defection event'.

Possibly I had caught George was trying to re-enact the 80's video 'love is a stranger' by the Eurythmics which was a karaoke craze about five years ago but some how I doubted it.

I wanted to scream 'WTF have you done' but I managed to retain control and just a few shades of dignity.

"Yeh I asked around and Uriel married Smith for a week she said Smith liked girls who kind of made a bit more of an effort" said George.

"I thought he liked nature and stuff" I said sitting down her sofa.

"He does. That's why I'm wearing natural mineral makeup" said George.

I wasn't going to criticise a friend but she did look like a boy who was cross dressing for a party. George was quite good looking and if she wanted to go for some glamour look, could have pulled it off big time. George didn't look comfortable and as good friend I wasn't going to make her feel worse.

"Oh, are you sure Smith is the right boy for you? I mean he thinks the words for Eurythmics Sweet Dreams song are 'I travelled the work in designer jeans, everybody is looking for some song'" I paused. "Sorry stupid Mars girl. Your planet , your rules. I think You should do exactly what your heart demands, follow where it leads you. I think you look wonderful."

I hope you noticed I also avoided the words 'I think you make quite a cute girl' which I think I deserve points for.

"Well I don't think Timmy agrees" said George.

"Well don't listen to him dogs have terrible taste." I said "When have you ever seen a dog fashion designer? That's as much proof as you need. Hey you know what you should do? Why not get dressed up for Aunt Mallery's election ball? If anyone asks you can say she made you do as a price of coming. I'll make sure Smith get's invited if he isn't"

Aunt Mallery had been quite helpful when I had contacted her about inviting Io to the ball. She was short of 'bright young things' to invite so said I shout to make a list of suggestions.

"That's a good idea" said George puling the wig off and stomping off to change. NoticeI avoided singing 'And I want you and I want you. And I want you so, It's an obsession', which I think gains me maximum points for non shameing.

'"Rumour was you the police came round and arrested you for being too smart in a built up area" shouted George getting changed.

I shouted back "No it turns out IO failed the Turin test."

"Why am I not surprised to hear that?" said George. muttering 'how to girls do this every day' to her self.

"No human has ever failed before" I said.

"Still not surprised" said George while she changed. 

George had a huge screen with a huge projector behind where she sat. This would project a texture around the gaming screen. George had left a game paused in mid frame. The hero in the game was about to attack some alien base while it snowed. The game knew about her room so you could watch snow flakes accumulate on the table next the set skillfully merging game word with reality. 

"Io's going to have to re-take the test" I said as George's robot bought some coffee.

I looked over and the dog twitched and snapped with his mouth.

"What's that?" I asked.

"He caught a ball in Virtual Reality. Speaking of which any news about the Ball?" said George shouting changing from her bed room.

I looked at the over well used game system in the middle of the room, a pile of game achievements and posters displaying from her wall.

"Well it looks like this AI we higher for Io Memphis Books will get her free, he called it 'crule and inhuman treatment. Aunt Catherine will be there so we are hoping we will be able to find someone suitable for Io. Also Binks is definitely going and operation free Lucy will be in full swing."

"Cool" shouted George changing in the bedroom. She came back in she wore a teeshirt with The words 'This is the planet Tyrr, Mr. and Mrs. K had lived by the dead sea for twenty years' on it. Hip girl.

"Can I ask you something" I said.

"What about?" said George.

"Why do you have a dog wearing virtual reality goggles?"

George looked at Timmy "Timmy's getting on and he hasn't got the legs to go out much. So for his birthday I got him in the latest in dog VR."

"They have virtual reality for dogs" I said.

"Sure. They made special VR glasses to work with dog perception" said George coming over.

George came over and sat down picking up the game controller. She was still in makeup but she was cute enough to pull it off.

"Don't forget at the ball we've got to get Binks together with Esmeralda, any ideas?" I said.

"Send a text?" said George.

She was right, wrong person to ask.

"Do you want me to go with you to find something suitable for the ball?" I said.

I looked at her fragging aliens with abandon and realised that was about as much as I would get out of her.

"See you later" I said letting my self out.

ON the way back I got a message on my earings. "<zing>Where did you go? yeah that would be good - perhaps we should go with Io to. Wow Timmy just caught a Frisbee"

I would still feel happier in an old coat in the forrest carrying a crossbow. Vampires, there was something about them which made you feel that you could find an anagram of Vampire which spelt arrogant tit. 

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A/N - Just a big shout out to everyone for your votes, comments and most of all reads. We have about 200 regular readers which is an honour beyond measure and we love showing you with gratitude from the most silent reader to most chatty raconteur. How will George fair with Smith at the Ball? Will Scarlett line Binks up with Esmeralda  and so free Lucy from her curse of being a robots? Will Io find some eligible man? and what is going  on it platform 12? All will be revealed in next week's as we join Scarlett in chapter 36/ Ball at Jakartakota Station and possibly chapter 37/Kindra Soul and the new face of Upchuck.  HUGS RK&Reb.