#charlit is a lot of fun

[f001onthehill]

° Ilya. The elven street sam.

(fun fact: both my Cyberpunk OCs started out as failed attempts at recreating my shadowrunner. Which is one of the reasons why he looks so similar to them, esp. to Vitaly. The likeness - the likeness to og Ilya, that is - is not perfect. I might yet decide on slightly different features. But the vibe is right. :-))

[revisitingstoneybrook]

#15 Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn: Chapter 8

Claudia brings the BSC contestant total to five and it’s the one you’d least suspect.

Babysitting chapter...and it's Claudia. You know what this means! She's babysiting Charlitte/Charlite (spells it two different ways in her entry) and also mentions that she taked to Stacey. Took what to Stacey? A carrot cake? Earrings shaped like dollar signs? Neon green spandex shorts?

Also, we have another Little Miss Stoneybrook Contestant! What's Charlotte doing entering if standing on a stage in front of people is her idea of hell? Looks like Claudia's joined in on the “I Need to Show How Wonderful I am at Babysitting” movement, along with Dawn and the Piks, Kristy and Karen, and Mary Anne and Maria. Claudia ends her painful to read entry with, “We'll see what we see.” Well, she spelled it all correctly, but what does she mean by that?

Dawn opens with “Claudia had been sitting for Charlotte quite a bit.” Passive-aggressive attack AGAIN about this whole stupid thing? Ugh, they all need to grow the hell up. So Claudia shows up for another appointment with Charlotte and whoops, forgot the Kid-Kit. The Kid-Kit has Mr. Popper’s Penguins in it and they were in the middle of reading it together. And here, Dawn slips in another dig at Claudia by saying she probably “subconsciously” forgot it on purpose because she's a shitty reader and a total dumbass and it would be embarrassing for her to read to Charlotte, who's a genius. Mee-yow.

Claudia asks Charlotte if she's been over to see Becca but that ends up rubbing salt into the wound as the Ramseys live in Stacey's old house. Charlotte says going there reminds her of Stacey and it makes her sad. Claudia and Charlotte talk for a bit about Stacey and Claudia says what she likes best about Stacey is “How she was just always there.” Wait until she leaves you for the Cool Kids, Claudia.

Claudia then gets an idea (don't tell Kristy, she'll claim it as her's!) and decides to bring Charlotte to her house so they can call Stacey. Of course, Charlotte is thrilled. Claudia adds that while it is long-distance, her phone bill's usually big and she can pay for it with her babysitting money. I guess she must get a lot of jobs to make that $1.50 an hour go a long way to pay for junk food, clothes, art supplies, Nancy Drew books, AND her phone bill. Wait...don't the club dues pay for her phone bill? Well, I guess an average of $25 per month is enough to pay for Charlie's gas money, Claudia's phone bill, Kid-Kit supplies, and all those pizza parties. Right?

They race to Claudia's house and when they get there, we're treated to an explanation that Claudia's always collecting interesting things to use in art projects, so you never know where anything is in her room. “Plus, you never know what you might find buried somewhere.” Oh, that could get interesting. I say buried in Claudia's room are Jessi's reading glasses we only hear about once and some compromising photos of Mary Anne and Logan that are used as blackmail to keep them both in the BSC.

Claudia calls Stacey, Charlotte talks to Stacey and her spirits are lifted. She then passes the phone to Claudia and while they talk, Charlotte finds Claudia's stash of erotica paintings she's also hiding the copy of Stoneybrook News from the other day and reads through it. Guess what article she shows Claudia when she hangs up with Stacey?

Claudia apparently feels left out that she isn't playing proxy stage mom like the others are and asks Charlotte if she wants to be in the pageant. Charlotte's first reaction is “WTF?! No! I'd rather read.” Does Claudia take no for an answer? Of course not! She needs to show the girls that she deserved to be asked for specifically goddammit! She tells Charlotte if she wins she'll get a crown and get her picture in the paper and “everyone will make a fuss over you!” Doesn't Charlotte hate being the center of attention? I guess that didn't occur to Claudia. 

Charlotte tries looking for another way out of it by adding that she isn't talented. She can't sing, or dance, or play an instrument. Well, that didn't stop the Pikes. Charlotte then lets it slip that she could read for her talent and give a dramatic reading from a book. She chooses the scene from Charlie and Chocolate Factory where Violet Beauregarde turns into a giant blueberry.

Claudia, obviously not enthused by someone reading as a talent, decides that since it's different, the judges will like it. I mean, it isn't that different - Margo's doing recitation too! Charlotte then says she isn't pretty and these shows rely on looks; Claudia tells her “Oh, it isn't a beauty show!” Oh, Claudia.

After a bit more brainwashing convincing, Charlotte decides to do it and Dr. Johanssen gives her permission but tells Charlotte not to be too disappointed if she lost. I honestly don't think Charlotte has any plans towards making a serious run for the crown. Claudia's happy but my god. You just dragged an extremely shy girl who isn't too confident into a beauty pageant. And now the real fun begins since each of the main officers has contestants they're helping. Time for the claws to come out!

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