Sunday, June 22, 2008

 

Fiction Outtake: Protection (just before Trevor's Song era)

I found this new prompt site, Velvet Verbosity, which challenges you to be inspired by a one-word prompt, but to make your inspiration fit into 100 words. No more, no less. This week's word: Protection.

Yeah. I thought the same thing.



"It's time," ShapeShifter's manager said. "You need to protect yourselves."

"Sounds like it's the girls who need to be protected from us."

"Either way. You're at the point in your career where you need to be careful. Paternity suits might be only nine months away."

No one smiled. Trevor didn't smirk. It wasn't funny. This was about contracts and rules and following them, three things Trevor particularly hated. This was about growing up, which was one of those things Trevor had vowed to never do.

"If we have to, we have to," Mitchell said. He wasn't happy about it, either.





To learn more about ShapeShifter, Trevor, and Mitchell, follow these links. You'll be taken to their bio pages, and from there, you can read more of their fictional hijinks.

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# posted by Susan Helene Gottfried @ 8:55 PM
Comments:
Imaging either guy being a father is funny!
# posted by Blogger Jill : June 22, 2008 9:11 PM
 
Awww Shapeshifter is becoming responsible. *wink*
# posted by Blogger Amy Ruttan : June 22, 2008 9:59 PM
 
Well, this is one time when Trevor might want to follow the rules after all, since I'm pretty sure kids aren't big on his list of interests. Not at this stage of his life, at least.
# posted by Blogger Ann (bunnygirl) : June 22, 2008 11:15 PM
 
Heh! Great take on Protection! :)
# posted by Blogger Thomma Lyn : June 22, 2008 11:41 PM
 
Nice. Most musicians don't think about that stuff. Ask me about Ron Welty formerly of the Offspring some time. LOL
# posted by Blogger Lex Valentine : June 22, 2008 11:43 PM
 
World domination is such a bitch.
# posted by Blogger Robin : June 23, 2008 2:04 AM
 
so the boys say good-by to the halcyon days of having nothing to loose and join the ranks of men with ever-growing arsenals for protection.
# posted by Blogger Joy Renee : June 23, 2008 10:27 AM
 
'Paternity suits might be only nine months away.'

LOL!! Excellent short piece, Susan. It's the other side of 'watch what you wish for - you might get it.'
# posted by Blogger Julia Phillips Smith : June 23, 2008 10:38 AM
 
I think they are at the stage where they need to separate responsibility from rules. One small step...
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : June 23, 2008 10:54 AM
 
They might not have smiled, but I sure did. :)
# posted by Blogger Darla : June 23, 2008 11:09 AM
 
Sounds like a cover-up to me ;-)
# posted by Blogger anthonynorth : June 23, 2008 11:23 AM
 
*groan*

Oh, Anthony!
# posted by Blogger Susan Helene Gottfried : June 23, 2008 11:24 AM
 
Wow that would a a hard assignment, 100 words, exactly? Good job!! :)
# posted by Blogger Rebecca : June 23, 2008 1:16 PM
 
ha ha I agree with Robin
# posted by Blogger Melissa : June 23, 2008 3:03 PM
 
A potential paternity suit is one kind of 'protection' I suppose, LOL!
# posted by Blogger Bobkat : June 23, 2008 6:40 PM
 
Even your short shorts are brilliant! Trevor was rendered smirkless... priceless
# posted by Blogger Wylie Kinson : June 23, 2008 10:21 PM
 
Great take on the challenge word. Very appropriate for ShapeShifter.
# posted by Blogger karen! : June 25, 2008 4:24 PM
 
The rules speaketh :)
Great piece, Susan. It's hard to write something that short!
# posted by Blogger Shelley Munro : June 25, 2008 4:33 PM
 
haven't been here in awhile.. but sure did enjoy hearing abt the boys again... nine months... that's great... definitely like the 100 word format too...
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : June 25, 2008 10:15 PM
 
Welcome to the 100 Word Challenge! I've been flaking out recently but I do hope you'll join in again! I'm excited to have such a variety of writers.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : June 26, 2008 8:20 PM
 
Paterinity suits might be the least of Trevor's Troubles in the Years to come.
# posted by Blogger Edward S Gault : June 27, 2008 12:09 AM
 
Oh, Edward, how true that statement is...
# posted by Blogger Susan Helene Gottfried : June 27, 2008 7:50 AM
 
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