Only what came out of the top hat after tapping it with her magic wand was not a white bunny. It wasn't even furry. It was a piglet, one that looked overjoyed to be sharing the spotlight with her.
Melinda the Mystical was far less enthusiastic, yet she managed to turn her frown into an awkward smile. The crowd was laughing. The show must go on.
When her routine was finished, she bowed low and the applause swelled. Then the curtains closed and her face snarled, finally free to express the fury she felt boiling up from within. She stormed backstage and found her manager leaning low in an old office chair.
"What was that about?"
"What?"
"That prop swap. The trick is to take a rabbit out of a hat, not a pig."
The man spread his hands wide, grinning. "Maybe I got confused. But hey, the crowd liked it. You should-"
"No, No. Let's not pretend this was about the act. This was you sending a crass message. You tried to humiliate me in front of all those people."
"Eh. Talk is cheap. I tell you to lose weight and you never listen. Maybe now you understand you're getting porky," he sneered.
Melinda did an about-face and headed to her dressing room. Over her shoulder she said to him "maybe now you understand that you're getting fired."
I gotta ask: Which came first, the pig's expression or the "overjoyed" line? Melinda is lovely; While there's not much more you can do with the scene I'd love to see her in more vignettes...
Have you ever considered a full blown comic? I know the Oekaki board(s) don't really accomodate that, but I'm curious just the same...
Only what came out of the top hat after tapping it with her magic wand was not a white bunny. It wasn't even furry. It was a piglet, one that looked overjoyed to be sharing the spotlight with her.
Melinda the Mystical was far less enthusiastic, yet she managed to turn her frown into an awkward smile. The crowd was laughing. The show must go on.
When her routine was finished, she bowed low and the applause swelled. Then the curtains closed and her face snarled, finally free to express the fury she felt boiling up from within. She stormed backstage and found her manager leaning low in an old office chair.
"What was that about?"
"What?"
"That prop swap. The trick is to take a rabbit out of a hat, not a pig."
The man spread his hands wide, grinning. "Maybe I got confused. But hey, the crowd liked it. You should-"
"No, No. Let's not pretend this was about the act. This was you sending a crass message. You tried to humiliate me in front of all those people."
"Eh. Talk is cheap. I tell you to lose weight and you never listen. Maybe now you understand you're getting porky," he sneered.
Melinda did an about-face and headed to her dressing room. Over her shoulder she said to him "maybe now you understand that you're getting fired."