LJI friends & rivals: topic 2

[noodledays]

Charlie couldn't help but think of Sharon as a bad penny who kept turning up, often in surprising places. Either that, or like the boomerang shellacked with metallic flecks which he'd been gifted by his quirky Uncle Jerry for his sixteenth birthday; he had lost his fascination with the objects after he turned 13 and discovered the attraction of

Comments

[whipchick]

Sneaky!

[murielle]

Wow! That's one way to get rid of her attention, as long as he's right about her attraction. If not, he's just bought a boatload of sympathy and pep talk advances.

Very well told!

[prog_schlock]

Ha! There's a way to start a rumor that everyone will be talking about in the office for a while! I hope he hasn't ultimately caused himself more grief from more people in his effort to politely put her off his trail!

Let's go back to the 80's for a thematically relevant tune:

[noodledays]

I had considered that, which is partly why he worded it a little ambiguously so he could deny the plausibility of any rumor she might feel inclined to start. ;)

what a great throwback that song is!

[alycewilson]

Clever!

[misfitmanor]

Sweet! I'm always a fan of nerdy types giving due comeuppance to the wannabes. My husband and I are nerds. We love Face/Off. I got him into it. I've been watching since the first season, and introduced him in the middle of Season 3. (That's when we first started hanging out regularly.) We enjoyed Jim Henson's Creature Shop, too, but it definitely didn't have the same flair. He's a total Star Wars nerd, too. This is an adorable piece... great job!