Page 149 of Nearly Roadkill
“Where would I ever be without you?”
“Without me? You’d be up to your neck in trouble and paperwork.”
END JABBA NARRATIVE ENTRY
15HIPPIE CHICK
TOOBE ENTRY
Winc uses “splatter” to describe playing two or three or more different identities all at the same time. Like when you’re in a bunch of Private Messages at once, in a bunch of different personas.
But right now splatter means all my worlds in collision. My dad’s mad at the advertising and the invasion of privacy. Orlio’s all excited about The Rally (still going on), and Gwynyth is making “incantations” over her altar. Who’m I supposed to be with all that going on at the same time?
Plus so much mail to me and S&W. What is the obsession with us?
Coney Island scammers must be making megabucks on those T-shirts, and the coaster still rattles the walls of my room every day. Funny, I’ve gotten used to it. My dad says the cops tracking us for such a stupid reason is “an old struggle in new surroundings.” This may not sound very cool, but I just want to go down to the beach with him for an ice-cream cone, right now.
Anyway: The Rally’s been going on for almost twelve hours; Scratch and Winc are chatting somewhere, Jabba has gone silent, Gwynyth’s hyper, bustling all over, muttering a lot.
“Sense of purpose.”
“Guides be with me.”
“Uranus well-timed.”
Stuff like that. More later.
END TOOBE ENTRY
GWYNYTH DIARY ENTRY
The strike reminds me of ancient gatherings, where all responded to some unseen signal and met in the woods by the moon. Venus is so lovely this time of year.
The strike is to begin in under twenty hours. What will I do for a 24-hour absence of electronic activity?
Resolution to myself: clean house.
The tribes are gathering. Haven’t had this much fun since we all got naked in Central Park and passed out flowers to the cops! Speaking of cops, where are they?
END GWYNYTH DIARY ENTRY
SCRATCH JOURNAL ENTRY
To:Winc
From:Scratch
Subj:Update
The Coalition is excited about the Strike. They’re gonna put together a statement. What coalitions do best!
Have you seen the Gender Board? Abuzz. ::tearing up:: It’s happening:
Post: Gender Board
I read that 90% of intersexed infants are surgically altered at birth.I was furious but one thing relieved me: at least we’ve found each other instead of wondering if we’re alone.
“Intersexed” means hermaphrodites in this context. I didn’t even think of that possibility!
