This choice: They change slowly over the course of the party • Go Back...Chapter #5They change slowly over the course of the party by: Dr.Unpleasant   Mark and Alexis were met at the door by their hostess, Jamie Dark, who was a good friend of them both. They gaped in awe at her costume. Her skin was colored dark red, and her eyes were bright yellow. Shiny black horns projected from her forehead, and her teeth came to sharp points. She was wearing an elegant black dress, and her feet seemed to have been replaced by shiny black hooves. A tail with a pointed barb on the end projected through a hole in the back of her dress.
Wow, she looks amazing, thought Mark. There was an unspoken that guests made their own costumes for these parties, and did not use professionally-made outfits. Jamie was pretty amazing, but Mark had to wonder if she has really made her costume and done her make-up herself. Still, she was the hostess, it wouldn't be polite to call attention to it.
She smiled when she saw them, and said, "Ha-ha-ha, awesome! Why, if it isn't Mark Johnson and Alexis D'Arcy! Or is it 'Marcia D'Arcy' and 'Alexander Johnson'?"
She grabbed them in a three-way hug and kissed them both on the cheek.
"I'm so glad that you both came! Come on in and join the fun!"
She ushered them in, and pointed out two figures standing to one side. "Allow me to introduce you to our chaperones", she said
The chaperones in question were two teachers from their school, a man and a woman. The party wasn't an official school function, but since the guests were all students from their school, Jamie had persuaded two staff members to come .
One was Maria Ferzoco, the world history teacher. She was a pretty, dark-haired woman in her late twenties, who was generally known as one of the "fun" teachers, sympathetic to the students and with a good sense of humor. She was dressed as an ancient Egyptian queen, with a long flowing robe and an ornate headdress. Her costume was decorated with the astrological symbols for the various planets, as well as the symbols of various nations.
The other teacher was Matthew O'Donnell, the chemistry teacher. He was a sandy-haired fellow in his forties who known for being a quiet man who seldom missed anything that was happening. He was dressed as a grandfather clock, with his face painted yellow and the numbers written in a circle. Clock hands were gummed below his nose like a lopsided mustache.
Jamie bowed and said, "Please say hello to the Pharaoh of the Solar System and Grandfather Clock."
"'The Pharaoh of the Solar System'?", asked Alexis.
"May as well dream big", smiled Ms. Ferzoco.
"'Grandfather Clock'?", asked Mark.
"A character from Captain Kangaroo, a show I used to watch when I was a kid", explained Mr. O'Donnell. Mark and Alexis made small talk with the two teachers for a few minutes, and then...
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