THE FELLIP NECTAR STAND Edition 1.4: Wisdom Teeth, The UT, and Raslac…Oh My!
Author: LeatherGirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Farscape or anything associated with Farscape.
Warning: LeatherGirl was not 100% at the time of the creation of this edition.
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[Seated at the bar, LeatherGirl takes a careful sip of water. She dabs at corners of mouth and glances around self-consciously. John Crichton and Zhaan enter bar and take seats on either side of LeatherGirl.]
LeatherGirl: [In muffled voice.] “Oh my god…”
John: “You were in the chair, weren’t you?” [Leans forward and rubs LeatherGirl’s sore cheek with his hand. She veers away painfully.]
Zhaan: “John, please. She hasn’t quite healed yet.”
John: “How bout some Raslac?” [Taps hand on bar, catching attention of the barkeeper.]
LeatherGirl: [Speaks half to herself.] “I must have overdosed on the pain killers.”
Zhaan: “LeatherGirl, the power of the mind is a mysterious thing that even I haven’t explored much. I believe you have successfully harnessed it. Can you tell me how?”
LeatherGirl: [Looks from John to Zhaan and shrugs.] “Might as well play along.” [Struggles with a slight smile and mumbles a quick answer.] “Prepared myself mentally.”
John: “When we have some Raslac, your worries will float away….” [Remains looking at the barkeeper, waiting for his drink.]
Zhaan: “What do you mean by that?” [Zhaan cocks head curiously at LeatherGirl.]
LeatherGirl: “Expected much pain…but afterwards…there was little. I was prepared for the worst.”
Zhaan: “Interesting. How are you managing with getting food into your body?”
LeatherGirl: [Rolls eyes and looks to John, who smiles back.] “Is she for real?”
John: “Trust me, her unity stuff is great. She is a curious cat, though.”
Zhaan: “What’s a cat?”
LeatherGirl: “Curiosity killed the cat.”
John: [Laughs at the play of conversation.] “The cat’s out of the bag.”
Zhaan: [Puzzled, stops talking all together to look at the two strange beings before her with confusion.] “Why do you humans like to confuse each other so?”
[John and LeatherGirl look at each other and start to laugh. LeatherGirl moans, holding her mouth. John places some Raslac before her. She eyes it carefully and watches with wide eyes as John downs a glass.]
LeatherGirl: “Painkillers and Raslac. This outta be good!” [Downs some Raslac herself. Starts to see stars and feels groggy.]
John: “Whoa, LeatherGirl, you okay?” [Places a hand on LeatherGirl’s shoulder.]
LeatherGirl: “Damn that’s good. Wish I had had this coming into surgery!”
Zhaan: “Shame on you LeatherGirl and shame on you John. How could you let this poor creature suffer so? You yourself know what it is like to be in the chair.”
[John’s smile disappears and he grabs a better hold onto the unsteady LeatherGirl.]
John: “Gee, I’m sorry LeatherGirl, I know the pain your feeling. Trust me.”
LeatherGirl: [Nodding head slowly.] “No, the pain isn’t the worst. It’s the no eating, no chewing part I can’t handle! I’ve been dreaming about food! There’s the delicious steaming waves of ham, turkey, and roast beef layered onto a wholesome wheat bread topped off with salty, juicy pickles with a hint of pepper seasoning all swimming in circles right in front of me. Then there’s the entrée of large thick juicy steaks smothered with their own sauces of heaven. Oh, and then the big tall order of smooth, milky chocolate pieces hovering above all else. I can’t take this anymore!” [Buries head in John’s chest. John looks to Zhaan with a confused expression and receives one back.]
Zhaan: “By the look of you, I’d say you never ate before hand anyway. How could these visions of food haunt your mind?”
LeatherGirl: [Growing dizzy, looks away from John to stare at Zhaan with surprise.] “When you don’t have something, the mere thought of it tortures you!”
John: [Smacks lips hungrily, still thinking of the food LeatherGirl was describing.] “Damn LeatherGirl, you sure know how to ask a guy out. Let’s get something to eat, I’m starved!”
[LeatherGirl and Zhaan look to John with confused expressions.]
LeatherGirl: “Ah, John, I can’t chew.”
John: “You’re right. And torture is not a good thing. It seems to flourish out here. Why don’t we go to the booth over there and have some more to drink. Then we can drown our sorrows about the chair. Zhaan, would you care to join us?” [John wraps arm around LeatherGirl and holds out other to Zhaan.]
Zhaan: “No, that’s quite all right, John. I’m beginning to realize that I’m blessed with having no bones!” [Zhaan disturbingly rubs her cheek and scurries out of the bar.]
LeatherGirl: [Laughs as she and John sit down in a booth together. Then grows serious and glances around nervously at the empty bar. It is early in the day after all!] “By the way, where’s Aeryn? I wouldn’t want her to get the wrong idea and have her punch me…it would do a lot of damage!”
John: [Laughs.] “Don’t worry about her. I sent her to do some errands. I informed her of some extra pulse rifles being sold down the street a ways. She’ll be gone for hours…oh, arns.”
LeatherGirl: “Whew. Let’s drink then. To the unnecessary parts of anatomy in the human race!” [John and LeatherGirl laugh, tapping glasses.] “I’m surprised Zhaan didn’t have anything to say about that. I mean, the actual name Wisdom Teeth has got to just drive her insane.”
John: “When I told the crew what wisdom teeth were and why we didn’t need them anymore, they all laughed at me. They muttered something about stupid humans and I think Aeryn muttered ‘humans think wisdom comes from their teeth? They actually believe that kind of dren!?’”
LeatherGirl: “At least we humans know when to get rid of the buggers. No infections here!” [LeatherGirl takes a careful sip from her glass. John watches with amusement as she dribbles onto her chin.]
John: “LeatherGirl, you crack me up.”
LeatherGirl: [Looks to John with a flirting glance.] “John you make a gal feel good no matter how much pain she’s going through!”
[LeatherGirl and John share a few laughs and drink the night away. LeatherGirl insisted on drinking water the rest of the night, fearing more pain in the morning from a hangover than anything else.]
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That’s it for this week’s edition of The Fellip Nectar Stand. It’s a little on the ouch side but that’s okay, I’m still not 100% so don’t expect much!!! Any comments? Give me a post. Glad to hear from you and hope that if you are interested in being hosted in an edition, you will send me an email or post. Stay tuned for next week’s edition of The Fellip Nectar Stand. You’d be surprised who can show up at the Fellip Nectar Stand!