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- Jamie and Lisa's "Adventura Excelente"
The following is a work of fiction, and not terribly realistic fiction at that. Just imagine the concept of someone actually paying real money for the schlock that we write.
All fictional characters are well over eighteen years of age.
(Ding dong.)
Lisa, someone is at the door.
Really, Jamie, I thought that ringing was tinnitus?
Nah, you need to have something in between your ears to hear ringing up there.
Uh-huh, I'll get it
Hi, I'm Jo-ann Halway from Meshugge Films.
Meshugge Films?
Lisa, Hugh sent us an e-mail, he sold some stories.
Yeah, but ... Well, I thought it was a joke. I mean- Ow, why did you elbow me, Jamie?
Utshay upyay
Please come in Ms. Halway.
Jo-ann, please ... Here is my card.
Welcome to our home. (reading card) So you are the 'Junior Associate Co-Assistant to the Senior Content Producer for Meshugge?
For Latin America and the Caribbean.
Welcome, would you like some coffee?
Thank you, that would be nice.
Jamie would be happy to get you some.
Jamie, but you offered.
Why yes, Jamie I would love a cup too.
But ... Oh, nevermind.
Uhmm, you seem to be ...
Lisa Saunders (extending hand).
Yes, but you ...
Jamie is in the kitchen getting us coffee.
You both seem to be naked. Did I come-
Oh, where are my manners? May I take your clothing?
Uh ... well ...
Really, it's no problem.
And it's so much more comfortable.
We can sit on the sofa.
The leather feels great.
Well, okay, when in Rome ...
That's the spirit. So Meshugge Films?
The motion picture studio who had bought the rights to many of your stories.
I'll just hang them right here in the entry closet.
Uh, thanks.
Sorry, here is your coffee.
Thank you.
So a 'big shot' from Meshugge Films sitting right here on our sofa.
Well, I wouldn't say a "big shot."
The assistant big shot then.
So, you two are sisters?
Not biologically.
But we are 'sisters by-choice' which is far more important.
How do you define 'sister-by-choice'?
We finished-up high school together, near Stuttgart in what was then West Germany.
We were Army brats. Our dads were stationed at Panzer Kaserne, Cooke, Echterdingen, and Kelley Barracks.
Our high school was at Patch Barracks.
Jamie, Eva, me, and Lillian ...
The four of you?
It was just the four of us in the beginning. Kristin, Claire, Maria, and Monica would join us later, in Minneapolis and Holguin.
And of course, George, Paul, Hugh, and Ethan.
Wow, four boys and eight girls, how does that all work?
Really well. We mostly all work in the same field, Eva and Kristin take care of us and of course, the girls are all bisexual.
Just the girls?
The guys are ...
It's tough for them, they get judged. Or maybe, it's just that they care about what folks think.
We don't.
Don't?
Don't care what other people think.
We have "our rules," they work for us and we follow them.
'Our rules,' not 'other people's rules.'
Like.
Like with sex, we belive in open access.
What exactly does 'open access' mean to you?
We have sex with any of our lovers whenever they want it.
Not just when it's convenient for us.
It's actually a very old-fashioned concept. Something the Apostle Paul is quoted speaking of in Letter to the Philippians.
That we always are there for 'our other.'
But he was probably talking about couples.
That and polygynous family groups.
Meaning one man and several wives.
You know a 'traditional family.'
'Cause the Bible says: marriage is between one man and one woman ... and her sister, and their two half-sisters, who are slaves.
Uh, okay ...
'Ya know, Jesus himself said that when a man has multiple wives, he must treat them all equally. Including giving each of them 'marital bliss,' which means orgasms.
So each may drink from their own well, and be satisfied at home.
The idea being: we won't stray if we are all happy.
We just made the concept an egalitarian one.
And used the proven concept of economy of scale.
Economy of scale?
When we had our children, they had four dads and eight moms. No matter what, someone was 'good' at whatever they needed.
And one dad and two moms might be at work. So, two moms might watch them while three dads and four moms partied together next door.
Switching back and forth so everybody got equal turns.
I get the feeling that Eva really is a minister, isn't she?
Yes, but it's probably best not to say which body ordained her. Sadly there is a lot of prejudice in organized religion.
Prejudice that is without any scriptural basis.
We get why some people don't care for us mentioning the Bible.
It's been appropriated by those who haven't read it and misquoted to those who don't.
Sort of like the flag has been, by some people of a particular political belief.
We don't plan on just surrendering it to them.
Well, it's easier to thump on the book than to actually read it.
Lot's of big words ...