Bimbo or Billionaire: Nursing A Grudge
Chapter 1 - The Grudge
Tammy frowned as she shot daggers at Paul who was laughing along with the rest of her friends around the table, so much so in fact that other people in the restaurant were starting to stare.
"So let me get this straight?" Paul started to say in between belly rolls, "...you think that Bimbo or Billionaire, the most popular TV game show on earth? is all fake?"
"Of course!" she shot back, crossing her arms under her small breasts.
"Ok? ok? let's say it is? that means that how many people are involved? Hundreds? No thousands? God, it's got to be tens of thousands of people, all working to deceive the entire world, all without anyone slipping up or spilling the beans?"
"Oh don't be so naive Paul, the government covers up things all the time, Bimbo or Billionaire is just another one of their ways to control everyone? just like vaccines and the Internet!"
This time the laughter was even more rambunctious and two of her friends even slipped so far down in their seats that she lost sight of them under the table.
Shelly, Paul's girlfriend decided to pipe in as well, "God Tammy, I've always known you were a kooky one? but come on! I actually saw Chrissi once at a mall opening and she was a total airhead, I even caught sight of her blowing one of the officiants after the ceremony! You can't fake that kind of bimbodom!"
"I think I saw that video on the Internet too!" Jason, one of her other friends chimed in with.
"Chrissi is paid good money to act that dumb!" Tammy replied, "You watch, when she retires she'll suddenly be smart again and will probably publish a tell-all book too!"
"Chrissi couldn't *read* a book, let alone write one! Did you see that episode where Jack asked her to write down her favourite sexual position, handed her a pencil and a piece of paper, and she tried to use the eraser end to do it! My god, the look on her face when it didn't work was priceless!" Kenny, the last of the guys at the table managed to say once he'd pulled himself up from under it.
Tammy turned to Daisy, her oldest and best friend who had remained silent throughout the ribbing, it broke Tammy's heart to see her trying her hardest not to laugh out loud.
"Daisy? not you too!" Tammy almost shouted and Daisy couldn't hold it in any longer, the loudest burst of laughter at the table yet coming from between her lips.
"Oh god, Tammy, I'm sorry? but really. I mean? you say lots of crazy stuff, but I? just? how do they do it then? I mean, you can watch them change right in front of your own eyes! Is it all computer graphics? Do they pay off the audiences as well?" Daisy replied.
"It's? it's holograms! And mirrors! The audience, just like us, think they're seeing it, but it's just a trick! And the contestants are in on it too! They get paid to play along!"
Tammy couldn't believe how cruel her friends were being, she'd done all kinds of research on the Internet about this and she knew she was right!
"You know what Tammy?" Paul asked but she refused to take the bait, "If you're so sure you're right? why don't you apply to be a contestant then?"
Tammy blinked several times as her eyes widened, "You know what Paul, you're right! That's exactly what I'm going to do! And you watch, they won't accept me because I won't play along with their silly game show!"
This brought an even bigger round of laughter from all her friends and she was done with them. She slammed her hand on the table as she stood up and walked away from them.
"You'll see I'm right! You just wait!" she called back over her shoulder and headed home. She'd show them all!
Chapter 2 - Opening Credits
The studio curtains raised as the theme music blared from the speakers with the applause of the live studio audience. Tammy was giddy with excitement, she couldn't believe she'd been accepted as a contestant and she was going to show all her friends, and the rest of the world, what a scam this show was! Even if she'd had to put up with her near-nude state with the two tiny strips of material that they called a costume that she wore now.
Her fingers rose up to touch the Collar of Fate's cold steel against her neck, they had put on a big show about placing it around her neck a week ago, but she knew it was just a shiny piece of metal. Maybe it had a few electronic tricks in it for show, but that was it. She'd tried to get everyone that she'd talked to from the show to admit as much, but none of them broke from the company line.
"Yes folks it's time to answer the question that is on all of our minds? Is she a? Bimbo or Billionaire!" the announcer's voice came across the PA system and the audience roared in response.
The applause brought butterflies to Tammy's stomach, she had never been in front of so many people before, even though she didn't consider herself shy or anything. She took a look to see Jack standing on stage, holding his mic as he spoke, "Thanks Dan, welcome to the show everyone! Before we bring out today's contestant, I just wanted to remind everyone to get their booster shots, it's up to each and every one of us to do our part!"
Tammy rolled her eyes at the call to get yet another vaccine booster shot, when would it end?
The crowd clapped as Jack waited for their applause to subside.
"Ok, well enough small talk, let's bring out today's contestant... Tammy!" Jack called out and the audience came to its feet with cheers.
Tammy put on her best smile and walked out onto the stage and over to the podium that she would be standing behind for the show.
"Hello Tammy, welcome!"
"Hi Jack, thanks!" she replied with real enthusiasm, though not for the reason that the audience expected.
Jack turned to the audience and beamed a smile, "Folks, I have to be honest with you, Tammy isn't excited to be here for the reason you might think. Obviously appearing on the show is a big deal, but Tammy... well, Tammy why don't you tell the audience your little secret reason for being here today?"
"Ha! Of course Jack, I'd love to." she replied and then turned to the audience as well, "I'm here to prove that this is all fake! The Collar of Fate? More like Collar of Fake! Impossible! It's all just a ruse to let the government lull you into complicity!" she said defiantly.
The audience gasped and a murmur coursed through it.
Finally Jack let out a hearty chuckle and then spoke, "Yes, that's right, she's a Bimbo denier! I'm told you hold a host of other fringe ideas and conspiracy theories as well?"
"They're only fringe because the sheeple won't wake up Jack! You watch, I'll prove this show is just another government conspiracy, right here, right now!"
Jack laughed again and shook his head, "Well, good luck with that Tammy. I can't wait to see how it goes for you." he said with a chuckle at the end.
The audience picked up on it and laughed along with him, sending Tammy's blood almost to a boil.
"But let's get started Tammy... there's a question I need you to answer before we can begin... are you ready to play Bimbo or Billionaire?"
"I'm ready to blow this whole thing wide open Jack, so yes!" she replied with great confidence and a little spite in her voice.
"Sounds good Tammy, I've got to get a few housekeeping items out of the way and we can get going. First off I'd like to bring everyone's attention to our case girl Chrissi!"
As always the spotlight highlighted Chrissi and the buxom blonde bimbo wiggled and jiggled as the crowd cheered and whistled. Today Chrissi was wearing a tight white dress that hardly covered her modesty, not that she had any, and put her ample cleavage on full display. Across her chest was a wide blue sash with 'Best before midnight' written across it in big bold white letters.
"Chrissi was the unluckiest contestant to ever play our game here and opened twelve bimbo cases in a row. But we just couldn't let her leave with nothing so instead we didn't let her leave at all and she's been with us ever since!
