Split Tree Resort Remodeled 04
[It's the Saturday of the resort's big Speed Dating event in the Community Hut, where Coo-Coo actually works, if that hasn't been mentioned yet and the lobby is all abuzz with men and women who have no business attending a Speed Dating event because most of them already have a tan line on their ring finger, but the Split Tre Resort doesn't judge.]
"[Tap, tap, tap] well, this is awkward, so, what would Twiddle Dee do in this situation, I ask myself because I give myself the best answers, hmm? Ah-hah, Twiddle Dee would say the exact same thing, but in a different way, mm-hmm."
[And Coo-Coo is still talking to herself]
"[Tap, tap, tap] attention, resort guests in the lobby, it was my mistake to ask everyone who is here to register for the Speed Dating event tonight, to side shuffle to the left side of the lobby because..."
[Everyone in the crowded lobby, men and woman, hold their position with their heads lowered, while fiddling with their ring finger because (chuckles), nobody wants to admit that they are there for the Speed Dating event]
"[Tap, tap, tap] because what I meant to say so loudly out loud, was would everyone who is here in the lobby, who is interested in the complimentary beverages and appetizers, that will be oddly enough served by coincidence at the same time as the Speed Dating event in the Community Hut, which is where I actually work, tonight between 8pm and 11pm, please side shuffle step to the left, thank you. And there was this one time when I was going to sit on creek's crossing bridge and dangle my toes in the flowing creek water, but then I didn't because I was late for work."
[Everyone in the lobby side step shuffles to the left so fast that the earth wobbled momentarily, even though nobody was there for the Speed Dating interviews event. Well, everyone except for the Pastor's wife, who stood her ground in her perfectly acceptable Pastor's wife dress and her cream sweater shawl draped over her shoulders.]
"[Tap, tap, tap] ahh, that's better, next! And I'm looking at you, you with the perfectly streaked big city blonde hair, who thinks that looking shyly downwards works when it comes to being called next in line, mm-hmm. And there was this one time when I was going to take a golf cart and have a romantic ride around the resort grounds with a boyfriend date, but then I didn't because I didn't have a boyfriend date."
"[Hah, at least I have a boyfriend date back home, you coo-coo clock! Ding, ding, ding] well, I'm Julie and I'm prepared to speak softly about a couple of things and then to speak normally about a couple of things and then to speak loudly about a couple of things, so, where shall we start, hmm?"
"[Tap, tap, tap] oh, we always start with me. Hello, I'm Coo-Coo and I'm normally Coo-Coo from the Coco counter in the Community Hut, but today I'm temporarily filling in at the front desk for Twiddle Dee, yet again, because she's off taking drone flying pilot lessons. And this one time, I thought that a flaming meteor hit the resort, but then I didn't because it was just the nightly bonfire flames. And we can just skip past how you want to speak loudly so everyone can hear you say that you and your cabin mate girlfriend, Luci, are not here this weekend for the Speed Dating event, mm-hmm. I mean, so far, the resort is suspiciously sold out for tonight and with a perfect mix of men and women, yet nobody is here for the Speed Dating event in the Community Hut, mm-hmm. Which is where I actually work, if I haven't mentioned that, so?"
"Well, I mean, well, fine, so, speaking softly then, what's the process like, hmm? And as you just said, we can skip right past the part about how it's no fair of the women to pop a boob out during the 5 minutes dating speed interviews because for some reason, there are rule boards about hat nailed everywhere, so?"
"[Tap, tap, tap] I mean [Coo-Coo lets the hammer and nails in her hand drop], well..."
"But the illustration of the mysterious woman with a boob popped out in oil paint is framing worthy and very meme like and the resort should sell them in the giftshop, so?"
"[Tap, tap, tap] oh, we have a reclusive and elusive visiting artist onsite for an extended stay and she thought that my crudely painted signs needed a little pazazz. Anyways, shall I start with how during the 5 minutes speed interview, where the woman says she likes long walks on the beach, that she actually means the longer they walk, the better chance she has of finding someone better, hmm? Or shall I start with how when the man says he wants to wait to start a family so they can enjoy being a carefree couple, that he actually means he wants as much sex that he can get from you before he dumps you for the grocery store's meat counter lady's daughter, the girl next door, when she breaks up with her boyfriend date, hmm?"
"[Julie] oh, well then, Coo-Coo cha choo, it's silly of me for thinking that a good place to start would be with what to do with the single rose on the interviewing tables because..."
"[Tap, tap, tap] mm-hmm, if the woman wants to explore with the guy further, she picks up of the single stemmed rose and places it in the thin glass vase of water as if to say 'yay' and if the woman wishes to say 'nay', then she dips the single stemmed rose into the flame of each of the table's candles and flings the flaming rose at the dart board, mm-hmm! Also, that just reminded me to nail a dart board up in the Community Hut so the wall doesn't catch on fire, which is where I actually work if I haven't mentioned that [leans over and picks the hammer and nails back up], so?"
"[Julie] um, yeah, you've mentioned that a couple of times now, you Coo-Coo (bird). Anyways..."
[The Pastor's wife heard enough and waited long enough and soft shuffles in her sensible flats towards the front desk]
"[Ding, ding, ding] mm-hmm, I'm Pastor Jim's wife and I haven't even checked in yet and I already want to fill out a compliant card [looks around], so where I find one of those cards, hmm? And by the way, Missy, I've been known to murmur 'mm-hmm' up to five times in a row, so?"
[Pastor Jim's wife stood there in her Pastor's wife long and unwrinkled dress and with her sweater shawl over her shoulders, while holding her purse in front of her with both hands like she was a throwback model from a 70's magazine cover]
"[Tap, tap, tap] mm-hmm [tap, tap, tap] and I see in my system that the Pastor's wives revival retreat is right on schedule, starting at 4pm in the Community Hut, which where I normally work, and ending by 7pm, before the free wheeling 'sign me up for sex' meet and greet starts, so, Pastor Jim's wife, what's the problem because everything seems to be on schedule, hmm?"