A Little Drabble Do Ya: A Moment of Self - Doubt

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

“April?”

“Mark.”

“What’s wrong, Luv?  Your face looks like a thundercloud.”

“I had a few words with some of the ‘ladies’ in Communications.  I overheard them talking about me in the locker room.  They are under the impression that I’m a slut because I had sex training in Survival School.”

“Just like every other Section II.”

“No, not like every other Section II; I’m a woman, so now I’m ‘ruined;’ no decent man will want me.  I ‘suggested’ strongly that they not discuss me again or things might become unpleasant.”

“You don’t believe that poppycock, do you?”

“Maybe I do.”

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Eww now this is an interesting take and I think it has potential as a longer story. Good one.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It occured to me that April not only had to have faced resistance from male agents, but also from women judging her based on 50s and early 60s stereotypes. I definitely intend to take this further, but I haven't decided to keep it a drabble tale or just do a longer story like I did with "The Deja Vu Affair."

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

ewww, longer story, please?

[jkkitty.livejournal.com]

Her 'suggestion' seems like a good one that some of the ladies had been listen too

[svetlanacat4.livejournal.com]

" I ‘suggested’ strongly" Medical will be busy. I'm just saying.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I really don't think April would physically attack the support staff if for no other reason than her entire body is a lethal weapon and they don't have that training. It would be like a full grown tiger attacking a domestic kitten.

There are many ways she can get even with them, if she wants to.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Would she be allowed to threaten physical violence to people for speech? It seems very unUNCLE.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Hi, Laurose8, see my answer to svetlanacat4's comment; it's the same thing I say to you. Thanks for reading and commenting!

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

I guess you're right; in the sixties there wouldn't have been as much 'default to a punch in the nose'.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Interesting door you have opened here. I imagine a few plot bunnies are interested in the subject ;)

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I want to take this idea further with an expanded tale as I don't think anyone else has done something with this angle. Thanks for reading and commenting.