Wednesday, January 01, 2003

Episode 2

It was a very warm day just after Christmas. XS Clothing Woman was in the living room of her superhero flat while DTM was in the spare room wondering whether the length of his hair was interfering with his game-playing prowess.

XS Clothing Woman was on her Macintosh when suddenly DTM burst into the living room.
“I need a hair cut”, he said, running his fingers through his long curly locks, pacing the floor.
“Mmmmm”, said XS Clothing Woman looking up from the keyboard. “You know that my powers are to be used for good and not, …the lazy”. DTM stopped and said, “My hair is causing my head to heat up over the recommended temperature and is thus interfering with my day to day lifestyle”. XS Clothing Woman knew that this was indeed true but wanted to finish her game of Solitaire first.

“Okay”’ she said pushing back her chair, “I shall CUT…YOUR….HAIR”. She said in a booming voice. She struck quite a figure, standing with her hands on her hips while her superhero cape billowed behind her in the hot breeze of the flat. DTM went to get a chair and put it in the kitchen. XS Clothing Woman got her hair trimmer bag and followed him into the kitchen. DTM sat down and XS Clothing Woman placed the too small cape that came with the hair trimmer around DTM’s neck. She opened up the hair trimmer bag to display the contents neatly arranged in their respective pockets. After plugging the trimmer in she made sure that the number 3 comb was in place. After a 30 second prayer, she twitched on the trimmer and began to trim.

Not long after, DTM had hair that was not unlike a Chia pet although he seemed to think that it more resembled the hair on an Action Man doll. Chia pet, Action Man…it’s hard to tell at this stage. (Chia Pet)

And it was done. Blowing on the trimmer like a pistol, XS Clothing Woman twirled it and placed it neatly in its bag. “Another poor person saved from the cold…ha ha haaaaaa”. But XS Clothing Woman suddenly realised that she had done the opposite. She had helped cool DTM ‘s head instead of heating it up more. What was she to do? Her life’s purpose seemed to crumble and fall at her feet.

DTM ran his hand through his number 3 hair, “Yes, this is a Superhero hair cut”.
XS Clothing Woman turned to him and said. “My love, I have cooled you instead of warmed you. The planets will collide and the sun will explode and all that was will be gone.”

DTM looked at her and smiled. “You didn’t cut my hair as XS Clothing Woman, but as my partner. That is not a superhero cape you wear, but the tea towel you used to hold your nachos at lunch. The tea towel somehow fell onto your shoulders and the ends tied themselves into a knot around your neck”.
XS Clothing Woman realised that this was indeed so. “Yes, you are right”. And with that they both kissed while birds sang and someone from the neighbourhood peddled furiously into the sunset.



Sunday, August 11, 2002

Episode 1.

One lovely, grey, rainy and windy day Cindy was walking to her favorite coffee shop to get a take-away latte. It was so windy and rainy that her tiny black mini skirt began yelling abuse at her for wearing it. Cindy was also wearing one of those sexy white singlet tops (size 6) that showed through her nipples.

Her teeth were chattering but she refused to put on the cardigan that she was holding. By the time Cindy got to the coffee shop she was half frozen but as she caught her reflection in the window she smiled, arranged her hair and opened the door. Everyone in the shop turned to look at the fashion victim who was more interested in looking good than being comfortable.

In the corner, next to the fire sat XS Clothing Woman dressed in her usual 10 layers of clothing, sipping a scolding cup of coffee. When XS saw Cindy the cup of coffee she was raising to her mouth stopped midway.

"I'll have a latte to go", said Cindy to the man behind the counter (who smiled, looking at her erect nipples). XS Clothing Womans companion, Dan The Man (DTM) turned to her and said,

"You have to help her. She must be mentally challenged to be dressed like that".

XS Clothing Woman thought for a moment and then got up from the chair and walked over to Cindy who's legs were red raw from the cold. XS Clothing Woman approached Cindy slowly, not to startle her, and raised her gloved hand to Cindys face. Using the XS Clothing Mind Meld XS Clothing Woman was able to see inside Cindys mind. It took 5 seconds. XS Clothing Woman turned to DTM and nodded saddly, confirming what they feared.

Within the next few seconds, XS Clothing woman gave Cindy a normal appetite where by she would put on a healthy amount of fat to keep her warm. Cindy turned to the man at the counter, putting on her cardigan and asked for ten banana muffins with extra topping.

XS Clothing Woman went back to her seat where she was greeted with thunderous applause from the rest of the customers in the shop.

"You truelly are a superhero to the chilly", said DTM wiping away an emotional tear. XS Clothing Woman just smiled.