Eggcream, Please.

~shufei

Eggcream, Please

A cyborganic young girl sidles to the bar, 
climbs up onto the high stool as a squirrel does
a perch.
Her awkward demeanour belies a stealthy footstep.
The girl opens a blue canvas purse, removes a glowing 
coin, drops it in the kiosk.  The robot barkeep 
spins over, its face a CRT of a Max Headroom 
homage version of George W. Bush.

• Welcome. Buenas noches. What’ll yyyyou have?

Um... An eggcream, thanks. Soy milk and heavy on the mit Gass.

• Alright, Gggirlie-girl. One librul freedomcream coming up.

Eggcream, not freedomcream, Dubya. But thanks.

The girl closes her eyes.  She sits silently as
The robot mixes seltzer, chocolate, and soy milk.

• Your freedomcream, Girlie-girl. Mmmmission accomplished.

Thanks, Dubya.

The girl sips at the eggcream, as a 1980’s cybernetic
George W. Bush waits in attendance.

You mixed it well. It has a nice froth and the fizzy is thick. Next time, please use a darker cocoa chocolate?

• You got it, Girlie-girl. Wwwe aim to please. Anything else?

No, I don’t think so.

...

These are the times which try men’s souls. Eggcream is the proof it’s worth it. The proof in the pudding. You grok?

• I misunderestimate wwwhat you’re saying, Girlie-girl; but I’m glad you enjoy the freedomcream.

Here’s to Brooklyn, Dubya. That’s what I’m saying. Here’s to Brooklyn.

-EOF-

.

▓█████   ▄████   ▄████  ▄████▄   ██▀███  ▓█████ ▄▄▄       ███▄ ▄███▓
▓█   ▀  ██▒ ▀█▒ ██▒ ▀█▒▒██▀ ▀█  ▓██ ▒ ██▒▓█   ▀▒████▄    ▓██▒▀█▀ ██▒
▒███   ▒██░▄▄▄░▒██░▄▄▄░▒▓█    ▄ ▓██ ░▄█ ▒▒███  ▒██  ▀█▄  ▓██    ▓██░
▒▓█  ▄ ░▓█  ██▓░▓█  ██▓▒▓▓▄ ▄██▒▒██▀▀█▄  ▒▓█  ▄░██▄▄▄▄██ ▒██    ▒██ 
░▒████▒░▒▓███▀▒░▒▓███▀▒▒ ▓███▀ ░░██▓ ▒██▒░▒████▒▓█   ▓██▒▒██▒   ░██▒
░░ ▒░ ░ ░▒   ▒  ░▒   ▒ ░ ░▒ ▒  ░░ ▒▓ ░▒▓░░░ ▒░ ░▒▒   ▓▒█░░ ▒░   ░  ░
 ░ ░  ░  ░   ░   ░   ░   ░  ▒     ░▒ ░ ▒░ ░ ░  ░ ▒   ▒▒ ░░  ░      ░
   ░   ░ ░   ░ ░ ░   ░ ░          ░░   ░    ░    ░   ▒   ░      ░   
   ░  ░      ░       ░ ░ ░         ░        ░  ░     ░  ░       ░   
                       ░