Sitting in front of the small broken piece of mirror, he made the last preperations. The last touches were made to the face, perfect. Putting on the headress made the transformation almost complete. Granted it was not "real", but looked very convincing as long stands of of thinly stripped yellow grass, it actualy looked like flowing hair.
Almost done, for the costume was the final touch. The costume, a mixmatched contraption he had made from bits and pieces of scrap metal and some colored paint. He hoped out of his standard slig pants and into his very functional, yet stunning, "slig dress." He was ready, but were they ready for him?
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The place was a buzz, all that was mentioned about what was happening tongiht was "Something new!" Many a slig had shown up, and even a few unknowns (who remained in the shadows in the back of the joint). The lights when down, and a the stage was dark. A rustling of the cutain opening could be heard and then music started from somplace.
Starting slow and soft, a song started, sounds that were very unfamiliar to this strange crowd, yet hushed the murmur of the slig banter.
"I want to be loved by you........"
A soft spotlight began to glow and revealed on the stage something quite "new". Standing on the stage was a slig, but not like your every day slig. The headress, the makeup, the
beautiful "slig dress" shimmering in the low lights, the entire package was amazing. For standing on the stage was what appeard to be a most beautiful slig (if that's possible), and the song continued.
"....by you and nobody else but you. I want to be loved by you, al-oone. Boo boo she boo."
The crowd was speachless, until...
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