Saturday's Storyteller: "Why are you talking to that bear?"
by Belinda Roddie
"Why are you talking to that bear?"
"Who?"
"That bear. That gorgeous hunk of man. Why are you talking to him?"
"You mean...you mean the guy who just checked my vitals?"
"Yeah."
"...He's my nurse. His name's Greg."
"..."
"He works here."
"Oh."
"..."
"...He's hot."
"Were you jealous for a second there?"
"No."
"You were jealous."
"No."
"You are so adorable, John!"
"Shut up!"
"Greg is pretty cute."
"See?!"
"Not my type, though."
"..."
"...What?"
"Well, what's that supposed to mean?"
"John."
"You saying I'm not your type?"
"John, just because you're both bears..."
"You saying I'm not cute?!"
"John. You're gorgeous. It's his personality."
"...Mmm."
"You're so weird, dude."
"Shush."
"Seriously, when we get out of this hospital, we're gonna watch Queer Eye together, and I'm gonna comment on all the hot boys."
"Aaron."
"Yeah?"
"...What's wrong with Greg's personality?"
"Jesus Christ, man. You're annoyed that I talked with him. You're annoyed I don't like him. This is one of the many reasons I avoid women, you know."
"Aaron! Sexist!"
"Look. Greg's sort of a frat boy guy - more than you, so be quiet - and he's kind of annoying. That, and he's super into sports. I'm not into that."
"...Okay."
"Okay?"
"Okay."
"Thank you."
"...Does he think the athletes are sexy or something?"
"John, c'mon."
"Does he?"
"I don't even know if he's married, babe! To a woman or a man! I didn't look for a wedding band!"
"Oh. Well, good. 'Cause you shouldn't."
"Go home, John. Get some sleep. You'll pick me up tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay. Man, these hospital workers are awesome."
"They are. They've taken really good care of me."
"I sure hope there isn't some plague that they have to deal with in the near future."
"Yeah, that would really fucking suck, wouldn't it?"
This week's prompt was provided by Arden Roddie. Support your doctors, nurses, and hospital workers, y'all.
"Why are you talking to that bear?"
"Who?"
"That bear. That gorgeous hunk of man. Why are you talking to him?"
"You mean...you mean the guy who just checked my vitals?"
"Yeah."
"...He's my nurse. His name's Greg."
"..."
"He works here."
"Oh."
"..."
"...He's hot."
"Were you jealous for a second there?"
"No."
"You were jealous."
"No."
"You are so adorable, John!"
"Shut up!"
"Greg is pretty cute."
"See?!"
"Not my type, though."
"..."
"...What?"
"Well, what's that supposed to mean?"
"John."
"You saying I'm not your type?"
"John, just because you're both bears..."
"You saying I'm not cute?!"
"John. You're gorgeous. It's his personality."
"...Mmm."
"You're so weird, dude."
"Shush."
"Seriously, when we get out of this hospital, we're gonna watch Queer Eye together, and I'm gonna comment on all the hot boys."
"Aaron."
"Yeah?"
"...What's wrong with Greg's personality?"
"Jesus Christ, man. You're annoyed that I talked with him. You're annoyed I don't like him. This is one of the many reasons I avoid women, you know."
"Aaron! Sexist!"
"Look. Greg's sort of a frat boy guy - more than you, so be quiet - and he's kind of annoying. That, and he's super into sports. I'm not into that."
"...Okay."
"Okay?"
"Okay."
"Thank you."
"...Does he think the athletes are sexy or something?"
"John, c'mon."
"Does he?"
"I don't even know if he's married, babe! To a woman or a man! I didn't look for a wedding band!"
"Oh. Well, good. 'Cause you shouldn't."
"Go home, John. Get some sleep. You'll pick me up tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay. Man, these hospital workers are awesome."
"They are. They've taken really good care of me."
"I sure hope there isn't some plague that they have to deal with in the near future."
"Yeah, that would really fucking suck, wouldn't it?"
This week's prompt was provided by Arden Roddie. Support your doctors, nurses, and hospital workers, y'all.
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