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thoughtformed2013-10-12 10:14 pm
totesadorbz) wrote in thoughtformed2013-10-12 10:14 pm
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[ TIMESTAMP: midnight ]
[ At midnight, your TV turns on, and you stare into a blindingly bright room. There are studio lights visible in the frame, and by the shadows visible from your screen, you know there are lights positioned behind the camera too.
There are multiple cameras shooting at all angles, and as you watch the video, it flips from what is shown on one camera to another. One is a cell phone camera, another a point and shoot digital camera, and there are multiple DSLRs, with varying lens lengths around the room.
In the center of the chaos, there sit two Lydias on stools. On the left, Shadow Lydia's eyes crinkle in sick delight, and her smile's curve has a nasty edge to it. Lydia sits next to her, arms crossed, annoyed and resentful.
Shadow Lydia begins to speak. ]
Let's play a game. No, not reasons Lizzie Bennet is perpetually single, though that one is fun too. No, tonight we've got an even better vlog for you! Top five reasons why Lydia Bennet is a worthless waste of space!
[ Lydia opens her mouth to speak, but Shadow Lydia quickly turns and raises a finger to her lips. ]
Ah ah ah! You've had your moments to shine, and what have you done with them? Completely wasted it. It's my turn.
SO! Reason One: Lydia Bennet can't pass a college course to save her life. What the hell do you think you're doing? Playing whack a mole in class? Yeah, because that's DEFINITELY going to help you go far in life. Yup. Everybody can't wait to have someone in their life who is incapable of remembering what judicial review is.
[ Again, Lydia tries to interrupt and is shut down. ]
No, you don't know the answer, because I don't know the answer. Don't try to pretend. Fake doesn't look very good on you, dear Lydia.
AGAIN! Reason Two: You need to get a clue. You really think that anyone wants to be around you for you? They're all holding their breath, waiting for the inevitable moment where you crash and burn. They want to be there to laugh at you, not to help you up.
And that boyfriend of yours? GOD, get a clue! He's just like Lizzie - he wants to be there and to tell you how to live your life so that he can feel better about himself when he has to scrape you up off the floor when you've made a fool of yourself.
And you know what? That brings me to Reason THREE: Do you really think you're good enough for him? I mean, just look at you. You're pathetic. You're so desperate for attention, you'd have had just about anyone on this island. You're lucky someone like him even bothered to look your way twice. I honestly don't know why he did. Maybe it's that hero complex of his - he's just trying to prove he's not going to be Victorious. Yeah. That's gotta be it. Geez, you're so lame-o to fall for his pity.
[ At this, Lydia finally gets a word in edgewise. ]
STOP IT! You can't just say stuff like that about Vicks -- he's not like that -- He's too good for that. And people LIKE me, or they wouldn't be around me. Nathan is totes for real my friend and--
[ Shadow Lydia interrupts. ]
Oh, really, you're going to bring Nathan into this? Yes, let's pick the young man whose questionable morals are only rivaled by Lau. That's a perfect defense of your character.
[ Lydia opens her mouth, closes it, opens, closes - then begins to pout. ]
I thought so.
Reason Number Four: You're really just going to spend every waking day doing nothing but online shopping, hanging out at your boyfriend's place, and maybe - just maybe - going to classes? You are pathetic. Seriously, what part of your day adds any value to society?
And finally, Reason Five: Really, what part of you is good, anyway? You don't have superpowers, and you can't even manage to turn into a proper dragon. You're frivolous, selfish, vacuous, vain, and to top it all off, a complete and total idiot. Really, if we turned this into the Hunger Games, you'd be the first to die, and you know it. You should just leave and let the smart Lydia fill the totes amazeball quota for the island.
[ Shadow Lydia smiles viciously at Lydia. ]
Well, what do you have to say for yourself? Nothing? That's right, there's not much to argue with, is there? Why don't we let you and our lovely viewership mull over this. After all, we'll be here a while, I'm sure.
I mean, who would want to save a waste of space like you?
[ The feed is interrupted, and ends abruptly. ]
There are multiple cameras shooting at all angles, and as you watch the video, it flips from what is shown on one camera to another. One is a cell phone camera, another a point and shoot digital camera, and there are multiple DSLRs, with varying lens lengths around the room.
In the center of the chaos, there sit two Lydias on stools. On the left, Shadow Lydia's eyes crinkle in sick delight, and her smile's curve has a nasty edge to it. Lydia sits next to her, arms crossed, annoyed and resentful.
Shadow Lydia begins to speak. ]
Let's play a game. No, not reasons Lizzie Bennet is perpetually single, though that one is fun too. No, tonight we've got an even better vlog for you! Top five reasons why Lydia Bennet is a worthless waste of space!
[ Lydia opens her mouth to speak, but Shadow Lydia quickly turns and raises a finger to her lips. ]
Ah ah ah! You've had your moments to shine, and what have you done with them? Completely wasted it. It's my turn.
SO! Reason One: Lydia Bennet can't pass a college course to save her life. What the hell do you think you're doing? Playing whack a mole in class? Yeah, because that's DEFINITELY going to help you go far in life. Yup. Everybody can't wait to have someone in their life who is incapable of remembering what judicial review is.
[ Again, Lydia tries to interrupt and is shut down. ]
No, you don't know the answer, because I don't know the answer. Don't try to pretend. Fake doesn't look very good on you, dear Lydia.
AGAIN! Reason Two: You need to get a clue. You really think that anyone wants to be around you for you? They're all holding their breath, waiting for the inevitable moment where you crash and burn. They want to be there to laugh at you, not to help you up.
And that boyfriend of yours? GOD, get a clue! He's just like Lizzie - he wants to be there and to tell you how to live your life so that he can feel better about himself when he has to scrape you up off the floor when you've made a fool of yourself.
And you know what? That brings me to Reason THREE: Do you really think you're good enough for him? I mean, just look at you. You're pathetic. You're so desperate for attention, you'd have had just about anyone on this island. You're lucky someone like him even bothered to look your way twice. I honestly don't know why he did. Maybe it's that hero complex of his - he's just trying to prove he's not going to be Victorious. Yeah. That's gotta be it. Geez, you're so lame-o to fall for his pity.
[ At this, Lydia finally gets a word in edgewise. ]
STOP IT! You can't just say stuff like that about Vicks -- he's not like that -- He's too good for that. And people LIKE me, or they wouldn't be around me. Nathan is totes for real my friend and--
[ Shadow Lydia interrupts. ]
Oh, really, you're going to bring Nathan into this? Yes, let's pick the young man whose questionable morals are only rivaled by Lau. That's a perfect defense of your character.
[ Lydia opens her mouth, closes it, opens, closes - then begins to pout. ]
I thought so.
Reason Number Four: You're really just going to spend every waking day doing nothing but online shopping, hanging out at your boyfriend's place, and maybe - just maybe - going to classes? You are pathetic. Seriously, what part of your day adds any value to society?
And finally, Reason Five: Really, what part of you is good, anyway? You don't have superpowers, and you can't even manage to turn into a proper dragon. You're frivolous, selfish, vacuous, vain, and to top it all off, a complete and total idiot. Really, if we turned this into the Hunger Games, you'd be the first to die, and you know it. You should just leave and let the smart Lydia fill the totes amazeball quota for the island.
[ Shadow Lydia smiles viciously at Lydia. ]
Well, what do you have to say for yourself? Nothing? That's right, there's not much to argue with, is there? Why don't we let you and our lovely viewership mull over this. After all, we'll be here a while, I'm sure.
I mean, who would want to save a waste of space like you?
[ The feed is interrupted, and ends abruptly. ]
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