Post #2366691

2026-04-26 00:00 UTC

You squee internally. It's every birthday party of your childhood rolled into one. You giggle like a sugar-coated 5-year-old. You're hanging with clowns! You turn to Rainbow Hair and start to ask, "Can you..." She shuts you down with a snarl. "Off duty," she growls and squirts you in the face with her plastic lapel flower. You turn to Rubber Chicken Guy and smile. "What's his name?" "It's a rubber chicken, pal." He gives you a withering look, then starts doing card tricks. You need a drink.

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@michelestrider@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 00:01

You approach the bartender, who doesn't appear to be a clown. "Seltzer with..." You're immediately smacked in the face with a jet of fizzy water from an old-school seltzer bottle. You should've seen it coming. That's on you -- along with a half-liter of water. The bartender grins. You dry off with a handful of cocktail napkins. After two more drenchings, you manage a vodka soda and return to your seat. A poker game starts up in the corner. A tall clown announces karaoke. Beer pong happens.

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@gdinwiddie@mastodon.social 2026-04-26 00:04

@michelestrider@mastodon.social An old-fashioned seltzer sprayer would be handy about now.

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