Fantasy Susan Takes Charge by TMaskedWriter

[Ramesh_Rocky]

"I'm sure she's got a cadre of church gossip hens on it already." I turned back to the group. "My problem is that I've been spending the day trying to think like Helen; figure out her game. I see now that I should have left that part to Maria. She, Helen, and Lucinda know how to play this game and I don't. I realize now that I shouldn't have been trying to THINK like Helen in this situation, I should be doing what she'd DO instead; force Lucinda to play MY game! And it's time I started. The other Mes and I cooked up an idea on the way here, it's going to require all of you, and it begins, Jeanne," I said turning to her. "With me asking to use your iPad for a moment."

Jeanne nodded and handed it to me. I brought up that app she used to tell me about the deliveries to the Front Gate and hit the word "Autorimessa."

"Ok, Helen doesn't have any in her own garage, but I know the castle's has a couple, we'll need those." I brought up the castle's garage, found I was looking for, and showed it to Stavro and Colleen. "Can you drive one of these?"

"Neh," Stavro said. Which, having a Greek boyfriend, I know means "yes." "It is not very different from my father's delivery van."

Colleen looked at the image and pondered.

"Never tried, but I'm sure I can just follow Stavro."

"It shouldn't be all that different from a car." I told her. I turned back to the rest of the group, handing Jeanne her iPad back. "Maria, I'm going to need you to keep doing what you've been doing all day, just a bit more of it, and with a twist. Rita, you do whatever you have to do to get into character for Helen and dressed up for the event. Jeanne, your job is to... well, be Jeanne and follow Helen around."

Everyone nodded, then Maria spoke.

"And what will your part of the plan be, Susan?"

I walked over to Helen's desk. There was a pen and stationary already on it. I sat down and picked up the pen.

"I've got a speech to write for Helen." I told them. "And some more instructions for a couple of you. I've been approaching this all wrong. The is the first step in Lucinda's longer-term power game. Some kind of Godfather game. Like I said before, that's the one that the three of you know how to play, but I don't. I need to change things over to a different 70s movie. One I've seen more times."

I turned back to the desk and started writing.

"We're gonna 'Animal House' this shit!"