Astro Glide

[howeird]

So, I think I have pieced together a plausible story to account for the astronaut-astronaut-air force officer love triangle story. At least on a soap opera surface level. It goes like this:

Lisa and Billy were astronauts in training together. They were attracted to each other, but since they were both married, naval officers and co-workers they did the honorable thing and drew the line at a drink or two, or maybe the occasional hug. Hugs don't mean much when you're in an EVA suit.

They never get the chance to go into space together, so so much for the 300-mile-high club. And besides, Lisa's hubby works in Mission Control, so even if they did go up together, they wouldn't be able to fool around. There are cameras everywhere, and the john is too small to do it in.

Years pass, Billy is now a single dad. Lisa starts to hope. Lisa bounces some "what if" ideas off Billy, and imagines his answers are encouraging. Heck, maybe they are. So she files for a legal separation from her husband. But there's a hitch. Billy is also seeing Colleen. Colleen is near Kennedy but Billy and Lisa live near Houston. Billy says it might be awkward to get together that weekend because Colleen is coming out to visit. Lisa sees this as a major threat to her 20-year-old dreams, just as they seemed about to come true. She looks at her watch and figures she has just enough time to get to Florida and intercept Colleen. So she throws a few things into the car and hightails it east.

She's been through the military base to airport thing before, and knows what the Air Force bus looks like, and where it is likely to drop off passengers. In her clever disguise, she stalks Colleen and pepper sprays her. And gets caught.

In her mug shot she looks like hell only because she just drove for two days straight, probably hopped up on caffeine and sugar, and the wig mussed her hair big-time. Normally she's quite pretty.

What do you think? Makes sense?

Oh yeah, this is a work of fiction, any resemblance between characters in this story, living or dead or on crack is purely coincidental and if you think otherwise you need to seek counseling for alcohol abuse.


 

Comments

Sure it's plausible

[bigcatroary.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Howeird, it's plausible, but a waste of space. All we care about now is Anna Nicole Smith.

Both are space cadets, but only one is certified.

Re: Sure it's plausible

[edith-mf.livejournal.com]

I agree. Old news. We're now busy cutting the dearly departed Nichole's baby girl in half so each of her dads can have a piece.

[cinchntouch.livejournal.com]

Hugs don't mean much when you're in an EVA suit.


LOL

Sounds plausible and maybe a bit realistic (the two are totally different). One of my aunts is now in the habbit of calling Lisa "Diaper Lady" since she wore diapers to avoid having to stop the car.

I have been thinking and remember I think it was either you (or someone else) who said NASA needed some personalities to garner public interest. Well.....