Happy Friday!! Today we're flashing back to June 2015 and catching up with Edward Pool. See, I can be nice sometimes. The calm before the storm maybe...? Ted Talks was a five part series and you can find the original captions here... Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5
It might be the end of the week but some things just go on a bit too long. This is true for noone more than the subject of today's flashback. When his co-worker and rival, Gloria, injected him with a serum that gave him a high-pitched feminine voice, Edward was faced with the choice of dropping out of the race to become the next National Sales Manager of South Carolina Asset Management or embrace his brand new soft-sponkenness and go to the industry's annual convention as a female alter-ego. Obviously, he chose the former and things spiraled out of control leaving Ted with a long term role in Vegas as a blonde bombshell. Five years have passed so let's see how things turned out...
Edward Pond never did make National Sales Manager at S.C.A.M.. Not that he would shed any tears. In fact, he actually turned the position down. His assignment courting the company's most important clients in Vegas was a roaring success – so much so that it was extended...and extended...and extented, giving Edward a run on the strip to rival Celine Dion. Sparkling glitz, it turned out, was the perfect companion to his silver tongue and being constantly on stage in gaudy outfits, he noticed something surprising – he was beginning to feel comfortable with that.
When Madison, Edward's gorgeous secretary, finally placed the National Sales Manger job offer on his desk, it came with a raft of other opportunities from head-hunters who wanted the skills and charm of his glamorous alter-ego. The chance to travel extensively and earn a seven figure salary came with the caveat he be making much more use of his acquired ability of walking in high-heels. Madison watched as he wrestled with the decision and quietly placed another sheet of paper on his desk...
"Do...re...mi...fa...cough...do...re...mi.." Edward put a manicured hand to his neck and cleared his throat once more. "Do...re...mi..." Even after all these years, his surgically altered voice still sounded alien to him. No more than when he was trying to warm up for a speech. He pursed his painted red lips and sighed. It was the first sales conference in six months and he was nervous. He couldn't remember the last time he had seen so many people in a room together. With shaking hands, he peeked beyond the curtain at the sprawling rows of faces and went back to checking his outfit, his speech notes and warming up his voice. "Do...re...mi.."
"You're going to be fine," the exquisite looking Madison strolled over to his backstage hiding place and smiled widely. "You look amazing in that outfit by the way." She looked up and down approvingly at his expensive white dress. "Here, perhaps this will help you calm down." She stepped towards him, wrapped her arms around the back of his head and pulled him into a deep passionate kiss. Nearby a roadie knocked over a ladder at the apparent sight of the two women making out. Edward's breathing relaxed and he thought for not the first time how taking this job had been the right choice. Madison ended the kiss and he gazed into her eyes. Not that it had been the only proposal on his desk he had accepted that day in Vegas...
Always love your captions. It's great to see you're back!
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