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fardell24Quinn's Code (A Daria AU)
Installment 5: Morgendorffers vs. Amazon
Monday, November 7, 2005
Daria Morgendorffer, Jane Lane and Jennifer Burns were watching Sick Sad World in Daria's bedroom.
“An encyclopedia is an unusual product for a supermodel to promote, isn't it?” the SSW reporter asked a supermodel in skimpy clothing.
“But you see, what's different about my encyclopedia is you only buy the letters you find attractive. And it's got big margins to draw your own pictures! How do you call them? Margins, yes?”
“You say you wrote every word yourself...”
“Yes, I did!” the supermodel said.
“That's interesting.”
“Ya!”
“I've said it before, I'll say it again: you have the coolest room,” Jane said.
“I agree,” Jennifer said.
“It's got pros and cons. You can't hurt yourself in here, but you can't hurt anybody else in here, either,” Daria said.
Jane got up from where she was scketching on the bed and walked over to the wall between the closet and the music set up. She pressed against the padding. “I wish there'd been a schizophrenic shut-in living in our house before we moved in. Of course, we've got Trent there now. That's almost the same thing,” she said.
“Is it?” Jennifer asked.
“Well he's narcoleptic,” Jane conceded.
“I suppose,' Jennifer said under her breath.
“My mother's threatening to redecorate again. Every time she brings it up, I stumble and grab a handrail. But I think she's catching on,” Daria said.
“You need to stumble somewhere else in the house. Cut yourself badly. She'll reconsider,” Jane said sarcastically.
'Not really,' Jennifer thought. “Or say that your music would sound rather louder without the padding,” she said.
“Thanks for your help,” Daria said.
Jennifer gave a small smile.
“Next on Sick, Sad World: the Malibu Primate Diet.”
“Like anyone would replicate the eating habits of apes?” Jennifer asked quietly.
“Are you sure?” Jane asked.
“Not even Kevin.”
“Maybe,” Daria said.
As Jennifer drove home, she gave Daria's sister Quinn's friend Cindy Brolsma a lift home.
“Thanks for taking me home,” Cindy said as Jennifer pulled out of the Morgendorffer family's driveway.
“That's quite alright,” Jennifer said.
“You know, Daria, right?” Cindy asked.
“Somewhat, I know Jane more,” Jennifer said.
“That's mostly what Quinn said a few weeks ago. I thought it might have changed,” Cindy said.
“It hasn't,” Jennifer said.
“Oh,” Cindy said, as Jennifer turned off Glen Oaks Lane.
“Did you have a pont?”
“Yeah, do you know why Daria is hostile towards Quinn?”
Jennifer was silent for a moment as she thought. “She hasn't said anything,” she said.
“Quinn hasn't either,” Cindy said as she thought.
“So, what were you doing tonight?” Jennifer asked.
“We watched a couple episodes of One Piece.”
“That's the pirate anime, right?” Jennifer asked, wondering.
“Yeah, about this boy who wants to be King of the Pirates.”
“Sounds cool.”
“The way Quinn described it, yes, and those episodes support that,” Cindy said.
Jennifer smiled as she turned another corner.
Cindy pondered the situation as the Beetle approached her house.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
“Is Mr. Thoreau really turning his back on the world by moving to Walden Pond, or is he, by his example, trying desperately to save the world after all?” Mr. O'Neill asked.
Brittany Taylor raised her hand.
“Normandy?” Mr. O'Neill asked, confused.
“Brittany. He wasn't on Walden Pond because he hated the world. He was just mad at Jane Fonda. You know, he was her father in real life too.”
Mr O'Neill didn't have time to correct Brittany before there was an interruption in the form of the Principal, Ms. Li, entering the room.
“Good morning! I hope I'm not disrupting the learning process,” she said.
“Oh... no,” Mr. O'Neill said.
“I've got some exciting information for you all. A team of talent scouts from Amazon Models will be here this week as part of their national talent search, and the most promising Lawndale High student will receive a professional modeling contract,” Ms. Li said.
'Uh oh!' Jennifer thought.
“They got my letter!” Brittany said, exitedly.
'I guess that explains why they are here,' Jennifer thought.
“Why here?” Jodie Landon asked.
“I guess they found out what a good looking group you are,” Ms. Li said. She laughed. “But, seriously, this is a great opportunity for you, and the even greater good of Lawndale High.”
“Excuse me?” Daria asked.
“Yes?” Ms. Li asked.
“Isn't modeling about dropping out of school to pursue a career based solely on your youth and your looks, both of which are inevitably declared over by age twenty-five?”
'Good point, Daria,' Jennifer thought.
“Do you have a point, Ms. Morgendorffer?”
“And don't fashion people squander their lives loudly worshiping all that is superficial and meaningless while the planet keeps riding a roller coaster to hell?” Jane asked.
“Modeling is a competitive field, yes, but the financial rewards are great. As principal, I'd be cheating our student body if I didn't allow them every opportunity to fulfill their potential,” Ms. Li said trying to emphasise the advantages...
“Excuse me. Can we assume the financial rewards are great for the school as well?” Daria asked, sure that the principal was getting something out of it.
“That is really none of your business!”
“But I don't want to miss a lesson in applied economics. I'm trying to fulfill my potential,” Daria said.
'Good one, Daria,' Jennifer thought.
“The school is receiving a fee for its cooperation, but every cent is going to capital improvements! We're finally going to get those bulletproof skylights for the swimming pool.”
'Really?' Jennifer thought.
“Well, I for one am very excited about this. I can feel myself getting into the modeling spirit,” Jane said with sarcasm.
“Excellent!” Ms. Li said.
“May I be excused? I'd like to go to the girls' room and vomit up breakfast.”
“Ms. Lane! Eating disorders are a serious matter!”
“Then why are you bringing in people who might encourage that sort of behaviour?” Jodie asked with a shake of her head.
“Nonsense, Ms. Landon, Amazon encourages those who attain their standards with a minimum of risk,” Ms. Li said.
Jodie and Daria each raised an eyebrow at this statement.
“Not according to what I've heard,” Jodie said.
“Then the source was probably wrong,” the principal said.
Installment 5: Morgendorffers vs. Amazon
Monday, November 7, 2005
Daria Morgendorffer, Jane Lane and Jennifer Burns were watching Sick Sad World in Daria's bedroom.
“An encyclopedia is an unusual product for a supermodel to promote, isn't it?” the SSW reporter asked a supermodel in skimpy clothing.
“But you see, what's different about my encyclopedia is you only buy the letters you find attractive. And it's got big margins to draw your own pictures! How do you call them? Margins, yes?”
“You say you wrote every word yourself...”
“Yes, I did!” the supermodel said.
“That's interesting.”
“Ya!”
“I've said it before, I'll say it again: you have the coolest room,” Jane said.
“I agree,” Jennifer said.
“It's got pros and cons. You can't hurt yourself in here, but you can't hurt anybody else in here, either,” Daria said.
Jane got up from where she was scketching on the bed and walked over to the wall between the closet and the music set up. She pressed against the padding. “I wish there'd been a schizophrenic shut-in living in our house before we moved in. Of course, we've got Trent there now. That's almost the same thing,” she said.
“Is it?” Jennifer asked.
“Well he's narcoleptic,” Jane conceded.
“I suppose,' Jennifer said under her breath.
“My mother's threatening to redecorate again. Every time she brings it up, I stumble and grab a handrail. But I think she's catching on,” Daria said.
“You need to stumble somewhere else in the house. Cut yourself badly. She'll reconsider,” Jane said sarcastically.
'Not really,' Jennifer thought. “Or say that your music would sound rather louder without the padding,” she said.
“Thanks for your help,” Daria said.
Jennifer gave a small smile.
“Next on Sick, Sad World: the Malibu Primate Diet.”
“Like anyone would replicate the eating habits of apes?” Jennifer asked quietly.
“Are you sure?” Jane asked.
“Not even Kevin.”
“Maybe,” Daria said.
As Jennifer drove home, she gave Daria's sister Quinn's friend Cindy Brolsma a lift home.
“Thanks for taking me home,” Cindy said as Jennifer pulled out of the Morgendorffer family's driveway.
“That's quite alright,” Jennifer said.
“You know, Daria, right?” Cindy asked.
“Somewhat, I know Jane more,” Jennifer said.
“That's mostly what Quinn said a few weeks ago. I thought it might have changed,” Cindy said.
“It hasn't,” Jennifer said.
“Oh,” Cindy said, as Jennifer turned off Glen Oaks Lane.
“Did you have a pont?”
“Yeah, do you know why Daria is hostile towards Quinn?”
Jennifer was silent for a moment as she thought. “She hasn't said anything,” she said.
“Quinn hasn't either,” Cindy said as she thought.
“So, what were you doing tonight?” Jennifer asked.
“We watched a couple episodes of One Piece.”
“That's the pirate anime, right?” Jennifer asked, wondering.
“Yeah, about this boy who wants to be King of the Pirates.”
“Sounds cool.”
“The way Quinn described it, yes, and those episodes support that,” Cindy said.
Jennifer smiled as she turned another corner.
Cindy pondered the situation as the Beetle approached her house.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
“Is Mr. Thoreau really turning his back on the world by moving to Walden Pond, or is he, by his example, trying desperately to save the world after all?” Mr. O'Neill asked.
Brittany Taylor raised her hand.
“Normandy?” Mr. O'Neill asked, confused.
“Brittany. He wasn't on Walden Pond because he hated the world. He was just mad at Jane Fonda. You know, he was her father in real life too.”
Mr O'Neill didn't have time to correct Brittany before there was an interruption in the form of the Principal, Ms. Li, entering the room.
“Good morning! I hope I'm not disrupting the learning process,” she said.
“Oh... no,” Mr. O'Neill said.
“I've got some exciting information for you all. A team of talent scouts from Amazon Models will be here this week as part of their national talent search, and the most promising Lawndale High student will receive a professional modeling contract,” Ms. Li said.
'Uh oh!' Jennifer thought.
“They got my letter!” Brittany said, exitedly.
'I guess that explains why they are here,' Jennifer thought.
“Why here?” Jodie Landon asked.
“I guess they found out what a good looking group you are,” Ms. Li said. She laughed. “But, seriously, this is a great opportunity for you, and the even greater good of Lawndale High.”
“Excuse me?” Daria asked.
“Yes?” Ms. Li asked.
“Isn't modeling about dropping out of school to pursue a career based solely on your youth and your looks, both of which are inevitably declared over by age twenty-five?”
'Good point, Daria,' Jennifer thought.
“Do you have a point, Ms. Morgendorffer?”
“And don't fashion people squander their lives loudly worshiping all that is superficial and meaningless while the planet keeps riding a roller coaster to hell?” Jane asked.
“Modeling is a competitive field, yes, but the financial rewards are great. As principal, I'd be cheating our student body if I didn't allow them every opportunity to fulfill their potential,” Ms. Li said trying to emphasise the advantages...
“Excuse me. Can we assume the financial rewards are great for the school as well?” Daria asked, sure that the principal was getting something out of it.
“That is really none of your business!”
“But I don't want to miss a lesson in applied economics. I'm trying to fulfill my potential,” Daria said.
'Good one, Daria,' Jennifer thought.
“The school is receiving a fee for its cooperation, but every cent is going to capital improvements! We're finally going to get those bulletproof skylights for the swimming pool.”
'Really?' Jennifer thought.
“Well, I for one am very excited about this. I can feel myself getting into the modeling spirit,” Jane said with sarcasm.
“Excellent!” Ms. Li said.
“May I be excused? I'd like to go to the girls' room and vomit up breakfast.”
“Ms. Lane! Eating disorders are a serious matter!”
“Then why are you bringing in people who might encourage that sort of behaviour?” Jodie asked with a shake of her head.
“Nonsense, Ms. Landon, Amazon encourages those who attain their standards with a minimum of risk,” Ms. Li said.
Jodie and Daria each raised an eyebrow at this statement.
“Not according to what I've heard,” Jodie said.
“Then the source was probably wrong,” the principal said.
