Alright, here comes another prompt from Durotos, "It Happened So Fast: The Summer Lovin' Prompt!" The requirement for this challenge is: non-canon couples. Well, when I think summer love, I think Bachelorette.
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*Cue Jazz music*
The scene begins with an old and weathered wooden sign suspended on a rusty iron pole reading "Blue Bar" A slight breeze comes in and gently rocks it back and forth.
We enter the darkened building and find the stereotypical small-town bar: a few well-worn booths in a cozy room outfitted floor-to-ceiling in different shades of brown and tan wood. There are dart boards and various road signs that would make the place look crowded, but the poor lighting drowns out a lot of the noise.
Behind the large bar a buxom blonde in a red dress moves seductively forward and puts a hand on the countertop, "Hello there boys, what can I get for you gentlemen?"
She gives a coy smirk but it quickly dissolves into a giggle and the sultry jazz cuts out giving way to some warm country folk music.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," She says, shielding her face from the camera. "Ah! I messed that up!" Her eyes are still twinkling when she grins to the screen. "Hello, I'm Muffy! I'm 26 from Forget-Me-Not Valley, and I am SO EXCITED to be the next bachelorette!"
The scene changes and now we are walking with her along the river of a picturesque rural town. "I moved to the valley a few years back from the city where I was born and raised," She explains to us from over her shoulder as we follow behind.
"I live a nice simple life out here," she says, brushing her fingers through her golden locks absent-mindedly. "I work as a waitress at the Blue bar, the number one social spot in town!"
The music turns sombre.
Muffy is now on a forest trail at night, illuminated with a pale blue light by the valley's famous namesake: The massive and mystical crystal forget-me-nots.
She touches one of the glowing crystals with a gentle but sad smile. Her voice now speaks over the clip. "For as long as I could remember, I wanted to be a bride and then a mother. It was my childhood dream and it was what I scrawled on my all of my kindergarten and grade-school 'when-I-grow-up' projects."
The cameras change and we are now looking at her from further up the mysterious path. She begins walking towards us serenely, eyes glancing down at her feet. "But I've never had much luck in love. I've had a lot of heartbreak in the city and after a particularly terrible break-up, I moved out here hoping to start out fresh and find love. When that didn't work out, I joined Reager's season of the Bachelor and thought everything was falling into place at last."
She's on a farm now, sitting comfortably on a crudely crafted wooden fence. A sheep is eating a treat out of her hand and a girl with a long brown ponytail is leaning forward on the fence beside her. "He was… so charming and handsome, I was completely smitten. It took a while to recover from not being chosen so late into the journey. It had been my greatest fear, a repeat of my other relationship where, after being together over a year, the guy chose someone else over me. My best friend Pony has been my rock through all these ups and downs and I am so thankful to have her."
Pony, the girl with the ponytail, looks at her. "How are you feeling about being picked to be the Bachelorette?" She asks, trying to sound natural but clearly a little nervous in front of the cameras.
Muffy giggles. "I still can't believe it! I can't wait to meet my future husband finally!" Her expression softens. "Despite everything I've been through, I still believe in true love, and I still believe in the process. I know there is a man out there that's just for me, and I'm going to find him!"
"and bag 'im up an' drag him back, kicking and screaming," Pony agreed.
Muffy laughs. "absolutely!" She points to the camera with a face she can't manage to look serious. "I'm coming for you Hubby!"
And so ends our little preview.
First "episode" airs Sunday night. I've got a rough list of suitors already and a couple side plots but Muffy's true love is not a done deal yet and maybe I missed someone. Let me know if there's a fella' you're dying to see and maybe I'll add him to the contestants ;)
