Almost as Mature as You

Part I

One day, there was a monthly women's meeting being held at the Arlen Convention Center. It was a monthly meeting for such events as those who have reached adulthood (age 18), for those to learn all of the secrets of feminism, and a place to offer suggestions to make Arlen more accessible for women, as it appears to be a male-dominated town. Some of the regular speakers there were Peggy, Nancy, and Minh. Didi was an occasional speaker, all other times dealing with Cotton's own problems.

Now normally, only women age 18 and up were allowed to these meetings. But there were a few loopholes, those of which they still have yet to resolve to this day. Many females less than 18 have attended meetings, because many had already learned how to be women by age 13 (Connie). Also, there were boys who attended, because of their effeminate personales that would be unacceptable anywhere else in the Heimlich County area (Bobby). And there were a few who were over 18, but because they where still children at heart, had little to no say at the presentations (Luanne).

The trouble began one innocent Saturday when Bobby, Connie, Luanne, and Tid Pao attended the monthly women's meeting. At this meeting, Connie's 14th birthday was coming up, and she had already gotten a head-start in becoming a true woman. Tid Pao came to town again just for the occasion. At each meeting, all present speakers removed their bras and shoes and socks from the public domain.

The speaker, Anna Belle, began the session; she opened the panel for monthly suggestions for "feminizing" Arlen. She began by mentioning new vacant space on the west side of Arlen, and asked what could be built there. Luanne, who was wearing a big pink hair bow, was the first to speak. She suggested setting up a special women-only playhouse there, where females of all ages could bring in their favorite Barbie dolls, drink at tea parties, and talk about their favorite celebrities and boy bands. Of course, everyone there laughed, having little to no reason to take it seriously. Luanne's aura grew cold.

Just then, Peggy, who was a few minutes late, showed up. She sat right where Luanne was still sitting. Anna asked if Peggy had any real suggestions for the aforementioned vacant space. Peggy suggested that there should be built a mini mall, with nothing but women's retail shops, including female-oriented bookstores, salons, and restaurants. Anna was quite intrigued by the idea. Luanne tried to speak again, but Peggy silenced her. Peggy then suggested that a statue be built there in honor of Susan B. Anthony, and that only SBA coins be used for shopping there. Anna praised Peggy on her exotic ideas. Peggy then made a few self-praising remarks, as Luanne tired to wiggle her way out of the seat. By that time, and for the rest of the meeting, Luanne had been reduced to a seat cushion.

Later that day, Peggy, Bobby, and Luanne came home. Hank asked if they had a swell time there. He was far from satisfied that Bobby had attended. Peggy explained about the new plans for a new mini mall she suggested there. As Luanne tried to speak, Peggy suppressed her again. Bobby then gave details on what was going to be built at the new mini mall, including a store where they sell a special brand of earrings. Bobby was considering getting his ears pierced, much to Hank's ire. Hank wasn't too enthusiastic about any of the ideas, but commended Peggy for developing new dreams for herself.

That night, Luanne was heading to bed. She had drunk an unlabeled beverage before bed, not knowing it was growth formula confused with fruit punch. She slept comfortably in bed, buried under a large blue blanket. The next morning, she woke up, surrounded completely by blue. It turned out that she grew overnight, and that her blanket was actually Bobby's zip-up pajamas. Luanne was trapped as a giant in Bobby's pajamas. Bobby went on with his own life, even going out with Connie again, completely unaffected by this change. He even got to climb on his favorite tree in his spare time, sitting on a branch overlooking the town of Arlen. As Bobby sat, Luanne was still trapped in his pajamas, but was left suspended from the branch. Just then, Luanne woke up, and was quite shaken. It turned out that her imprisonment was actually a bad dream.