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Morning rose again, and Casey was awoken by a gentle tap on the forehead. When she opened her eyes, she saw Radio down at her, "Rise and shine." said Radio, "Are you ready?"
"Yes." said Casey
Casey sat up on the couch and noticed that it was almost empty, the twins were the only ones who remained from last night. "Do I have any lines to say for this speech?" asked Casey.
"No," said Radio, "You're going to make it up as you go."
"The snork?" she asked, "I am?"
"Yup." said Radio, "Simple as that."
"Wow." said Casey, "That is reassuring to hear."
"Let's go," said Berry, "Or we'll be late."
Casey got right up and followed Radio and Berry as they leave Snorkling Place, locking it up behind her.
The group head to the city center, which is not that far from Snorkling Place. There, Casey saw the stage Radio and Berry set up. It was decorated with Anorexia Nervosa banners and such, and there was already a crowd growing in front of it. "Wow," said Casey, "That's a lot of snorks."
"I hope you are ready Casey," said Radio, "All this work comes down to this very moment."
"Did you get a permit so you can do all this?" asked Casey.
Radio didn't answer right away, "Uh oh." he said.
Radio forgotten to get a permit from Governor Wetworth in order to get permission to do this, he knew that Wetworth will refuse such a public speaking. If the Governor intervenes, then its all over before it even begins. "Berry," said Radio, "Keep the Governor busy, we need all the time we can get."
"Well do Radio!" said Berry as he saluted.
As Berry rushed off, Radio turned to Casey, "When its your turn to speak," he said, "Make it inspiring as possible."
"Okay Radio." said Casey, "I'll do my best."
As they get onto the stage and sat down in chairs behind the podium, Billy Bob got on the microphone, "We're here today to bring awareness of Anorexia Nervosa Awareness banners and help encourage a positive body image," he said into the podium's microphone, "The mastermind who help set this all up is yours truly, Radioactive Seaworthy!"
All the snorks clapped as Radio took the podium, "Hi mom!" said Billy Bob before he leaves, causing everyone to laugh.
"Hello Snorkland," said Radio, "Today, I'm here to tell you about a disease called Anorexia Nervosa. Its a disease where the sufferer is addicted to extreme thinness, this disease is fatal if left untreated. 1 out of 100 adolescent and young female snorks are diagnosed with this disease each year, some of these snorks sadly past on."
As Radio sweet talks the crowd, the Governor was at home when he turned on his television and saw Radio on the news. "He can't do that!" he barked when he realized Radio was doing a public speech, "I'll sic my police officers on him for this!"
At that moment, Berry drove into the Wetworth's house and plowed a hole into the wall. The Governor was left shocked when he saw the truck parked itself in his own living room, "Honey!" cried Governor, "Who's truck is this?"
Berry got out of the truck and swam off, thankfully the Governor didn't see her or else he would figure out whats happening.
At the Kelp Household, George was just starting the day when he turned on the TV, there he saw Radio talking in the news. When he saw Casey behind him, he rushed to her bedroom to see if she's there. It just so happens she's not. Realizing that's really Casey in the news, George rushed into his bedroom and woke up his wife. "Honey!" he cried, "Casey's on the TV!"
Mrs. Kelp jumped out of the bed and rushed out of the bedroom as she and George rushed up to the TV, "There." he said as he pointed to Casey on the TV.
"Oh my starfish!" she cried.
It wasn't long before all of her friends were glued to their televisions, Allstar eventually ran out of his house and rushed over to the city center where the speech was taking place. This was big, and it came by surprise despite the warnings.
Radio was showing the same photos on his Anorexia book on the projector for all to see, the snorks were horrified from the footage they saw. Thankfully they weren't nude, or else that would spell trouble. The green snork went on explaining that the media didn't make the issue public in the half century, and also states that snork culture was to blame of this tragedy.
"Fat is not all bad," said Radio, "Here's a friend of mine who will explain this more easily than me, introducing Casey Kelp."
The crowd clapped their hands as Radio lets Casey take the podium, "Good luck." he whispered into her ear as he passes by before sitting in the chair she was sitting on.
Once Casey is at the podium, she began with a deep breath, "I am fat," she said, "And I am proud. Why? It took me awhile to realize this. At first I was obsessed with thinness and body image, one time I thought my snork was too big and I tried something to shrink it, it didn't end so well. But that was an entirely different situation altogether, what really brought my attention about body image was Radio who opened his restaurant weeks ago."
"Of course, as we all know Radio and Berry are weird and snork. On occasion they invade our privacy, play pranks on us, deface public property, and cause so much trouble to where the Governor blows his stack. Despite all this, they're our friends, no snorks dedicated their lives to our species more than any snork in history. They have my trust, but when they told me about Anorexia Nervosa I didn't believe it right away."
"Its not where I did a little bit of research where I discovered Radio was right after all, my dad eventually confirmed it when he told me he known of a snork back in his day who died from the disease. We've been all told from cradle to grave that fat is bad and thin is good, reality is that they're evenly balanced. I didn't see this until I've, let myself go."
"One day I was sensitive about my body, and the next it doesn't seem to matter to me anymore. And so I had a blowout. What is it like? It feels great, both mentally and to the touch. Sure some snorks tease me about it, but you'll be surprise about the abilities you can have when obese. My parents were soon concerned about my weight and so had a doctor prescribe me diet pills, which turns out to be more of a laxative and gave me a bad case of Reznov's Revenge."
Everybody chuckled from her response.
"It gets even funnier when my dad has to pay for a new toilet." added Casey.
Everybody burst out laughing from that comment, George felt like Gizmo ripped him off all of a sudden. When everybody calmed down, Casey continued, "They tried to put me on a diet of vegetables, but for some reason the vegetables tasted great, and so I begged for more at times. Eventually they gave up, but they still give me the vegetables in the end."
"I have to say this," said Casey finally, "It doesn't matter what snorks think of your body, we should all be ourselves and let our bodies be their true selves, so we are fine the way we are. Many snorks expect us to be perfect, even try to make us perfect. Truth is we're not perfect, and so imperfection is what make us special."
All the snorks applauded in result, Casey's parents hugged each other as Radio tries his best not to cry. "Thank you." said Casey before she lets Radio takes the podium.
She sat back in the chair as Radio wrap things up, "Casey's right," said Radio, "Imperfection makes us special, sometimes too special. You'll know what I mean when you see how my sister puts up a fuss with the Governor when you turn on the news tonight, we forgot to get permission to do this awareness effort you see."
"Ooooh." said the crowd.
"I appreciate your time here my fellow snorks," said Radio, "Thank you and have a great day."
All the snorks clapped their hands and cheered as Radio leaves the podium, Casey and Billy Bob got off their chairs and followed him off the stage where reporters are waiting. Casey's friends who were watching the whole thing on television were stunned at what just happened. However Allstar was there as he came swimming for Casey and gave her a big hug, "I'm proud of you Casey," he said, "I'm just am."
"Thank Radio for supporting me," said Casey as she smiled, "Its all his work anyway."
TO BE CONTINUED...
