2.12

Atropos clapped hands and started to cheer,
To think of the way their feelings were clear
And think all about the glorious scene
Of Rory with Jess and not with her Dean.

But sister Lachesis her warnings then gave,
"Their love, for the future, still we must save!
Need I remind you that Jess needs a plan
To have an adventure that makes him a man?

"And Rory must learn to find in her voice
The confidence clear to make a good choice.
The timing's not right for these two just yet.
We must calm ourselves! A pace we must set!"

Atropos then stilled and nodded her head.
"To that I agree, with all you have said.
Perhaps we must make a new planned attack?"
"Nay, nay, we'll just slow and dial efforts back."

Lachesis then fixed them onto her plan
To curb fledgling love before it began.
To Clotho, she bid the colours to coop
And, of the good lace, she'd loosen the loop.

And so for a time, their paths barely crossed
And, as was the plan, momentum was lost.
Until came the time to add to the score
And draw them together, to give them some more.

So Paris nagged boldly. Soon Rory wore down
And deigned to give Paris a tour of her town.
She'd argued the paper for stories was needy.
So searched they the Hollow for something quite seedy.

And, while on their search, they stopped in the diner
Where Paris might find a sordid headliner.
There, Paris did look and pry for an angle
And answers from Luke attempted to wrangle.

As Paris accused, some charges she laid
Upon poor old Luke. His business she flayed!
To Lucas she yelled, "You keeping some girls?"
'Til Lucas's calm unfolds and unfurls.

And Jess watched the scene in fond merriment
And added some wit with sheer devilment.
With cry for redemption, he issued a plea,
"I want to be good! Life's not letting me!"

Since curbing his anger was not Luke's forte,
Then quickly did Rory whisk Paris away.
And, ere they both left, a glance Rory gave.
And, to her amusement, Jess issued a wave.

Soon the two girls had walked down the street,
With nary some litter to find at their feet.
But then did they pass the video store
Where Taylor did step, from out of the door.

You see, beforehand, good Rory had seen
Some kids hold an item they shouldn't have been.
Now Rory's idea, blown out of proportion,
Resulted a state of awful contortion!

Grotesque was this end. Of that, she was certain.
She'd want for no thing behind her own curtain!
But outcomes arrived which failed she to quell
And Paris found glee in stories to tell.

And, later that night, passed Rory the store.
To add to her plight, she saw there was more!
Within that vile window, her photo she'd see.
And who should then pass, but wandering he!

And, to him, she talked about all her troubles,
With scandal her rage and shame in her mumbles.
"Just look at all this! Just look how my town
Has lowly been dragged by censorship down!"

He listened to her and joked when he could.
"The town is just stupid. The photo is good."
And then he alluded that something'd been done:
A caper, a prank, a deft hit-and-run.

At length, her persistence at long last discovers
That he'd switched the discs behind the good covers.
Who Bambi would rent would get a surprise
When something quite diff'rent appeared for their eyes!

Then Rory had hope: wrong soon would be right.
Ere Jess wandered off towards the dark night
And, since she did offer for knowledge repay,
Then Jess told her what she would owe him some day.

Said Clotho with pride, "That meeting went well.
Perhaps we could turn up the heat for a spell?"
To Clotho, Lachesis replied with delight,
"Yes, maybe we should. Perhaps you are right!"

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