[Fic] "Interrogating the Text from the Wrong Perspective" -- Enchanted Forest Chronicles

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wistfulmemory said: Plays and Scripts, with Cimorene and Mendanbar watching a play that was written in their honor. (125 words)

Note: ;)

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Interrogating the Text from the Wrong Perspective
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Halfway through the performance, Mendanbar leaned toward Cimorene and murmured into her ear, "In theory, I'm all in favor of stories where a princess saves a prince rather than the stereotypical way around. In practice, this is excruciating."

"I can't figure out what she sees in him," Cimorene agreed. "At least with paper-thin female characters, you know that the male characters only care about their appearance, but a woman who's intelligent enough to buck tradition ought to have the self-confidence not to sell herself short when looking for a partner."

"Oh, I don't know," Mendanbar said, suddenly seeing the play in a new light. "Shouldn't equality mean that women get to be shallow too? Eye candy for all!"

Cimorene bopped him with her program notes.

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