Sun Machine is Coming Down... by Inclassificabilis, literature
Literature
Sun Machine is Coming Down...
The 20-year-old woman, Kylie, who had once been a little girl, who had learned to read, and talk, who had grown into a young woman, who had had red beans and rice, and the sequela a few dozen times, crumpled into a swimsuit. The nineteen-year-old witch, Erin, plucked her from the poolside. "Thanks, Kylie!" "You're welcome, Erin," said the swimsuit to anyone within a few meters. Kylie could force Erin to talk to her alone, or no one at all, but really, she didn't want to. Soon Erin returned to her source of mana, where her senior, Lira, wore a dress Erin didn't recognize. "Hey, Lira - new boy/girlfriend?" "Boyfriend," said Lira. She stroked her torso. "Not that it matters now."
The model found it strange that everyone in the crew had been dismissed but for a woman named Erin. Something about this one woman had unnerved the model from the beginning, and now they were alone together.
"So... your resume gap," asked Erin, "how do you explain it?"
The model looked sheepish. "Ah... would you believe I don't know?"
The model looked about to make excuses, but Erin cut her off with a smile. "Indeed I would."
"Thanks," said the model.
"So this'll be our last shoot of the night," said Erin, prepping the equipment by herself.
"Really?" asked the model, "I'd have figured we'd be here 'til eleven."
"Eleven," said Erin,