Roommates

Roommates

I’m just sitting there, working away at the laptop on the living room floor, when it happens. A simple itch, you know. We all get them. And such an itch cannot be ignored. So I reach down, not recreationally mind you, but just to scratch. Imagine my consternation when I find something attached to you. It's somewhat worrisome – nothing is supposed to be attached down there. Well, nothing else. To my utter relief it’s just a little white sticker: “Checked, 7, Best.” I say ‘just’, but I’m totally flabbergasted – you’ve gotten some type of award?! Where the hell was I? I know people say that I should be thinking about you all the time, but honestly, I’ve got shit to do. These reports do not write themselves. What the hell have you been up to?

The idea of you leading an exciting life is intoxicating - what a time you could be having! Do you attend events? Were you at Comic-Con? Who did you go as? Darth Vader seems too easy, really. Are you religious? Catholic? Buddhist? Scientologist?! Hey, what’s Tom Cruise like? Who’s taller? Maybe you’re more of a frustrated philosopher, hole up in a dank basement coffee shop, letting fly with the radical verse. I can picture the beret, but in all seriousness, skip the turtleneck. God, I hope you travel – so many things to see – but I’ll throttle you if you went to Patagonia without me. I’d like to think you help people – philanthropist, volunteer, trainer of service animals? With your love of water, probably the Coast Guard. I’d guess a coxswain – you do so enjoy taking charge. Well, congratulations on the award or inspection or whatever it is. Some might blame simple transfer from the new skivvies I was wearing that day, but screw Occam’s razor for once. Wow. Good for you, JT. Good for you. Maybe when I find some time you can tell me all about it. But for now, I have shit to do.

Based on actual events.

My offering for the Trifecta Weekly Challenge, Week Forty-Two, using the third definition of radical...

RADICAL (adjective)

1

: of, relating to, or proceeding from a root: asa (1) : of or growing from the root of a plant <radical tubers>(2) : growing from the base of a stem, from a rootlike stem, or from a stem that does not rise above the ground <radicalleaves>b : of, relating to, or constituting a linguistic rootc : of or relating to a mathematical rootd : designed to remove the root of a disease or all diseased and potentially diseased tissue <radical surgery> <radicalmastectomy>

2

: of or relating to the origin : fundamental

3

a : very different from the usual or traditional : extremeb : favoring extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutionsc : associated with political views, practices, and policies of extreme changed : advocating extreme measures to retain or restore a political state of affairs <the radical right>

Please remember:

• Your response must be between 33 and 333 words.

• You must use the 3rd definition of the given word in your post.

• The word itself needs to be included in your response.

• You may not use a variation of the word; it needs to be exactly as stated above. 

• Only one entry per writer.

This week's word is radical.