Rachelle Hampton

There's a lot of royal red and dark purple velvet. The chandeliers are plentiful and also very dusty. There are a bunch of signed pictures up at the theater, like at Benihana. Okay. Instead of celebrities who have been to see Mysterious Steve, it's just a bunch of photos of the Mysterious Steve with his mentor, the fabulous Matt. Okay. Yeah.

There's a lot of royal red and dark purple velvet. The chandeliers are plentiful and also very dusty. There are a bunch of signed pictures up at the theater, like at Benihana. Okay. Instead of celebrities who have been to see Mysterious Steve, it's just a bunch of photos of the Mysterious Steve with his mentor, the fabulous Matt. Okay. Yeah.

At the door, our ladies are greeted by Mysterious Thieves' assistant, Indigo. Indigo is draped from head to foot in flowy linen and her silver hair is braided into a butt-length braid. Indigo looks at Nicole very solemnly as she checks their tickets and then says that as the town's resident quantum healer, she would recommend Nicole work on her vibrations.

At the door, our ladies are greeted by Mysterious Thieves' assistant, Indigo. Indigo is draped from head to foot in flowy linen and her silver hair is braided into a butt-length braid. Indigo looks at Nicole very solemnly as she checks their tickets and then says that as the town's resident quantum healer, she would recommend Nicole work on her vibrations.

Nicole and Madeline give each other that look that says, let's buckle the fuck in as they go to find their seats. You know that sound that metal reusable water bottles make when they hit something?

Nicole and Madeline give each other that look that says, let's buckle the fuck in as they go to find their seats. You know that sound that metal reusable water bottles make when they hit something?

I once dropped one in a museum and it was traumatic.

I once dropped one in a museum and it was traumatic.

Nicole is very familiar with that sound since she carries a reusable water bottle everywhere. She meant to leave hers in the car and only remembers that she hadn't when her water bottle hits an armrest. Oh no. It doesn't make the loudest sound, but it is definitely audible over the low atmospheric music that's playing.

Nicole is very familiar with that sound since she carries a reusable water bottle everywhere. She meant to leave hers in the car and only remembers that she hadn't when her water bottle hits an armrest. Oh no. It doesn't make the loudest sound, but it is definitely audible over the low atmospheric music that's playing.

Indigo's head whips around and the sort of dreamy expression on her face evaporates into anger. She makes her way over to Nicole and Madeline and is like, did you not read the rules? They explicitly say no water bottles. What? What? Our water bottles, which cost $8, by the way, have been pre-doused. So they won't interfere with the dousing portion of this event. What's the dousing?

Indigo's head whips around and the sort of dreamy expression on her face evaporates into anger. She makes her way over to Nicole and Madeline and is like, did you not read the rules? They explicitly say no water bottles. What? What? Our water bottles, which cost $8, by the way, have been pre-doused. So they won't interfere with the dousing portion of this event. What's the dousing?

Yeah. Nicole and Madeline are like, what the fuck have we gotten ourselves into? But Nicole's been wanting to see this show since she was a teen. So she kind of swallows her questions and she's like, you're right. I'm so sorry. Water does have memory. Can I just run out and put this in my car? And Indigo sort of huffs and is like, fine, but hurry up. The show is starting soon.

Yeah. Nicole and Madeline are like, what the fuck have we gotten ourselves into? But Nicole's been wanting to see this show since she was a teen. So she kind of swallows her questions and she's like, you're right. I'm so sorry. Water does have memory. Can I just run out and put this in my car? And Indigo sort of huffs and is like, fine, but hurry up. The show is starting soon.

So Madeline's waiting in the theater for Nicole to get back. The theater is like half full. Only a few seconds have passed before Madeline hears angry whispers floating from behind the tattered velvet curtain on stage. Oh, no. She can't quite make out what the whispers are saying, but she can tell that one of the voices is definitely Indigo's and the other is definitely male.

So Madeline's waiting in the theater for Nicole to get back. The theater is like half full. Only a few seconds have passed before Madeline hears angry whispers floating from behind the tattered velvet curtain on stage. Oh, no. She can't quite make out what the whispers are saying, but she can tell that one of the voices is definitely Indigo's and the other is definitely male.

Madeline's no psychic, but she's fairly certain that Indigo and the mysterious Steve are discussing Nicole. Okay.

Madeline's no psychic, but she's fairly certain that Indigo and the mysterious Steve are discussing Nicole. Okay.

She's preparing to tell Nicole when she gets back, except as soon as Nicole reenters the theater, sans water bottle, Indigo and the mysterious Steve exit from behind the curtain and go to confront Nicole.

She's preparing to tell Nicole when she gets back, except as soon as Nicole reenters the theater, sans water bottle, Indigo and the mysterious Steve exit from behind the curtain and go to confront Nicole.