December Fourth: Original Fiction, 'Grinch'

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Title: 'Grinch'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Characters: Original
Rating: G

"I've heard of getting into the Christmas spirit," I said, "but I think this is taking things just a little too far into the realm of the bizarre."

"Oh, cool it, Madge," Nadia told me. "It's all in good fun. Now, don't be a Grinch."

My sister had conned me--for lack of a more accurate word--into going to a Christmas fashion show. I'd had, I'll admit, nothing better to do; my holiday shopping was all done, errands had been successfully run, et cetera. So I'd figured that there'd be no reason not to go.

But what I found was blowing my mind for sheer Weirdness.

The fashion show in question was, in fact, more of a contest. I guess one could call it a bit of both, without being inaccurate. Nadia and I, and the rest of the guests, had been given scoring sheets, anyway. It appeared that we were all meant to judge the fashions being modeled.

As for the fashions in question? Matching pet-and-owner Christmas sweaters.

"I can't believe they actually do things like this," I muttered to Nadia as a very short man and an enormous Great Dane strolled by, followed by a little girl and a Sphynx cat.

Nadia swatted me. "Will you shut it, already? There are worse things than judging this contest."

"I'll say--like being in one!"

She stuck her tongue out at me. "Grinch."