Team Ahimsa Blog Relay, Various Contests

Chip on everybody's shoulder

Words: 216 for "The Elevator Pitch" 
Prompt ▼

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Characters:
- A failed actor working as a mascot for a failing theme park.
-A skeptical journalist chasing a big story.

Plot Modifiers:
- treasure hunt
- ridiculous misunderstanding
- harmonica

"Right then," Monika said, putting her notebook and pencil away. "You say that the wider the eye-holes, the more difficult it is to navigate ..."

Before Prakash could protest - 'No, I said the NARROWER ..." Monika had climbed on her motorcycle and was gone.

These journalists! It was Prakash's first interview ever, and he was going to be quoted incorrectly! "Wide eyeholes make navigation tough" the headlines would scream, and he'd be the laughing stock of all the chipmunks in Chip Monkey Park. He might never, ever get an acting job again.

The theme park, (Chipmunks, Monkeys and other furry critters) was hosting a treasure hunt for all theme park mascots and Monika was doing the story. Each team would be led by a Pied Piper playing a harmonica. The Head Chip Monkey thought it would be a good idea - attendance had been low lately and the publicity would help.

The headlines got it wrong in two ways. Not only were the eyeholes mentioned incorrectly, the Pied Pipers were said to be playing flutes, not harmonicas. Head Chip Monkey was furious.

Monika treated Prakash to chocolate ice cream to apologize.

And as we know, a lot can happen over chocolate ice-cream, especially when topped with a sweet "I'm so sorry".

All the mascots attended the wedding, playing harmonicas.