Myshuno! 2013 Prompt: “‘I see no objection to stoutness, in moderation’ (G&S)”” (252 words)

[esmeiolanthe]

The prompt for this story was “‘I see no objection to stoutness, in moderation’ (G&S)” submitted by penguingirl03. This story fits into Chapter 17 of Ruth’s (un)Officially Wacky Boolprop Challenge.

Rating: PG for suggestive material

Dramatis Personae
Old Adam Shankel, Victorian enthusiast and possessor of an excellent handlebar mustache.
Myrna Shankel, his wife.

Setting
Old Adam and Myrna’s bathroom. Old Adam is shaving while Myrna is weighing herself.

MYRNA: Aaaargh! Up five pounds! I’m going to have to go on a diet!
OLD ADAM: (pausing in his shaving) Why?
MYRNA: Because I’m up five pounds! I’m fat!
OLD ADAM: Hardly. You are no more than thirty pounds over the weight listed in the height-weight tables for a woman of your stature. (begins shaving again) “Fat” would be more than one hundred and fifty pounds over that weight. At most, you are plump.
MYRNA: Oh, I left “plump” behind long ago. I’m rapidly approaching “stout.”
OLD ADAM: (rinsing the razor) I see nothing wrong with stoutness, in moderation. “Stout” can run for quite some time before it becomes “solid.” (resumes shaving) And “stout” increases your bust most interestingly.
MYRNA: It does not!
OLD ADAM: Dearest, I have made quite the study of your bosoms, and I assure you that your cup size increases in proportion to the rest. (rinses the razor) And I suggest that I am a better judge of precisely how interesting your bosoms are. (wipes the last traces of shaving cream off with a towel) I would be glad to show you just how interesting after the school bus has come for the girls. (flicks the towel at Myrna so it gently hits her backside)
MYRNA: (jumps, with a delighted squeal) Naughty!
OLD ADAM: Quite naughty indeed. But not, I hope, barbaric. (peers in the medicine cabinet) On which topic, have you seen my mustache wax?

Comments

[joandsarah.livejournal.com]

And I remember that Old Adam likes plum women. :D That's quite something since I don't even remember half of my sims names.
So plump-stout-solid hmm... guess it's better than saying fat. I'll have to remember that next time I weigh myself...

And I caught up. Wasn't sure how many there were, but it was less then I thought, plus I used some of my different user pics which normally I forget to use at all.

[esmeiolanthe.livejournal.com]

Fun userpic! :) Yes, I think I've beaten Old Adam's shape preference to death in my stories, so that's probably why it stuck. As soon as I saw the prompt, I knew it was an Old Adam story. :P

There are no true synonyms in any language; there are always tones and shades of meaning. I decided to play with that with the plum-stout-solid thing. Of course, the tones and shades are often personal -- I don't think there's a real definition of plump-stout-solid.

I know that everybody's being spammed with Myshuno! stuff right now, so thanks for reading! :D

[mzyra.livejournal.com]

XD Awesome.

[esmeiolanthe.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D

[katmiesterk8.livejournal.com]

LOL! XD

[esmeiolanthe.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it -- thanks for reading! :D

[katrisims.livejournal.com]

:D It's a good thing Old Adam approves, I guess!

[esmeiolanthe.livejournal.com]

He's the one whose opinion matters most... well, after Myrna's, of course! If they're happy, then everybody else can go jump in a lake, right?

Thanks for reading! :D