“Ask me why I’m dressed this way,” I say.
Christina looks me up and down.
“OK… why are you dressed that way?” Christina asks.
To set the scene, Christina is dressed to impress. It’s her birthday, and so she’s done her hair and make-up and put on one of her favorite dresses. I’m rocking a casual beach vibe—loud Hawaiian shirt, Jewfro picked out as far as it’ll go. In a few minutes, we’re both getting onto the same Zoom call for a tarot card reading, but as far as appearances go, we’re polar opposites. The fancy lady versus the beach bum. Sophisticated versus silly. Normal versus abnormal.
“I’m going undercover,” I say. “It’s a disguise, something to throw the tarot card lady off her game. You know, to see if she’s legit.”
Christina howls with laughter.
“So, you think that by wearing your Halloween costume, you’re going to, what, solve the case of the tarot card lady?”
“Exactly! Her whole thing is reading people. If she’s legit, she’ll see through my disguise. If she’s just pulling this stu…
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