Ballroom Blitz

This isn’t from a writing prompt per se, although it was triggered by an assignment Trista had put on the S-Project to rewrite a poem as prose (or something like that). Anyway, I’m listening to a crazy schizo cd I made, and Ballroom Blitz just came on. And I got this giggly idea to turn it into a news report:

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“And we’ve got some local breaking news for you. Something crazy has been happening at the Studio Ballroom, a local nightclub.  Janice is joining us from the nightclub.”

“Hi, Clarissa.  I’m at the Studio Ballroom, and I’ve got to tell you I’ve never seen such chaos.  This is Steve. Steve, were you here when it started?”

“Yeah, dude, it was insane! The band’s just playing like always, and all of a sudden this scary lookin’ dude in the back yelled out for everyone to attack. And then, dude, I don’t know what happened, but everyone was kicking and fighting and punching and there’s this freaky woman standing in the corner just watching everybody. She’d wink now and then. It was creepy, like she was getting off on all the violence or something. She was hot, too.”

“Are you here alone tonight, or did you come with some friends?”

“I came with Tonya, but I can’t find her now. Hey! Zeke! Dude! You seen Tonya?”

“Clarissa, it’s no wonder Steve can’t find Tonya. Look at the carnage behind me. As you can clearly see, there are bodies everywhere. It looks like a suicide bombing attack, but there’s no bomber and no damage to the building.”

“Janice, can you see any trace of the man who ordered the attack?”

“No, but I’ve been told by several people were that his eyes were red.”

“Could it have been Voldemort? Heh-heh.”

“Clarissa, you wouldn’t laugh if you were here, trust me.  Excuse me! Excuse me! What’s your name?”

“I’m Andy. Who the hell are you?”

“I’m Janet, with KKWW News. Can you tell our viewers what happened?”

“Well, just, you know, the music, and the noise, and the fighting. You know. Hey, you know, you’re awful good-looking. Wanna party?”

“Thank you, but no. Someone mentioned a girl standing in a corner. Did you happen to notice her or the man who ordered the attack?”

“Nah. But hey, I’d do you, seriously.”

“Thank you. Clarissa, I think that’s all I’ve got for you right now. Clearly something terrible happened here, but the police are going to have to sort everything out before we can even begin to have any answers for you.”

“Janet, do you have any advice for any viewers who may have friends or loved ones at the Studio Ballroom tonight?”

“Yes. A hotline has been set up at 1-888-555-5512. The police are asking that no one come here to look for friends or family. Call the hotline with any questions or information that you have.”

“Thank you, Janet. And that’s all we have for the KKWW 10:00 news. Join us at 6 a.m. tomorrow. Hopefully we’ll have more answers by then.”

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