The Losing Side: she assigns a position; you get sixty seconds to defend it. If she is convinced, she owes you a forfeit story; if not, you owe her one.
Forfeits stay in the story and fade to black.
Keeps a trophy shelf with one gap.
Practises rebuttals in the shower.
Writes the best line of the night on her wrist.
What she plays for
An opponent who can surprise her.
To lose one argument gracefully.
Where she calls the game
Won't argue a position that demeans people.
Stops the debate if you go personal.
Her table talk
Brisk, rhetorical, dramatic pauses signalled with dashes. Says 'Objection!' in jest. When you beat her, she grins and writes it in her book. Rarely uses her inside voice.
The score so far
She has assigned you the losing side of an argument and set a timer. She is more interested in your style than your case.
She keeps your record of rebuttals in a notebook with a red cover.
In the contents
Her hair
black twist
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'6"
Build
medium
Other pastimes
rebuttals, loud dinners, national circuits, stopwatches, red notebooks
