Friday 16th May

Really busy day today! I went to bed early like Martha said I should then she came to collect me at 7 and we went to a Wendy’s drive-thru to get breakfast. I thought we would go to the office to get ready for the press-conference but instead we went to the hotel. Martha said I would be getting ready there then Meat Girl 1 would drive me to the office so I could make a grand entrance like I did yesterday.

After the voice coach left yesterday I worked on my speech. I know I won’t be able to have notes or an autocue and Martha said it was very important that everyone see these were my words and I wasn’t following a script someone else had given me but she said it might help me remember what I wanted to say if I wrote it out like an essay then went through and wrote out a heading for each part so I did that in my room in the apartment then I stood in front of the mirror and practised it so it would feel natural. I was pleased Mrs Webber had me do a test run in front of the hotel staff before as now I know what it’s like to stand in front of people and talk. Of course I had no way of knowing what questions I’m going to get asked so I tried to think at least a little bit about everything they might want to know. Martha said if I get asked any questions I’m not comfortable with I can just say it is a private matter or if I feel like being cheeky I can wink and say wouldn’t you like to know? But she said be careful as it will be good if people think I am cute and a bit sassy but not if they think I am a brat so I should try to answer most questions. She promised she or Daddy would step in if I got out of my depth.

Daddy was at the hotel having a meeting with some other important men but when his meeting was done he came and got me from the apartment then his car took us by the office and we picked up Martha and Claude and went for dinner in a place that was nice but not too fancy. I wore a pair of black leggings and a red smock dress with my hair in its normal ponytail and nobody asked if I was the girl from the posters. I think Daddy is probably one of those people who most people have heard of because of the hotels but don’t know what he looks like. I wondered if people thought Martha was my mom but then who would they think Claude is? If Mrs Webber had been with us they might of thought he was her son but I don’t think she’s quite old enough. She does have children but I think they are teenagers and Claude is over twenty.

Mrs Webber was at the hotel waiting for me when we got there this morning. She said she would be looking after me and would drive with me in Meat Girl 1 so Martha and Daddy could be at the office to make sure everything was ready. She was wearing a very nice white dress today that was very tight with a split up the side that showed one of her legs. It looked expensive like some of my mom’s red carpet dresses I have seen in pictures and definitely not normal business-wear for a hotel manager but she said it was a special occasion and she wanted to push the boat out and told me I was going to look so gorgeous she had to make an extra special effort if she was travelling with me so people would at least glance at her. I told her she always looks very pretty and she looked pleased and blessed my heart the way the voice coach told me to copy.

We went up to the apartment to wait for the hair and makeup team. Mrs Webber said they would not be putting oil on me like they did for the photographs but I would need to rub moisturiser all over to make my skin look nice and silky. I had put a play-suit on this morning after my shower with nothing underneath so I’d not have any pressure marks so she said I should take that off and she would help with the moisturiser. She had a tube that she said she likes to use. She said it was coco-butter and it smelled really nice. She sat on the bed and I took my playsuit off and she said to stand with my back to her and she rubbed it over my back and rump, promising she wasn’t missing any.

As she was rubbing it in she talked about my body and how tasty it was and talked about the different cuts of meat. It gave me that same funny feeling in my belly I had before and made my girl-parts tingle a little bit. She said my thighs would make lovely hams and my rump was delectable – that’s a new word I learned today that means beyond delicious! I could have done my front by myself but I liked the way she was talking and asked if she could do it too. She said that was a good idea as she could see me all over and make sure it was nice and even and that I might miss bits if I tried to do it myself so I turned around and she started with my tummy and up to my chest then went down and rubbed it on my legs and the insides of my thighs then on my fillet, as she calls it, and said that it is her favourite part and she hopes she gets to be the one to eat it when my big day comes. I remembered the uncle in the stories who had been teasing the sisters about getting eaten liked that bit best too.

She did my legs while I did my own arms then wiped some on my face even thought they will be doing makeup too. I asked if she had ever thought she might want to get eaten and she said she thought she was way too old now for her meat to be good but wishes I’d been around when she was my age as she would definitely have joined my campaign. I said I bet she would still be tasty but the change in law we were proposing would only effect girls up to fourteen. She said that was too bad and asked what if she promised not to tell anyone. We both giggled about this and it felt nice like we were sisters sharing a joke.

[Editor’s Note – Laverne Webber continued to manage the Roebuck International, Fort Worth, until her death in 2029 which coincided with her planned retirement at age 55. Roebuck International Hotels added girl-meat to their menus in 2022 following Sidney’s harvest and the change in law which permitted it. Special floors in each hotel were set aside for housing meat-girls and providing them with facilities to use leading up to their harvest. Although her death was officially recorded as accidental and her husband accepted a large settlement from Roebuck International Inc. (Now Sidney’s Inc.) to not pursue the matter any further, it was widely rumoured at the time and generally accepted now to be true that she in fact had herself prepared in the hotel kitchen and served to an exclusive group of invited diners consisting of family and close friends whose discretion could be relied upon since this would have been illegal at that time.]

We did not have to wait long before the makeup team came and Mrs Webber stayed sitting on the bed out of the way while they turned me into the girl from the posters who everyone was expecting to see. This time I was back in the pink hat and boots but I don’t know if they were the same set I wore before or different ones as we now have lots. I hope I will get taller but I wonder how much bigger my feet will get and how often I will need new sets of boots? Mrs Webber said if we had lots we should put numbers on the inside and keep a record of when and where I wear them so if they get sold or given to a museum one day they can be tied to particular events. While we waited to be told it was time to go Mrs Webber asked about my speech and I ran through it for her. She said it was very convincing and maybe I would get served up in the hotel restaurant this evening! I knew she was joking but told her I don’t think we would be so lucky but if it does happen then my fillet is hers! She looked at it and licked her lips while rubbing her tummy and said it would make the perfect appetiser with a hearty rump roast to follow!


(To be continued...)