Broadcast

Fiona leads you through the house, explaining along the way. “Normally there would be a few more people here for this, but I want you to feel comfortable, Mike. So it’s just going to be us and a camera.”

Mike nods. “I appreciate it. This is all pretty new to me.”

She smiles, gently touching his arm. “You’ll do wonderfully, I’m sure.”

They arrive at the ‘set’, which appears to be more of a living room at the moment. A pair of comfortable looking chairs are set up in front of a lit fireplace. A single camera faces the chairs, and it all appears quite professional. Fiona gestures for Mike to have a seat, and she sits down in the other chair, crossing her legs. Mike finds himself looking between her cleavage and her thighs, and Fiona smiles, clearly noticing his gaze.

Alicia and Kyrie sit in nearby folding chairs, watching with amusement. Fiona gives Mike a nod, then straightens, fiddling with some controls cleverly worked into the armrest of her chair. After a pause, a small light illuminates atop the camera, and Fiona begins to speak.

“Hello my friends, and welcome to Fiona’s Fireside. As some of you may have heard, we have a special episode for you today. If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you know there is a new person here, who I wrote an article about just the other day, and he has agreed to come here for a live interview! Coming from across the galaxy, I’d like to introduce Mike.”

Mike nods towards the camera. “Um…hello everyone, and thanks, Fiona.”

She smiles. “No need to be nervous, it’s just us. At least for now.”

She winks at him, chuckling. “Now, I want everyone to know, Mike is the only ‘human’ to ever reach us, so he’s something of a celebrity already! Having spoken with you before, Mike, I must say, you seem quite pleasant. Have you been getting along well since your arrival?”

Mike nods. “Oh, very well! Nearly everyone has been quite friendly.”

Fiona raises an eyebrow. “Quite friendly? Now, I’m not going to ask you to kiss and tell, but how friendly, exactly…”

Mike chuckles, glancing over at Alicia, who is stifling a giggle with her hand, and Kyrie, who is grinning and giving him a thumbs up. “Well…to put it one way, I haven’t had any lonely nights…”

Fiona laughs. “Very diplomatic, Mike. So you’re saying you’re open to those sorts of things?”

She gives him a meaningful look, and Mike swallows nervously, feeling a bit like prey before a predator. “Yes, yes I am.”

Fiona winks towards the camera. “Well, maybe we can get you on one of my more exclusive shows in the future.”

She doesn’t press the point, however, and moves on to more mundane questions from there. There’s definitely a tension in the air, however, and the looks she gives him could only be described as ‘smoldering’. After the interview wraps up, she stands and stretches, the fabric of her clothing straining to contain her. Clearly noticing Mike’s eyes on her again, she smiles broadly.

“I need to take care of something in the other room, would you mind waiting here for a moment?”

Mike nods. “Not at all!”

As she leaves, Mike’s eyes are glued to her swaying hips, until he hears Kyrie and Alicia laughing. Alicia winks at him. “Oh, she’s got you, all right.”

Kyrie grins. “Don’t worry, we can entertain ourselves!”

Mike shakes his head. “I’m not sure what you mean? I was just…”

Fiona’s voice comes from the other room. “Mike? I could use a hand, could you come here?”

Both girls giggle, and Kyrie winks. “Go get her, stud!”