One spring afternoon, Claire and Eliza, two best friends studying at the same university, were chatting whilst enjoying afternoon tea in a small cafe in town.
"OMG, I'm having such a work overload recently," Eliza remarked as she took a sip of her tea, "It was all too late when I realised that I have three essays all due in by the end of this month. To be honest, I really shouldn't even be here, I need to get back to work."
"Oh, come on, you've been working for ages. You really do need some rest and more sleep. If this continues, it won't be long before you'll be mistaken for an escaped panda from the zoo," Claire replied. "Well, as far as I'm aware, you're done with all of the essays. Stop being such a perfectionist such that you have to get full marks in everything."
Just when Eliza was about to say something in defense, their phones rang. They unlocked the screen to see an incoming video call from their boss- Tom.
In fact, Claire and Eliza weren't just any ordinary university students, but, they were also undercover spy agents working for the PMSSO (Playmobil Secret Spies Organisation).
As they answered the call from their boss- Tom, they were extremely astonished to discover that the figure on the screen was dressed in the costume of a Medieval royal guard.
"Tom!" They both exclaimed in one voice, "What are you doing in this weird outfit?"
"You girls are so outdated. Haven't you heard of cosplay? It's the newest trend these days." Tom replied smugly.
"Well, we certainly have. But we just didn't expect it coming from you, let alone this weird outfit," Eliza responded.
"Besides, it's not even like a special day for dressing up or something," Claire added sassily, "Have you ever seen a sane person dress up like this in their office?"
"Erm, anyways......" Tom stammered, "The purpose of my call was not to discuss about cosplay, but to inform you of your new mission. A beauty pageant called the Royalty Diaries have been recently created, of which the largest shareholder is the German Human Biologist- Dr Frank Stein. This beauty pageant has just started to enable people to sign up for the contest, and the headquarters suspect it to be practising unfair play, somehow related to the scientific publication on human DNA that the doctor is working on at the moment. Your mission this time is to investigate further into this case. You don't have to worry about the sign-up, as the headquarters have already done that for both of you and have e-mailed you the date and location of its opening contest. In case of any news, contact the headquarters immediately. Good luck!"
"Wow, that seems crazy," Claire concluded after they hung up, "A human biologist with a name that sounds like Frankenstein is investing in a beauty pageant! That's the most insane thing I've heard this month."
"Never mind about sanity," Eliza replied excitedly, "What's more important is that it has always been my dream as a little girl to be able to take part in beauty pageants and it has finally come true! Woohoo, I need to go and get my hair done and have a facial right now."
"Well, at least that keeps your mind off work for now." Claire mumbled.
~To be Continued~
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