Neither Commencroft-of-A nor Eustace called for some recusing
Of Admyra as presiding judge. Each hoped theyd not be losing.
Bryce crossed Commencroft-of-A and asked, Has Eustace ever forced
His attentions on you?
If he hasnt, wheres this action sourced?
Bryce called Eustace to the stand and asked him, Whom have you been loving?
Only Commencroft-of-B, said Eustace, I have not been shoving
My attentions onto Commencroft-of-A. Shes been so cold
And unfeminine towards me, telling me that shes too old.
Since Id given up on someone whose response was hard as granite,
I went elsewhere on my therapists advice, to tour a planet
In a parallel dimension. She at no point did suggest
I should seek or find a doppelganger. Things just turned out best.
Bryce asked Commencroft-of-B, Do you believe your man (my client)
Has persisted with unwelcome moves on you or any giant?
On the contrary, Commencroft-of-B responded, He made sure
That I understood he loved me, not the one whod never thaw.
Then came time for closing arguments. The lawyer for the plaintiff
(Commencroft-of-A) restated that his client could remain stiff
And should not then be subjected in a social singles haunt
To her counterpart and someone shed rejected, there to flaunt:
She was clear in saying no to him, which he was never willing
To accept as answer. So he dates her double, with it spilling
Over into her attempts to find a partner who was right.
The defendant rubbed her face in things, to vent his public spite.
Then came Bryces turn to close. He said, The plaintiff wasnt looking
For a partner. Long before shed made the recent social booking,
She had clearly indicated that she found earth men too small.
Why was she prepared to come to LATERALDATE events at all?
Yet shes there at functions made for meeting tiny men, parading
The superiority she feels, indifferently degrading
All the tiny men whod never stand a chance. Then when one does
(With her double) she comes running to the bailiff and the fuzz.
She expects to make a song and dance about her own expression
Of her wishes. Yet her counterpart (whos told you in this session)
Has some wishes of her own; and so the ticket show begins.
Would we even bring this case to court, if these two girls were twins?
Commencroft-of-A enjoyed the right to say her no. She said it.
Then my client walked away and sought some counsel, to his credit.
It would seem that she resents his first advances. Thats absurd.
Since he hadnt heard her answer, no harassment had occurred.
Shes here seeking legal remedy, to sound a boisterous clanger,
Just because the man she shunned is dating her mere doppelganger.
Look at how shes dressed in court, with tickets pinned upon her dress,
Saying victim and objectified, harrassed. But I digress.
She can hardly seek injunction, since my clients not a vagrant,
Just because she pulls a fashion stunt thats nothing short of flagrant
Retribution for a couples chance at happiness they saw.
Theres no cause to sanction this reaction in a court of law.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Commencroft-A brings a lawsuit against Eustace for objectifying her.