Prompt: 11 (Red)
Word Count: 150
Author's Notes: Yellow and blue aren't enough.
Disclaimer: The characters belong to Tatsunuko, Co. They are used without permission.
Thanks: To piechopper at livejournal who created the Nexus 100 drabble challenge.
Notes: The events depicted were inspired by, in part, by the first thirty episodes of Gatchaman.
It is written, "Many different combinations of light wavelengths can produce the same perception of color." Jun thinks on this as she inspects the biggest purchase she's ever made.
Behind the DJ booth of her Snack Bar-Dance Club, Jun flips the switches that control the house and stage lights. First she flicks on the white, baring the age and dust, making the stage look dingier than it did when it was dark. Next, Jun tries the blue. This light is more forigiving -- it gentles curves and masks the shabbiness. The yellow has a similar affect as the blue. The microphone stand and crates look arty, like a colorized newsprint poster. When she combines the yelllow and blue, she gets green.
Wanting purple, she reaches for the third light.
She flips the switch.
A fuse blows, plunging the stage into darkness.
It looks like the crates and microphone glow red.
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