Mass Meeting Chronicles, Part 6

Oh no! You just stepped on hippo poop! But you’re in the middle of town, where is the hippo who committed this crime? You look around, but there is no hippo to be seen. So, you pick the nearest street and start there, wandering down it, hoping to spot the culprit. 

You printed out pictures of the hippo poop to find the criminal; however, a woman named Karen snatched the hippo poop picture from you and screamed, “That’s my baby hippo’s poop! Did you see my baby hippo?”

You were petrified by this sudden encounter. Karen stared at you and then activated her magic power. Donning her scissors, she gave you the classical Karen cut. Forget the hippo poop, you were mortified by her swift hands giving you a spiky bowl cut. 

“Hey, what the hell!!??” you scream loudly, but she vanishes. However, you know from your 4-hour daily screen time on TikTok that there is a way to save your ‘do. You whisper the words you know in your heart, “I need to talk to a gay person.” But who? Where? You say it again, louder this time, “I need to talk to a gay person.” Then louder, louder still– suddenly, one appears.

Clad in piercings and spiky jewelry, it’s the barista from your local coffee shop! You know you’re in the right hands because have you SEEN their ‘do? The curls, the bounce, it’s perfect. You find a seat on the nearest bench and let them work their magic. They pull out their phone to show you the end result and…?! 

You’re bald. And you have a red beard. You’ve turned into James!? THE END.

*Mass Meeting Chronicles is a series of short stories written collaboratively by Gayly members at our Winter 2026 Mass Meeting. We followed an initial prompt and each tried to continue the story crafted by the member before, effectively creating the chaos you see before you now. Enjoy!!