Transfixed: Playing The Part

A rotary phone rings and Lydia Black, dressed in retro 80s clothing, swoops in to answer it. Her friend Shiri Allwood is on the other line, asking if Lydia wants to meet up since their husbands are spending the day at the golf course. It is revealed that Lydia and Shiri have both married into a succesfful oil family, but Lydia can't help feeling envious of Shiri, who seems to have snagged the more successful of the husbands. As they speak, there's a hint of falseness to their voices- almost as if they are actors in a soap opera.

Eva Maxim and her longtime friend Charlotte Sins are relaxing together after a fun day of shopping. Charlotte had moved away for college and a brief stint of employment, but she missed her hometown. After a career opportunity opened up locally, she jumped at the chance to move back. The women are having a blast as they catch up, and it's just like old times with how quickly they've clicked back together. Their friendship is as good as ever -- well, actually, BETTER than ever because now that Eva, who is trans, is living openly as her true self, they can do all the female-friend rituals they never got to do when they were growing up!