This Is Awkward

Las Vegas.

That evening, after having a big meal with his family, Adam, Juno, and the other three arrived at a small theater next door, following the address given by Joey.

"OMG!"

Looking at the gay-looking service staff around him, Adam's heart skipped a beat, and he also uttered that classic line in a cheesy tone.

"What's wrong?"

Juno laughed and said, "You discriminate against gay people?"

"Of course not."

Adam immediately denied it.

Just kidding, this is the United States, where all sorts of bizarre cultures tend to go to extremes.

Discrimination warnings are issued at the drop of a hat.

Characters like Ross's sexism, Chandler's childhood experiences of being ostracized by gay people, and the forbidden love between Monica (who was a classmate of Richard's daughter) and Richard (who was a good friend of Monica's father and had held Monica as a baby) all happened before the millennium. If they happened in the future, they would definitely be bombarded with criticism.

Immediately bursting into tears and apologizing is a sign of being wise; otherwise, someone might use this as leverage against you, and you'll never have peace for the rest of your life.

Because it's very possible that their child is a model of righteousness, and after occasionally hearing their parents or elders mention their past 'ugly words and deeds,' they might burst into tears and post videos online to sever all ties with them.

Then trigger more attacks.

Children who cause trouble for their parents aren't unique to East Country.

More in the United States.

Moreover, compared to the unconscious acts of harming one's parents in East Country, in the United States, many times it is genuinely a deliberate act of harming one's parents in the name of freedom and equality.

They are completely different in nature.

Their lethality is also completely different.

Look, even your own children despise and condemn you, which means you are truly heinous and deserve severe punishment to appease public anger.

In the East Country, it's called putting righteousness before family.

In the United States, after decades or even centuries of hypnotizing others and self-hypnotizing, such talents have finally been cultivated, gradually approaching the values of the East Country from a thousand years ago.

Congratulations!

If things continue to develop in this way...

Who knows, in a few decades or centuries, the United States might actually achieve the kind of glorious era that ancient East Country possessed, with its etiquette and morality dominating both domestic and international spheres.

Adam could accept the idea of sacrificing family for the greater good, believing his friends and family wouldn't do such a thing, but it was Juno was asking the question...

Surgical warning!

Has anyone taken your order?

A Cross-dressing Boss waitress approached with a pink drink and asked in a coquettish voice.

"Thank you, I've already ordered."

Adam forced down his discomfort and smiled as he replied.

"OK".

The Cross-dressing Boss waitress's eyes lit up, and she said enthusiastically, "Feel free to ask me anytime if you need anything!"

Adam could only force a smile and nod, watching the Cross-dressing Boss waitress 'seductively' leave, then shrugged at Juno, who was staring at him, and said, "See?"

"Hehe."

Juno gave him a knowing look, but didn't say anything.

Another Cross-dressing Boss waiter came over with the drinks Adam and the others had ordered.

"Uh, I ordered the beer."

Seeing Juno take the beer from in front of him, Adam couldn't help but remind her.

The Cross-dressing Boss waiter, who hadn't left yet, glanced at Adam and then said to the other Cross-dressing Boss waiter who had been staring at them, "He's heterosexual."

"Oh~"

The Cross-dressing Boss let out a disappointed wail.

"You don't discriminate against gay people, right? Come try their drinks, they're really good."

Juno pushed the pink cocktail she had ordered in front of Adam and teased him.

"..."

Adam's lips twitched.

He's not Rajesh from the Big Bang Theory, nor Marshall from How I Met Your Mother; he's completely indifferent to this kind of thing.

Moreover, in a place like this, drinking this iconic beverage makes you easily mistaken for gay, which greatly increases the chances of being approached by strangers.

Seeing these 'seductive' Cross-dressing Boss swaying in front of him, he was already feeling a bit uneasy. If they all tried to flirt with him, he really wouldn't be able to handle it and would have to retreat immediately.

Just as they were struggling with their decision, a strangely familiar and ferocious aura swept over them.

Adam turned his head and saw Heather beside him silently pressed close to him, giving him a sweet smile.

Silence speaks louder than words.

Adam gave Heather a grateful look, a look that said, "Go back tonight and do your utmost to repay her kindness," before turning to Juno with a smug expression.

Juno rolled her eyes at Adam and Heather, and wisely ended the conversation.

Adam then had the mind to look around.

This is a small theater with a small stage. Around the stage are tables arranged in a staggered pattern, and each table has a blue lamp in the center, all of which are lit.

Its purpose, of course, is to leave a small table lamp on after the main lights are turned off during the performance, so that the audience can see their companions and prevent them from knocking over their drinks.

"Damn Joey!"

Adam became even more certain of his guess and cursed inwardly, "They didn't even explain it clearly beforehand. If I had known it would be like this, I definitely wouldn't have come."

The lights suddenly went out.

The sound of a piano began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome the Wushuang Helena Handbaschi!"

A Cross-dressing Boss waitress acted as the host, giving introductions in a high-pitched voice.

As soon as the voice faded, a beam of light shone on the stage, revealing a tall figure in a lace dress who turned around, revealing an androgynous face. Holding a microphone, a deep voice rang out. "Hi, my little darlings~"

"OMG!"

Adam, who almost misheard it as "my little money," once again uttered the classic line in his voice, leaving no room for doubt.

It's him, it's him, it's definitely him!

"I feel beautiful, very beautiful. I feel like I am beautiful and wise..."

Helena, on stage, sang this part and then pointed the microphone at the audience.

"Gay~!"

Immediately, many people in the audience shouted in unison.

Helena immediately lit up with a smile.

Adam had a terrible toothache.

Juno and the other two seemed to be enjoying the show.

The opening song has ended.

"Hello, welcome to the show. I see some regulars in the audience."

Helena scanned the room, then fixed her gaze on Adam, paused slightly, and raised an eyebrow. "There are also some new faces."

At this point, he stepped off the stage, walked over to Adam, handed Adam the microphone, and asked with a smile, "Where are you from?"

Texas.

Adam said, forcing himself to speak.

"Lone Star State, you must be very lonely~"

Helena said in a strange tone.

"It couldn't be flirting, it couldn't be, no, it absolutely couldn't be!"

Adam was internally screaming, but outwardly he forced a smile and said, "I have a girlfriend, how could I be lonely?"

"Some loneliness exists only in the heart and is not suitable to be spoken of to others."

Helena laughed.

Adam's smile was stiff, especially when he saw Helena winking at him, and when he thought about Helena's true identity, he felt terrible.

who I am?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

P. S.: I chatted in the group for a while last night and was amazed by the driving skills of the experts. I only managed to write two chapters. Sorry.