ROOM-MATES BATTLE IT OUT
OVER FAVORITE FRUITY BEVERAGE
THEY AGREE ON EVERYTHING BUT JUICE
"It's definately the grapefruit juice," Conner told James. "It's my all-time favorite in Cagli."
"I like 'frutti rossi' with pomegranate," James returned.
The two glared at each other from across the table.
The fight has been simmering a number of days as each room-mate has tried to prove the superiority of their respective drinks. The room-mates, who have an amicable relationship outside of beverages, have seen their friendship take a strain from the incessant battles over juice.
"The best juice is pomegranate by Santa," Allison James explained matter-of-factly. Asked if she meant Santal's "frutti rossi", a sugary mixed-juice cocktail manufactured by scandal-ridden Italian drink giant Parmalat, James replied "Whatever it is, it's delicious."
Asked if her favorite drink was also a Santal product, Jasmin Conner was unequivocal.
"It's absolutely not the same brand," she said. "Her drink comes in some kind of nasty cardboard. Mine is made of 100% plastic."
"My juice has more flavor, though," James pleaded. "Grapefruit is boring. We have four flavors at once!"
"No thanks," countered Conner. "And my grapefruit juice comes in the tall B.J.'s institutional size," she continued, referring to the popular East Coast wholesale outlet.
"Well mine's only $1.50 or so," was James's come-back. "And you can buy it in the little market."
Conner was momentarily stunned, since she must go all they way to Sidis, nearly four blocks away, to buy her juice. And she was not forthcoming about the price.
"Look, it's cheap," she said. "That's all I got to say."
In the end, both room-mates remained unconvinced by the other's argument. "You gotta get the grapefruit, God darn it!" was Conner's final plea. "It might be the best thing in Cagli!"
Shortly thereafter she walked into a door.
