Under New Management - 
by B-Side
My apologies for this late recap of The Real World. I wish I had a decent excuse, but honestly, I really don't have any. Then again, I could just make one up, right? So... yeah... the reason why I've been so late on this Real World post is because... I was so inspired by the roommates' burgeoning Mystic Tan factory that I went and locked myself in a stall for three days! Yes, exactly! And now I look more orange than Charlize Theron at an awards ceremony. So you see, there's a perfectly logical reason for my delay. And now that we've gotten that out of the way, we can relive this latest Key West drama, which sort of played out like a teeny-bopper version of The Apprentice. Basically, Svetlana and Zach both wanted to be manager of the tanning salon. She had experience. He had maturity. It was a battle for the ages (not really). If only Trump were there to sort things out...
The show opened up at the Pineapple Gallery, which is hopefully only the temporary name of the tanning salon. All the roomies (and their best bud/boss, Ricky) were building booths, painting walls, and installing furniture. It was like a tantastic version of Trading Spaces. At one point, Svetlana commented about the paint, "I wish this blue was not -- like, less bland, and I wish the brown had a bronze in it."
Well, out of nowhere came the brash Tyler we know and love who suddenly yelled, "Why are you talking and not doing something?!?!?!" Discussion of hues is strictly VERBOTEN! He then served up another squash ball of bitchiness by saying, "If you worked half as hard as you run your mouth, we'd be a lot further. END OF CONVERSATION."
"I can't speak when I work?" Svetlana then asked. Duh! Of course not! Because then Tyler wouldn't have an excuse to make a scene! Idiot.
Later, Svetlana, Jose, and Ricky took a little ride to the bank where they talked about things like responsibility and work and stuff. Svetty said that she wanted to prove that she could be responsible and a manager -- after all, she had excelled in her parents' pharmacy and 3-D imaging center. "I obviously proved myself to my dad. I'm 19 years old, and I manage this huge facility," she said. Okay, she makes it sound like she single-handedly runs a Costco in her free time. Besides, is it really that much of a coup to nab a job in your parents' store?
After the little bank excursion, everyone gathered together and decided to have a group dinner on Sunday so they could talk about the business and their goals and their roles. Yay! Fledgling business! Entrepreneurs of tomorrow! Tantastic women for years to come! Everything was going along all hunky-dory until suddenly Zach announced that he'd like to be manager. At first Tyler wasn't so hot on the idea, given how laid back Zach is (and seriously, do you really want someone with that unwieldy of a hairstyle in charge of your business?). But rather quickly, Tyler changed his mind, noting that Zach was an awfully good listener. And that's a very important tool in business (insert "The More You Know!" shooting star here).
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