[ WP ] A new drug hits the clubbing scene - cheap , very addictive , a great high and seemingly safe .

Bruce eyed the giggling girls down the line with apprehension. Lucy in particular. Her miniskirt and bustier clung tightly to her frame. As dull as his fashion sense was, he could tell that they were new. He pulled his eyes away from her scantily clad form, feeling somewhat guilty. As their turn came up, it was Lucy that came forth before the rest of them, a strange smile spread across her pretty face. Bruce heaved a sigh and looked straight into her crazed blue eyes. 
 
 `` I ca n't let you girls in tonight Lucy, not while you look like this'' 
 
 The girls burst in a fit of high-pitched giggling again. There was something about it that was just off-putting, it just was n't the way laughter was supposed to sound. 
 
 Lucy recovered first. `` Has the dress code changed or something? We could change right here if you want,'' she said seductively as she began loosening her bustier. 
 
 `` Stop it, Lucy,'' Bruce said forcefully. `` You know why you ca n't come in tonight, it was in the papers this morning.'' 
 
 `` We do n't read the *papers*, Bruce, we're not *old*,'' Lucy whined childishly. `` Now let us in!'' 
 
 `` Have you had a look at yourself in the mirror recently then? You know what Lolliepops are doing to you. I know a lot of people have been raving about it but the law is the law. We're not letting any minors in and that's final!'' 
 
 `` But Bruciee, I'm 28. You *know* that! I even have my ID on me!'' 
 
 `` Not right now you're not, neither by my reckoning nor the cops. You look like you belong in a middle-school. Go home, lay off the Lolliepops and come back in a few months.'' 
 
 It took some coaxing to get Lucy and the girls to leave. What irritated him most that they were not at all like this a year ago when he first met them. As beautiful and independent as they were, the youthful burst of energy and excitement Lolliepops gave them was too tempting. Now they were nothing more than annoying teenage brats both in mind and in body. 
 
 To the world, Lolliepops were miracle drugs. Once, they were just a quick fix to inject some fun into a night out with friends. Now, they were being touted as the modern day fountain of youth. Bruce knew better. His childhood was in his past, and he had no desire to relive them. If everyone on Earth became a whiny teenager tomorrow. at least he would be there to deal with their bullshit.
