He wasn't one to shy away from conflict. Quite the contrary he often went out of his way to find it. That's why he was avoided by just about every person in the small beach town.
Not that his behavior was violent, or in anyway dangerous. He was not only small of stature, he was also incredibly unathletic, which made him less of a physical threat than say, your average six-year old.
He was however, extremely loud - his voice had volume far beyond what one could reasonably expect from a man who was often mistaken for a pre-adolescent.
He had no hesitations with using his booming voice to bring attention to himself and whomever he was in conflict with, whether the conflict was at his instigation or theirs - it could be justly said he seemed to thrive on the incredulous looks he was able to provoke.
Of course he had absolutely no filter, using the crudest language and most vulgar of expressions known to mankind to attack whomever was unlucky enough to have become his target of choice.
Until, that is, he finally managed to become confrontational with a person who had absolutely no compunctions with standing their ground and giving as good as they got.
He was striding eastbound intently down the broad sidewalk that lined the south side of Main street when he caught sight of a person of an even slightly less imposing stature than his own, who also seemed to be striding just as intently as he was, but headed west, towards him.
Despite the sidewalk being nearly eight feet wide, neither of them veered an inch as they walked straight towards one another.
"Get Outta My Way!!" He barked at the person who was now directly in front of him. "No!! You Get Outta My Way!!" Barked back the diminutive young woman with vocal volume that was every bit the equal of his own.
Nearly everyone within a two block radius of the couple that stood face-to-face on the sidewalk that lined the south side of main street froze in their tracks.
The next words that bounced off the walls of the small buildings that lined both sides of main street were even more startling.
"How Do You Do!! I'm TJ! Who Are You!! The small man exclaimed with a smile, and in response the small woman exclaimed just as happily back, "I'm AJ, That's Me, Pleased To Meetcha!!"
Which is how Toolery Miles Jandergauf and Astrimita Francine Jahlolly ended up proving without a doubt that there is indeed someone for everyone on this little blue marble.
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