Other Rose (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} akycha) wrote,@ 2003-06-05 19:41:00 |
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Shadows on the Wall: Sight and Insight
[Scene: A-ko, in the Rose Bride dress with glasses, and B-ko, in a Student Council uniform, are standing in a tall, empty space.]
B-ko: Well, we need to find our way to the Dueling Arena. Everything's changed.
A-ko: I know! I have a map! [Pulls map from the bosom of her dress] I will lead us there. [Examines map carefully] Hmmmm....
B-ko: [Stares at A-ko for a moment] Um. You're holding it upside down. [Plucks the map out of A-ko's hands and puts it back, right-side up.]
A-ko: Um. Right. This way! [Points to the left and marches off with great assumed confidence.]
B-ko: [Follows with much less confidence]
[They emerge into a long hallway of classroom doors and tall windows.]
A-ko: We need to take... that door! [She strides to one of the windows, which happens to be open, and nearly topples out of it.]
B-ko: [Leaps forward, grabs A-ko by the skirt of her dress.] Um. Not a door.
A-ko: [Looking out and down to the five-story drop below] Ah, I guess... not.
B-ko: [Hauling A-ko along] Let's go this way [Chooses a door apparently at random.]
[This room is an office. As they enter, the phone on the desk rings.]
A-ko: [Walks over to the desk and picks up a blackboard eraser which was sitting on a low stack of books next to the phone. She holds it up to her ear] Hello?
[The phone continues to ring.]
A-ko: Hello?!?
[The phone rings again.]
A-ko: Hello?!? Why isn't this working?
B-ko: [Walks over and picks up the phone. After a moment, she sets it down again.] It seems they hung up.
A-ko: Oh. [Peers closely at the eraser, then puts it down gently on the desk.]
B-ko: Some people are very impatient.
A-ko: Let's go back out.
[They exit. In the next scene, they are standing outside, next to a little fountain.]
B-ko: A-ko, can you actually see anything?
A-ko: I can see just fine, honestly.
B-ko: Riiiiiiiight. How many fingers am I holding up? [Holds up her entire hand outstretched, five fingers out.]
A-ko: Oh, honestly, B-ko, you don't think I'm going to fall for that, do you? You're not holding up any fingers at all!
B-ko: A-ko, where did you get those glasses, anyway?
A-ko: I'm sure I don't remember. They're part of the outfit.
B-ko: You haven't been a Rose Bride for very long.
A-ko: [Acerbically] Well, I don't remember much from before.
B-ko: [Skeptically] The glasses just came with the dress and you assumed they were part of the outfit, like jewelry?
A-ko: [Slowly, with a thoughtful air] No... No, I remember someone giving them to me. He said that they would help me see how to be a better Rose Bride.
B-ko: [Walks up to A-ko, waves a hand in front of her face] And you tell me that you don't remember who this was?
A-ko: [Without reacting] B-ko, really, it was a long time ago.
B-ko: Hmmmm. [Reaches out and plucks the glasses off of A-ko's face.]
A-ko: HEY! [Blinks and squints, as if suddenly exposed to strong light] What are you...
B-ko: [Tosses the glasses into the fountain, where a fish leaps up and eats them] I think these are definitely the wrong prescription.
A-ko: [Still squinting a little] I... Hey! When did you start fixing your hair like that?
B-ko: A-ko, I've always fixed my hair like this. Next time go to a licensed optometrist.
[Scene: A-ko, in the Rose Bride dress with glasses, and B-ko, in a Student Council uniform, are standing in a tall, empty space.]
B-ko: Well, we need to find our way to the Dueling Arena. Everything's changed.
A-ko: I know! I have a map! [Pulls map from the bosom of her dress] I will lead us there. [Examines map carefully] Hmmmm....
B-ko: [Stares at A-ko for a moment] Um. You're holding it upside down. [Plucks the map out of A-ko's hands and puts it back, right-side up.]
A-ko: Um. Right. This way! [Points to the left and marches off with great assumed confidence.]
B-ko: [Follows with much less confidence]
[They emerge into a long hallway of classroom doors and tall windows.]
A-ko: We need to take... that door! [She strides to one of the windows, which happens to be open, and nearly topples out of it.]
B-ko: [Leaps forward, grabs A-ko by the skirt of her dress.] Um. Not a door.
A-ko: [Looking out and down to the five-story drop below] Ah, I guess... not.
B-ko: [Hauling A-ko along] Let's go this way [Chooses a door apparently at random.]
[This room is an office. As they enter, the phone on the desk rings.]
A-ko: [Walks over to the desk and picks up a blackboard eraser which was sitting on a low stack of books next to the phone. She holds it up to her ear] Hello?
[The phone continues to ring.]
A-ko: Hello?!?
[The phone rings again.]
A-ko: Hello?!? Why isn't this working?
B-ko: [Walks over and picks up the phone. After a moment, she sets it down again.] It seems they hung up.
A-ko: Oh. [Peers closely at the eraser, then puts it down gently on the desk.]
B-ko: Some people are very impatient.
A-ko: Let's go back out.
[They exit. In the next scene, they are standing outside, next to a little fountain.]
B-ko: A-ko, can you actually see anything?
A-ko: I can see just fine, honestly.
B-ko: Riiiiiiiight. How many fingers am I holding up? [Holds up her entire hand outstretched, five fingers out.]
A-ko: Oh, honestly, B-ko, you don't think I'm going to fall for that, do you? You're not holding up any fingers at all!
B-ko: A-ko, where did you get those glasses, anyway?
A-ko: I'm sure I don't remember. They're part of the outfit.
B-ko: You haven't been a Rose Bride for very long.
A-ko: [Acerbically] Well, I don't remember much from before.
B-ko: [Skeptically] The glasses just came with the dress and you assumed they were part of the outfit, like jewelry?
A-ko: [Slowly, with a thoughtful air] No... No, I remember someone giving them to me. He said that they would help me see how to be a better Rose Bride.
B-ko: [Walks up to A-ko, waves a hand in front of her face] And you tell me that you don't remember who this was?
A-ko: [Without reacting] B-ko, really, it was a long time ago.
B-ko: Hmmmm. [Reaches out and plucks the glasses off of A-ko's face.]
A-ko: HEY! [Blinks and squints, as if suddenly exposed to strong light] What are you...
B-ko: [Tosses the glasses into the fountain, where a fish leaps up and eats them] I think these are definitely the wrong prescription.
A-ko: [Still squinting a little] I... Hey! When did you start fixing your hair like that?
B-ko: A-ko, I've always fixed my hair like this. Next time go to a licensed optometrist.
