ELINOR RADLEY
As
I said, Butch Gardens is abandoned no more.(The PANTHER LADY comes out from the shadows and stands beside
ELINOR.)
ELINOR RADLEY (Continued)
Pardon
my Panther Lady.
ANNIE
Butch
Gardens? Tell us about it.
ELINOR RADLEY
More are due to arrive; and I don’t like repeating.
(ELINOR and the PANTHER LADY sit on some rotting wood. LONNIE and
ANNIE do the same. They wait.)
LONNIE
The
planes---?
ELINOR RADLEY
We’ll
get to that.(The PANTHER LADY scratches her ear.)
LONNIE
I’m---(ELINOR gives her a sharp look.)
LONNIE (Continued)
(Whispered to ANNIE)I don’t like---
ELINOR RADLEY
Shhh!(They wait. A large insect passes by.)
PANTHER
LADY
(Snarling)You can refresh yourselves with some nectar.
(Suddenly self-conscious, aware of ELINOR)
That orchid is particularly . . . tasty . . .
(ELINOR chuckles lightly, but with purpose, as if to say, “Don’t mind me.”)
ELINOR RADLEY
Go
ahead. After all, people can drink.(LONNIE and ANNIE lap silently, awkwardly.)
END OF EPISODE 8.
