Monday, December 1, 2014

"Butch Gardens, Episode 66" by Mocha Tchokha Rose



            (The drug lords’ lair.  ELINOR RADLEY lunges at an unseen nemesis and falls 
            to the floor.)

ELINOR RADLEY
Aaaah!

FOOFEE
If you can’t see or hear them, you can’t beat them with force!

ELINOR RADLEY
I can smell them!  

LONNIE
She’s right---

ELINOR RADLEY
Men!
 
FOOFEE
            (To ELINOR RADLEY)
Calm down!
            (To all the women)
Because we can’t use force, we have to use language.

LONNIE
Language?

FOOFEE
Incantation.  Lullaby.  Women’s words.

            (The PANTHER LADY twitches her ear quizzically.)

FOOFEE
Do like me.  Sorry.

LONNIE
Thank you.

PANTHER LADY
Oh?

ELINOR RADLEY
Yes!

FOOFEE
Sorry.

LONNIE
Thank you.

PANTHER LADY
Oh?

ELINOR RADLEY
Yes!

            (Growing more vehement, they chant around the perimeter.)

FOOFEE
Sorry!

LONNIE
Thank you!

PANTHER LADY
Oh?

ELINOR RADLEY
Yes!

FOOFEE
Sorry!

LONNIE
Thank you!

PANTHER LADY
Oh!

ELINOR RADLEY
YES!

            (Crescendo.)

            END OF EPISODE 66.