DECEMBER 10 FRIDAY
The cast of Queer Jesus were in the drama practice chamber rehearsing the final number, Not the Boss of My Body:
"There's nothing wrong with being a woman on the inside!
There's nothing wrong with conflicting body parts (someone wailed: oh yeah!)
Boy or girl, it doesn't really matter
All that counts is what's inside your heart (same person: inside your heaowart!)
James and Sirius and Remus, and Peter, stood on the side, watching.
"Nope. It's too cheesy," said James.
"It's ironic," Sirius explained. "I think."
"No. It's just cheesy,"
In the dancing routine, Roy flung the pumpkin in the air and failed to catch it when he had forgotten, he had just thrown it in the air. The pumpkin broke.
"Ze pumpshkin broke," said Paul Peevenstein the german ghost.
"Hold we're in a hold," said Sirius.
Mac was already providing Roy with a papier mache pumpkin.
"Ok we're not in a hold," said Sirius. "From the top, guys!"
The cast resumed the dress rehearsal. Remus mumbled.
"Papier mache replica, eh?"
"Why does the gingerbread witch want to cut the horns off Goaty Man!" Peter asked.
"According to horoscopes," said Remus, "The Tojours Fromage wanted to release the Gingerbread Witch, for according to horoscopes, only she can cut the horns off Goaty Man. They want to do this, because, they want to ruin Christmas forever."
"Who's Goaty Man anyway?" James asked.
"He is one of the Great Yule Givers."
Roy failed to catch the pumpkin again and Sirius told them all to take ten. Roy came over, in a huff.
"Nice going releasing the Creature!"
"We're not finished!"
"I failed to fulfill my horoscope so now I'm no longer a choosing one. The press wants nothing to do with me now! I hope you're happy!"
Roy stormed out of the drama practice chamber.
"I am now," Sirius muttered.
"The ingratitude of some people, think you can fix things overnight!" said James.
"It's not too late to fulfill the horoscope is it?"
Roy was no longer a choosing one. That had to mean, that anyone could have a stab at the quest and have a chance at success.