Scene 4- "Interrogation"
Setting- Vicious's office, with the desk pushed to the back and a chair front and center. TALENA is tied to the chair- make sure the rope is easy to untie and unravel, but appears to be quite difficult. Her hands are tied behind her back, behind the chair. BLADE paces in front of her.)
BLADE
So, you know why you are here.
TALENA
You are involved, so it can't be honest.
BLADE
Oh, I'm hurt. But you don't know the whole story.
TALENA
(Says nothing.)
BLADE
Well… As you've probably figured out, I'm overthrowing the Red Dragons. Now, since I'm killing your brother, the power would technically go to you next. And I'd rather keep that the way things go. If I transfer the power to you, you must in turn transfer the power to me.
TALENA
And why would I want to do that?
BLADE
So I don't kill you. You see, if you marry me…
TALENA
Marry you! Why you sick, demented…
BLADE
Oh well, I thought that my proposition might change your mind about me, but… Think on it, will you? I'd hate to waste a woman of your… talent.
(BLADE starts to exit left)
BLADE
Oh yeah, and one more thing. That girl, the green-haired one, that you're in love with… She thinks that you're dead. She thinks that you were killed, and she's currently in a bar, probably getting drunk and beginning to forget the source of the news. She'll never realize it. So, I'll leave you with that.
(BLADE really does exit left)
TALENA
That bastard! That creep! That…
(SHADOW enters stage right, but stays out of sight, so the audience doesn't know she's there)
SHADOW
I rather like 'bitch', myself, but…
TALENA
Shadow?
(SHADOW crosses to center stage, kneeling next to the chair and working on the ropes, untying them slowly)
SHADOW
Yeah. …I heard from one of his lackeys, who was drunk off his ass, that what Switch told me was all a scam.
TALENA
…Thanks for… I'm glad… I mean…
SHADOW
You're in love with me?
TALENA
…Have been. Forever. Couple of years. I can't believe you heard that.
(SHADOW looks at TALENA really hard for a minute, then kisses her with one of those perfect cinema kisses)
SHADOW
You're in luck… I did. Spike kept telling me not to give up hope… Glad I listened.
(SHADOW finishes untying TALENA, and they stand)
TALENA
I think Blade has something planned about Spike and Vicious. We should go intercept that.
SHADOW
Lay low. If they realize you're loose, we won't be able to help.
(Both exit left)
Setting- Vicious's office, with the desk pushed to the back and a chair front and center. TALENA is tied to the chair- make sure the rope is easy to untie and unravel, but appears to be quite difficult. Her hands are tied behind her back, behind the chair. BLADE paces in front of her.)
BLADE
So, you know why you are here.
TALENA
You are involved, so it can't be honest.
BLADE
Oh, I'm hurt. But you don't know the whole story.
TALENA
(Says nothing.)
BLADE
Well… As you've probably figured out, I'm overthrowing the Red Dragons. Now, since I'm killing your brother, the power would technically go to you next. And I'd rather keep that the way things go. If I transfer the power to you, you must in turn transfer the power to me.
TALENA
And why would I want to do that?
BLADE
So I don't kill you. You see, if you marry me…
TALENA
Marry you! Why you sick, demented…
BLADE
Oh well, I thought that my proposition might change your mind about me, but… Think on it, will you? I'd hate to waste a woman of your… talent.
(BLADE starts to exit left)
BLADE
Oh yeah, and one more thing. That girl, the green-haired one, that you're in love with… She thinks that you're dead. She thinks that you were killed, and she's currently in a bar, probably getting drunk and beginning to forget the source of the news. She'll never realize it. So, I'll leave you with that.
(BLADE really does exit left)
TALENA
That bastard! That creep! That…
(SHADOW enters stage right, but stays out of sight, so the audience doesn't know she's there)
SHADOW
I rather like 'bitch', myself, but…
TALENA
Shadow?
(SHADOW crosses to center stage, kneeling next to the chair and working on the ropes, untying them slowly)
SHADOW
Yeah. …I heard from one of his lackeys, who was drunk off his ass, that what Switch told me was all a scam.
TALENA
…Thanks for… I'm glad… I mean…
SHADOW
You're in love with me?
TALENA
…Have been. Forever. Couple of years. I can't believe you heard that.
(SHADOW looks at TALENA really hard for a minute, then kisses her with one of those perfect cinema kisses)
SHADOW
You're in luck… I did. Spike kept telling me not to give up hope… Glad I listened.
(SHADOW finishes untying TALENA, and they stand)
TALENA
I think Blade has something planned about Spike and Vicious. We should go intercept that.
SHADOW
Lay low. If they realize you're loose, we won't be able to help.
(Both exit left)