"Rose Garden of Horrors"
by Reanna King miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com mailto:miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/himemiya_akio
based on the film directed by Frank Oz, which was based on the off-Broadway musical "Little Shop of Horrors" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, which was based on the original film by Roger Corman
ACT I
Scene 5
(The observatory, the next day. OHTORI AKIO sits at his couch. The elevator bell rings.)
AKIO: Doozo.
(enter MIKI, looking really nervous and slightly hysterical)
MIKI: Sitsuree-shimasu. You wanted to see me, Rijichou?
AKIO: Sit down, please.
(MIKI sits down on the other couch opposite AKIO)
AKIO: I was informed that you had been late to class several times recently. Is there anything upsetting you? A good school should be free of unpleasant distractions.
MIKI: Oh, it's nothing. I… I… well…
AKIO: Do you have a problem keeping up in your classes? Or a problem with a classmate or a teacher?
MIKI: (shakes his head) No.
AKIO: (shakes his own head) You haven't a clear mind, Miki.
MIKI: A… clear mind?
AKIO: (stands up) Do you know what clears the mind better than anything else?
MIKI: Huh?
(AKIO just smiles and sits down on the couch that MIKI is on)
AKIO: Why don't you just lie down there on the couch?
MIKI: N… no, I have to go, I have… homework to do…
(AKIO puts his arm around MIKI'S shoulder)
MIKI: B-but Akio-san…
AKIO: Come on now, Miki, don't be stubborn.
MIKI: I gotta go!
AKIO: There's always time for a little enjoyment. Miki, if---
(The phone rings. AKIO shows no signs of being even annoyed. Instead he gets up to take the call in an adjacent room)
AKIO: Pardon me for a moment.
(MIKI "mushroom sighs")
(After a second, AKIO comes back into the room)
AKIO: It's for you. I believe it's your sister.
(MIKI goes into the other room and picks up the phone)
KOZUE (VOICE): Miki, is that you?
MIKI: (uneasily) Kozue-chan… hi.
KOZUE (VOICE): In case you wanted to know, your flower is all wilted.
MIKI: (rests his head in his hand wearily) Not again.
KOZUE: If you're busy, I'll do it. Just tell me how to feed it.
MIKI: No! Don't go near it! (calms himself) Er, no. I'll be right over. (hangs up the phone) Akio-san, my plant needs to be fed. I have to go. (looks more relieved than apologetic)
(AKIO looks at MIKI thoughtfully. It's obvious that he knows everything that THE PLANT is capable of)
AKIO: Right, the plant. I haven't seen your plant yet. Would you mind if I came along?
(MIKI opens his mouth to object, but thinks better of it)
MIKI: Not at all.
(The Garden. MIKI and AKIO enter. THE PLANT is even bigger than before)
AKIO: My. It certainly is large. It must have taken a lot of work to get it to grow that big.
MIKI: Yes, a lot of… work.
AKIO: (looks at the floor) Hmmm… Miki… I wonder what these red spots on the floor are?
MIKI: Red spots?
AKIO: I'm onto you, Miki.
MIKI: You are?
AKIO: I know all about Saionji.
MIKI: (gulps) You do?
AKIO: Of all the people, Miki, I never thought it would be you. I saw you glaring at Saionji from the garden the other day. And I do know how you feel about my sister… And from the way Saionji treated her… Well… it started to look an awful lot like a motive.
(Meanwhile THE PLANT, just behind MIKI is just close enough to MIKI'S head that it can sing him its advice on the current situation…)
"SUPPERTIME"
lead vocal: THE PLANT, SHADOW PLAY GIRLS
THE PLANT: OHTORI'S ONTO YOU…
(MIKI just looks back at him, scared)
THE PLANT: HE KNOWS YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH…
AKIO: So is that how it happened?
THE PLANT: THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY…
MIKI: It's not true, I didn't kill him!
THE PLANT: THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO…
AKIO: Now… who do you think we should tell about this, Miki?
THE PLANT: THIS SCENE IS PAST ITS PRIME…
MIKI: But I didn't do it!
THE PLANT: I THINK IT'S SUPPERTIME!
AKIO: (pretends to look thoughtful, but he obviously had a plan ahead of time) You know, Miki, maybe we don't have to tell anyone about this. I tell you what.
MIKI: Huh?
THE PLANT: COME ON, COME ON…
THINK ABOUT ALL I GAVE YOU!
AKIO: You tell me how to care for the plant… and I won't tell anyone about any of this. Does that sound reasonable to you? (AKIO is now facing away from THE PLANT and towards MIKI)
(MIKI is silent)
THE PLANT: COME ON, COME ON…
YOUR SISTER AND ANTHY!
AKIO: So… what do I do?
MIKI: (timidly) Just feed it.
THE PLANT: COME ON, COME ON!
DON'T GO BACK ON YOUR PROMISE
AKIO: (smiles) Feed it what?
THE PLANT: C-C-C-C- COME ON!
I SWEAR ON ALL MY SEEDS
WHEN HE'S GONE YOU'LL HAVE ALL YOU NEED
MIKI: …minerals… (MIKI begins walking toward AKIO, compelling AKIO to walk backward toward THE PLANT)
AKIO: Yes…
MIKI: On Tuesdays, you should water it. (continues moving forward. THE PLANT opens up its mouth)
AKIO: Oh, yes…
MIKI: But…
AKIO: Yes? (AKIO is standing right in front of THE PLANT now)
MIKI: Whatever you do…
(AKIO turns around and sees THE PLANT'S gaping mouth)
AKIO: What the…?
MIKI: (he realizes what he's been doing) RIJICHOU! (It's too late. THE PLANT closes its mouth on AKIO and gulps him down. Poor MIKI shudders and turns away)
SHADOW PLAY GIRLS: SUPPERTIME… … …
(fade out)
by Reanna King miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com mailto:miki_no_shoujo@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/himemiya_akio
based on the film directed by Frank Oz, which was based on the off-Broadway musical "Little Shop of Horrors" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, which was based on the original film by Roger Corman
ACT I
Scene 5
(The observatory, the next day. OHTORI AKIO sits at his couch. The elevator bell rings.)
AKIO: Doozo.
(enter MIKI, looking really nervous and slightly hysterical)
MIKI: Sitsuree-shimasu. You wanted to see me, Rijichou?
AKIO: Sit down, please.
(MIKI sits down on the other couch opposite AKIO)
AKIO: I was informed that you had been late to class several times recently. Is there anything upsetting you? A good school should be free of unpleasant distractions.
MIKI: Oh, it's nothing. I… I… well…
AKIO: Do you have a problem keeping up in your classes? Or a problem with a classmate or a teacher?
MIKI: (shakes his head) No.
AKIO: (shakes his own head) You haven't a clear mind, Miki.
MIKI: A… clear mind?
AKIO: (stands up) Do you know what clears the mind better than anything else?
MIKI: Huh?
(AKIO just smiles and sits down on the couch that MIKI is on)
AKIO: Why don't you just lie down there on the couch?
MIKI: N… no, I have to go, I have… homework to do…
(AKIO puts his arm around MIKI'S shoulder)
MIKI: B-but Akio-san…
AKIO: Come on now, Miki, don't be stubborn.
MIKI: I gotta go!
AKIO: There's always time for a little enjoyment. Miki, if---
(The phone rings. AKIO shows no signs of being even annoyed. Instead he gets up to take the call in an adjacent room)
AKIO: Pardon me for a moment.
(MIKI "mushroom sighs")
(After a second, AKIO comes back into the room)
AKIO: It's for you. I believe it's your sister.
(MIKI goes into the other room and picks up the phone)
KOZUE (VOICE): Miki, is that you?
MIKI: (uneasily) Kozue-chan… hi.
KOZUE (VOICE): In case you wanted to know, your flower is all wilted.
MIKI: (rests his head in his hand wearily) Not again.
KOZUE: If you're busy, I'll do it. Just tell me how to feed it.
MIKI: No! Don't go near it! (calms himself) Er, no. I'll be right over. (hangs up the phone) Akio-san, my plant needs to be fed. I have to go. (looks more relieved than apologetic)
(AKIO looks at MIKI thoughtfully. It's obvious that he knows everything that THE PLANT is capable of)
AKIO: Right, the plant. I haven't seen your plant yet. Would you mind if I came along?
(MIKI opens his mouth to object, but thinks better of it)
MIKI: Not at all.
(The Garden. MIKI and AKIO enter. THE PLANT is even bigger than before)
AKIO: My. It certainly is large. It must have taken a lot of work to get it to grow that big.
MIKI: Yes, a lot of… work.
AKIO: (looks at the floor) Hmmm… Miki… I wonder what these red spots on the floor are?
MIKI: Red spots?
AKIO: I'm onto you, Miki.
MIKI: You are?
AKIO: I know all about Saionji.
MIKI: (gulps) You do?
AKIO: Of all the people, Miki, I never thought it would be you. I saw you glaring at Saionji from the garden the other day. And I do know how you feel about my sister… And from the way Saionji treated her… Well… it started to look an awful lot like a motive.
(Meanwhile THE PLANT, just behind MIKI is just close enough to MIKI'S head that it can sing him its advice on the current situation…)
"SUPPERTIME"
lead vocal: THE PLANT, SHADOW PLAY GIRLS
THE PLANT: OHTORI'S ONTO YOU…
(MIKI just looks back at him, scared)
THE PLANT: HE KNOWS YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH…
AKIO: So is that how it happened?
THE PLANT: THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY…
MIKI: It's not true, I didn't kill him!
THE PLANT: THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO…
AKIO: Now… who do you think we should tell about this, Miki?
THE PLANT: THIS SCENE IS PAST ITS PRIME…
MIKI: But I didn't do it!
THE PLANT: I THINK IT'S SUPPERTIME!
AKIO: (pretends to look thoughtful, but he obviously had a plan ahead of time) You know, Miki, maybe we don't have to tell anyone about this. I tell you what.
MIKI: Huh?
THE PLANT: COME ON, COME ON…
THINK ABOUT ALL I GAVE YOU!
AKIO: You tell me how to care for the plant… and I won't tell anyone about any of this. Does that sound reasonable to you? (AKIO is now facing away from THE PLANT and towards MIKI)
(MIKI is silent)
THE PLANT: COME ON, COME ON…
YOUR SISTER AND ANTHY!
AKIO: So… what do I do?
MIKI: (timidly) Just feed it.
THE PLANT: COME ON, COME ON!
DON'T GO BACK ON YOUR PROMISE
AKIO: (smiles) Feed it what?
THE PLANT: C-C-C-C- COME ON!
I SWEAR ON ALL MY SEEDS
WHEN HE'S GONE YOU'LL HAVE ALL YOU NEED
MIKI: …minerals… (MIKI begins walking toward AKIO, compelling AKIO to walk backward toward THE PLANT)
AKIO: Yes…
MIKI: On Tuesdays, you should water it. (continues moving forward. THE PLANT opens up its mouth)
AKIO: Oh, yes…
MIKI: But…
AKIO: Yes? (AKIO is standing right in front of THE PLANT now)
MIKI: Whatever you do…
(AKIO turns around and sees THE PLANT'S gaping mouth)
AKIO: What the…?
MIKI: (he realizes what he's been doing) RIJICHOU! (It's too late. THE PLANT closes its mouth on AKIO and gulps him down. Poor MIKI shudders and turns away)
SHADOW PLAY GIRLS: SUPPERTIME… … …
(fade out)