Disclaimer: See first two chapters
"We took pity on him because he'd lost both parents at an early age. I think that, on reflection, we should have wondered a bit more about that."
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Ray boggled at the sounds coming from Caliban's dressing room. "How long are they gonna be in there?"
"Until the Authoress needs either of them for a parody...which shouldn't be until the next one..." Jamie checked his clipboard. "Caliban has a major role...and so does Tabby? Well, she does fit the profile for that role...zealous, psychotic, loud..."
"Thanks, hon," Tabby said, kissing Jamie on the cheek.
Jamie blushed.
"Ahem!" Kurt said, stamping his foot, now dressed in a tattered costume with chains. "Can we get on with this? The chains chafe, and the girls are giving me evil looks..."
The girls are indeed looking at Kurt, with eyes full of lust. Wanda purred.
Kurt started to sing, and the background changed to a dim prison cell.
"Behold my l33t illusion powers!" Mastermind shouted.
Kurt, like everyone else, ignored Mastermind, and sang. "IClose every door to me, hide all the world from me
Bar all the windows and shut out the light
Do what you want with me, hate me and laugh at me
Darken my daytime and torture my night
If my life were important I would ask will I live or die
But I know the answers lie far from this world
Close every door to me, keep those I love from me
Children of Israel are never alone For I know I shall find my own peace of mind
For I have been promised a land of my own/I." He started pacing in the cell.
"IJust give me a number instead of my name
Forget all about me and let me decay
I do not matter, I'm only one person
Destroy me completely then throw me away
If my life were important I would ask will I live or die
But I know the answers lie far from this world
Close every door to me, keep those I love from me
Children of Israel are never alone
For we know we shall find our own peace of mind
For we have been promised a land of our own.../I"
Callisto, in a 50's-style, glamour-ish gown, started to sing.
"IKurt's luck was really out, his spirits and his fortune low
Alone he sat, alone he thought of happy times he used to know
Hey dreamer! Don't be so upset
Hey Kurt! You're not beaten yet
Go Go Go Kurt you know what they say
Hang on now Kurt you'll make it one day
Don't give up Kurt fight till you drop
We've read the book and you come out on top
Now into Kurt's prison cell were flung two very frightened men.../I"
Pietro and Todd appear, Todd in a flour-dusted outfit and Pietro in a rather flamboyant pink and white suit. They started to sing.
"I We don't think that we will ever see the light of day again
Hey Kurt! Help us if you can
We've had dreams that we don't understand./I"
Callisto draped her arms around Pietro and Todd.
"I Both men were servants of Pharaoh the king
Both in the doghouse for doing their thing
One was a baker, a cook in his prime
One was a butler, the Jeeves of his time.../I"
"Why am I a butler?" Pietro asked. "Love the suit, though."
"Same reason I'm the baker," Todd grumbled. "Her version of the soundtrack, the butler's voice sounds swishy, and the baker's sounds Brooklynish. Hence the director's cameo, and the cameo of the Director's crush/torture character."
Kurt turned to Pietro and Todd.
"ITell me of your dreams my friends, and I will tell you what they show
Though I cannot guarantee to get it right, I'll have a go./I"
"IFirst the butler, trembling, took the floor
Nervously he spoke of what he saw.../I"
"IThere I was standing in front of a vine
I picked some grapes and I crushed them for wine
I gave it to Pharaoh who drank from my cup
I tried to interpret but I had to give up.../I"
Kurt thought, then grinned. "IYou will soon be free, my friend,
So do not worry any more
The king will let you out of here,
You'll buttle as you did before.../I Is buttle even a word?"
"INext the baker rose to tell his dream
Hoping it would have a similar theme.../I"
Todd grimaced. "This is typecasting, yo...
IThere I was standing with baskets of bread
High in the sky I saw boids overhead
Who flew to the baskets and ate every slice
Give me the message -- like his would be nice/I"
Kurt grinned. "Ha ha! You're gonna die! Um, I mean...
ISad to say your dream is not the kind of dream I'd like to get
Pharaoh has it in for you, your execution date is set
Don't rely on all I say I saw
It's just that I have not been wrong before.../I"
Callisto again began to sing. "IGo Go Go Kurt you know what they say
Hang on now Kurt you'll make it one day
Go Go Go Kurt you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat -- ahead of your time.../I"
The scene ended.
"Hey, can I keep this suit?"
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