MASQUERADE WITH ERIK TALKIN AND WHO KNOWS WHO ELSE!

Firmin: Monsieur Andre

Andre:Monsieur Firmin who is gay

Firmin:Dear Andre what a splendid party

Andre:(picking nose) The prologue to a bright new year (eats booger)

Firmin:Quite a night I'm depressed

Andre:Well that's your fault, not mine

Both:The toast before the city what a pity that the Phantom can't be here

Andre:Yah! I wonder if he got the invite? (goes back to pickin nose)

People:Masquerade

Erik:This song sucks so far

People:Paper faces on parade

Erik:Those are called masks and I wear one constantly, i 'm more special than you

People:Masquerade, hide your face so the world will never find you

Erik:This is my new theme song (dances around to music)

People:Masquerade every face a different shade

Erik:I've no idea why you keep repeating that word

People:Masquerade, look around there's another mask behind you

Erik:Where? (turns around and sees self in mirror)Ahhhhhh! (hides under blanket)

People:Swish and swirl fish and fowl gull and goat skull and scowl

Erik:Random! Yahhhh!

People:Flash of green splash of brown ace of hearts face of clown

Erik:These people must be drinkin some strong liquor to be sayin stuff this random! I want some of that stuff! (runs into party before he's supposed to)

People:faces take your turn take a ride, look the Phantom is here

Dudes:in an inhuman mask

People:Kurd and king bird and beast ghoul and ghost fool and priest curl of lip swirl of gown twirl of cape trace of rouge face of ape

Erik:Cool(takes swig of liquor) There's a freak with a face that look like a freakin monkey. sounds like he needs a mask more than me (falls over laughing)

People:Faces drink it in drink it up til you've drowned in the light in the sound

Christine and Raoul: But who can name the

Erik:Face!(still laughing)

People:Masquerade grinning yellows spinning reds masquerade take your fill let the spectacle astound you

Raoul:WHy is Erik lying on the floor drinking that soda (picks up bottle and takes a drink and then falls over laughing too)

Masquerade burning glances turning heads masquerade stop and stare at the sea of smiles around youMasquerade, seething shadows breathing lies masquerade

Erik:You can fool any friend who ever knew you which in my case you can fool any idiot who comes you way cause I have no friends (looks over at rubber ball with hand print on it that looks like a face) Except for you, Wilson! I'm sorry (hugs ball)

People:Masqerade leering satyrs peering eyes masquerade run and hide but a face will still persue you

Erik:And that face is probably mine (follows people around and says) I'm persuing you

Giry:What a night

Meg:What a crowd

Andre:Makes you glad

Firmin:makes you proud all the creme de la creme

Carlotta:Watching us and wathing them

Meg and Giry:And all our fears are in the past

Erik:I'm one of your fears and I'm not in the past

Andre:six months

Piangi:of relief

Carlotta:Of delight

Andre and Firmin:Of Elysian peae

Meg and Giry:And we can breathe at last

Carlotta:No more notes

Piangi:No more ghost

Erik:I'm right here ya know you stupid pig

Giry:here's to health

Andre:here's a toast to a prosperous year

Firmin:To the new chandelier

Erik:who cares about some stupid chandelier that I dropped

Piangi and Carlotta:and may it's splendour never fade

Firmin:six months

Erik:didn't you say that a few minutes ago, do you have short term memory loss

Giry:what a joy

Meg:what a change

Erik:What change, i don't see anything different other than that ugly chandelier that's uglier than the last

Firmin and Andre:what a blessed release

Andre:and what a masquerade

Erik:Yah, this is some party! I'm gonna have to take a couple of cases of this whiskey crap with me! i love it!

Christine:Think of it a secret engagement look your future bride

Erik:Say what now child

Christine:Just think of it

Erik:I hope I didn't just hear that

Raoul:But why is it secret what have we to hide

Erik:I'm gonna barf

Christine:No Raoul please don't they'll see

Erik:(throws up in paper bag)

Raoul:Then let them see it's and engagement not a crime

Erik:No it is a crime (hanging over toilet where he's been a pukin)

Raoul:Christine what are you afraid of

Erik:You! You're a fop and who wouldn't be afraid of you

Christine:Let's not argue

Raoul:Let's not argue

Erik:Yes, argue that we you break up and she's mine

Chritsine:Please pretend

Raoul:I can only hope

Christine:You will understand in time

Raoul:I will understand in time

Erik:no he won't he's a complete moron (chugs down another bottle of whiskey stuff)

People:masquerade hide your face so the world will never find you

Erik:(walking around drunk)

People:masquerade every facea different shade masquerade look around there another mask behind you

Erik:(looks behind him and looks in the mirror at himself) hi i'm erik who are you

reflection:(no answer)

Erik:answer me you wretch! (smashes mirror)

People:Masquerade burning glances turning heads masquerade stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you masquerade, grinning yellows spinning reads masquerade take your fill let the spectacle astound you

Erik:(Walks down the steps pissed off) (notices everyone staring at him) why so silent good messieurs did you think that i had left you for good

Raoul:I think I just soiled myself (runs away to bathroom)

Erik:have you missed me good messieurs i have written you an opera, here i bring the finished score 'DON JUAN TRIUMPHANT'!(throws down portfolio)

Andre:What is that nastey odor

Firmin:Sorry, I just crapped on myself

Andre:Oh good, I thought it was me!

Erik:fondest greeetings to you all, a few instructions just before rehearsal starts. carlotta must be taught to act not her normal trick of strutting round the stage

Dude #1:i love his costume

Erik:our Din Juan must lose some weight it's not healthy in a man of piangi's age

Carlotta:I told you to stick with the diet plan but would you listen to me! why can't you be as thin and sexy as the Phantom! (slaps piangi on the back of the head)

Erik:and my managers must learn that their place is in an office not the arts

ANdre:(Goes wide-eyed and and jumps into firmin's arms) aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

Erik:As for our star, miss christine daae, no doubt she'll do her best it's true her voice is good sheknows though should she wish to excel she has much still to learn if pride will let her return to me, her teacher, her teacher

Dude #2:wow! i wonder if he can teach carlotta to sing. i get tired of hearing her squealing!

Carlotta:(slaps the dude silly) Monsieur Fantome, can you teach me to sing?

Erik:no way! I'd rather eat a dog turd or be locked in a lil dark room with piangi...(thinks about it) well, maybe not that last. no one wants to be booty raped (notices ring on chain around christine's neck) your chains are still mine you belong to me (goes down trapdoor into mirror room)

raoul follows him. in the room he sees himself in the mirror and starts looking at himself.

Raoul:OMG! That is a giant zit! (passes out)

Erik:I knew that trick mirror would come in handy (grabs Christine and starts making out with her)

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