Squeaky Clean Legacy, 17.3: De Profundis, Part One
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The Squeaky Clean Legacy, Chapter 17.3 “De Profundis” Part One
Max:A'ermidnight.Andnothinghashappened,asIknewitwouldnot.
Max:Papa?
Secundus:Hello,Max.
Max:But...But...
Secundus:WhyamIhere?Iwantedtoapologize.
Secundus:Youshouldneverhavegrownupwithoutmeandyourmother.
Max:Mamahasdone....herbest,Iwouldsay.
Secundus:Inotherwords,yougrewupwithouteitherofus.Iamsosorry.
Secundus:It seems so unfair that I knew her for so long, and that you hardly knew her at all. I probably always loved her, before either of us really knew what that meant.
Secundus: I had to wait for a long ;me before she loved me the way I loved her. It wouldn’t have ma=ered, because she was first, last, and always, the friend I loved most.
Secundus:We waited for a long ;me un;l we could marry.
Secundus:It was worth it. I wouldn’t have changed anything. There is no one I ever loved as much as I loved Cecilia.
Secundus:Except for you.
Secundus:I never wanted to leave the two of you. There is only one reason I wouldn’t come back, and that is because I couldn’t.
Secundus:Ilovedyou,Max.Youhavetobelievethat.AndIcertainlydidn’twantyourlivestobedestroyedbecauseofme.
Max:Mamadoesnotrealizeyouaregone,Papa,ifthatisofanycomfort.Shewaitsforyoutocomeback.
Secundus:Whywouldthatbeofanycomforttome?Idon’twanthertowaitforme.IfIwerealive,Iwouldalwayshavecomeback.ButI’mnot.
She’sstuck,Max.Shecan’tmournme,becauseshewon’tadmitthatI’mgone.
Andneitherwillyou.
Secundus:Max,please.Pleaseletgo.Andthenfindawaytohelpher.
Max:I...Ihavetried,Papa,butIdonotthinkitwilldoanygood.
Secundus:Helpherasmuchasyoucan.
Twolastthings.
Secundus:Whatthefiredestroys,thefirerenews.
Secundus:Andgoodbye.
Secundus:Goodbye,Max.
Telemachus:Nausicaa?
Telemachus:Nausicaa,slowdown!I’llgetGawaine.Justhangon.
Gawaine:Yes,Nausicaa.What’stheproblem?
Gawaine:Sheis?
Gawaine:Shehasn’t?Notatall?Areyousure?
Gawaine:OK.Holdon.Youneedreinforcements.
Gawaine:Knights!Dropeverything.
Gawaine:We’reneeded.
Gawaine:OK,Nausicaa,startover,andwhileyou’reatit,explainwhyyoudidn’tcallmebefore.
Nausicaa:Ididn’tknow!Ididn’tknowitwouldgetsobad.
Nausicaa:I mean, I knew she would cry. I was expec;ng that.
Nausicaa:But then she kept saying that she was geFng cold.
Nausicaa:Elaine?
Elaine:Just...Cold.I’msorry.Can’tgetwarm.
It was scary. I was scared, anyway.
Nausicaa:It just made Lenore angry. Elaine kept shivering, and Lenore got angrier.
Nausicaa:We tried to make her eat something. Something warm and simple.
Nausicaa:But she said she wasn’t hungry. She just picked at it and then she wouldn’t eat it.
Nausicaa:And she was so ;red anyway that we told her she should just go to bed.
Nausicaa:She went to bed, but I’m sure she didn’t sleep.
Nausicaa:She kept saying “so stupid,” and she’d stop and stare at something that wasn’t even there, and then “don’t touch me. Don’t even TOUCH me.”
Nausicaa:And then she’d run right back into the bathroom.
Nausicaa:She says the whole thing makes her sick to her stomach. She won’t eat, and anyway, it comes right back up.
Nausicaa: She’s been in bed for days. But she hasn’t been sleeping.
Nausicaa:She hasn’t eaten, and she hasn’t slept, and she can’t go to class.
Gawaine:AndI’maskingagain:whydidn’tyoucallme?Rightaway?
Nausicaa:Idon’tknow,Gawaine!Idon’tknow!I’vebeentryingtohelpandsohasLenore,andwe’vebeenwatchingheralltheVme!We’vehardlyhadanysleepourselvesandwedon’tknowwhattodo!
Nausicaa:*snif*
Parsifal:Whydidn’tYOUcallus,Lenore?
Lenore:Oh,I’msosorry.Ithoughtmaybeyou’dratherIwaslookinga'erElaine.Ithoughtmaybeyoucouldcallyourownsisterorcomeoverwhenshedidn’tpickupthephone,butIguessIwaswrong.I’llknowbeYernextVme.
Gawaine:Look,areyousureyoucan’t?...
Palomides:Oh,hi,Ian.
Ian:WhatisWRONGwithyoupeople?
Ian:Shehasn’teaten,shehasn’tslept,andshe’sbeenthrowingupforhowlong?Days?
Ian:Ifyouhaveadoctorinthefamily,callhim,andifyoudon’t,gethertoone,becauseshe’sprobablydehydratedbynow.WhichIshouldnothavehadtotellyou.
Ian:Oneofyouneedstogethertothedoctor,oneofyouneedstocontactheradvisor,andoneofyoushouldhavecalledhermotheralongVmeago.
Ian:Doit.NOW.
PalomidesandParsifal:Um,yes,ok.
Ian:Yourealizeyouhaveeverybodymajorlyfreakedout,don’tyou?
Elaine:...Youdon’tknowhowitfeels.Ifeelso...
Ian:Stupid?
Elaine:YES.
Iknew.Ishouldhaveknown.Everyonetriedtotellme,andhedidn’tlovemeatall,Iwassostupid...
Ian:Don’tevengothere.It’snotgoingtotellyouanythingyouneedtoknow.
Elaine:“StupidElaine.”“SillyElaine.”“Elaine’stoosensiVve.”You’renotthatkindofperson.
Ian:Oh,yes,Iamthatkindofperson.EveryonealwayssaidIwasthemostemoVonallyfragilememberofthefamily.Mysister’snicknameformewas“Gloomian.”
Ian:AndIknowexactly,EXACTLY,howstupidyoufeel.
Ian:AbouttheonlydifferencebetweenwhatjusthappenedtoyouandwhathappenedtomeisthatIactuallycaughtherinbedwiththeotherguy...
Ian:And we happened to have a house full of wedding guests at the ;me.
Elaine:Ouch.
Ian:AND you’re already handling it be=er than I did, because I screamed at my mother, jumped into my sportscar and went roaring off. . .
Elaine: You? Sportscars? YOU?
Ian:It’sathrillingstory,Elaine.Don’tinterruptit.
Ian: . . .jumped into my sportscar, went roaring off, and got blind, stupid drunk.
Ian:Looking back on it, not the clearest thinking I’ve ever done.
Ian:I did try to call a friend, but she couldn’t pick up the phone, so . . .
Elaine:Soyougotinanaccident?
Ian:Yes.
Elaine:Abadaccident?
Ian:Yes. Very bad.
Elaine:I would never have guessed.
Ian:The scars don’t show.
Ian:I’mnotheretotellyouyoushouldhaveknownbeYerorbeensmarter.
Ian:I’mjustherebecauseIreally,reallywishOpiehadpickedupthedamnedphone.
Elaine:IjustfeellikeeverythingIknowiswrong.Ifeel...
Ian:Scoopedout.Iknow.
Elaine:Everyonesays“oh,Elaine,don’tworry,”butIfeellikethingsarenevergoingtobethesame.IfeellikeI’mnevergoingtobeallrightagain.
Ian:Youwon’tbethesame.Anyonewhotellsyoudifferentlyislying,ortheyjustdon’tknow.Youcannevermakesomethinglikethatunhappen.
I’dtellyouthatyou’llbeallright,orthatyouwon’tletthisaffecttherestofyourlife,butI’msorry,Elaine.I’mjustnotthatsmart.Ihonestlydon’tknowhowwellI’mdoinginthatdepartmentmyself.
Elaine:Butyoulistened.And–youdidn’ttellmewhatyouthoughtIwantedtohear.
Elaine:Thankyou.
Ian:Later,DramaQueen.Andgotakeabath.YouknowhowIsaidyoudidn’tsmellbad?You’llmakealiarofmeifyoudon’tgetfriendlywithsomesoapandhotwater.
Gawaine:Dad,it’sallmyfault.IsaidIwouldlooka'erher,andIfailedalldowntheline.
Dinadan:Gawaine,Idon’tthinkyoucouldhavedoneverymuch.Youcan’twarnsomeoneawayfromheartbreak.It’sdevastaVng,andyougotherealone.Iknowthatfirsthand.Ihopedmychildrenneverwould.
Dinadan:IhadhopedthatNONEofmychildreneverwould.
Allwecandonowishelpherpickupthepieces.
Penelope:Elaine,we’reheretotakeyouhomefortheweekend.
Penelope:Honey?
Penelope:Taffy just had her ki=ens.
Penelope:They’re such darling li=le things: Cappucino, Chocolate, and Caramel.
Penelope:And Taffy is such a good mother.
Penelope:Don’tyouwanttocomehomeandplaywiththekiYens?
Dinadan:Comehomeandletustakecareofyou,Princess.
Elaine:Thankyou,Daddy.I’llgetmysuitcase.
...Only,pleasedon’tcallme“Princess”anymore.
Parsifal:WHAT.A.CAD.
Parsifal:Whatacad!Whatatotal,uYerandcompletecad.Iamgoingtounseamhimfromtheguzzletothezatch.
Gawaine:Percy?
Parsifal:ShewasOURprincessfirst!She’salwaysgoingtobeourprincess!Howdarehe!
Palomides:WHOA,Perce.
Gawaine:Percy!PERCY.STOP.It’stoolate.
Percy:Itisn’t.
Gawaine:Yes,itis.
Gawaine:WhatisourprimaryobjecVve?It’stohelpandprotectElaine.
Wehavedoneareallybadjobofitanditismostlymyfault.IfdismantlingAnguswouldhelpherandmakeherfeelbeYer,Iwouldalreadyhavedoneit.ButIdon’tthinkitwill.Idon’tthinkElainewantstobe“thatgirlwhosebrothersbeatupherex‐fiance.”IthinkDad’sright.AllwecandoishelpElainepickupthepieces.IfthatmeanssibngonmyhandsandwaiVng,thenIwillhavetoswallowthatdown.
Anyway,thatiswhatI’mgoingtodo.
Parsifal:It’ssVllnotright.Weoughttobechallenginghim.
Palomides:Actually,no,Perce.Knightsdon’tchallengelouts.
Palomides: There’s nothing in the rules about making a few informa;ve phone calls, though.
Dusty:Youwereengaged?Youweretakingyourengagementringoffeverydamneddayandyoudidn’tevenmenVonit?
Angus:Itwasn’tcomfortable.Itwaschafingmyfinger,andbesides,Iwasn’treadytotelleverybodyyet.Idon’tseewhyyou’resoupset.IwasengagedtoElaine,notyou.
Dusty:GoodoldAngus.Youhaven’tchangedabit.DiditeveroccurtoyouthatmaybeIdidn’twanttobetheOtherWoman?
Dusty:Youreallyshouldhavethoughtofthat.
Angus:Nottheface.Nottheface.
Angus:Ow.
Angus:Sigh.
Angus:Whydoeseverythingalwayshappentome?
On to Part Two --