Improv.
It’s late at night, or perhaps early in the morning, and there are ducks in the water in Trafalgar Square. Ducks. This seems like my cue, so I say my line. I am word perfect.
I have it all planned. I will tell you what’s happened. I will tell you and saying it out loud will make it so ridiculous it’ll kill it stone dead. Next time we see each other we’ll pull faces and mumble something about drinking too much. It’ll be embarrassing for a week or two. But it’ll be over. I say my line.
I clear my throat and wait for the laugh.
You wait solemnly for a couple of beats, and then you reply.
I look at you. I’m dumbfounded. That’s not right, I feel like hissing, what the fuck have you said that for? You’ve messed up the whole scene now!
This really is ridiculous. I have no idea what I should say. I’m looking at the ducks and thinking wildly, ‘prompt! prompt!’
I’d got so used to writing my own script I’d forgotten other people might be writing theirs. We’re both silent. It’s still warm and you’ve got one of your feet in the fountain. I’m holding onto your boot and wrapping the lace over and under my fingers. Over and under. Over and under. In the stillness, the next line comes to me.
Kiss me, I say, kiss me kiss me – put words in to my mouth.
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(23.1.06 14:54) Oooh - that's lovely, that is. |
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(23.1.06 14:57) Very. x |
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(23.1.06 15:17) Ducks. Of course. x |
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(23.1.06 16:23) Very nice. Your dragon tale was a delight. |
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(28.1.06 03:56) It won't let me give bon bons from elsewhere, so have this one. I prefer it when plans go out the window; internal scripts can often sound so false. Forced. Improv's messier and more prone to mistakes but it feels more real, even if it isn't. I predict a dazzling future for you both, etc, etc. Auntie Cassie. |
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(1.6.06 15:41) Here you go |
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