31 Plays in 31 Days, #12 - "Your Vessel Has Not Betrayed You"

And just like that, as I worry I'm having trouble getting into ideas for Base Instruments, I write two scenes of it in a row! I'm not sure where this falls in the story, but I would guess after "#2 What If I Don't Want To?" but before "#11 Haven't I Always?"

This one is pretty much pure idea and very, very little refinement. I know I want to have a ballerina for the client in this one, who can bring up ballet as a metaphor for exploring some of Mrs. Hawking's issues. Ballet dancers, particularly broken down ones, are a favorite subject of mine to write about. I really like using this conceit in the story, and I think I'm really on to something in this scene. I hope it's as subtle as I'm working for it to be.

The trouble is I don't know the context, so this will definitely need editing once I figure out what the mystery and plot is. For this I just threw in a few details as placeholders; I don't even know who "Alexei" is supposed to be, for example. But I can sort that out later. For now I just wanted to take a stab at the idea, and even in this rough form I think it's going to be a good one.

( #12 - "Your Vessel Has Not Betrayed You" )