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breakinglight11Wanted to write something a little naughty, and this idea's been knocking around my head since we wrote Gentlemen Never Tell. We're very, very close to having a finished edit of Gentlemen Never Tell's full production, and so it's been very much on my mind.
Basically, Justin, Rosaline, and Cassius play Never Have I Ever. This scene doesn't really go anywhere, but it has some funny bits and amusing character moments.
Day #23 - Never Have I Ever
From Dream Machine
By Phoebe Roberts
JUSTIN HAWKING, a liberated gentlemen, late thirties
ROSALINE PEMBROKE, of Pembroke's of London, early thirties
The Honorable CASSIUS EVANS, a socialite and old school friend, mid thirties
Venice, 1885
~~~
(JUSTIN, ROSALINE, and CASSIUS hang about drinking, smoking, and laughing, little piles of English pence before each of them on the table.)
ROSALINE: Here’s one— I’ve never had to pay for it.
(JUSTIN and CASSIUS groan and each tosses in a penny.)
CASSIUS: Oh, you assassin, you.
JUSTIN: Not fair, it’s all easier when you’re a lady.
ROSALINE: Nothing is easier when you’re a lady.
JUSTIN: And point of order— I’ve never had to. Out of idleness or curiosity only.
ROSALINE: Still counts.
JUSTIN: Very well, if that’s how you want to play. My record is three at a time.
(CASSIUS and ROSALINE both toss in.)
ROSALINE: Blast it, I’ve only had two.
CASSIUS: You absolute alleycats! I’ve never more than one.
JUSTIN: Not even at school?
CASSIUS: Are you mad? How in the world would anyone have gotten away with that?
JUSTIN: Very well, your turn.
CASSIUS: Well, here’s one— I’ve never been with a woman!
JUSTIN: No! Not even once?
CASSIUS: Not even.
JUSTIN: Weren’t you curious?
CASSIUS: Not enough to get into trouble.
JUSTIN: Hm, well, that’s the difference between you and me— curiosity has killed this cat a dozen times over, because satisfaction keeps bringing me back.
CASSIUS: Yes, yes, that’s clear. Now put in your penny before Rosaline takes her next turn—
(ROSALINE throws in a coin just as JUSTIN does. He leans across the table and bangs on it.)
JUSTIN: No!
ROSALINE: Oh, don’t get your garters in twist.
JUSTIN: My garters aren’t the ones I want to hear about!
ROSALINE: Well, you know how it is. You’re not the only curious cat in the alley.
JUSTIN: Tell me everything. Spare no detail.
ROSALINE: None of your business, you boar.
JUSTIN: Fine, then. Only, was it all that you hoped?
ROSALINE: It was all right, I suppose. Honestly I didn’t quite see what all the fuss was about.
CASSIUS: Here, here.
JUSTIN: Oh, listen to you, is there no adventure in your soul?
CASSIUS: Not compared to you and your bacchanals.
JUSTIN: My, my. Who would have thought the Honorable Cash would be such a schoolmarm?
CASSIUS: I’m very happy to have found Martin, and that’s quite enough for me.
JUSTIN: You may lose that last penny yet, you know. Seeing as you’re about to have a wife on your hands.
CASSIUS: Come now, she knows this is strictly business— she can’t possibly be expecting that… can she?
ROSALINE: Probably not for the sport of it. But some people want little people about. Or so I’ve been told.
CASSIUS: Oh. Oh, I see. I… confess I hadn’t thought of that.
ROSALINE: You could always send her off to do it herself. It wouldn’t be the first time. But if you wanted to have a hand in it…
CASSIUS: I suppose I never thought I’d have the chance. I wonder what Martin thinks of it. And then there’s the matter of if I even could.
JUSTIN: An adventurous spirit can make up for timid flesh. Perhaps all you need is a bit of practice.
CASSIUS: I beg your pardon?
JUSTIN: Well. I wouldn’t dream of speaking for the lady, but if Rosaline’s willing… we could help you take back a penny or two.
ROSALINE: I’m game if the Honorable Cash is.
CASSIUS: Both of you, eh?
(CASSIUS looks between them as they smile at him.)
CASSIUS: Tempting… but no. I’m quite happy to become an old married man.
JUSTIN: Bring him. And her, too. Why not? I could my break my record.
ROSALINE: We all could.
(CASSIUS sighs and shakes his head.)
CASSIUS: As I said, I’m not quite the adventurer that either of you are. But… on the chance the matter proves relevant later… perhaps you have some advice you could give.
ROSALINE: Dear boy. You’ve come to the right place.
JUSTIN: And here my father thought I misspent my youth.
Basically, Justin, Rosaline, and Cassius play Never Have I Ever. This scene doesn't really go anywhere, but it has some funny bits and amusing character moments.
Day #23 - Never Have I Ever
From Dream Machine
By Phoebe Roberts
JUSTIN HAWKING, a liberated gentlemen, late thirties
ROSALINE PEMBROKE, of Pembroke's of London, early thirties
The Honorable CASSIUS EVANS, a socialite and old school friend, mid thirties
Venice, 1885
~~~
(JUSTIN, ROSALINE, and CASSIUS hang about drinking, smoking, and laughing, little piles of English pence before each of them on the table.)
ROSALINE: Here’s one— I’ve never had to pay for it.
(JUSTIN and CASSIUS groan and each tosses in a penny.)
CASSIUS: Oh, you assassin, you.
JUSTIN: Not fair, it’s all easier when you’re a lady.
ROSALINE: Nothing is easier when you’re a lady.
JUSTIN: And point of order— I’ve never had to. Out of idleness or curiosity only.
ROSALINE: Still counts.
JUSTIN: Very well, if that’s how you want to play. My record is three at a time.
(CASSIUS and ROSALINE both toss in.)
ROSALINE: Blast it, I’ve only had two.
CASSIUS: You absolute alleycats! I’ve never more than one.
JUSTIN: Not even at school?
CASSIUS: Are you mad? How in the world would anyone have gotten away with that?
JUSTIN: Very well, your turn.
CASSIUS: Well, here’s one— I’ve never been with a woman!
JUSTIN: No! Not even once?
CASSIUS: Not even.
JUSTIN: Weren’t you curious?
CASSIUS: Not enough to get into trouble.
JUSTIN: Hm, well, that’s the difference between you and me— curiosity has killed this cat a dozen times over, because satisfaction keeps bringing me back.
CASSIUS: Yes, yes, that’s clear. Now put in your penny before Rosaline takes her next turn—
(ROSALINE throws in a coin just as JUSTIN does. He leans across the table and bangs on it.)
JUSTIN: No!
ROSALINE: Oh, don’t get your garters in twist.
JUSTIN: My garters aren’t the ones I want to hear about!
ROSALINE: Well, you know how it is. You’re not the only curious cat in the alley.
JUSTIN: Tell me everything. Spare no detail.
ROSALINE: None of your business, you boar.
JUSTIN: Fine, then. Only, was it all that you hoped?
ROSALINE: It was all right, I suppose. Honestly I didn’t quite see what all the fuss was about.
CASSIUS: Here, here.
JUSTIN: Oh, listen to you, is there no adventure in your soul?
CASSIUS: Not compared to you and your bacchanals.
JUSTIN: My, my. Who would have thought the Honorable Cash would be such a schoolmarm?
CASSIUS: I’m very happy to have found Martin, and that’s quite enough for me.
JUSTIN: You may lose that last penny yet, you know. Seeing as you’re about to have a wife on your hands.
CASSIUS: Come now, she knows this is strictly business— she can’t possibly be expecting that… can she?
ROSALINE: Probably not for the sport of it. But some people want little people about. Or so I’ve been told.
CASSIUS: Oh. Oh, I see. I… confess I hadn’t thought of that.
ROSALINE: You could always send her off to do it herself. It wouldn’t be the first time. But if you wanted to have a hand in it…
CASSIUS: I suppose I never thought I’d have the chance. I wonder what Martin thinks of it. And then there’s the matter of if I even could.
JUSTIN: An adventurous spirit can make up for timid flesh. Perhaps all you need is a bit of practice.
CASSIUS: I beg your pardon?
JUSTIN: Well. I wouldn’t dream of speaking for the lady, but if Rosaline’s willing… we could help you take back a penny or two.
ROSALINE: I’m game if the Honorable Cash is.
CASSIUS: Both of you, eh?
(CASSIUS looks between them as they smile at him.)
CASSIUS: Tempting… but no. I’m quite happy to become an old married man.
JUSTIN: Bring him. And her, too. Why not? I could my break my record.
ROSALINE: We all could.
(CASSIUS sighs and shakes his head.)
CASSIUS: As I said, I’m not quite the adventurer that either of you are. But… on the chance the matter proves relevant later… perhaps you have some advice you could give.
ROSALINE: Dear boy. You’ve come to the right place.
JUSTIN: And here my father thought I misspent my youth.
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Date: 2022-09-07 05:46 pm (UTC)Delightful all around -- if there's ever a sequel, I'd love to see this scene in it...