Apologies that this took so long today...I was away all day. Enjoy :)
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Scene 4 - boat dock, boat to Australia
BW (dragging suitcase onto dock next to GB): Oh my word, oh my word, oh my word.
GB: I know! (momentarily forgetting their competition, they grasp each other's arms and jump up and down, squealing)
BW (looking around): Is *he* here yet?
GB (shakes head) Not yet. I've been camping out here since 3:30 am, and I haven't seen hide nor hair of him. It's like...Black Friday, only better!
BW (thinks GB is obsessive): Do you think he thought better of confining himself to a small space with us for two weeks?
GB (thinks): Nah.
BW (sees cab pull up): HE'S HERE! (points ecstatically)
GB (claps hand over BW's mouth) Do you want to majorly creep him out or something?
BW: No...
SH (strolls down the dock leisurely): Ah, ladies. I believe we are ready to embark.
BW (jumps up with her suitcase): I'm ready, let's go! (runs up the gangplank)
SH (looks as she goes): Oh. Well, I could have taken her bag, but it's immensely more manageable to just handle yours. (picks up GB's bag)
GB (Almost swoons): Thank you, Mr. Holmes. (thinks this is slightly out of character for him, but hey, she's cool with it.)
SH (leads the way to the girls' room, collecting BW on the way): And now, ladies, I shall leave you to settle in. (bows slightly and then leaves)
GB (looking around) Do you want the top or bottom bunk?
BW: Hmm...top, because I feel like flyyyyyyyying! (starts spinning around)
GB (watches for a moment): Ok. (sits on bunk) So, why on earth are we going to *Australia*? In my excitement, I rather neglected to consider the reason.
BW (still spinning): Who cares? We're on a boat with SHERLOCK HOOOOOLMES, and you care why we're going somewhere?
GB: You have a point. (jumps up and starts spinning too)
BW (stops abruptly): Oh gosh, I have to unpack Fluffy Foo Foo Face McFee! (rushes to her suitcase and removes a small cage)
GB: Did I ever mention I have a huge hamster phobia? 'Cause I do. (edges away)
BW (affronted): *My* hamster is the best hamster ever in the history of hamsters, and you dare suggest that you have a...a...PHOBIA?! Of HIM?! He's *adorable*!
GB: Good heavens, it's nothing personal.
BW (pays no heed) I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CALL YOURSELF A RATIONAL, COMPASSIONATE HUMAN BEING! YOU MONSTER OF DEPRAVITY, YOU! (comes at GB with a crowbar that was stashed in her suitcase)
GB (flees, shrieking) Mr. Holmes! Mr. Holmes!
BW (returns to hamster): Dere, dere, dat mean lady is gone, Fwuffy.
GB (continues to run down the hallway until she slams into something): Ugh... (looks up and sees Mr. Holmes looking slightly puzzled and amused) Oh, um, sorry. You see, Miss Ward was chasing me with a crowbar and I feared for my physical safety.
SH (shout of laughter)(helps GB to her feet): Have no fear, I know (does a sweet move) baritsu!
GB (gazes dreamily): Baritsuuu...(wanders back to the room) I think...I shall...be fine...I'm...going to...unpack...
SH (shakes head): What do these weeks hold? (walks off muttering) Who brings a crowbar in their suitcase?
BW (rushes after SH with hamster cage) Oh no! Mr. Holmes! Do you know CPR?
SH (turns): I should say so.
BW: It's Fluffy! He's stopped breathing! I think his airway is blocked!
SH: Ah, I see. (removes Fluffy from the cage) Let's see, thirty compressions, two breaths. (starts singing) Stayin' alive, stayin' alive, buh buh buh buh, stayin' alive...
BW (watches anxiously as SH puffs into the hamster's wee lungs)
SH (triumphantly): He's breathing! (returns Fluffy to BW) I think you shall find he wants some rest.
BW (sobbing with relief): Oh, thank you! (brings Fluffy back to the room)
SH (with a resigned air): Quite a pair of singular young ladies.
EXEUNT
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LOL, the best part yet! So funny I almost got teary-eyed. In fact, I'm going to reread it now.
ReplyDeleteBut Holmes singing, and..."Have no fear, I know (does a sweet move) baritsu!" aaah! XD
At this point, I am very anxious/scared/curious to know what the ending is....
No worries, Marian. It gets better and better, and the ending (though still unwritten) is going to be *awesome.*
ReplyDeleteI know this because I've been plotting it since I talked to Grace for 3 hours while I wrote the main parts of scenes 11 and 12 :P We still haven't fully decided on who gets Holmes yet, though...(*tries really hard not to laugh*)
As for Holmes singing...that was Grace's brilliant idea. I died in my chair when I read that, it gave me the weirdest mental picture...*giggles*
This story is awesome, I can't believe we're almost done writing it already :( Only two scenes left to go!! It's been so much fun, this past week. I can't wait to see y'all's reactions to the rest of it, and also our favorite scene, scene 11 *rubs hands together* I say "our favorite" because we both agreed during the chat that it was our favorite. lol
Anyway, I'll stop blabbering now, I'll be back tomorrow to see what Amy and Mary have to say before posting scene 5 :D
It seems like such a long time ago that we wrote this part...weird. But yes, this is one of my favorites...CROWBAR! *dies*
ReplyDeleteOH dear!!! definitely the best yet...collapses into yet another peal of laughter....hahahaha.....:-)
ReplyDeletephobis..crowbar...HOlmes SINGING!!!! :-) Poor Holmes he needs Watson here to help him out. :-) lol...
Lady Amy why do you make me laugh hysterically in my attic?? :-)
@Grace - I know it does, it's kinda scary. lol But it was only like...2 days ago. lol I love the crowbar! *dies*
ReplyDelete@Amy - *giggles* I love how every single time we post a part someone comments that it's the best one yet :P Though I do have to admit that this is one of the funniest, I think :P