The Magic Circus The Magic Circus - Scene 19
The Magic Circus - Scene 19
Monday, 08 December 2008 23:08
Monk is back at Bud’s kitchen table, he looks down at a picture of a bunch or rats in roller derby gear circling a track. It starts to move. Clarice the Cat (CTC) is outside the oval shouting into a megaphone.
CTC – That’s it Gloria, MOVE THAT TAIL!
Gloria wraps tail around a team-mate and whips her forward, sliding past members of the other team.
CTC – Susie! Susie! Push it, girl, we’ve only got ‘til Saturday. Ya’ gotta get it in gear, girlfriend!
A fat rat struggles to keep up with the pack, mutters to herself.
Susie – (huffing) “Girlfriend” my ass…I ain’t that cat’s girlfriend.
BTR – (inside oval, shouting) Too much time sittin’ on that ass watchin’ TV, eh, Susie!
BTR keeps shouting, scene shifts over to CTC who is approached by a rakish cat wearing a tam-o’shanter.
The Cat – (gives CTC the once over, twice) I like what you got working here, sister, these stripes are groovy…(He reaches out to touch CTC)
CTC - (pulling away) I ain’t your sister, mister. (Glares) You better watch yourself, I’m part tiger.
The Cat – You don’t say…that’s quite a coincidence. I happen to be ALL tiger myself. (Rubs against CTC)
CTC – (pushing him towards the door) You…need…to get…out of HERE! This is a CLOSED PRACTICE!
The Cat - Is that any way to treat a gentleman caller?
CTC – YOU’RE NO GENTLEMAN!
The Cat – Yeah, well, I ain’t no doorknob neither. Watch wear you put those digits, baby, you got some blades under that blonde.
CTC pushes him to the entrance where two moles are standing watch, she flashes her claws at The Cat as he stumbles outside the tent.
CTC – (to moles) Didn’t I tell you two to keep EVERYONE OUT! Are you guys blind!
The moles look around trying to follow CTC’s voice, but speak in the wrong direction.
Mole 1 – Sorry Clarice.
Mole 2 – Yeah, it won’t happen again, Clarice. Promise.
CTC goes back in big tent.
Mole 2 – Keep an eye out, knucklehead! We’re finally moving up in the world, let’s not blow it.
In the distance The Cat, walking away, is grasped in the talons of a swooping eagle and spirited away. Back inside tent BTR approaches CTC.
BTR – What was that all about?
CTC – Some stray cat, been lurking around…
BTR – Huh. We’d better beef up security.
BTR whistles loudly through his claws.
BTR – Hey, Ferdinand! Get over here and make yourself useful!
Across big tent, a bull arranging flowers for a dog clown looks up and ambles over.
CTC – (to BTR looking at rats roll around track) Think we can pull this off?
BTR – We’d better, Clarice, we’d better. If we don’t then all us will be lookin’ for new gigs, and there ain’t a lotta jobs out there for a guy like me.
End Scene