STORIES

44 - Silent Treatment

2005

Tuesday morning in Mez’s bedroom …

GRACE:

Mez. Oh Me-ez. I have something to tell you and it’s very important, yes it is.

MEZ:

Grace what are you doing here? How many times do I have to tell you …

GRACE:

… that I’m not allowed in your room? Well that’s just silly.

This is my house, remember? And this room is in my house.

So it's like my room too, yes it is.

MEZ:

What time is it?

GRACE:

You know I can't tell time, but if you really need to know ...

GRACE:

Psst Racolo - Mez wants to know what time it is.

Racolo I'm talking to you, the least you can do is answer me.

MEZ:

Stop. Don’t wake him up.

RACOLO:

mumbling

And they want to know why I don't want to live here…

What do you want?

GRACE:

It's not me, it's Mez. He wants to know what time it is.

I can't tell time, can you?

RACOLO:

It’s 6:10. Now be quiet before you wake up my kid.

GRACE:

Thank you so much Racolo, you’ve been very helpful, yes you have.

GRACE:

He said it’s 6:10 am, OK? Now Mez, you let Brynie sleep in my pop-up-tent. I’ve been thinking about it all night, yes I have - and I’m very mad at you. So I’ve decided not to speak to you again. Not ever.

MEZ:

You woke me up to tell me you’re not speaking to me?

GRACE:

I can't answer that because I'm not speaking to you.

MEZ:

Get out!

LITHIUM:

Waah ... WAAH ...

GRACE:

Racolo, Lithium is crying.

LITHIUM:

Waah ... Waah ... Waah

RACOLO:

No thanks to you.

LITHIUM:

Waah ... Waah ... Waah

GRACE:

I told you he was a noisy baby. I guess you can't blame him,

since you cast spells that send him all over the place. That must

be very tiring. After all, he's only a little baby.

RACOLO:

I don't cast - He's crying ‘cause you’re in here

with your big mouth.

GRACE:

Me? It wasn't me. It was Mez, yes it was.

MEZ:

That's it! I'm coming down - you'd better

make a run for it, cause if I catch you ...

GRACE:

I'm not afraid of you Mez! And remember - I’m not talking

to you ever again, no I’m not! So there.

MEZ:

Then stop talking to me and get out!

GRACE:

There’s no need to get snippy about it. I’m going. Good day.

MEZ:

I hate my life.

Tuesday morning in Mez’s bedroom …

GRACE:

Mez. Oh Me-ez. I have something to tell you and it’s very important, yes it is.

MEZ:

Grace what are you doing here? How many times do I have to tell you …

GRACE:

… that I’m not allowed in your room? Well that’s just silly.

This is my house, remember? And this room is in my house.

So it's like my room too, yes it is.

MEZ:

What time is it?

GRACE:

You know I can't tell time, but if you really need to know ...

GRACE:

Psst Racolo - Mez wants to know what time it is.

Racolo I'm talking to you, the least you can do is answer me.

MEZ:

Stop. Don’t wake him up.

RACOLO:

mumbling

And they want to know why I don't want to live here…

What do you want?

GRACE:

It's not me, it's Mez. He wants to know what time it is.

I can't tell time, can you?

RACOLO:

It’s 6:10. Now be quiet before you wake up my kid.

GRACE:

Thank you so much Racolo, you’ve been very helpful, yes you have.

GRACE:

He said it’s 6:10 am, OK? Now Mez, you let Brynie sleep in my pop-up-tent. I’ve been thinking about it all night, yes I have - and I’m very mad at you. So I’ve decided not to speak to you again. Not ever.

MEZ:

You woke me up to tell me you’re not speaking to me?

GRACE:

I can't answer that because I'm not speaking to you.

MEZ:

Get out!

LITHIUM:

Waah ... WAAH ...

GRACE:

Racolo, Lithium is crying.

LITHIUM:

Waah ... Waah ... Waah

RACOLO:

No thanks to you.

LITHIUM:

Waah ... Waah ... Waah

GRACE:

I told you he was a noisy baby. I guess you can't blame him,

since you cast spells that send him all over the place. That must

be very tiring. After all, he's only a little baby.

RACOLO:

I don't cast - He's crying ‘cause you’re in here

with your big mouth.

GRACE:

Me? It wasn't me. It was Mez, yes it was.

MEZ:

That's it! I'm coming down - you'd better

make a run for it, cause if I catch you ...

GRACE:

I'm not afraid of you Mez! And remember - I’m not talking

to you ever again, no I’m not! So there.

MEZ:

Then stop talking to me and get out!

GRACE:

There’s no need to get snippy about it. I’m going. Good day.

MEZ:

I hate my life.

MEZ:Sorry about that.

Lithium:

Waah waah waah

RACOLO:

It's OK Lith, the scary little girl is gone.

MEZ:

Racolo, next time you leave, could you take me with you?

Lady with the Dog where the Prince & the Vamp reside

MEZ:
Sorry about that.