Lizard Dreaming

CHARACTERS:

Blade Stabber – middle aged woman

Lizard – himself

Tale Teller – news reader

Dark Drain - reporter

A suburban bathroom. A woman shrieking and stabbing a pair of scissors into the vanity sink. A lizard running around trying to avoid being stabbed

BLADE: Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!

LIZARD:Wait sister. Why do you wish to hurt me? Peace be on you.

A television studio

TALE: Breaking news. Mad woman slashes saint. Stay with us as we bring you all the details as they occur.  We have cameras across the street and we can see into the bathroom as this terrible tragedy unfolds. Our reporter on the scene is Dark Drain and we are crossing to him now. Dark, can you tell us what is happening?

DARK: Yes, Tale Teller, we are across the street. The curtains are closed but they are just lace so we can see inside. It appears that a woman, who neighbours have confirmed is resident Blade Stabber, has lost control and is attacking her spiritual totem with a pair of arts and crafts scissors.

TALE: Is there anything you can tell us about the scissors?

DARK: Yes Tale. They are standard issue primary school craft scissors with a plastic orange handle and blunted points.

TALE: So there is no real danger for the totem.

The bathroom

LIZARD: Stop! Wait! What are you doing?

BLADE: Get out, you filthy beast.

LIZARD: Stop it, woman! Do you know who I am?

BLADE: Wait a minute, you’re talking.

LIZARD: Of course I am talking. For now anyway. If you make contact with those scissors that may not continue for much longer.

BLADE: You’re a lizard.

LIZARD: You’re a mad woman.

BLADE: Well if a lizard is talking to me then, yes, I must be mad.

Television studio

TALE: So Dark, tell us about this woman’s totem spirit.

DARK: Well Tale, we all have one as you know. The lizard in our culture represents adaptability.

TALE: And do we have any theories as to why this woman is trying to kill hers.

DARK: We don’t have confirmation yet, but sources are telling me that Ms Stabber is rejecting society’s demands that she fit in. It seems to be some sort of rebellion against her natural role in life.

TALE: We hear far to many of those types of tragic stories these days.