Scene 5 opens with Charlotte and Eli talking to Geoff and Genevieve
Geoff: That’s ridiculous. We can’t play without Eric! He’s our leader!
Genevieve: Geoff’s right, you guys. We don’t know what we’re supposed to do without him.
Charlotte: All we can do is practice until Eric is found unfortunately.
Eli: But we’re not practicing right now, are we? No, we’re standing here talking about how we don’t know how to play unless Eric tells us.
Geoff: Dude, chill out.
Eli: We all still know how to play our drums, or our basses, or our pianos, don’t we? We don’t need a guitarist to tell us how to play our instruments. Now, do you guys want to start practicing now?
All: *look at each other*
Geoff: You’re right. We can still play without Eric, but we’ll still need someone to lead.
All: *look at Charlotte*
Charlotte: You want me to lead?
Genevieve: You have a beautiful singing voice!
Geoff: You could totally lead our band!
Eli: And you’ve got the brightest spirit out of all of us, frankly.
Charlotte: Oh okay. I guess I could try and lead our band.
All: *cheer*
Charlotte: When should we start?
Geoff: How about now?
Charlotte: Okay. Let’s hurry!
Charlotte: *vocalizes*
Geoff: *drum rolls to beat of Charlotte’s vocalizing*
Genevieve: *tunes her bass*
Eli: *tries playing a low octave chord but can’t* *whispers* Come on.
Charlotte: *stops vocalizing*
Geoff: *stops drum rolling*
Charlotte: What’s wrong?
Eli: Look. *presses low octave chord with no sound producing*
Charlotte: What do you think happened?
Eli: I don’t know! *lifts the top of the piano* Great!
Charlotte: Oh my, gosh! Who could’ve done this?!
Eli: Who knows. *slams the top of the piano back down*
Charlotte: Can you still play?
Eli: I guess, but like, how can I play without any low keys?
Charlotte: We can all play on higher notes. We’ll just have to do that instead.
Eli: *sighs* Fine. But I don’t know why someone would do this. Trying to sabotage us or something.
Charlotte: Like that one kid tried doing last summer at that other camp?
Geoff: You heard about that incident too?!
Genevieve: Who hasn’t heard about that?!
Eli: Are you guys talking about the kid from the Filming Arts & Acting Industry?
Charlotte: Yeah, why?
Eli: Just wondering, what if he was here at this camp?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8IHaetMyF
Geoff: Then we’d have to stand aside.
Charlotte: I doubt he’s here.
Eli: Okay, now that we’ve all kind of ranted about that incident, should we start practice?
Charlotte: Oh, yeah. Sorry, let’s hurry guys.
Conductor: *walks through the performance lodge in the middle of the night* Let’s see if anyone has wondered in here tonight. Catching them would bring me such delight! *walks backstage*
Genevieve: *tunes her bass guitar* *sighs with frustration* Why won’t this thing tune right? *continues trying to tune her bass*
Conductor: *walks up behind Genevieve* Out late in here tonight under a full moon? Only such poor choices can be made by poor little buffoons.
Genevieve: *jumps, turns around, and nearly screams but is interrupted by the Conductor*
Conductor: *shushes Genevieve* Now you don’t wanna wake anyone from their sleep, do you?
(Drop the Bass starts playing)
Genevieve: *stands up* *stammers* I’m not afraid… of you!
Conductor: Yeah, I can tell. *steps closer to Genevieve*
Genevieve: *steps further from the Conductor*
Conductor: If you really aren’t afraid, why don’t you take a step closer?
Genevieve: *looks around and stares at a snare drum*
Conductor: *looks at the snare drum and then at Genevieve* Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Genevieve: *grabs the snare drum and weakly throws it at the Conductor*
Conductor: *watches the snare drum land a few feet to his left*
Genevieve: *starts breathing heavily*
Conductor: *looks back and forth at the snare drum and Genevieve several times, then stares at Genevieve* Okay, *points at the snare drum* that was the most pathetic throw I’ve ever seen.
Genevieve: *gulps*
Conductor: *walks up to Genevieve and grabs her*
Genevieve: *gasps and struggles*
Conductor: You’re coming with me!
Genevieve: *tries screaming but cannot*
Conductor: *pulls Genevieve away and screen fades to black*
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Charlotte: *wakes up, gets dressed, and walks to the performance lodge*743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXJvzctxAp
Mr. Paris: Students, I’m afraid I have more upsetting news. As you may have noticed, there is another student who has gone missing! But do not worry, our performance at the end of the week is still going on, but we must continue our search for Eric Stallion and Genevieve Richardson! Students dismissed!743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdj35ebpqsz
Students: *murmur and walk away*743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrvkq5KHTX
Mr. Paris: Miss Charlotte? A word, please.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrf8aKZQxik
Charlotte: *walks over to Mr. Paris*743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzWbmDBAqs
Mr. Paris: Do you think you could still perform with just a pianist and a drummer? I… *clears throat* We really need to put on this show!743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkABUujkO9
Charlotte: Okay, okay. I’ll continue practicing without a guitarist or bassist.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL6Sv8s0xY
Mr. Paris: Oh, thank goodness!743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfeJuaiEWg
Charlotte: Oh, Mr. Paris, can I ask you something?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYSykNRDRL
Mr. Paris: Sure thing, my dear.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83HQnSdBZz
Charlotte: Have you ever wanted to be like a conductor or something?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOXE96MXOf
Mr. Paris: Oh, of course! You know, back when I was your age, I led several different bands in many plays and musicals, but when I came of age, I inherited my father’s theater, and the very first show I put on *sighs* the people just kept booing me. *sniffles* I told them that I could put on a spectacular show someday. I told them that I’ll show them the conductor can do more than just conduct, that he can also put on a show!743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4UmQuNsrh
Charlotte: And… that’s why you’re so eager for this weekend?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PeIlgoTuY
Mr. Paris: Yes! Definitely! I don’t want to disappoint anyone anymore! *walks away*743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGBi6lIdk1
Charlotte: Hey, guys?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEIy6PNV3p
Eli: What?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPiGu70yf2
Charlotte: I think something’s up with Mr. Paris.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRdv0Zq7qv
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Scene 5 ends
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