Fictitious Rhombicuboctahedron

The Wizard and the mouse.


Scene:

Empty stage with a little bit of unspecific mess in the background. The Wizard and the mouse are on the stage. All actors are dressed casually. On their heads they carry a tv antenna with their name in big foam letters hanging between them. E.g. Mouse has Mouse, Cat has Cat. Optional: The wizard wears nothing but a bathrobe without antenna and name.

WIZARD

Mouse! Want to see magic?

MOUSE

Sure thing

In the background CAT appears on the stage and listens.

WIZARD

Take a look at your watch!

Mouse looks at his watch

MOUSE

Yes and?

WIZARD

Now look again!

Mouse looks at his watch again

WIZARD

The time changed!

The wizard moves his arm in a conjuring way and makes some WHOOSH WHOOSH noises.

WIZARD

Magic!

Mouse is visibly impressed, but at a loss for words. CAT comes closer.

CAT

Mouse, Wizard is an idiot. You're an even bigger idiot.

The wizard and the mouse look at CAT.

CAT

You're all idiots.

CAT walks off the stage.

MOUSE

Let's go.

Wizard and mouse walk in a circle and lift up cheap chairs from behind the stage, bring them to the middle and sit.

WIZARD

This coffee is good.

MOUSE

Their water is too.

GOAT walks onto stage, is surprised to find WIZARD and MOUSE.

GOAT

Ohowow! Wizard and mouse!

Goat slaps his knee.

GOAT

I just ran into CAT and he told you have magic.

WIZARD

That's a wizard's greatest feat.

GOAT

Is it tiring?

WIZARD

All the time man.

GOAT

Word. Tired all the time.

The wizards makes his conjuring moves again and some whoosh whoosh whoosh sounds and pulls a coin out of a pocket. They all look at it.

WIZARD

Goat, take this. It's your personal piece of magic takes makes you un-tired all the time.

Goat takes the coin.

GOAT

Ohowow! This is too much. I can feel it radiate!

WIZARD

Take care man.

GOAT

Thanks.

Goat walks off the stage.

MOUSE

You're a good guy.

They sit in silence for a while.

MOUSE

Let's go.

WIZARD

Mouse, before we go, we need to talk about something. I know that you know that I am not a real wizard. I don't want you to say anything about that, if you do we can no longer be friends, but it is important for me to tell you that I know.

Mouse looks up. Then looks at the wizard. Mouse nods.