TBAY: STAN'S CARP with CRABCUSTARD

[lucky_kari <lucky_kari@yahoo.ca>]

SCENE ONE: THE GOLDEN WOOD. ELKINS IS STANDING IN A MENACING POSITION,
WHILE EILEEN COWERS AGAINST A MALLORN TREE. 

Elkins: I want those motifs of protection and self-sacrifice now or else.
Eileen: Motifs? 
Elkins: Yes, Crouch Sr. has no motifs of protection and self-sacrifice
surrounding him. 
Eileen: And that is a problem why?
Elkins: Because the motifs that do surround him are very, very
different. I'm not going to be reading protection and self-sacrifice,
until I see those motifs IN THE TEXT!

OUT OF THE FOREST SUDDENLY STEPS A HANDSOME, DARK HAIRED, HOOK-NOSED
MAN WITH A VAGUELY FAMILIAR LOOK

Eileen: And who are you?
Man: My name is Stan. 
Eileen: I've heard a bit about you.
Stan: Yes, and I can help you out of your problem with Elkins. Just
tell her you prefer my approach to the text.
Elkins: What?
Stan: Tell her that you prefer treating this Mr. Crouch as a real
person, that her observations on the motifs surrounding Crouch are
interesting, but it is not evidence that you consider under the
approach that you take.
<Eileen looks torn>
Stan: Tell her that.
Eileen: Oh my poor Mr. Crouch. I could save him if I became a
Stanislavskian, couldn't I?
Elkins: Don't even think about it. I know you're no Stanislavskian. 
Eileen: <miserably> Elkins is right. The Stanislavskian approach is
interesting, and certainly we use it all the time, but I don't think
it can ever be sufficient. So, let's see about those motifs. <looks ill>
Stan: As you vish. Feel free to consult with me about Crouch's
stragegy against Voldemort ven you have the time.
Eileen: I certainly will. 

[CURTAIN]

Eileen