Scenario 1: Something Wicked This Way Comes

The Captain

Keep these instructions and your character description at hand when you play.

Your great goal is at hand! The beautiful and immensely rich Isabelle de Pantalone has at long last accepted your invitation to a teté a teté in the her pleasure garden. This is no ordinary country wench or bored lawyers wife - Isabelle is as close to royalty as you are ever likely to get and everyone knows that the high and mighty have their eccentricities. You have sent your trusted but somewhat dim-witted servant Arlechino, who has served you for years, to find out as much as possible about the ladies preferences and special interests. His report has been most helpful and you trust it completely. It seems Isabelle is used never to being contradicted and expects everyone close to her to play along with her every whim. She also has a perchance for making things up that are not entirely true. This is of course completely unacceptable for lesser mortals and could even be considered as lying. Determined as you are to win her attention, you must not contradict anything the lady says, no matter how ridiculous it seems. If she says that horses can fly, houses swim or that the pope is a man of virtue you must agree with her and elaborate on the subject and make the conversation glorify her beauty, intelligence and, of course, highlight your own momentous exploits. You have instructed Arlechino accompany you and help you bring up subjects that will help your seduction attempts and generally assist your conquest, make sure he behaves appropriately and remains loyal to you .

Ending conditions:

Your goal for the evening is to procure a kiss from Isabelle de Pantalone. She will give this to you only if you have proved yourself worthy of her attention.

If you are dismissed by Isabelle you may react as you will and wrap up the play.

You may end the play by throwing a fit and calling Isabelle a lying tart or whatever and march offstage.

If you strongly feel that Arlechino deserves a smack of your sword at any of these ending points you must deliver and chase the bugger off stage.

End the scenario with an appropriate monologue that ends with - "and thus our comedy ends" after one of the above endings have been played out. This ending monologue should be used as a way of summing up the play, thanking the actors and perhaps adding a few words of wisdom on the subject and outcome.

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