Chapter 8a: Tournament
To the tune of One Short Day, from Wicked
KUSHAL: Well, we’re here, at the Tournament City
(BACKGROUND VOCALS): One Two short days, at the
Tournament City
RICHARD: Oh, I’ve always wanted to see the Tournament City!
(BACKGROUND VOCALS): Two short days, at the Tournament Cityyyyyyyyy!
FLORA: Two short days, at the Tournament City!
PERSIA: Two short days, and I’m double-entered too!
CHRISTINE: I’ve never seen so much Speech in a city
IVY: But we’d better find a place to unwind
JIN: A bathroom, please, too!
GORDON: There’s food as cheap as $2.50.
RICHARD: Liberals!
KUSHAL: And libraries!
PERSIA: Congress!
IVY: A walk a mile long…
ELAINE: There are strange events I’ve never seen.
EDWARD: Apparently—
ELAINE: And it’s all speech.
BOTH: This might just be a place where I belong.
ALL: I hope I break just for the joy!
CHRISTINE
So I’ll be back later today
to find the Avatars and say
did you just skip my talent to annoy!
ALL: Two short days, in the tournament city!
JIN: Two short days, and my plan’s just started to/too…
ALL: Two short days
PERSIA: And we’re telling you, us three
FLORA: It’s not for the trophy
FRITZ: It’s cause we’re Hyphy
ALL: From Little Port Coo!
GORDON: Come on! Let’s go to Fat Slice!
Short musical interlude.
CHRISTINE: What’s the event where you choose from three topics and
think for two minutes?
PERSIA: What’s the one where you take some literature and find a way
to spin it!
IVY: How about the one where you two-oh
FLORA: Perform an Interp? That’s Duo!
(THOSE FOUR): ooOOoo…
FRITZ: Aren’t they WONderful?
JIN: Our own enterTAINment.
Counterpoint
| C,P,I,Fl,Fr,J | Ed,El,R,G,K |
|---|---|
|
Two short days In the tournament city Two short days To have five rounds, and to play |
Where's the place where we Heard God speaking (no it wasn't Cluck U this time) Where's the place where we Climbed on the bars of the tower that chimed! |
ALL: What a way, to be seeing the city!
ANDREW: ??? I’ll go wait inside…
DA SEUL: I got my own ride.
KELLIE: Why haven’t I come ‘til today?
RICHARD: When this day ends,
FLORA: We’ll all still be friends.
EDWARD: Yeah. … Friends!
Musical pause
ALL: Competing on this wonderful ooooovercaaaaaaast—
CECILIA: Postings are up!
ALL: DAAAAAAAAAAAAY!