[ Love is an Open Door – from Frozen I plays... ]
MISANTHROPE: Can I just say something crazy?
(VERSE 1)
All my life has been a series of joy and grace
And daily I ran into these ~
I've been serving everyday to please the God Zeus
And the birds keep chirping flying
While they're in blue skies
(CHORUS)
Oh, this world ~ (2x)
I found my place
Prometheus
No one will ever compare to you ~
Our world is all I adore ~ (3x)
With you (4x)
Our world is all I ado-
[ Song Ends ]
[The scene opens with two humans, one nursing a snakebite, and the other tending to their companion.]
Misanthrope: (grimacing in pain) Ah, the serpent hath struck me!
Snake: SssSSsssss
Elora: (alarmed) Pray tell, are you injured?
Misanthrope: Verily, the serpent hath bitten my hand!
Elora: (concerned) 'Tis a grievous wound indeed. Let us attend to it anon. Follow me.
[Elora tends to the wound with herbs, but despite their efforts, the condition of Misanthrope deteriorates.]
Misanthrope: (struggling to speak) I-i find it difficult to draw breath...
Elora: (worried) This doth not bode well. Hold fast, I shall summon Prometheus for aid.
[Into the Unknown – from Frozen II plays...]
Elora: Oh Oh Oh Oh... (4x)
[Song exits]
[Prometheus Enters]
Prometheus: What brings thee to seek my counsel?
Elora: We beseech thy aid. Misanthrope had fallen victim to a serpent's bite.
Prometheus: What?!
Misanthrope: (weakly) Prometheus...
Prometheus: How did this come to harm?
Misanthrope: I w-was merely stroking the serpent...
Elora: Her condition got worsen, Prometheus. She had grown feeble.
Prometheus: Are you using these herbs for her treatment?
Elora: Aye, Prometheus.
Prometheus: Boil them in the waters of yonder river. Thus shall she find relief.
Elora: As thou commandest.
Prometheus: I shall away for a time. I must consult with Epimetheus on this matter.
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[The stage is set with two statues, one representing Prometheus and the other representing Epimetheus. Prometheus enters, stern-faced.]
Epimetheus: Ah, brother! It's a rare occasion to see you grace my abode.
Prometheus: I've not come for leisure, Epimetheus.
Epimetheus: Why so somber, brother?
Prometheus: Your creations pose a grave danger!
Epimetheus: Pardon?
Prometheus: One of my creations teeters between life and death, victim to a snake's venom!
Epimetheus: And yet, why does blame befall the serpent?
Prometheus: Is it not the serpent's doing, Epimetheus?
Epimetheus: Perhaps your creation provoked it, sensing danger.
Prometheus: Absurd! Can you not see the gravity of the situation?
Epimetheus: Do I appear jesting? I fashioned these beings; I understand their nature. The serpent acted out of perceived threat.
Prometheus: But my creation faces the greater peril!
Epimetheus: Administer herbs; it shall recover. No need for alarm.
[Prometheus seizes Epimetheus by the collar, tension palpable.]
Prometheus: Should it perish by your creation's hand, mark this as a start of war between the two of us.
Epimetheus: Surely, you don't mean that, brother.
Prometheus: Try me.
[Prometheus departs, returning to the side of Elora and Misanthrope.]
[Prometheus stands in distress as Elora approaches.]
Prometheus: Is she—
Elora: Prometheus!
Prometheus: Why the tears, Elora?
Elora: I followed your directive, fetching water from the river. But upon my return, Misanthrope lay lifeless!
[Prometheus rushes to Misanthrope's side, checking for signs of life.]
[With a heavy heart, he finds no pulse, no breath.]
Prometheus: No... No... No!
[His anguished cries reverberate through the town, stirring the populace. Yet, instead of succumbing to rage, he feels a profound sense of helplessness wash over him.]
[In an instant, Prometheus relives every moment, every decision, with crushing clarity.]
