Subj: It Could Have Been......
Date: 6/9/99 9:29:52 PM Central Daylight Time
From: Mysterious Millicent

It Could Have Been.......

The room was pitch black, with no light anywhere. People shuffled and whispered as they made their way to their destinations. The atmosphere was somewhat stuffy and in need of fresh air to regenerate itself. Out of the muffled voices and sounds came a booming voice. "Places! Places! Quiet on the set!"

After a few more minutes the room was very still. No noise was made at all save those of a single set of feet. "Alright, let's get mindset and begin rehearsal people!" Bright lights suddenly came on and a voice came from a microphone saying, "and .....ACTION"

A woman's voice full of emotion spoke, "Oh Barnabas! What have you done?" Looking down at her shoulder and then up again at a tall man leaning somewhat over her, she continued. "You haven't done the job well enough! I'm dead.! and ...."

"CUT! CUT! Now Lara, you aren't dead are you? If you were you wouldn't be talking now would you?" Lelia Swift's voice came through the mic very plainly.

Lara shook her head and then looking up at Jonathan Frid, she snickered. "And if I don't get this right I will be dead for sure!"

Jonathan chuckled to himself and nodded.

"Alright, let's try this again!" There was a slight pause and then, " Action!"

"You haven't done the job well enough! I am not dead! And while I still breathe I shall have my revenge. I set a course on you Barnitus Cockins---" Suddenly laughter broke out in the room.

From above the flats looking down sat three figures floating in mid air. "That is pathetic! How in the world do these people ever expect anyone to believe a word they say???" a male voice complained.

"I have no idea! And to complicate matters, the wound was not even from a pistol! It was from a sabre!" this time from a female.

"And the emotion is just not there! I mean look, the woman appears to be enjoying herself and the man obviously likes her very much!" came another female voice.

From behind the figures came another male voice. "This just will NOT do! We simply cannot have people trying to tell a story such as ours with so little credibility! It will make us the laughing stock of the Underworld!"

The three figures turned around and looked at the man addressing them. One of the women spoke, "What can we do?"

The man with the gruff voice replied, "I think it is time we intervened. We need to show these people that in order to portray a character well one must become the character!"

"Oh Father! That would never work! Do you really think we can influence these people in any way? They seem to be too close and friendly with each other!"

One of the females replied, "Oh, but it would be delicious to show them EXACTLY how the story really went!"

The older male with the gruff voice broke into a smile. "Exactly, my dear. I have always admired your spirit and sense of adventure!"

"Thank you."

The man with the gruff voice thought for a moment and then spoke with authority. "Very well. I hereby decree that all those of us that were directly involved be here in 10 minutes! We shall discuss how we are to proceed. Find the others. Now go, my children!"

The three figures suddenly vanished, but the elder male stayed for a few minutes listening to what was being said. "She's right! This is pathetic. But we will soon show these actors how to be believable and tell the true story. And...." he paused for just a moment and smiled. "we shall be human again!" Then the figure disappeared........