Ian and Phildegard advanced slowly, stick and walking cane both clacking on the floor.
Winston was already seated, as well as Ian's agent and miss Wrinkly. Rows and rows of seats had been prepared in a room too similar to a school's gym.
The two opponents looked at each other. Phildegard clutched his part of the script, while Ian, twisting her muzzle in a strange expression, said with loud voice.
“You're fucking kidding us!”
At one side of the big room there was the stage, strangely illuminated by some dim green lights.
It was not empty, some prop had been already prepared for them: three or four wooden panels with painted tree
“...Ian? Ian, are you still there? We should go, we should...” Phildegard called, panicked, turninge and turning. He couldn't see nothing with that mist and green light. Where was the stage? And the wolverine? Had everything ended? And where was Winston when such monster was looking at him with such hateful eyes?
“Marge! Please, Marge, listen to me...I love you! How can I...please, where are you?” he couldn't see the diplodocus anymore. Just that eyes, and a low growl. The demon.
“Marge!”
The dinosaur screamed when the demon hit. He couldn't see what was happening in the mist: just that little, blurry fig
“So...welcome to our second round of Auditions!”
Winston happily declared, voice amplified by a megaphone.
Every contestant was there, paired with a crocodile agent: Phildegard, looking curious at them spotted some familiar faces.
Aside from one little monkey no one seemed too badly hurt. At least, everyone was there, included the small, frail gecko he had seen the day before.
There were Umozozi and Josephina too, and the dinosaur smiled when he saw them, doing a little gesture towards the couple.
No one dared to look at him. The baboon had probably survived a night of no sleep, and the strange mantidfly face seemed anguished for
It was raining outside Spiral Down Studios: that strange place, lost in the middle of nowhere, was damp and grey, and the water hit the windows with soft taps.
Phil was seated near one of them, in the infirmary. He was looking at his photo, or at least trying to look at it, plunged in deep memories.
His wounded eye had been bandaged, his scratches taken care of, but he still couldn't believe what had happened.
Sure, things in that studio seemed really off, but a good old fist fight wasn't life threatening and he had accepted that strange “first round” in the prop department with all the determination he could have.
Why on earth h