Act 1, Scene 2: A Wild Ride

Character Actor / Hands (Voice) Puppet Clothing Accessoires Microphone
Raindancer Eisfuchs / Tigerseye Raindancer Student uniform Pendant, gagged (removable) Mic x
Potami Tani / o'wolf Potami Potami's clothes Potami's bag, gagged (removable) Mic x
Ivydash Runo / Reesa German Shepherd (Bailey) Simple clothing Mic x
Nettlebush Jyanon / Curry Eldercrown Simple clothing Mic x
Student 1 Liam Rat (Louis) Student uniform bound, gagged
Student 2 Pan Rat (Void) Student uniform bound, gagged
Student 3 Mesuri Wolf (Sunchaser) Student uniform bound, gagged
Student 4 Haku Wolf (Snowbell) Student uniform bound, gagged
Horse Nex Horse Reins

TECH PREROLL

%LIG% LX 0099 - Work Light OFF (Static Playbacks)

%LIG% LX 1201 - STANDBY for GO: DBO with dim blue reading light (link to LX 0002)

%MIX% Check Levels
%MIX% Unmute Desk

%MIX% Runo: ON
%MIX% Jyanon: ON

%MIX% Eisfuchs: OFF
%MIX% Tani: OFF


MAIN DIALOGUE

%AMB% AMB-1201 - Gallopp

%MUS% MUS-1201 - Idiots at Work

%HND% Curtain - open

%LIG% LX 1202 - Lights on

%ACT% Everyone shakes, as if the wagon is moving on an uneven rocky path. Sequence: Ivy > Students 1-4 > Potami > Rainy > Nettlebush.

Ivydash: "Nettie? Nettie! Hey, moron!"

Nettlebush (half asleep): "*mumblemumblemumble*"

Ivydash: "NETTLEBUSH! Wake up and stay awake, stupid! Someone needs to watch over the hostages!"

%ACT% Nettie yawns and stretches

Nettlebush: "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't worry, I've got everything under control. The brats are all tied up, no one's going anywhere!"

Ivydash: "I should hope so! If we lose 'em they are gonna cut off your ears!"

Nettlebush: "All in the name of the Opposition."

%ACT% Nettlebush yawns

Nettlebush: "Whadda ya think they're gonna do with 'em, anyway?"

Ivydash: "Don't know, don't care. I'm not in it for the politics, just the money. The Institute, the Opposition, or them fucking Keepers of the Light … Whoever wants to pay us. No questions asked!"

Nettlebush: "You think they're gonna kill 'em?"

Ivydash: "Naah, then we wouldn't be here hauling them through ​them fuckin' ​forests!"

Nettlebush: "Right, right. Say, um… Ivy?"

%MUS% MUS-1202 - I gotta pee
%MUS% MUS-1201 STOP

Ivydash (exasperated): "Wha-a-a-a-a-at?"

Nettlebush: "Uh…. Would ya mind pulling over?"

Ivydash: "Why?"

Nettlebush: "I uh…. I gotta pee."

Ivydash: "Wha…? Are you serious? Oh for the love of … No! They said we mustn’t stop, no matter what happens, so ya better hold it!"

Nettlebush: "But I really have to go!"

Ivydash: "Look, we don't know if there'​s anyone following us, and I don't wanna be the one who finds out! You should have gone before the raid!"

Nettlebush (desperate): "I did go before! Come on, we've been racing full-speed for hours, and I always have to go when I'm nervous!"

Ivydash: "Just get your shit together!"

Nettlebush: "I'm trying!"

Ivydash (speaking slowly and directly): "TRY … HARDER …!"

%ACT% Nettlebush whimpers, and begins to climb out of the wagon, onto the driver's seat "behind" Ivydash, continuing to argue with each other, distracted.

%ACT% Nettlebush pushes, pokes, kick and prods Ivydash while half way climbing over him.

Ivydash: "Hey … what the? … What the hell are you doing? ARGH!"

Nettlebush (rather proudly): "I've gotta do what a man's gotta do …"

%SND% SND-1201 - Open Zipper

%ACT% Nettlebush stands up, facing away from the audience

%MIX% Tani: ON

%MIX% Eisfuchs: ON

Ivydash: "Seriously? You're going to pee off the side of a moving wagon?"

Nettlebush: "What do you want me to do, wet my pants? Now let me do my business!"

Ivydash (facepalms): "I don't fucking believe this…"

%MUS% MUS-1203 - Breaking Free
%MUS% MUS-1202 STOP

%ACT% Potami chews on her gag.

Potami: "Gnaw! Gnaw! Gnaw! Mmrmmrmmrmrmmr!"

%ACT% Raindancer looks at her

Raindancer: "¡¿?!"

%ACT% Potami chews her gag in half, and spits it out!

Potami (softly): "Blech! That thing tastes like my mothers old socks! Hey, you! Raindancer! Turn around so I can chew through your ropes! Quick!"

Raindancer (affirmative): "Mhm!"

%ACT% Raindancer turns around a bit.

%ACT% Potami noisily gnaws through his bonds.

Ivydash: "*sighs* Are you done yet? Sit down!"

Nettlebush: "Hey, Um… I can't pee if you're watching me!"

Ivydash: "This is my fault? You were the one that decided to stand right there to pee!"

Nettlebush: "Well you were the one that wouldn't stop the wagon!"

%ACT% Potami manages to unbind Raindancer

Potami: "There! You're free!"

%ACT% Raindancer removes his gag

Raindancer: "Thanks! Wow, you've got some sharp teeth!"

Potami: "I hate being hog-tied!"

Raindancer: "Um… So should I ask you why you know how your mom's socks taste?"

Potami: "No, you should untie my paws! Quick, before that moron comes back!"

%MUS% MUS-1204 - The Moron
%MUS% MUS-1203 STOP

%ACT% Raindancer starts unbinding Potami

%SND% SND-1202 - Tinkle!

Nettlebush: "Ahhhh …"

Ivydash: "Oh by the holy mountain, that's disgusting. Try not to hit the canopy, you idiot!"

%SND% SND-1203 - RÖMPEL

%ACT% Pothole! Everyone shakes!

Nettlebush: "Watch the bloody road!"

Ivydash laughing): "Oops! Was that a pothole? My bad. Oh, look! There's another one!"

%SND% SND-1204 - RÖMPEL

%ACT% Pothole! Everyone shakes!

Nettlebush: "ARGH!"

Ivydash: "And aaaanother one! Who knew there were so many in this road all of a sudden?"

%SND% SND-1205 - RÖMPEL

%ACT% Pothole! Everyone shakes!

Nettlebush: "I'm gonna kill ya! I swear, as soon as we're back in Ironforge, I'm gonna kill ya!"

%ACT% Potami moves her arms! They are free!

%MUS% MUS-1205 - Where is my bag
%MUS% MUS-1204 STOP

%ACT% The other students notice the two are now free, and start wiggling

%SND% PRE-1201 - Students: "Hmmm!! Hmmmmmm!!! Hmmmmm!"

Potami: "Raindancer! Quick! Where did they put my bag?"

Raindancer: "We need to free the others!"

%ACT% Potami frantically searches the inside of the wagon

Potami: "Yeah but I need my bag … this is important … Whew! There it is! Got it!"

%SND% SND-1206 - Zipper Close
%MUS% MUS-1206 - Business Finished
%MUS% MUS-1205 STOP

Nettlebush: "Ahhhh! Alright, I feel so much better, no thanks to you and your driving!"

Ivydash: "Congratulations, achievement unlocked. Now get yer bloody ass back in there and do your fucking job."

%ACT% Nettlebush turns around and climbs back in.

%MUS% MUS-1207 - They are coming back!
%MUS% MUS-1206 STOP

Raindancer: "Quick, he's coming!"

Potami: "Shit! We're out of time! We have to jump!"

Raindancer: "WHAT? But what about the others?"

Potami: "No time! I said JUMP!"

%ACT% Potami grabs Raindancer and throws him overboard

Raindancer: "AAAAARGH!"

Nettlebush: "Hey, STOP!"

Raindancer (off): "Argh! Ouch! Uhg! Arrrrgh! Hrgnnn! Hmbl!"

%SND% SND-1207 - Body Tumbling

%ACT% Potami turns around

Potami: "Oink oink, motherfucker!"

%ACT% Potami jumps off

%SND% SND-1208 - Body Tumbling

Potami (off): "Argh! Ouch! Uhg! Arrrrgh! Hrgnnn! Hmbl!"

Nettlebush: "STOP THE WAGON! STOP…! THE…! WAGON!"

Ivydash: "What the fuck is goin' on back there?"

%MIX% Tani: OFF

%MIX% Eisfuchs: OFF

Nettlebush: "Two of them damn brats just jumped ship! We gotta go after them!"

Ivydash: "No fucking way! It's the Dark Woods, remember? They don't have a LIGHT. Those two aren't going to get far before the beasts will make a quick snack of 'em."

Nettlebush: "It wasn't my fault, I swear!"

Ivydash: "Of course it's your fault! If you had been watching them they wouldn't have gotten free! *huffs* No fucking way I'm gonna waste more precious time just 'cause you're literally too stupid ​to pee!"

Nettlebush: "But …"

Ivydash: "No buts! We're already running late, and we still have plenty of brats left. Now go and check on the rest. We don't wanna lose another one. And if they do cut our pay it's coming out of your share!"

Nettlebush: "Okay … okay … Fucktard!"

%MUS% MUS-1208 - End!
%MUS% MUS-1207 STOP
%AMB% AMB-1201 FADE

%ACT% Nettlebush checks up the remaining hostages

%LIG% LX 1299 - fade to black (Link LX 0001 - Full DBO with 3sec Fade)

%MIX% Fade Ambience, SFX and Music with LX 1299

%HND% Curtain - close

%MIX% Mute all but Video

%LIG% LX 0099 - Work Light ON (Static Playbacks)