Unicorns and Alleycats Part 2
by D. M. Larson
DUDE
If it makes you so unhappy, why are you staying here? I'm sure your parents won't stop loving you if you go home.
TINK
It's not just because of my parents that I'm here. The unicorns all come here to learn about life and nature,
(Looks around)
and see what happens if we misuse it.
DUDE
That's depressing.
TINK
Coming here makes you appreciate your home much more and realize how wonderful it really is.
(Memories of home makes her sad)
DUDE
I know what ya' mean. I once got lost in a park. I was so happy to get back to my alley.
(Jumps up on his box and smiles)
Some cats like it in the park, though. Can't see why, but hey it's a free country.
TINK
It is?
DUDE
I guess it doesn't seem so free to you after being out in...uh...
TINK
Nature.
DUDE
(Like a game show host)
That's the word! Those wide open spaces make me dizzy and it's so darn quiet out there. I feel like I've gone deaf.
TINK
(Walks about and looks around)
Everything is so big and so close together in the city.
(Hugging herself)
I feel like I'm being crushed. And the noise...
(She shutters)
DUDE
(Going to her)
Take it easy, okay. It's not so bad once you get used to it. That's why those other cats go to the park; all the noise out here disturbs their sleep.
(Smiles)
I just join in.
(Yowls. A door slams)
Heh, heh. I love it.
(Sees unicorns unhappiness)
You unicorns are sorta like those park cats. If you have such a nice, quiet place to live, I have trouble seeing why you come here.
TINK
Some unicorns used to like it here long ago...
DUDE
(Surprised)
You're kidding, right?
TINK
Many came here before humans started leaving nature.
(Looking around)
But when humans started building stuff like this...
(Her mind wonders)
DUDE
They all went home. They don't know what they're missing.
TINK
Yes, they do. That's why they make us all come, to see what it's like.
DUDE
I don't see why they go back after seeing all this.
TINK
Some do stay. But not many.
DUDE
I haven't seen any.
TINK
They don't live in the city if they don't go home. They hide themselves in the mountains, out of the sight of humans.
DUDE
That doesn't make any sense. Aren't our mountains the same as yours?
TINK
No, but close. I think they stay to get away from the same old ordinary things that happen back home. They're the adventure seekers, always looking for something new. I'm not. I like the calmness of home.
DUDE
Sorry, but I'd be bored.
TINK
Nature is for creatures who are gentle and love those around them.
DUDE
The city is for those who like adventure.
(Hops on his box and leaps off)
TINK
Home is so peaceful.
DUDE
The city is exciting.
TINK
(Looking fearfully at the street off L)
I don't like exciting.
DUDE
(Kindly)
Then, go home.
TINK
I can't. I must stay awhile. But, it seems like forever.
DUDE
What would happen if you go back, now?
TINK
Nothing. But I feel that I have to stay for my parents and for myself. If I went home, I would feel like I had been defeated, like I'd failed.
(Looks down in defeat)
DUDE
(Goes to her. Gives her a chuck on the
shoulder)
Come on, don't feel that way. If the city's not for you, it's not for you. You have to do what's best for you and you alone.
TINK
The problem is, I don't know what's best for me.
DUDE
(Sympathetic)
I wish I could help. I really do.
TINK
No, it's up to me. I have to decide for myself and that's all there is to it.
DUDE
Good for you.
TINK
Huh?
DUDE
The decision is yours and yours alone. It's not mine, and it's not your parents'. You're the best one to know what's best and you realize it.
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