RC THE STORYTELLER really doesn’t like the NOT KNOWING aspect of the HOUDINI HOUND / FINN-FINN tale (not tail). There is a… let’s just call it a HIGHER PURPOSE that he needs to wrap his head around. Fortunately, he is surrounded by a supportive team to guide him in HIS Storyteller’s Journey. Follow along as this Pre-Xtra has two distinct sections (parts). —The Gang
Ready For This ?? Let’s Go!!
INT. KATIE’S HOME OFFICE
Former Suit, KATIE is at her computer. It’s early morning and she is deep in thought — tapping away… clicking away… dragging and moving away… There’s no denying– the FLO is on.
Unbeknownst to her, as she is so focused on the task at hand, is that her buddy RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER is observing.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Humm… She’s onto something and THAT SOMETHING looks like… yeah it has to do with my @TheSEA sessions.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. KATIE’S KITCHEN
So RC retreats to grab some of Katie’s FAMOUS 4AM COFFEE and bumps into…
MR SQUEEK
Sup, Dude!
RC nearly spills his coffee as he is surprised by mutual pal MR SQUEEK the WONDER / WANDER / BREAK-DANCIN’ KAT.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Yo! Squeekster! Don’t be scaring me like that. Can’t be spillin’ this precious…
He holds up the cup.
MR SQUEEK
Gotcha… What brings you to these parts … this early AM?
RC THE STORYTELLER
I was gonna ask YOU the same question.
If I had to guess… YOU are trying to find out WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. in that HOUDINI HOUND story so you can prepare for your upcoming session.
MR SQUEEK
If I had to guess… YOU are trying to find out WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT. in that HOUDINI HOUND story so you can prepare for your upcoming session.
RC THE STORYTELLER
True… Don’t want to disappoint.
MR SQUEEK
Yeah… But truly, you wanna know… WHAT…
RC THE STORYTELLER
Yes, and… The HOW… as in HOW to present the story in an engaging manner that…
RC closes his eyes. Mr Squeek stops talking to wait him out.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Let me… what I saw… working through…
MR SQUEEK
What’d you see? Where’d you see?
RC THE STORYTELLER
Let’s start with the where… WEST CLIFF WALKABOUT… over the sea… past the surfers… up in the sky…
MR SQUEEK
Got the where… Now… the…
RC puts his trigger mug of coffee down and locates a pen. Grabbing a napkin, he closes his eyes one more time and then opens them — scribbling.
He turns the napkin around to show Mr Squeek.
RC THE STORYTELLER
This WORD. I don’t know it. But it was written in the sky. I studied a long time until it started to fade as…
MR SQUEEK
Let’s see… Those are “Rs” right?
RC THE STORYTELLER
Yeah… For sure I saw 3Rs.
MR SQUEEK
A “V”?
RC THE STORYTELLER
Yup!
MR SQUEEK
And buying vowels — you’ve got “E” times two and an “I” and “O”…
RC THE STORYTELLER
WHEEL OF FORTUNE kitchen edition…
Mr Squeek stares at the napkin. Then DING!
MR SQUEEK
FRENCH EDITION!!! Got it! May I…?
He borrows the pen and grabs another napkin. Scribbling, he turns it around upon completion.
MR SQUEEK
This one you know.
RC THE STORYTELLER
IN-VIG-OR-ATE? Invigorate??
MR SQUEEK
My FRENCH is rusty… eh… who am I kidding… but… that word you saw…
R E V I G O R E R sounds like re-vigor-A … roll the R early and silent R on the back end… IS the FRENCH WORD for invigorate.
RC THE STORYTELLER
A message from the SKY…?
MR SQUEEK
Most likely the JEDEMI CAFE GANG via their PILOT St X… AKA ZUP, who happens to be FRENCH…
He pauses and notices KATIE’s SLABBY THING on the charger.
MR SQUEEK
Go ahead. Grab it and look it up. To my knowledge — the word means … it’s about providing energy, and strength.
Again Mr Squeek pauses and walks about. Then he “borrows” RC’s trigger mug and takes a sip.
MR SQUEEK
Wow! This IS good coffee.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Yup! 4AM hits the spot…
MR SQUEEK
Okay… So here’s my take… Thanks for the …
He hands back the mug.
MR SQUEEK
Zup and THE GANG seem to … want you to… focus on … I’m guessing the “how you make them feel” aspect of your @TheSEA stories… Not the WHAT, but the HOW…
RC again rolls his eyeballs back in his head to visualize… Perhaps doing a bit of a REWIND as he’s been known to do.
MR SQUEEK
Deliver the story… The WHAT… But make sure you aren’t too deep in the weeds… the details.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Humm… So what you, er… THEY are saying is…
MR SQUEEK
The @TheSEA folks can fill in the blanks… heck perhaps conjure up some aspects of the story you’ve left out and that’s okay as long as…
RC THE STORYTELLER
I make they leave feeling energized… gotcha!
MR SQUEEK
Energized and hungry…
RC THE STORYTELLER
For more?
MR SQUEEK
For those lovely twice cooked fries from last session. You combine those with… TASTY PINTS… simple. Refreshing and…
RC THE STORYTELLER
I get it. REFRESHING all around. Lots of “Rs” — REVIGORER!!
RC grabs another napkin and scribbles down notes while it is fresh in his mind.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Thanks Mr…
He looks up and… Mr Squeek is gone.
Shaking his head, he rinses the empty mug and exits the kitchen.
FADE OUT.
Part 2 Starts Now…
Thought about making this two-parter, a two-post(er), but changed our mind. Best to KEEP ON FLOWIN’ ! Without further ado… Onward!! —The Gang
FADE IN:
INT. KATIE’S HOME OFFICE
An energized and shall we say INVIGORATED RC enters and sees that former SUIT, Lady KATIE is now reviewing a printout with pen in hand… actually, she seems to be doing a fidgety thing with her pen while thinking through whatever she’s thinking through…
He watches her silently and moves closer to take a look. Then he starts laughing… which breaks her concentration.
KATIE
What the…??
RC THE STORYTELLER
You and your POWERPOINT… Again! Can’t stay away, can you?
KATIE
Gotta go with the FLO… or rather what helps facilitate the FLO… for me. And this…
She holds up the page he’s been glancing at.
KATIE
This IS an idea… an option for how you’ll present the next part of the HOUDINI HOUND / FINN-FINN story…
RC THE GREMLIN
Just one slide right? I’m not doing a DECK or anything…
KATIE
Pull up a chair and I’ll step you through it.
Katie gives him time to read — the FLO going Left-to-Right.
RC THE STORYTELLER
I see a lot of SEE…
KATIE
That’s right. Funny enough… while I was running WEST CLIFF by the SEA, I had a…
Holds thumb top of head extending pinky finger to the sky.
Happens
KATIE
A DING!THING connection that was actually quite a throwback. Raced home and GOOGLED to confirm and here you go… a modern day SEE. SPOT. RUN.
She has a huge smile on her face. RC is just looking confused.
KATIE
Get it? … No? Alright back eons ago… like for sure pre-SESAME STREET… the way reading was taught was with DICK and JANE featuring SEE. SPOT. RUN.
RC opens up the SLABBY thing he grabbed from the Kitchen.
KATIE
How’d you…?
RC THE STORYTELLER
The OTHER ME did it… you know the…
KATIE
GREMLIN? Yeah of course. Fine… just remember to put it back.
RC shuts it and is heading towards the door.
KATIE
Hold on. Let me show you on the big screen.
She starts typing on her main computer.
KATIE
You gotta search it with the word book or books, otherwise it links to a movie of the same name.
Showing him the landing page, he studies.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah… Something… The simplicity of it kinda settles ya down…
KATIE
Yeah… Comforting like a Dr Seuss story.
She now shows the PowerPoint slide on the big screen and points to the last bubble.
KATIE
See? This is where you end… The TO BE CONTINUED part.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah… and any HINTS for me on how that’ll …
KATIE
Working it out with HAPPY PUPPY, KEE-RA who has experienced FIRST HAND the goings-on in the WORLD OF JOY… PLUS… He’s way in tune with the DING!THING… Like has DING! Radar of his own, I
tell you.
RC THE STORYTELLER
You’re gleaning info…
I can tell you… it’s gonna be… AMAZIN’… even for that disruptive guy in the shadows…
KATIE
Bit-by-bit during our CREEK TRAIL SESSIONS… I can tell you… it’s gonna be… AMAZIN’… even for that disruptive guy in the shadows.
RC THE STORYTELLER
But no sneak peak?
KATIE
Focus you must. Don’t give me that look. Got TUNES figured out. Part of the total package.
RC THE STORYTELLER
Oh?
KATIE
Tell you what… When you take my SLABBY thing back to the kitchen, go ahead and help yourself to that BABY DRIVER iPOD with the WIRED HEADPHONES. It’ll have the new PLAYLIST for your SESSION @TheSEA already loaded.
He’s all smiles… and still standing there.
KATIE
Go on now. Nothing more from me this day…
RC THE STORYTELLER
But…
KATIE
I gotta jet my friend. Skills are needed elsewhere so… RAINCHECK?
RC THE STORYTELLER
Oh… Sure… Of course.
KATIE
See ya when I see ya!
RC THE STORYTELLER
Not if I see you first!
FADE OUT.
Got you curious to learn WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT., right?
Well… Just like RC, you gotta wait. AND just like RC, you’ll have some music to entertain ya.
Bonus Videos…
We though you might enjoy a little A-B-C…
And this Treat!
Fun, right? Okay… one more PONDERABLE for you in the form of a song…
A version of Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” because… that’s RC’s emphasis for the Stories @TheSEA — how they make the audience feel…
This is the OG music video, which is fun. Enjoy!
Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel (Official Video)
Stay tuned…
Stay tuned and thanks for reading! —The Gang
Oh… And if you haven’t done so already, we invite you to join our waitlist.
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