The Companion (script)
Chorus:
chorus A ranger has a strange and wayward life;You must be in the wild so much of your time;And not many people will truly understand;Your need to be near nature so much of your time;Very few people can take this isolation;And even rangers need a friend now and then
Chorus:
chorus The forests in southern Zoluren;Can be frightening to those who aren't ready;For the strange and magical creatures;That such places can conjure to mind;Are both beautiful and dangerous;To all visitors to it's great boughs.;
3-5 bards: act transform into a great tree in the forest
Bards: dance graceful
Ranger: act the Ranger steps tentatively into the area, looking around at the foliage and underbrush.
Ranger:
sing For many moons I have trained and studied;I have fought and conquered and learned;Of nature at it's best and worst;And like many a ranger I am impassioned;By all this grand world has to offer;Still seems as if something I am missing.
Bards: one tree moans and a couple sway (dance graceful)
Ranger: observe (glances around the room casually)
Ranger:
sing There is a need I must try and fulfill;One of more than your average friendship;To be companion and friend and provider;To befriend something so wild, only I can comprehend;Someone whose needs and loyalties are the same;Who will fill this blank space in my soul?
Ranger: observe
Bards: dance graceful
Bear: act the Bear pushes through the bushes in search of food, he spies <Ranger> the Ranger and grumbles quietly.
Ranger:
sing A bear is a mighty and fine friend of the forest;His size gives one pause for one thoughtful of attack;His voice is a great bellow of what soon shall come.;Such a beast could protect me, ;Such a beast would need no assistance;To befriend him would surely be the grandest of feats
Ranger: get corn from backpack
Ranger: offer corn to <Bear>
Bear: smell <Ranger>
Bear:
sing What is this creature who intrudes in my woods;What manner of beast could he be?;I have no need of a beast on two feet;You can't just come to me, food for my friendship;I can fend for myself and don't need your charity;So if you don't mind I'll be on my way.
Bear: act the Bear leaves the ranger standing there and goes on it's lumbering way back into the forest.
Ranger: sigh
Ranger:
sing It is true that a bear would need nothing from me;And no proper ranger would hide behind a bear;He would sleep too much of the time ;And always wake up hungry;What if this ranger had nothing to offer him?;I wonder if bears would eat rangers as well.
Ranger: shudder
Bards: dance graceful
Chorus:
sing To be needed and wanted as much as you need;Isn't that what everyone one hopes for?;There must be a creature that could offer that balance;When he comes, Ranger, you shall know;Hope comes in many shapes and sizes;And if you wait you shall behold your own.
Bards: one tree moans and a couple sway (dance graceful)
Badger: act the Badger rustles some leaves as he wanders into the area.
Badger: glare at <Ranger>
Ranger:
sing The badger is a foul-tempered, bad-mannered beast;How many friends do you think that he has?;But I don't think I'm willing to offer my hand ;To a beast that would bite my hand just to spite my heart;If I could make him trust and be a true friend to him;Would he follow me anywhere I wished to go?
Ranger: ponder <Badger>
Badger:
sing You are a fool boy to think that this badger;Is going anywhere with the likes of your kind;I have seen better food on the end of a stick, Ranger;And as for company I have my own kind;I wouldn't look twice at your offerings of friendship;I am a badger, please don't waste my time
Badger: growl
Badger: the Badger wanders off not looking back.
Bards: dance graceful
Ranger: frown
Ranger:
sing 'A fool' says the badger. 'Intruder' claims the bear;What possibilities do I have sitting here?;All I have to offer is my friendship and my food.;Is there no creature that would take me as its own?;When there's so much I can offer, and it seems like so little now.;Please send me a sign Kuniyo, tell me what I can do.
Chorus:
sing On that day in the Crossing guild;Remember what Kalika said to you;Go south to Leth, the right spot you shall know;From the wilds your heart calls to it;From the woods it will come;And if you wait you shall behold your own.
Bards: one tree moans and a couple sway (dance graceful)
Cougar: act the Cougar enters the area without a noise.
Ranger: act the Ranger glances at the cougar
Ranger:
sing A powerful and ferocious beast is the cougar;Its presents demands respect and caution;But would I live to tell the tale;To show my world outside this wood;Mistress Cougar would you befriend me?;Or would I simply offer you your next meal.
Cougar: act gazes at the ranger.
Cougar: lick <self>
Cougar:
sing I am hungry. Are you lunch?;What creature are you to come into the woods?;Offer your friendship, offer your hand;The hand I bite shall feed me well tonight.;I do not wish to follow you, but if you wish;You may stay and keep me company for dinner
Cougar: act purrs happily at the ranger.
Cougar: act scratches absently at a tree.
Tree: act the tree winces.
Ranger:
sing This ranger is no fool, you see;I will not step into your lair;Go from this place, devouring beast;I will offer my friendship somewhere else;I fear I will not ever find;My one true companion.
Cougar: (Tail verb) flicks in annoyance.
Cougar: act the Cougar saunters out of the area.
Bards: dance graceful
Chorus:
sing Hope dear ranger, hope will come;With the dawning of the day;And as you offer your corn to the ground;It will come timid as the daybreak;You're companion will come to you;And if you wait you shall behold your own.
Ranger: drop corn
Ranger: act the Ranger hides behind <Bard> the tree.
Bards: say /quietly rustle rustle
Ranger: fret
Raccoon: the Baby Raccoon sneaks in the room.
Raccoon:
sing Carefully I come to the clearing;What's that I hear nearby?;I should not wander into the open;Where hawks and cougars and bears can find me;But I'm so hungry and terribly alone;What can I do to ease my emptiness?
Raccoon: sniff corn
Raccoon: act the Baby Raccoon eats some wild corn
Ranger: act the Ranger steps out of hiding
Bards: dance graceful
Raccoon: act the Baby Raccoon shies away from the ranger
Ranger:
sing Child of the forest, how may I serve?;I have food and companionship to offer;This world is not always safe for us;But if we travel it together we could find;A little bit of comfort with each other;And a little peace of mind
Raccoon: smile at <ranger>
Raccoon:
sing Dear Ranger, thank you for all that you give;To serve and be served, is a wonderful thought.;I am still small, but as I grow I will learn;To protect and be true to those that I love;Companionship is what I most hope for;Dear Ranger, I will go out there with you.
Ranger: hold <raccoon>
Raccoon: sing with Ranger:
Ranger:
chorus Now we two will go from here;And be with each other in each other's world;Forest and city, road and field;We know each other a way only we can comprehend;In harmony with nature and with each other's heart;Together always 'til the Gods send us apart
Bards: dance graceful
Chorus:
sing Into the world you go out together;Companions protecting and growing as one;IN harmony with each other and with nature around you;You have each other and only you can comprehend;Your hearts beat together every moment in time;Together always 'til the Gods send you apart.
Raccoon: act the Baby Raccoon leaps into <Ranger>'s arms
Ranger: smile
Ranger: act the Ranger walks out of the forest with his new companion.
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